The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-06
Mr.. Fillmore n Secesstontst-Mr. Seward a
Observation-Disclosures exts

the latter an ufdtsgutseu uisuniouse ous VI
their own mouths let them be Judged.
In the course of his speech at Albany, on his
late journey from this city homeward bound, Mr.
Fillmore spoke as follows
We see political party presenting candidates for the
Presidency and Vice Presidency, selected for the hrs me
from the free states alone, with tue avoxcd purpose oil
eectg The candidates by SURFACES oil cae part d tue
Union only rule the Whole Tnies states Tan IL
be possible that those who engagoa ia such mea
sure have seroasiy rehted upon 1ue consequences
which must inevitably follow in case o SUGGEST lChe-rs)
Can they the the foi 10 believe tnat our
Southern brethren ould submit ooe governed by sucs
asch,ef mag4trsie9 (Cncarsl Would he be reguTed W
follow the rule prescribed by those who eecssd hEa
and nSons line be not worthy 10 be President
Vice President would II be proper 10 select one from the
Same quarter Of bis Cabinet Council or 70 rep
scr the nltion in soregn country Or indeed 70 OIL
lcct the revenue administer the laws Of the UnS ed
s,atesY II not what new rule the President 70 40 opt
in selecting Office thar the people themselves dis
card selecting him These serious, bat pract cii
questions and ia order 70 appreciate them fully II IS My
necessary turn the tables upon ourselves sap ,ose
oeld declare that they would only have saveho deTs
President and Vice President and shoui cec' srch
by their exclusive ,sses 10 rule over US at the Nnr
do you think would stbniii 10 f No. not for aslo
nrent (Appkuse And 10 you believe that your soIth-
ern brethren less sensitive this subject phsl you
ire or less scalous Their rights? (vremendoy 81 Ger
ng) If yoa do let me tell you that you are tseaen
The same opinions We're delivered by she same
orator IN his speech at Rochester so usatstere is
no modification Of or palliation for these senti-
ments from the sober second Thought" OF the
guilty party. Thy are his deliberate views and
recommendations Our amable eEtfresident,
locking at the hsrren landscape before him as n
candidate for tn succession, becomes desperate,
bel igercnt and revolutionary. He cuunsels the
.or ession Of IT, Southern States fren;the Union
In the event G. the election of Fremont. Hisrea-
yns for it are shallow, fryoleus and dis
torted. But the tlippant style and the cool
elaboration with which he advises the
alternative of secession and civil war in
the event of Fremont's success, would al
most lead IL to fear that there is danger Of a re-
petition Of The late bloody election scenes at Gin
cinnati. Louisville New Orleans aud elsewhere,
in the prosecution of the Know Nothing canvass,
with the full consent of the Know Eothing candi-
date. We say there is ground for this apprehen-
sion because Presidential aspirant who delibe
rately breaches secession in view of the election
of rival candidate undoubtedly as much al
tacbed to the South and the Union as himsels),
is man, we may infer, who would hardly hesi-
tate at the rufhan's policy of bludgcons and pis-
tolls at the polls.
Let us next see what are the latest opinions Of
Mr.. W. ii. Seward touching the value of this
| Union. and the sectional concessions and COM
| promises upon which 1t was founded In the de-
bate in the United States Senate, on Wednesday
last, on Mr.. Toombs new Kansas bill
Mr. Seward OF New York said he would with the grea;
pleasure for Mr.. Wilson's amendment TIE pre-
bill can have other tendency and effect than q
Il
abrogaiinr the Missouri compromise, ami form slave
STATE GU, Of kansas There no code there are no
n legal society Kansas other than that OF the
garic act ~ 1854 The government Of that Territory -
esurfaon and tyranny and there are no legal nor mora
obligations to treat With the least respect The House
true 70 freedom than the senate, sent COMMISSION
ibler ~ho-e report esiselshe. these facts beyond al
| question. The day Tor compromises has ended
Mr.. Toornhs-f am giac 81 il.
MIR. Swaziland 50 am !, hcnceiorta we take our
| stand en- the constitution.
| What a mockery is this He takes his stand
on the constitution, and yet declares that the day
| Of compromises has ended, What il the consti-
tuition! a compromise from beginning to end.
| All systems Of organized society, all govern
ments, all laws, are but compromises. Life itself
| il but 4 compromise with death. The tenure
| by which Mr. Seward holds his scat in the
Senate l. that Of compromise--he is fed
and clothed upon compromises. and without
our constitutional compromises existing with the
South. he never could have made this speech OF
his In the Senate at Washington. But the parti.
oular application Of this manifesto-that the day
| Of compromises Is ended-rcfcrs to Southern
/ slavery. Mr.. Seward simply means to say that
! day Of compromises with Southern slavery
has ended. What can he the result Of the en-
] forcement Of this abominable doctrine but dis-
! uEion9 II can ouly he disunion. and Ur. Seward
| il well Of ii. lie therefore stands before
| u a deliberately the advocate Of disunion, a.
does Mr.. Fillmore the preacher Of notification
! and secession.
The question which next recurs l. who are
these men that ihls talk and buster % bravely.
| Chips @: The same block. They are rival polti-
clans. springing from the same dunghill OF anti
masonry. They were both initiated into New
| York politics over the dead and purifying body
| Of q counterfeit Morgan-"but a good enough
| Morgan TIL after the election" Thus commcnc-
ing fheir political career upon an imposture they
have very naturally proved themselves disciples
| Of the same school-mcrc Barnum politicians. a
| sort of bogus statesmen that can he turned out
| from the factory at Albany as fast az Santa
| Anna wooden legs by the Snowman Of iranis;an.
| The only distinction between Mr.. Fillmore and
Mr.. Seward in these latest public exhibitions Of
themselves + a distinction without difference.
The fosDr advises the South to seoede, and the
latter threatens to drive her out Of the Union.
Mr.. Fillmore 'stocps 70 conquer Southern niger
drivers and Mr.. Seward seeks TO infamc our Niger
worshppers to the same ultimatum. The two
Norgsns ~ chance have been thrown upon OPP
positc roafls; but thy converge upon the same
focus Of disanion. Lot thcm 60 the way Of their
original Morgan. LIZ them be whksle,l down
the wind
Millard Fillmore ard w. H. Seward are. how
ever, bat two examples Of the decentralization and
demagoguism Of oar Old party hacks and ,,oliti-
iens. They are all msse or less spotted 9th
the same lcprosy Of interruptions selfish ambition
anil paffv t1,;o ,l:.ooua