The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-25


sQaalay cnd slavery ezsesssox."
Here is the plain announcement that the South
seeks no. merely TO retain slavery where il is,
bat to extend it int regions where il il un-
known" and if the repeal of the Missouri COM
promise was not intcoded as a measure Of slavery
extension" where does our Richmond philosopher
propose 10 extend it? The simple fact is, that
since the 10th Of June our Richmond cotempo-
rary has become alarmed at the tremendous
popularity Of Fremont, and convinced of the
fact that upon the direct sectional question of
slavery or no slavery in Kansas Mr.. Buchanan
runs the hazard Of signal defeat. This
article, therefore, Of the Enquirer, which we copy
to-day, denying the soft impeachment of " slavery
extension is intended for Pennsylvania consump-
ton, just as the late letter Of Governor Wise
to Rochester was intended for the peculiar demo-
cratic climate Of Northern and Western New
York. Our fierce Richmond champions of
Southern rights are backing down. They have
discovered that in making this campaign upon
Kansas strictly sectional fight upon slavery or
no slavery they are in danger of being inglori-
ously beaten and SO they are beating retreat.
But this Virginia democratic plea for Pennsyl-
vania opens the doors of the Old Dominion to
Fremont If the South do not seek to extend
slavery into Kansas, where can be the objection
to a Fremont electoral ticket in Virginia. and in
every other Southern State? Our Richmond Or
gan may be playing desperate trick. Its fears
may have overruled its Judgment but We are en-
tirely satisfied from our Southern correspondence
that there is large body of sensible men in the
South with whom the extension Of slavery into
Kansas is matter Of indifference compared with
the higher object Of wholesome and general re-
form in the government, and in the politics Of
the country. We are satisfied that our clustering
secessionists of the school of Mr.. Toombs have
been leading Mr.. Fillmore and Mr.. Buchanan
astray, and that this cry Of secession, should
Kansas be admitted, fairly or unfairly, az
free State, is all moonshine. We say
moonshine, because we are entirely convinced
that in the end some satisfactory equivalent
viii be given to the South in the shape OF an
other slave State or two from Texas.
To sum up, this Southern correspondence Of
ours to-day in connection with this softened APP
peal from the Richmond Enquirer to the North
taken altogether, lead inevitably to the conclu-
sions we have suggested to wit that there is a
fine opening for Fremont in the Southern States,
from the reaction against the secessionist fire.
eaters-that these fre-eaters themselves, alarmed
at the popularity of Fremont in the North are
backing down and begging the question With
such encouragements, the Fremont party should
not only be inspired with renewed energy in the
North but they should carry the war into The
South, and show to the world that this cry Of
secession and dsunion with the election OF
Fremont, is nothing but scarecrow.
We consider the question settled that Mr.. Fill
more and Mr.. Buchanan have been humbugged-
egregiously humbugged-by such secession brawl-
ers as Mr.. Toombs, and that the South win not
only Loyalty submit TO the win Of the people,
Fremont or no Fremont, Kansas or no Kansas
hut that a large proportion OF the conservatives
Of the South are prepared TO contribute to Ere
mont's election Keep up the fire.