The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-12
aUATTLEBUH AT THE SOUTH.

EF1mno-2eGcnn1Om ~
Resass o. Hrsmont's Electasn-TAe Gsvsr-
81 SOush Caroline % be Selected q
Lead the CeAsrts u the H1sld.
From ~ hohU0nd IVA Eaqutrer, Oct- 81 ~
TIE oxrsIs-PoMrBoN or rm SOUTH III rRnxoS,
HE ELECTED.
M. Hemonts election On anti slavery grounds merely
ecuuve government, since man Of h0oor accept
seal tpe Cabinet white he condemns the election and
be ALREADY 70 take once under Mr. Fremont but Il
consioex them a. OF the Sossh would BE-
ABOUT - reasonable as 70 have considered Benedict
mold general In the American armies after be had do
serted 70 those Of England.
10 iei the South thai shs is represented by who
adding thsal TO injury equivalent 70 noafyng her
nAs u.es abe VIII adopt renegades a. her representa-
Mr.. Fremonss election will therefore, virtually exclude
ne SoxA from all share 10. tie pocer II sPpossW % Office
!. M ds:pssss0~ q y Or .say mi,.ess q ne ssn.' :.
the command or the army and navy in the execution Of
The lava in The negotiation OF treaties and most import
ant Of an In The veto power And this Will be done,
avowedy became she clsms out OF the twenty I'VE
asss s1d Territories added TO the Union since its forma
ton, and really she has retained institutions
which existed twelve Of the thirteen States when the
confederation was formed tits penalty for not changing
her opinions and institutions N conformity with the
she Ass behind What called the spis Of the age she
brings dsgrace upon the nation by cDging TO notions
thar the Norm having receAty shuined on has peculiar
right 10 dsn0unoe she may remain where she il she
behaves herself but II she aemPs to coonss square
mile Of ~ territory belonging TO her In part. she pol
lutte s free soil with her execrSbe and loathsome inst
tutoes, abe shAl be shut out Of the government al
supposing the spirit Of the age right and the insttu
lion a. execrabe a. IS represented TO be, does that
cosfer right upon the North exclude as from the gov
ernmeuss Was that nsttoton respected in the lorna
ton OF the government, and its protection made cond
ton OF Union and if one OF the parties change its opinion
with regard to n and chooses consider wrong what
thu constitutoa treated right be punished
and degraded for inAisug the constitution the
changing views q our sapscious cos,stss No one dis
petes the right Of those States TO abhor and execrae
% neI heart content ana 70 break on an con
But we deny that they rghtfuly remain connected
with the institution, and condemn - crime, punish
usfor retaining H. the south submits to such treat
ment she viii be deeply dishonored.
We shall be told that exclusion from the executive
government Is no dishonor that this must be the case
with the minority States every election who are re.
presented If at all, by persons differing from them.-
We do not complain Of being in the the minority We
are ready to submit cheerfuly to that condition. when
consttuponaly imposed on us but We do complain OF
test which, In violation Of the constitution, excludes US
permanently from the government and subvors in fun
damentai principles We complain that the government
is revoiuoOixed that the institution Of slavery recor
Missed by the constitution, Of exclusion but
on the contrary, oonerrng the right governmental
power Is now made by coup deaf the ground of ban
ian ment nom the federal executive. The Union We
formed was . Union OF slave Sates Mr.. Ere monts
election will convert into subsection OF slave States
the rule Of sboitionizsd States. Can we submit with
safety o. honor TO be conquered
Fortu1nssly tor u.s. perhaps, We are not called on to
decide On ~ abstract qu son OF honor Southern honor
has been greatly derded Of late That existed once
viii deny, and il remains to be soen whssher
sleeps with the dust Of our Revolutionary sres or still
hyss among their sons
meditated revolution. We cannot submit without the
prospect Of dangers before which disunion civil war
The rss eject the change will be the humiliation of
the veto yer, far the South s concerned The
next viii be the remodelng of tho federal Judiciary
vacancies occur the introduction OF abotioaism
the bench Of the supreme and inferior tribunals The
distant day and the whole Federal rovernmsss in ali il
branches and dependencies Will become hostile TO slave
~. We shall then be viewed by this governmeot the
London Star warns the British government will look
upon IS when mpore permission TO return to our
former allegiance We shall be considered "a colony
Of Iepers and gang Of convicted feons" OF course
treatment will be accordingly.
