The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-23

The contagion Of border ruti anisM" is no
longer limited to Kansas IL is beginning TO
diause itself. The stale and loathsoHe rshasA
OF ringers and nggerism with which tae de-
batee in Congress have been gaTnished, froz
week 10 week, since the first Monday in Dece H
Der .sss, yes diversified yesterday by the extra
performance OF fight in the Senate Chamber,
sfter the adjournment of that body.
The particulars OF THE disgraceigl trsrsac-
tio4 are fully detailed in our telegra ohic aes-
patches frcn Washington; and cur readers in
order to appreciate this sffair at its proper
value, win scarcely require commentary as
between the prevocstion OF Senator Summers
speech and the punishment which Mr.. Brooks,
on the House delegation from South Carolina,
felt called upon TO administer. Unquestion-
ably the zeea Of Mr.. Brooks in the cause OF the
South exceeded his discretion, o. he certainly
would have abstained frem this rash aud
foolish expedient Of reparaeion. What las he
gained by it, An extensive no.oriety, beyond
e.aoubt; but g potoriety which will hardly pay
expenses What has the South gained! No
thiog. On the other hand he has made hero,
lioc and martyr Of Senator Sumner, and
hos given to the anti slavery coalition, Ian
| g,Isbing for lack of capital the very thing
| which they desiced-a living raw head and
bloody bones" with which to frgLten the weak
minded men, and 30 arouse the strong minded
wcnen Of the North into more active aud IA
natieal spiri. of cooperation against what they
designate the "daspotic slave oligarchy" Of
the South.
Sunper, with the Seward coalition, nov
becomes o sort CT kergan-a victim TO the
cause of human liberty" and the Southern
outra &c" upon him must, by the tree zen OF the
free North, : be jud ged and avenged. The Sena-
tor II bis heart We dare say is pleased at the dis
tinction tsas accorded to him. Il is, parnaps
{" the very favor he would have asked" of r.
South, as zee best possible aid aud comfort IL
his behalf among his liberty loving niger
worshippiDg constituency of Massachusetts,
Even as yiliie alton Of personal atfrons,
the member from South Cacoliaa, to say TIE
least OF il, in making the Senate Cnanosr the
sseDe Of his pro sess, dill little or nothing to
vipdicate the cLivalyy of his Safe. Add the
vicious ard sedit;ous abolition speech Of Sun
ucr which otherwise would have required a
liberal outlay Of abolition money to give il
circulation, will now be ia dem md where its
poison may work some mischief.
The moral of this scaudslous affair is, tina.
it is one of the Developments Of the great
evil of the dsy-this intense snd revolving
evil Of party niggerism, which, North and
South, is obliteratiDg ali the ancient land
ma.ks q parties, principles and political mea-
suree. 1t Is fast creating and difTosing through
out the country savage spirit Of border ruff
ianism,; which, more speedily than our worst
J. trould have anticipated, threat
ems to reduce our system of popular govern
nent to mob law, and the Union to the broken
fragments of the mos! deplorsble of all repu5-
lican failures in the history of tie worll
Unscrupu!cus politicians reckless and unprin-
cipled political adventurers, who have nothing
to lose, but much to hope for, from any scenes
of confusion, disruption and revolution that
may ensue, are busily at work in both sections,
fomentirg the elem ,nts of discord, aud stirrir-
up the epirit Of strife. In the South these dsa.
perste partizan harpies may be styled
cur political niger drivers; in the North,
our canting and ranting niger worship
pers Between them, all the dignities and
decencies OF our political parties, and all their
original, practical principles looking to we'll
ordered principles which, dow
10 the corruptions Of this Pierce administration,
have never before been wholly overlooked--are
nov sunk in this solitary aad disgusting issue
Of party niggersm. The great democratic
party has become the party of the niger dTi-
yeIs; and the larger division Of the respe stable
old time wing party is Frustrated in the dat
with Seward and his niger worshippers be.
fore the black but sainted visage of "Cpcle
Tom" like Hipdoos before some wooden mon
ster Of their own making
Yet We are sure that there is a solid
majority of the conservative, sensible masses of
the American people, North and South, ready
at this day to cut loose from both niger dri-
yers and Niger worshippers, were there any
satisfactory third choice of q party between
them. But if there be no such third party,
Why not strike bands in every State, city and
town in the Union for the organization Of
some such new party party founded upon
the true principles Of the government, Leaving
the niggers in charge Of their masters, and the
local concerns Of the States aud the Terrific
ries to the people thereof? Why wait for the
formation Of such party till it is too late
How many Presidential elections under the
federal constitution are we good for, a. the
rapid downward rate ct " hich we are now pro
gressing? Can any reasonable man answer
tor more than three, or two, or one?
If niggerism aud "border ruffianism'' are to
he the paramount, nay, the exclusive elements
in our politics, what else but dsunion, civil
war, anarchy, and piratical appropriation of
public rights and private property, are we to
expect az the final solution OF this shocking
party decentralization From fight De.
tween two men in the Senate chamber uooa