The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-06
Slavery In South Platte, Nebraska.
TIE TWO ExTREMES-CONsERv SOL

AT NEBRASKA CITY II!
[From the Nebraska City News, July q
The question of slavery in Nebraska was discussed
in the Netos of May 10th. In that article we took
occasion to remark that the rampant abolitionsm
stion imbued 1t with spirit and strength. We con-
demned most emphatically the ultra-men Of the
North, and We condemn them now by their own
words and their own works We condemn them-and
will say again, as we did then, that If Kansas and
Nebraska ever become slave States, the great first
cause which made them such will be found in that
ruthless spirit of ambitious fanaticsm which has
thus far been the genius and guide Of this North
mad party.
In the article referred to, we did not take pro-
slavery grounds nor show any affection for "the Pc
culiar institution" but We did take the middle
ground-that ground which all the conservative men
Of this Union, who love God and American indie.
pendence, must and will take-but which has been
for the past few months unoccupied. The people
have been lead by designing politicians both in Che
North and in the South, to the EXTREMIST verge of
political excitement, until now the North and the
South are far far apart, in their respective manas
The North is too extreme, and the South is too ex
IRENE; the North has holy horror Of the South
and publishes wonderful lies and romances about
the cruelties and brutaltes which characterize it;
the South retalates by lynchng freeso editors and
negro novel writer's; the North calls the South all
sorts Of wicked things, and meets like return Of
not very tender, chaste, nor pretty epithets. And
thus the matter stands, each extreme declaring it
self right and both radically wrong.
= The North as whole, is not all bad, and all
South is not all wrong, and all Southen men are not
fire EATERS border rutians and Davy Atchisons
There are moderate men, good men-candid, honest,
honorable men both in the North and in the South.
is the task to pour oil upon the troubled waters and
give vitality and influence to that conservatism
which alone can save the Union Of the States
Rampant, silly abolition editors and stump actors
may take their way and their pay from some splen-
did demagouge of the North, who builds his hopes
OF political upon the agitation Of the slavery
question, and the embittering of the people one
against another; but sooner or later, one day or
another, conservative patriots shall expose their
shallow tricks, and then woe unto them and their
task masters, for the voice of the people shall con-
denim them.
Southern 6re-eaters, rugged out with inoffensive
bowie knives harmless sxshO0ters, and breast-and
bowels too for anght we know.swel!ing with Chi
and worship rollicking Davy Atchison. But they
are not the entire South nor are they supported by
the better portion Of Southern men, and 80 one day
another sooner or later, conservatism will expose
pie say,
.'Oh procu procul este profani!'
A little sixby-nine paper like ours, edited by
a little sixby -nine democrat, cannot expect
much notice OF itself abroad. And SO we were
surprised to see our article of May 10 going
the rounds of the press accompanied by edi-
torial excavations in the North, occasionally sea-
soned with select personal abuse, while in the
were rather complimenfed-we say we were aston
shed. But we were not very powerfully astonished,
tDr we took then the same view Of the two extremes
We then had the pleasure Of saying to Northern ia
natics, "Gentlemen, you are magnificent blather.
| sixties" They were mad, and have abused Us and
Nebraska City for having enuncated the unpleasant
truth. The Southern fanatics and gentlemen Of the
| fire diet were pleased, and complimented US. We
have now, therefore. the pleasure Of making the
same remark to them-"Gentlemen, you are magni-
II - - T..
character OF the two extremes, and at what kind
Of an article both would pounce with avidity-
| We wished to use their respective organs for
advertising purposes-we wished to bring the Ne,cs
into circulation, wrote the article alluded to, upon
Slavery in Nebraska forty papers North and
South have copied either the whole part of 1.-THE
| end has been accomplished. Nebraska South Of the
Platte river and Nebraska city have been brought
into notice; for all of which favors we return our
| sincere thanks to the two extremes
There is much effort being made by shareholders
to introduce slavery into Nebraska to-day, as the
theoogians ore at present putting forth to drive O
there is much danger of its being legalzed in Ne
braska, as there is OF good sense becoming common
| among " the two extremes"
But some :, ONE you published for
but for advertising purposes. and the pleasure Of
gassone called Rufe, from the fact that the ro
tundy Of his corporosity gave it very striking re-
semblance to one Rufe Hosmer, an abolition editor
Of Detroit. Michigan, which taken in connection
| with photographic fusion We once saw Of that
portly man, determined the little nigger's name to
/ be Rufe. While Joe was abused by being liheed IA
| q namesake of Joseph Warren, another frothy aboi
ton editor Of Detroit Michigan.
Having explained our method of advertising and
assuring the country generally, that Nebraska viii
/ regulate her own affairs, and regulate them justly
too, we again return thanks, many thanks, TO "the
two extremes" for their compliments and abuse, and
drop the 1anciful question OF slavery in Nebraska