The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-20
Mr.. sEwARD's SPEECH AT ALBASy-yo SLAVERY
on Nh CONSTELLATION

We commented at length in last issue upon the alb
surd assumption Of Mr. Seward that the sayeowners of
the South constitute privileged arsiocrauc class Of
citizens To-day proceed 10 discuss his ulttmaaa as
distinctly laid down in his late Albany speech. We copy
the following paragraph:
"slarery is not and be, perpetual. II win be
overhrown either peacefully and awfaly under this
tuition, il will work the subyersion Of the constitution
gether with its overthrow Then the Shareholders
would perish the struggle The change be
without violence and by the agency Of the baotbox The
temper Of the nation just LIBERAL forbearng Ii viii
tribute any money and endure sacrifices to effect this
great aud important change indeed it half made already
The House OF Representatives is already yours il always
must be when you choose 10 have it, The Senate Of the
United States is equally within your power IL you only viii
persstenty for two TO have it. notwithstanding all the
urong thai hes been doae another saue State
the Union. Make only years. decisive
EFFORT and goa determine aa States SHAH Do admitted"
1t will be seen from this that MI. Seward is fully pre-
pared for the issue Of refusing to admit any State that
toeraes slavery in It's constitution Language could not
be palmer than that have quoted He coniemplates
remedy of the balot-box. lie revivcs the "hgher law"
with all its odous consequences Pretending respect the
constitution, he boldly threatens other meaus
lie admonishes that slavery "pH be oeehrown eahr
peacefully and lae,aly under this constellation or il um
,oork tie sabpeson e - constellation together w is c.cn
opertrow" To say that ssveholding State shall be
hereafter admitted say that States slave or
free shall be admitted When have reached this point
anarchy and disunion certain to ensue When Con-
gress organized upon the principle of denying to tie
people Of the South the rights which enjoyed by
the people of the North it viii have become despos
The result need not be predicted When Mr. Seward shall
have revoutionzed both houses of Congress and placed
fin tba he
edand he is bold enough to say that this be
pished in two years. the people of the North win only
act according his counses-we shall then have organ
lied The federal capital sectional Congress- northern
administration, abolition oigarchy based upon The
scheme Of ignoring the rights secured to fifteen southern
States under the constitution This is the issue distinctly
presented by the great leader Of the natcisms Of the
North be tried at the presidential election in 1856 Let
where Mr. Stewards scheme would lead In tho
first place, have said it would arrest the admission
of ell new States slave free. We should have then
more progress, emigration because contempora-
with the triumph of abolition should also be
called upon Gas the ace fnsons of the day forewarn us
to witness the Of religious and political ntoe-
There would be but two parties the country
the composed of northern majority the other ofa
southern mnori the democratic party oblterated in
cess and the patronage and power Of the general govern
men concentrated in his hands. How long would our
present political system endure in such of tngs2
The Territories would be compelled to remain in their
primitive condition, order exclude any southern
State which may hereafter ask admission into the Union
These Territories might it ia true be admitted If free
by northern Congress into the Union but who is ready
anticipate and describe the consequences that fol-
| low the application of this despotc rule?
In the recent in Of the free States this very
idea of Mr. Seward was presented by his conderates but
this the first time have had it deliberately presented
by himself The effect it produced upon public sentiment
was instantaneous and Wholesome Many Of the leading
wings did hesitate to the danger and to rsbuke it.
They openly enrolled themselves under the democratic
banner and assisted achieve substantial trumphs Mr.
Seward himself calls upon his adberents to organize
upon this platform. He repudates the old wing party
with arrogance and disdnn Throwing out an nsincere
declaration against knownohingsm in order to assemble
the adopted citizens under his banner while be advo
doctrine which emigration because it
succeed only by the overthrow liberal institutions
be concludes by recognising the democratic party the
only obstacle to his sinister design All fanacsms in the
North either fuse under his banner they
Independent standards and fight for themselves But from
Win WHICH IuSOH just
esorted to upon this very principle, deem it duty
to declare to the people Of the United States that the
indication of politics in the North will be complete con-
sodaton Of all the elements of opposition to the demo-
cratic party upon this Seward platform. We, in turn,
call upon the true friends of the constitution to organize
against that platform. We call upon the friends Of
Clay and of Webster to unite with the democratic party
in this organization. We call upon the democrats in all
the free States TO open wide the doors 10 their former OPP
ponents who agree with them in opposing Mr. Seward and
his schemes. We call upon the people Of the South TO
abandon their divisions in the face Of this opportunc
aud arrogant declaration Of the leader Of the black repub
licans OF the North Peril is before us and around u.s.
We cannot evade it il we would. Every day will add
day should the other hand increase the ranks of the
democratic party In the next Congress the effort will he
made to perfect the organization which he has begun and
every southern man. matter what bis politics may have
been before who fails to unite with the party publicly and
everywhere pledged against Mr. Seward will in SO far be
the alder and abetter of that dangerous leader We know
that phantom organization kept up in the South
against the democratic party under the flag of know-notb
ingism and that there wings and few democrats
who aater themselves that they will be able to rally
tona party TO that organization. We tell these men
beware The only effect of discussions and separate
in he