The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-13
The Real Questions a Issue.

CAAPM bill, Oct l, 1880.
The Real Questions ~ Issue.
JANIS GoRpoS BKssrrT, ESQ,
EproR or INK NEW YoRK HxRAID:-
srR-Funy agreeing with my correspondent In all his
abie views expressed in tho bjoined letter. send
10 your widely circulated journal for publication ust
received it, ths very best mode my judg uent, Of
enecting the object for which Ia written. You will
please give immediate a. - our object to
get before the eyes Of the Philadelphia capitalists
through your columns and the journals OF that city,
before the election next Tuesday hope your zeal for
Mr. Fremont's election prevent my correspondent
from being heard In behalf Of real principles and
two candidates, Messrs Buchanan and Fillmore vcry
respectfully. yours, &C,
OCTOBER 10, 1855.
AN APPEAL TO roRTHKRS CAPITALISTS IN FAVOR
OF RE-oPEEING THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE AND
RE-YsTABLIsHING SLAVERY IN TIN FREE STATES,
BY THE ELECTION OF Mr.. BUCHANAN OR MIR. FILL
MORE
Oct s, 1855.
DEAR Sri have your favor OF the ID inst. Your
gloomy apprehensons Of Mr.. Fremons election
to Our dsAsirtus defeat In Maine told that
all lost, unless could save Pennsylvania But
when did Pennsylvania ever fail 10 follow the lead OF
Earc Tie star OF the East has for the last seven
Presidential elections been the prophet OF result
had some faint hopes at time, that Mr. Fillmore
would really divide the vote the free States and let
Mr. Buchanan In but those hopes have been utterly dis
spsted by the Issue In Maine. Divide and conquer
dangerous policy In politics al times and ought
10 be countenanced relied upon, when success
Is morally certain.
You know that In tho South urged Mr. Flllmorc's
withdrawal after the August elections in order 10
ihe contest down 10 cand overruled
by both his and Northern friends under rm
belief vote Of the free stales as
TO awe easy victory 10 Mr. buchanan, and under the
solemn that iaied to In Maine
henos would coAesce with ours 10 November and thus
certainly the scale IN favor Well the result In
Maine has drawn Mr. Fillmore and bis party into
arms whether they will or not bui the great question h
he carry with him the RANK and Of his supporters
You TO hope he and rest hrpe upon the
been agreed amongs, the leader. that the Fillmore vote
IN all the ree states will be thrown FOR Mr.. Brchanan,
New York shall be for Mr. Brooks for Governor
thereof Slim hope, fear. For my SELF do not believe
,ta' this one soed bargxn can be even begun 70 be
carried out successfully. s impossible In the very
things The suspicion Of the existence Of
such arrangement IS enough 10 KIN Il, much more
place ana . bssInnus 20 recol upon Us with Issrfal
elect | hope the friends OF Mr. buchanan viii
sisted "a viii so outrage tho feelings Of the mass Of The
supporters OF both Mr. Buchanan and NJ. Fillmore In the
sss o. New fors s 70 fec' ~ enJs cn'egraon q ,
state TO an overwhelming majority over beth his oppo-
nepfs
Bot you will ask-wha, Is 10 be done2 Aye that 10
the question II will do n, this late hour for either
Mr.. Buchanan or Mr. Fillmore to withdraw. The with
drawa Of either would leave the field easy victory
Nr. Fremont And see nothing but defeat and shame
10 result the bargain which you inform has been
the State eec.on IN Peansyyanis Can nothsg be done
that election either 10 Mr. Buchanan 10 Mr..
filimoreS ! see but one possible way 70 save H. and
oppose the weight Of Of policy 70 those
OF the opposition under Mr. Fremont Tns Cincinnati
platform Affords none. I, Is all hu,k without gram.
claim can be presented q, this late hourf Listen and
l Will tell you.
controller Of public opinion. In every country
and under every form OF government this IN the
thai governs the pubic voice with you in the North Il
capa invested in free Llrct labor that Gives form 10
public opinion Tse voter In the free states s As much
controlled his vote by the power Of capital, directly
and Indirectly essr,ed, the voter In the slave Is
by the Shareholder Ie, the capital Of New York Phlla
Buchanan shall receive the votes Of the States Of which
they the commercial centres and the thing done,
viii slye hin The yties of those states
With these hnis, the truth Of when self evident,
VII nov orss J. oo my srsss sss xs. ~,nou, n,
single hour, that the darling policy Of the slave states
the nc opening Of the African slave trade that its exc
depends upon The election Of either Mr.. Buchanan
Mr Fillmore and that n they are defeated, THIS m
roltsni public MEASURE never be re established The
tempting profits Of this trade N all Us rsmacsions win
operate more posenty upon minds Northern capt
tass than all the political nt gues that the ingenuity Of
parraug contriye. Here measure OF public 20
Icy addressed 10 the self interest capital will
work ont n legitimate results In determining mons
political action wrh unerrng certainty the natural
clement opposition to the anti slavery extension policy
represented by Mr. Fremoat and the only power capable
1 CT resisting or overthrowing the latter.
much for the interest Of the farming slave States
tor the sugar, cotton and rice growing sass that the
African slave trade shoad be opened for all hope
Of future greatness and population depends upon the
adoption Of this measure Northern capital, In the early
days OF the republic, stood By In the stipulation for
foreign slave trade up 1sos and could
have forescen ae value OF the crop Of these
days that trade wcsld never have bcrn surrendered
You have always agreed with me thai The South did
not stand upon elnAl footing with the North In this INST
ter OF importing human labor from NE hives Of the Old
World While The Torh and North west have SINCE 1905
imported free Of cost and without let hndrance some
three TO four millions Of able bodied white abcvers worth
least housarA dollars each 70 The capital o. those
sections the South and Southwest have been dcourcd
from importing from Africa Ay laborers AL Dus nave
been compelled 70 buy them Of he slave producing states
an average cost Of less than one thousand dollars
apiece. No wonder the North and Nortnued nave out.
| stripped us In all the elements Of power and wealth.
Because We have up this tims succeeded In the poll
tlcal mastery Of the federal government Ne must not
lmssne We can continue keep upon any such basi.
! ss that we have occupied. II We cannot rceain for
another four years lease, and reopen the African Ella
ysde the sceptre will have forever passed AWAY from us
Te lse vcsorr We obtained ty the counienance and aid
| ~ ~o-,he~n capssi IN r. establishing slavery In thr
! t.s.fa- r.n tea yaa SET everaaat Il " can
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