Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-08-02
The Sectional Excitement

] u ~ NSlAdlNll 10 ut IckErNcu lnut so NluCn
excitement exist in both North aud South on the
subject Of slavery; but it seems TO us hardly
/ fair and .ust to pronounce the excitement Oh
both sides equally reprehensible and irrational.
The excitement at the Norh Is gmiuitous, and
unproyoked by my war upon It's rights, or
! interests, The excitement nj the South is called
forth by systematic assaults upon It's rights, and
pcscyering md wholesale spolaiiun Of its
/ property. The excitement Ia tile one case is
that OF midnight robbcr aud incendiAry who
| is furious because he is resisted and roughly
handled in his attempts al arson aud plumber;
the excitement on the other is that OF n law
abiding citizen, whose indignation is awakened
| by the application Of n torch TO his dwelling.
We do not, Of course, pronounce the whole
North robbers aud iucendaries. but it is there
that an aggressive party has been formed,
which dcspos the South Of lis property, and
cndevors to excite servlle rebellion, confiagra-
ton and rapiae throughout the Southern
States. 1t is no doubt TO be desired that
human nature should arrive at such pitch Of
perfection ms TO receive with calmness the
most fragrant invasions Of its rights and in.
tcscs,; but us that is hardly TO be expected, we
see no other mode of ollayng excitement in
the South than in ahstaining nt the North
from the crusade of war and plumber of which
the South is the victim, and which she is ex.
pected to lie still and bear without croan or
q wry face. ..
Some remarks OF late London Times, upon
the duty of the "wisc and good men" ofa coun.
try to in,orposa activity in behalf Of peace and
Justice, instead of conienting themselves with
a passive and neutral attitude. are certainly
applicable to the sectional STRIFE now agitatng
this country. The "wise and COON men" OF
the North of whom there are no doubt multi
ludes, ought TO show their moral force by
nctive interposition the side nf the Gnnetitu.
ton and the law. There are" wise and good
men" in the South too but what can they do
to arrest the evil which threatens the over thow
of the Republic? No one in the South threat.
ems the rights or interests OF the North. No
one here desires to steal Northern property of
any description, nor to exclude Northern mon
with their property from any portion Of the
territories Of the Union. No sectional party
has been formed here with the purpose Of
throwing the power of the General Govern
meut uto the hands OF single section Thsre
is No field here for the action Of our "wise and
good men," except to counsel Of forbearance,
prudence and self-comnand, under injuries aud
wrongs, which, if the North had been the
sufferer instead of the South, would long ago
have led to the "ire and sword" with which
the Southern States are openly menaced. a
We, too, are in favor of moderation and
forbearance, but when the moderation aud for
bearance of the lamb appease the rapacty OF
the wolf, we may expect the same virtues to
disarm Northern abotionism OF its aggressive
appetites The "wse and good men, whose
ia, ,,rodn,a fical OoOd a
those who live in the midst of the lawless and
aggressive. If they are unable to restrain
their own community, no one else can, nor
will any amount of Cancellation and forgive
ness on out part put an end to aggression
| 1t is slavery which provoles aboitionlsm, not
the spirit or department of Southern men, and
nothing will ever prevail upon it to surrender
its purposes, except surrender Of slave insti-
buttons. On such terms we can have peace,
but on no other is.
Nevertheless, we would rejoice to see the
South calm as well as firm. We would re-
ioice to see Southern representatives and the
Southern press as conciliatory in manner as
infexlble in purpose. But we cannot in reas-
on or justice pronounce the excitement in the
South equally reprehensiblc and unprovoked
with that of the North. -Richmond Dispatch.
More TREASON MATCHING IN KANsAs.-A
Convention of tree-State men, embracing SUD
delegates all armed, met at Topeka on the
I'd inst, and passed resolutions calling on their
friends in Congress to withhold the supplies oil
Government until Kansas is admitted INTO the
Union under the Topeka constitution. Mar
shall Donaldson and Judge Emore attempted
to break up the meeting, by reading the pro.
clamatio,;s of the President and Governor a nd
announcing the fact that Col. Sumner intend
ed to prevent the meeting OF the Leg'siaturs'
The Free.State men, however gave no heeo'
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The Vigilance Committee Of California mas
adopted a seal with which to authenticate ITS
documents. A San Francisco paper says the
seal is little more than an inch IN diameter,
and bears around the border the following ap-
propriate notices: "Fiat iustitia ruat cGlum,"
and "No creed, no party, no sectional issues.
In the centre of the seal is large eye, and
the words. "Committee Of Vigilance, san
Francisco" The seal is handsomely got up
and the designs are elegant and appropriate.
We learn from the San Francisco papers
that I'D TO the LIST inst, nearly S3O,00U had
been subscribed in California to the fund Tor
the benefit of the widow and children OF James
King. of William, who was murdered oy ga
sey.
Mr. Thsmas S. King, brother to JAS. King.
If w ,lliam. has assumed the cdTtorship OF the
San Francisco Evening Bulletin, and has an
nounced tha, The course oil the paper VIII CON
iinue unchanged