But Il will be said this 10 mere coujecture-that We
should not act upon uncertainties in 30 grave Z matter
but wait for overt act Of sggresson-ha the Senate
viii be sound for time a. least and 10 the meanwhile
reason and moderation may resume their sway that the
election OF Mr.. Fremont is constiiu onAl and
ground OF resistance and that prudence require moi to
act hast, but &c try his administration before we con
denim H.
20 we should do If The trial were safe and prudent
But must remember nj the trial Itself consoldates
nov W. DO pps spooss ,hss oys1 scs or
will come arst master how violent the leaders Of the
repcblcao party may be- They are adroii politicians
and such bungers 10 resort At first 10 the vulgar
Of force snd intimidation Much viii be done
open the way for force before thai escrted to- The
powers OF corruption will be first tried to and
DIVIDE the South. Efforts viii be made draw marked
inc between the siaveholding and mon saveholding
atrer Non slsvebolders viii and themselves the sole
recipients Of executive patronage md the eye OF man hath
not seen the joys tha viii be prepared for such Of them
may become anti sayeholdng as well a. non slave
holding Non Shareholders win themselves battered
and caressed and savehoders degraded and submitting
to that degradation aud well excuse themselves for
not taxing up arEs in defence Of who win not de.
lend themselves No enorA wirbe spared TO build up
strong minority IN Tho South, and to bind with chains
Of god 70 the federal governn en, These
begin TO dawn upon us, almost mpercepuby nj nrs but
graduA looming Up INTO the dimensions OF open ~rr.
As matrs udnd, ne army and navy are tO>1k, he
foriscanors N he Souh~rn Aortors unfnsshed Eealy
earrssoned, and many Of as~ commanded BY southern
ggceys OF this state OF things will be quietly
reciaed The forsz will be anshed he oar0ns iTeagk
esod and entrusted 20 men .Ao may b. relied Such
public property AZ might be seized in the Southern
Saes-Nn ms munitions the csntents Of sub treasures,
ships Ia the dockyards, and the hSe-sh be quietly
Withdrawn.
and doca yards and the slave trade bet the States
Will be abolished kansa rejected II she adopt slavery,
the ~ sys slave law rcpes ed and " the South be mad
dened 10 resistance the effort Will be made to subjugae
Der 10 freedom"
Ia there any reason TO hope for favorable change in
public sentiment the North the subject Of slavery
Certainly IN the long run truth Ia greater than
may look for such change bat not 10 the brief breath
ing time the senate will give US. Aboinonism, unlike
other sms Ia fornded by sectional bate and ts
quens blindness. Nothing be more difficult than 10
an.insy anything iayo..sie 70 Us or our insuIu Ions
while the exaggeratons Of ILce Tom Cabin are eagerly
received a. true picture OF slavery. Moreover, the
the B. sh pres, and England must be set right before
the North can become permanently composed. Tns
may be destroyed
From the Richmond IVA. } Enquirer. Oct. :.
shall try Mr. Fremonts ADMINISTERS and thereby
give bis party full time 10 prepare destruction
Shall wait FOR overt acts when the work will be half
done before they ventured on Shall LOOK for
safety TO the senate, and incur the fate Of the man who
remains under bis roof when earthquake has prosra
ted all the pillars but and that s lettering ts base
Shall acquesco 10 Mr. rremonts election because the
forms Of the constitution observed They would be
equally observed N the army were increased 10 hun.
dTed thousand men and concentrated IN The Southern
States squae rons Of stes ners were stationed In
Southern pors and Al the mouths OF Southern rivers
the forts "a the South we're commanded by Northern
and every possible preparation made TO subj gate
and Jet should hardly DO advised 10 acquesce Ia
such things because they we're constitutional
The question s whether the possibility Of constitu.
uona admnisir aon by Mr. Fremont should induce 10
give his party the immense advantage that will
from actual possession OF the government II they deter
mine 10 proceed with their assault slavery That
soiliy small as 70 b. leather in the balance whoa
weighed against the dangers Of submission Make Inc
innate calmly consult The past history and present
per aboion, examine the character OF its candidate
oF 10 tns