The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-31
THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.
tnusrtant Letters from Kenneth Rayner
and John M. B0tts.
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE or PENNSYLVANIA.
70E POSITION OF AFFAIRS IN NEW JERSEY,
&kc., &c., &c.
IMPORTANT LETTER FROM KENNETH
RAYNOR.

resard 10 Mr. Filmore's prospects in the Southern
Ststes End in the place, whether believe the
Sothern people seriously contemplate dissolution Of
urlon in csse OF Fremopt's election. AS far my opn
Ions worth anything you shall have them, and with
that freedom and candor with which | always express
myself on matters Of public impor
DIR Fillmore Is popular throughout the SOUTH and has
oean for years Bis political rens in the South do not
sustain him because regard him pro slavery man,
Cor do not Not because believe that II elected
President he would be slavery propagsnost, AMI would
his official influence forcing slavery 10 Kansas, or
any where else for We do not desire any such thing,
bJi we sustain him because we believe that elected
he would President be neither pro slavery nor anti
slavery, but that he would be national Observing the
requirements justice, Of DUTY of an enlarged patriotism
Io-sn sections OF our common country lie rs popular
even with The masses of the democratic patty
Cor whilst the leaders and hircings and rcsven
of that party denounce him as : an aooluonst"
ui the great BODY of the voters of that party
zindly feeling for him. and very many ot them would
him bui for pressure of the party On
thc other hsnd Mr. Buchanan has personal popularity
In the South, in fact he has not any where IN the
Union. There is nothing in his name or character or the
s.s~sston connected with his political history out OF
which they get up any enthusiasm And out for the
f that his parry leaders wire workers. tnef orators
a1d presses urge him tae especial friend aud cnamp
os OF slavery he would give little trouble.
yeu And yet owing TO the perpetual agitation aud nte
Sly Of excite ment ,nat the ruing spirits Of democracy
TIM South, should be wanting in candor we're TO
g.end that thought we could confidently rely on more
bound 70 believe from the most conhdent assurances
many Of the reliable ia the.e Statss that we
shall certainly carry Fillmore, Maryland Kentucky
tennessee and Louisiana We nave az equal chance TOR
carrying Florida Our friends IN Vrt ris are not without
hope though do not include that State la my category
Wa could have carried North Caroina If vsnia
hd given ZOO less votes for the Buchanan ticket q. the
sSe eleconand we are trying our best TO cary not
w:shstandng.
My dear sir you have idea how the Southern people
srs worried and bedevled by ocoiocoisn, upon tnis
everlasting subject OF slavery agitation slavery agita
Ne Is the very pabuum of its existence TO democracy
hre in the South. II is their trump card In every poll
wherever the storehouse of their caumnies Is empet
they to charge OF aboiiouism az inst whom
sewer they wish to defeat ~ never falling resodrcs
E,Dy OF our Northern poodle, your orators and your
pvseses do great injustice to SOUTH In charging upon
ths South, section, purpose 10 xeep live slavery
sEation. IL the d.mocratc party and they alone,
that keep the country this eternal turmoil and confu
stsn about 'nggcrt "nigRers." The south, as sec
soub the reliable friends Of Inc Union at the south
those deeply interested in the institution OF slavery
wish for quiet and peace on this subJct They 10 mol
cent. They do not wish hazard either the Union
their personal interest, by this eadiess disturbance
and confusion They perfesty wiling TO rely for the
protection OF their rgnts upon of the
sSituliou and solemn tune hou0red compromises
which erec ed barriers prevent collisions between the
csufct nr views and interests OF different sections.
