The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-24

The Wing psry STOOD 20 ne X ~ $3.50 AZ tsysG sss
1T IL had its friends in both sections
more and ed H uss aasus Ssos anne
and .esker at the South a. nstions, esss North
s anti 70 North !.
stropgs than wbggtrybecanse ID car contro,
The party too At the north M. s0usa
sef the element OF dissolution II yielded TO us
same sectional lust when it pAssed the tariff Of 1925 the
force BILL enacted the tariff compromise OF 90 ani VIC
lated IL in AZ IL had always greater support In the
South because ayowed the immortal doctrine OF Stat,
rights and free trade In 1885, before abolition had vel
acquired full force It passed In the nste the
resolutions, denying the right Of Congress to interiors
with slavery and few years after, when abolition
threw open the doors OF Congress- the repeal OF the
twenty first rule, to petitions aggressive and Insulting
gradually working it's way In 1916 the tariff modi-
hed the aptago pem this point had grown weaver,
and the slavery issue oomsd up mora aerce than ever
Slavery was excluce3 from Oregon by demo ratio ad-
mirstrstion ana Wilmot Pennsyvan,a democrat, in
troduced his famous proviso " the first attempt to
exclude the fouth from the c'mmon terri tory II Laid
bare the designs of the North and the most Union loving
In the South felt that there was danger ahead from
their Northern alliance When tue mex residential
tempted to ces out THIS element OF sectional osoord ac
restore their lost ratioDay The slavery question was
given in exchange for the support OF the south. They
accepted and wbggery, everywhere strengthened
General Taylor 10 the Presidency He proved false to
his pledges false TO his constitutional oath, and false to
the South, when be erected California by military usur
patton into free State The disposal Of the territories
acquired from Mexico ext brought up the Issue. The
Compromise followed, in which the sttempt again
made TO stihe the ontagonira and the Union.
election for President The democrats carried the day,
and President Pierce was elected. With the hope Of
driving abolition forever from the floors OF Congress- the
Northern democrats brcsgbt for ward the Nebraska BILL
The Missouri Compromise line, which the South had
peated1y tend cred TO the North settlement Of the
question: but which they steadily rejected, repealed,
snd the lauded Union ssviog principles OF the Compro
slavery which in 1920 eagerly acceded to the Missouri
line and in $50 robbed the South by this com
prcmie Of all her t4rritor;es had too insolent
and powerful now to listen TO further compromises
equattsr sovereignty good doctrine whereby to
cude the South but foul wrong when by IL she might
colonlze Ksnsas. And what has the ra.ult9 The
democratic party WHICH, Like the wing had been stru3
Cling to preserve the nationality, finds itself a. last
whemed by the sectional issue and utterly broken
NJ by abolition. There remains c0mmon platform
upon which either the democratic the WING party
unite their Northern and Southern wings All hopes OF
be hopeless by the history OF the North during tine past
year. The antagonism has triumphed.
Such was the state Of the old parties When, about
in the politics Of the country pronounced the old
parties Gillette and rotten It proposed to bury the old
issues which had divided the North and the South and
to erect upon their grave grand comprehensive ma
tional idea, which would override all sectional differ
AND snd ns s
vain expedients, and lured by It's peculiar principles,
the new party gathered to Its fold many adherents
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have the history Of the past six months before us to
nm and eyerx wbsre the sfusion,, ssoiit,on
and the new order carried The day The faith of
Southern men began to tremble. what hopes could be
I'M of afa all ntah IN
which sirpaiized It's 9rst trinu,phs In alliance with
free soertp But still the err was kent M We still
besru of the great American natnnsl ton in
which tho slavery queetion was to be buried foreye
The aafion with free sellers was only local affair
and all would be put right in time Events rolled on
The Massachusetts, IL gslature in which the Know No
things were omnpotent met. and Ia few short weeks
has given to the world record Of anatcism, Of dis
gushing Yowdyi. N and shame which the most deyeue
rate posterty will blulh TO psruse In the frenzy of
abolition they have attempted 10 make the iudicisry
that great tronahod Of perty the vas sal aud tool OF
mob ispaeism, and they are about to aify the Flu
The ,ame council for the State Of New York have
turned their backs upon al effort made by Mr. Fillmore
and his friends to ble the slavery issue in this organ
zation. might pile proof upon proof TO tae ef
feet. Anti slavery twill 40 down" a. the North.
party organized to put down influence, said to be
hostile 10 the unop has itself fallen prey TO tho same
evil party vich 10 kin sectional differences and
consolidate the Union has IN is hst Victories stricken
down religious freedom Independence of thu judiciary,
pd raised ercer wsr against the South than ever be-
thing Organization. That party has cone the way Of
the Semocratic and wing parties
What is the lesson lgbt9 The North will not abau
dom the schsmes OF abolition Fanstcism is stronger
which refuse to bow before It. TnemasS which m n
for shty wears have been throwing over the hideous