The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-02

amid the vreek aad ruins o. their genius cr the "pds
d sv~y roerl and the PERFECTION Of svOy msstsr" ana
mertshsy, pass on TO nngIe. with the thought and
the speech Of all lands and all centuries But win
neither eeeles deterioraes our racehst II Is moi
inconsistent vi The highest advsneem of men and
Sy M history It's n Ss
aitacbn the dominant liberty vas eoq uent
ly expressed BY Mr. Buris the most accomplished and
spet ch on ccncistion with America, he uses the follow
Ing srgusge"Where this Is the case, those VINO are
ocr G. mot alter the nature OF man. The fast IL
so and there people Of the Southern States much
U ssaess to liberty than those to the nosth~.rd
Such were all the ancient common wealths-suoh
Gothic ancestors, ard such, 10 our day were the
Poles and such will be all masters of siayss who MT
ssvsf themselves In such people the haughtiuess Of
domination combines itself with the split of freedom
juf titles II, NJ q renders IL invinclble."
No stronger evidence Of wat prog ess society may
male wi don eic slavery could 70 desired than that
which the sen' condition Of the s'aveholding States
Iresens For twenty years f,regn add don este
enemies Of their ipshtuiiops have .a,ored, BY psn
nc speech N excite disccntsnt among the white rA,-,
nd irsurrecih n amorg the black These Efforts have
baken the national to It's foundations, sad
Hurst the bonds OF Christian unity among the churches
-bave cey felt the shock In tbs whole
civilized world the eye rests not ON spot wo.re
Of society are well coDtented with heir socit
ysem have greater to be than the Id
rR States fti Union Stability progress order, pence,
cement prosperity, reign throughout borcers not
siDSie so1fof IS 20 IN our Wlnely ek&nuou 40
main overawe protect society. The desire for
ganic change nowhsre mapifests ITSELF Within loss
than seventy years. out Of five feeble colonies witt less
than and half millions of inhabitants have emerged
fourteen republican States, cntainiog nearly ten MIL
liens Of inhabitsntsrch powerful ed Gated, moral,
fined prosperous and happy; escn will republican go
vernments adequate to the protection Of puohc oety
and private rights, which are chssrfully obeysd sup
ported and uphed BY all classes of society. With
noble system Of internal improvements penetrating
almost every neighborhood stimulating and re~srdng
the industry of people, with al aud utslectnsl
surprising ply steal Improvements; with churches sc1o
land gne education and religious instruction to the
houses of all the people. they exhibit spectacle which
challenges the admiration of tue world None OF this
great improvement and progress been aced by the
federal vernment have neither sought from it pro-
lection for private pursuits appropriations for
public Improvements: They have been efsc ed by
the aided Individual efforts Of enlightened ,rai
energetic and religious people Such is sys
tenn, and such condition under It, political VI
dom indicated in it's effects society its morality
the practices OF the pstra chs and the teachings of
Apostles We submit to the judgment of the civilized
world with the firm conviction that the adoption of
other system under our circumstances would have
hibted the individual man. bond Tee In higher
velopement, or society in happier civilization.