The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-13

rible one; but is not the provocatlon strong?
We shall look anxiously for the next news
from Californis, and sincerely hope that the
dreadful scenes of '51-2 will not be re-enacted.
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER ON THE New YORK
HERALD,--The Richmond Enquirer, the special
Virginia organ Of Pierce and Forney, Is very
much frightened In reference to the prospects
Of the Presidential canvass. In the excess Of
it's alarm, it blindly sssails the NEW YORK
HERALD, using against Us language, epithets.
a6jectives and ubstantives not exactly re-
fined, polite or parliamentary, nor according
to the rules of decency and good taste. They
have, however, very much the favor of Gov.
Wise's peculiar stump speeches Of year ago,
with something Of the studied blackguardism
of Senator Sumner, though lacking Summers
careful avoidance Of fishy vulgarisms Extern
poraneous specimens Of this style Of demo-
cratic eloquence are very abundant here in
that classical region known as the Five Points;
and one might fairly conclude that our Rich
mond contemporary had acquired his degree in
Cow Bay, he is so fippant and fluent in its
choicest explosives. These, however, we pre-
sumo, are rather natural to his temperament,
his instincts, education and associations, than
otherwise, and we must, therefore, receive
them as the incoherent vaporings of noisy
fellow unduly excited by politics or bad
liquor.
Our badly frightened Richmond cotempo-
rary, however, betrays very contracted vieu
of Southern rights when he charges that our
opposition to the Pierce-nigger.driving demo-
eracy is hostility to the South. The idea is
perfectly absurd. For thirty years in the edi-
torial harness, we have steadily and uniformly
indicated the constitutional rights of the
South, a. we do now, and shall continue to
do. The New YoRK HERALD was the only jour
nal of the North which, from the start, came
ont and supported the bill Of Senator Douglas
for the repeal of the unconstitutional Missouri
Compromise act-from the outset, we say,
when even Pierce and Forney faltered and
turned pale. Upon this law, as upon all other
questions and measures affecting Southern in
terests, we have been, we are, and shall con-
tinue to be, among the supporters Of the
rights Of the South as guaranteed in the fede-
ral constitution.
But this simple, consistent platform Of priR-
ciples appears to fall short Of the standard of
the dynasty of Pierce and Forney, and, we
fear, Of the democratic dynasty appointed to
follow it. We have high opinion Of the
statesmanship Of Mr.. Buchanan, but very
low estimate of the nalign influences sur
rounding him, being substantially the same
which have debased and displaced this poor
and imbecile Pierce administration. As local
institution of the South, we have always main
tanned the ground that African slavery, as q
social system, is the best adapted and the only
practical system of any yet devised for the
good of both races living together in the same
community. We have no share in the belief
Of our negro philanthropists that this "pecu-
liar institution" demoralizes, necessarily, either
the white or the black race. We believe, too,
that the bulk Of the Southern people are con-
tent with the concessions of the constitution,
and are devotedly attached to the Union. It
is only within the last few years that an active
class of agitating politicians of the school of
Henry A. Wise, have risen up to the control Of
the democratic party-agitators whose ultra
lem upon the slavery question is as wide of
any healthy political organization as the rabid
fanaticism of Sumner, Greeley and others Of
that school. This new school of Southern po-
iticians differs as widely from that Of the
Aadisons, Jeffersons, Clays and Calhouns of
the old school of Southern statesmen, as the
Summers, Stewards, Hales and Wilson's Of the
North differ from the extinct party organiza-
ton OF such men as the Websters, Choates and
Everetts of this section.
By the new school Of Southern fire eating
politicians the great body of the Southern
people are a. much misrepresented as are the
conservative masses of the North by our
modern anti-slavery disorganizers. Hence we
have thought proper to style the Southern
democratic leaders Of the school of Wise and
JEFF. Davis, the political niger drivers Of the
country and such as Seward, Sumner and
Wilson, and their followers, the political mig
ger worshippers. We shall stick to these
designations and we hope that the time is
not far distant when both niger drivers and
niger worshippers will be overwhelmed and
pulverized by the crushing weight of con-
servative revolution, " fresh from the body of
people" North and South. We are decidedly
in favor Of such revolution, and anxiously
await the development of the popular move
ment which is to Garry it through. Nothing
more.
Musical MATTERs-sgnor Amodio, late bsritsns Of the
Academy troupe, gives concert this evening at Niblss
Saloon He win BE- assisted BY Nydams Patana and other
eminent artists.
At the Academy there win be extra performance OF
"Ernsni for the benefit Of the orchestra and chorus