The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-14
The Alien and scdirion Laws Re-enscted by
the ~oatJtcIn Democracy.

the soathern Democracy.
The Alien and Sediton laws. which hurried the
administration Of the elder Adams and the oil
federal party into public disgrace, have re-
appeared, and in blacker shape are now, for
all practical purposes, the supreme law Of the
South. They are mainly On imprinted set OF
laws, executed by irresponsible and lawless in
s,ruuents; but they are none the less, on that
arcrunt the Sunrena aoro"""oti" ier nc our
SCGthern States.
Our readers viii remember what the Alien and
Sedition laws were. The Alien law empowered
the President TO order all aliens out Of the coun
ny who were found, or supposed to BE-, conspiring
against the peace aud authority OF the United
States. This was directed against large body
OF European immigrants who were known to
sympaihise with jefferson and tue republican
party Of that day. in opposition to Adams AMI
the iederslsts The Sedition law. was Law OF
pains and penalties, fines aud imprisonments, for
q too free exercise Of the liberty Of speech and
the liberty Of the press against the administration
ED It's measures. Such were the harsh, despotc
aud insuferable enactments which resulted, at
tie very first opportunity, in the ignominious
federal party, by free and indignant people.
Incredible, however, as the inlatdatiOn may ap-
pear which would drive political party, at this
day, to the reenaetmen, Of these odious aud des
potic laws. il is fact, that by this rotten aaa
reckless Pierce Buchanan democracy OF the South
these laws are applied In full force in that SIC
iion, in the most Infamous shape, and executed
hy the most .detestable instruments. Debaucbed
and demoralized as the democratic party has be-
come, under the malign influences Of those plot
ting disuB.ealsts JEFF. Davis, Atchson and others,
this despotisln Of niger drivers which lords il
over the Cabinet aud The Senate at Washington,
over Kansas and over the South. is not 30 very
surprising after all. II il but the natural de-
ycIopemcnt oftbat rufiian policy which resorts to
the bludgeon against argument in the Senate,
and to ballot stuiiIng, the bowie knife, and TIE
bayoret, agaiRs, Northern emigration, Northern
votes aud Northern sentiments in Kansas.
Thus, the most beneaccnt popular institutions
on the face Of tho earth are brought into mockery
and contempt. 03e-half Of this great republic j.
practically under the living despotism OF that de-
mocratic Kansas cole Of Alien and Sediton laws
II i under this blsascod Of irresponsible ruian
isn that honest and worthy citizen Ct Virginia.
for laring TO take part in the Fremont Nominal
ingConvention at Philadelphia, was denied the
privilege Of returning to his family, and com
pellet to sacrifice his estate and send for his wife
and csldren 10 come TO him in the free North.
under tie protection oC q stranger IL was nnder
these nsIcrn Alien and Sedition laws that the
Governo- Of Virginia arraigned one Of his fellow
citizens ~ traitor. and threatened him with the
Grand jay and the Prosecuting Attorney Of
Gichmond-the crime Of The offender being a
speech against Buchanan, calculated to depre-
cite the prise Of niggcrs. Southern judges and
Grind Juries elsewhere have actually psoeeeded,
in dc form Of law, 70 the prosecution of con-
tumasious traitars opposed 10 Bsahanan; bti with
few exceptions " this sort this Southern des-
potism a the nigga driving democracy des,ises
even the forms Of Jaw, AMI enforces its ediets
through Ne agencies OF mobs and brutal VIC |
lence
The latest case Of baEttc defiance against this /
irresponsible and lawles despotism, il that o, |
Professor Hedrick Of the University Of North |
Carolina lie tsavely dociMes for Fremont
and casts his life ai.d biz fears % the winds IL
was threatened with instant expulsion. We have
not heard bis fate; but We have no doubt that BE-
has been ostracized. and is n0w on his |
vay 10 The North, where The constitutional |
rights q free speech add freedom Of opin /
ion are sin The living and supreme |
law q thc lard e. the fathers Of nc republic or
daincd them. Tins IN violation Of ne cc0stitu-
ton and under an iacxWelle and suicidal pGloy
Df depotm our Southern Bqehana1 dcm0Iecy !