The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-16
Fremont, Ele Only Conservative Candidate.


The Presidential question is no longer an abo-
lition question, as some Of our Southern brethren
seem still to sa2pose. Whatever views or hopes
may have been entertained by Garrison, or Phil
lips, or any other IN that set Of raising distinct
and efficient political party on their rabd doc
trines are utterly blasted. The party now risen
up has absorbed, If you please, but it has also
blotted them out. Larger, more extended, more
practical views have entered the minds Of the
masses. These small griefs, these individual pic
lures, drawn by petty daubers like stowe, are
entirely overlooked in gyaycr matters
People are no longer reading "Unclc Tom"
they are attentvely studying the constitution
Abolitionism has in this way actually received
its death blow, since larger principles are It
stake, and il never eax raise its head again to
hiss or sting as il has. 1t is crushed ont by the
heavy heel Of the onward moving masses, who
have something else TO do than to listen 10 ths
rawlings OF infdels and maniacs The rod OF a
political Moses has swallowed up all the reptiles
Of these Eastern Egyptians, ard they can crawl
no more.
The South, then, have in fact good reason to D.
gratifod with this result. The North trouble
themselves no longer about their domestic inziitu
tons. The men most consistent and steady in
their Just defence are now in the ranks Of FIRE.
mont. BY their accession his maioritics have
rolled up enormously, aud these men never win
seek TO overthrow the constitutional rights OF
their Southern friends. They are, by the new
and unforeseen combination OF parties on rayer
issues, more powerful than ever TO protect the
South in all their privileges. The South, in fact
at this very moment should hail with joy The
union Of The Northern States upon an indopcn
dent candidate, because il has cxtcrminotcd abo
liionism-it has reared up true and well pfin-
cipled democratic party in il place, viii power
enough 10 be liberal as well a. just.
So far, then, the new movement is TO Lc con.
sdcrcd not only without alarm, but with special
favor; for, passing by the pitiful and sChisaatic
controversies on which the small fry politi-
clans thrive and prosper, ii comes TO the
consideration and settlement OF the creates. ques
tion Of this country. All Other parties have
cysdtd gone round il, and tumbled over IT, The
constitutional boundaries, extended in this place
aud contracted Ia that, have hitherto left room
for doubt, discussion, trickery and violence, and
We cannot any longer 60 on harmonioasly with
out q final settlement
The great question in It's immediate form, which
when decided will decide oil other qu, slions. a.
shall slavery or slave property be forced on
any section Of The country now free by uic PAS
sage Of unconstitutional laws, and their enforce
ment at the point OF the bayonct aud at the price
Of blood? il the balance Of power-whish In this
country means nothing but fair distribution OF
the public Offices ard honors-worth 80 dreadful
an oncroachment upon our common lib,riics9
Are the great cardinal principles Of our govern
ment 10 be made 10 succumb to partial and
one-sid,d effort in favor Of particular local inic-
rest? Tie Lotheadtd leaders in the south. Of
the fo-oallcd democratic parry, have gone Iaying-
y mad On this subject, and without the least jus.
tifablc cause. They now have more tcrritoy
than they arc able TO cultivate. Geographically
IL Is larger than that Of the Northern States, aud
there is naturally q northern line beyond
which negro labor cannot prosper Slavery
hes advanced TO that very point. Even In
Mif,ouri which has larger area than any one
Of the Other States Of the Union except Texas
\ and California twice larger than tha Of South
Carolina, AID larger than that Of Virginia has
only about 81 600 slaves with white population
Of over half million.
There Is certainly room enough in Missouri for
e. nary slaves as there are ii Virginia, which
contains haA n.iion. II is therefore ~ idle pre-