The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-25


T1AL ELEcrIcG~-The politicians have zsw mar
Howed Down tie issue In the ooIa,Ng canvass 10
the slavery saestioR. Every True lover Of his
country must be aware tbs. TIE sectional emily
which TIE agitation Of this question engenders
is the only source from which the United States
have to fear any dagger. TIE politicians VINO
love the spells, and care ncthiL 9 Cor the country
find their account In keeping up this agitation.
The maxim Of Jeferscn-that erro- 10 NO longer
dangerous when Truth and reason a-ele free
to combat tides not Apply to This question,
because in each section truth 10 not lett free to
combat error. TIE solth is nisinfcrmed about
the state Of feeling st the North, ard tae
North lie equally ignorant IS to The real posi-
ton and cpinione CT Ou- Southern fe.low-citi-
zeza This state Of Thugs, 30 far from ion
proving with the progress Of education and
the dihrsion Of Information. Is getting worse,
the paasicns OF radical zen in beth sections
being artfally infamed BY pa-tisan leaders
There is, however, q great conservative power
Ia tie ranks OF tie voters and in the next
Presidential election this power viii have an
opportunity to exsicgIish slavery agitation,
fierce 40 it nay seem TO be. Eaw can this be
done? Simply by CREST popular revolution,
sach az took place in Massachusetts two years
since We rrust have new party, which shall
he the parsy Of the people. Ard why? Lstus
zee.
OF the two parties ye. TO come into the field,
the democratic organization is generally sup
posed to have the brightest prospects, The de-
mooIatic party 10 too much under the influence
Of prc-slaye-y sentiments; and il lie boldly
svowed that the next battle is to be
fought entirely upon the negro issue
Thousands Of voters who have heretofore
scted with the democracy, will say this is too
nres; and they viii be right Tie great vic.
tories Of the demcc-acy-the election of Mr.
jefferson and the second triumph OF General
Jsckso1--were rot Won upon any sectional
issue. When the democratic party makes it's
pro-sIavery sentiment it's only distinctive prin-
eiple, the democratic party then becomes as
sectional IS the aholitionistS themselves, and
1t ceases to be entitled to the support of honest
and true men, Ncrth or South The party calling
itself republican, which has been organized ont
Of MACS Of floating naterial-old wings, dis
appointed democrats ana Disguised Know No
thiDgs--is equally under the control Of the mig
ger worshipping or anti-slavery sentiment. If
either Of these parties have more than tenn
pocary existence, the republic will be ruined by
enmisy between the sections, instruction, dis.
union and civil war. The administration Of
Hr. Pierce came into power with pledge, in
black and white, TO put down slavery agitation,
and tina. administration was the FIRST to open it
Since the Kanses act was sprung upon the
country in 1858, we have had nothing but mig
gers, niggers, niggers, from morning till night
IN especial effort to secure the support of the OK
treme pro-slavery party; and if the democratic
party shall win In the next election, we shall
have repetition Of the same farce for four
years more. But If the intelligent conserve
tive voters-and We believe they amount to
very large majority should resolve to abandon
both these parties, and form national orgaAi-
zation which shall announce sound American
policy, ignoring the extremes above noticed, it
would eHectuslly demollsh the agitators and
leaders Of the two sectional parties and de-
molish political niger driving and political
niger worsAipping forever. All the branches
Of this new American party should abandon all
other issues except that Of freeing the country
from the evils Of sectional disputes, if they
can. They should unite upon one candidate
and one principle-union in opposition to SEC
.ional estrangement. Let there be radical
and thorcugh-going revolution of this kind,
and its grand and good effects would seon q
made manifest. We will be bound that gucn
movement, if properly directed, would secure
three-fourths of the votes that will be ca \
next November.