The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-28

lie anxiety. The r :. x.,nu l. looked 10 With po
oas 49, Inmoic cont coalition between tho Ere
80 "ta.ss "1 u~sties In Pennsylvania has not
~ ai ca1 r shrarteping Influences, and Il Is ser
aieS u y aaa similar results viii follow in other
nmne,s fcoufort this
x ios :. stuart, who set out with grand flourish Of
80 Immediately after Fllmore's nomination, seems
~ AXE but little interest IN the election He has
Il for some time, but he is now sufficiently well 70
~ The fight. think his indifference is superinduced
.oer by DESPAIR than incapaciy TO engage in the cam.
for the party his efforts will rather carnage tn IN i'm.
prove the Chances Of their standard bearer.
Hundreds pass through here each day on their return
the springs The numbers at the several watering
places this season were unusually large. The Central
Railroad will be complete next reAson to within eight
es thereby rendered will make them the most fashion
GbleTesort in the country.
Fremont Man IN Virginia.
NIGER DRIVING DEMOCRACY RAAPANT-A CALM
AND DIGNIFIED REBUKE.
We find the following correspondence in the
WHEELING, Sept. Is, 1856.
Mr. L. NORTON, President Of the Black Repub-
hcan Club at Wheelings-t is with deep regret that
We learn there is to be q black republican meeting
held in this city some time during this month. The
object of this letter is to warn you against taking
any part in said meeting We feel friendly towards
principles as being aItagonistcal to the interest of
Virginia. The love which we have for our noble
old State compes US to resent any demonstration
made by your party In conclusion We ask that you
| friendship demand this warning, and we hope you
| will take heed. No one knows what will happen.
/ BY order of the VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
TO TEE EDITOR OF THE TrMEs:-
| deem il duty owe TO my telow-citizens to
! request you TO publish the communication herewith
enclosed, received by me through the Post Office.
beg leave to state for myself in relation TO Il that
! have not instigated nor encouraged the meeting
referred TO, and knew of il first by newspaper adj
vert sement, and may feel regret If it shall occur.
also grateful to the personal friends who warned
me Of the danger OF being present; but shall not,
on account OF personal risk hesitate in erting
| my rights as American citizen on that or any
other lawful occasion. hope shall never become
base and recreant to republican principles as 10
forego the boodbought rights transmitted to me by
my fathers, and guaranteed to every American citi.
zen by the constitution of the United States, and
constitution and laws of Virginia, as to be driven
from the discharge Of my political duties by threats
or intimaton of violence, emanating from any self
constituted body of men unknown to our laws
do not say this in the spirit of defiance, and
trust and beg Of my fellow citizens to permit no
state of things 10 arise by which respectable class
of men must be compelled 10 feel themselves de-
graded and false to liberty, or must subject them
selves to volecce in yinditaon Of il. II the meet
ing referred to on the 18th shall be held, shall be
found, trust, as ever have been with thousands
of my enlightened fellow-citiZens, the advocate OF
free speech, and the rights of the citizens TO use IT,
| and amenabe only for its abuse TO the laws l be-
iieve this a ,ime above all others have ye, seen,
when the interchange Of sentiment and opinion in
reference the political affairs OF nation should
be the most freely expressed Now, when violent
preJudlces have grown Formidable IN entlre sec
tons, and political demagogues OF all parties mis-
represent the intentions OF each other and threaten
dissolution of our Union in of the success Of
their opponents, l say at time like this the pre-
sent interchange of sentiment should occur, that
those violent prejudices may he molihed, and each
become willing to be and remain good citizens and
obedient TO the laws as expressed by the majority
OF our countrymen, so long as they shall be ad-
ministered according to oar Constitution and bill Of
rights.
/ belieye with Thos Jefferson that even error may
safely be tolerated whilst truth is LETT free TO COM
bat il, and the palladium OF American liberty con-
sists in The liberty of speech and the press. and
for one, with, believe, millions of enlightened
mer, do not care 10 survive its overthrow, and see
substituted in its place The most tyrannical OF all
governments on earth-an unconstitutional demo
crazy, or an aristocratic ohgarchy.
A strong political sentiment being antagonist lcai
10 the interests OF or glorious Old Dominion, this
must be left open for discussion. But as have
been branded aboltianist, and rs that word
seems to be sufficient TO blacken any man, no
matter with how much propriety he msy have
conducted himself as q citizen OF twelve years
residence, will take this occasion to state that
] am not an abolinonist. III the question Of
emancipation was left TO my decision to-day
would not incur the responsibility Of freeing The
slaves In Vilginia. i never discuss this subject.
| am O believer in States rights and states sove-
reient and have, as l do now, stand ready TO
shed my blood If necessary to vndicate this prin,
cipls agaHastsy eesen stsempt to invade 1t. But
am not slavery propaganda. / am willing that
it should spread no further, but if it must want
some arbitrary line established by Congress, where
slavery may 90. and its rights and limits defined 80
that the djscordant element Of slavery and free Ia
Dor shall not have in the future to contend with
each other for supremacy on the same soil, threat
ening as at this moment IN Kansas to plunge the M
ton into civil war creating sect onaf anmosities,
and making enemies Of those who else would have re-
NAMED brothers. oppose the party and the men
who disturbed and broke down this line, because i
think il done for sc stional purposes and they have
but too veil succeeded. | should, IL had an OPP
portunity support COL Jno c. Fremont, because he,
as understand him, Is in favor Of about the same
things that am. II, however, he should deceive
me, i shall Immediately abandon him, and seek
some other candidate for his successor, and so will
thousands Of others, Is they leaving the de-
mocratc ranks, because its leaders have deceived
the people; and, In short, am for free speech free
press and ut least free territory and Fremont
J.. N. NORTON.
lnIrllui gioucra M r. IaInrrafia