I have long believed that the men who keep up ;hs
onrnued fuss ubout slavery both North aud south, are
boss Who (wh striking exo-pnonsl care the least
shDut xhe institution either pro or coa The usu sh0l
tsns Of the Garrison and Pnillps school who openly
"
Will keep open the question OF slavery agitation aud the
wa OF the South, who bad ,aher see the Uaion dis
ufuly INTO each others hanas with Doth IL is mere
party game kept up for political ends Way II has 60
" be very common thing here IN the sonin for tne
most and reliable among 10 be der oun sed as
'sunsoupd on he slavery question as "unctured vita
aboltionism," by these contemplate party hucksters
VINO could be bought by any sootionist At the North
ary day W the year much les- than the price ol
ordinary negro The enemies oil the South and OF
her institutions are here in Tney those
no nae his uu
who rather than let be al pesce Keep II In constant
cemmotion, as q means OF enabling them " hold on
the spois OF tfce. And u the day ever does
(and they say It will soon be here) that there IL
serious collision, and the soa'h comlelied " era~
tae sword In defence OF her constitutional righs il
w, be that those who deoouncog toe best
the South for q OF loyalty, will be found the hrsl
sue, on his au,iop viii be found 10 the van o the con
f.ct and beaIisg the brunt OF The battle.
No repeat H. is not the south, but II Is he demo
cAic parry leaders and their drill -ergeants throughout
tne Union who the authors OF al The evils that nos
beses the country, crossing ou, OF the slavery question
IL IN no new thing nth tna, party III an Old game
with them They denounced Harrison, Clay, Taylor and
Scott-an Aboitiouis,sand they succeeded In delud
ing thousands tho honest and upsuspcctins In the
GOOD men II was, however, hoced and bsieved that
with the passage OF tho compromise measures OF 1900
the country would at last have peace on he subject OF
iIavery II will not BIO denied by any man who has
any Tor his understanding that the compro
measures OF 1850 were regarded ny secu ,ns and
by all parties q dehnive settlement Of all the dis
turting questions growing out OF slavery AgtAtion a.
the The OF tneir tassnge received with
rcjoicngs aud Congratulations throughout the Union.
And although ultra aboiitionists ~ toe Worth and IN
vguing asunionists at the south received the news
9th croakng discont. because they that compro.
mise anc peace would render them 20 Teress for m's
ch,f-ye' so Overwhelming was public opinion 10 favor
OF the settlement OF the question that they were com
PEELED their daco itent secret As evi.
of tns will he recolected that the Two great
pates that no minated Their csnoidsses for President
1852 (e..is Scsu ans Pierc-) expressly declared In
tr respective platform that they regarded the cpmoro
nse measures OF 1850 as noai setsm' NJ OF the ques
sfxR
.ould dircountensnce any furth az tson OF these
questions either In out Of CoGgsess Nether can
be forgotten that In the Presidential canvass between
Scott Pierce that portion OF tnis democratic
party In the south that hal opposed the corpro Mise Of
1907 wefe oudest N their depuncist.n' o. Cen scott,
because as they alleged he vas not thoroughly enough
committed 70 the support u TIA. compromise. They
showed then as tney have ever done mat ney care no
thing about slavery one way or the other except Tar
tnoy utt u n enabling them 10 hold on 10 p,~er
ard % ofice.
The House ~ Represent avas the rrt session aer.
sards declared by formal resolution ina, these npco
rsise of 1850 lnal adjustment. aud
pern an. MT settlement Of the lust
g. benign bad been the eiisa OF the compromse
measures Of 1850 that when Congress met 10 1894 the
country was At peace slavery aeta'ors both NORTH and
snitb had nothing 10 do. The democrats hafers saw
sfas another Presidential eorton approaching and
that their only hope Of dviina pubic opinon RON toe
miserable inbecily ana ton uf Perccs alnlnis
traiion-tbe'r only chance % retAnng ner ho'd upon
she public pundcr was IN gct'trg up fore ABOUT
slavery. How 70 get about wss the question Ano'oa
~ n had TO be gotten mp ana IL szs gotten up-fsr
fetched IL true, ytt exhibiting cunnlag and deep c,Su
lston The project IL spruns o. crgsoizing rerrtto
rial government 10 Kspsas fne Kansas aud Nebraska
bill cited nrst but lhte aeuou aud Sas fegarfed
question of policy, invovicg - tons with the
lncan tribes for there ~hita people theve to 10.
ssste for. fhe auhors Of the movem Mt say that By
aexterous cement they could insert 10 the bill
hook on which they could hang q slavery issue. II
fnght be made 10 nyove the ae ~ parties the election
o fre,idet "a, and what Of l importance tue
distribution Offices 20 the aDount OF huod init
Hons opey Having msrcd their plans they cuxtn
thyc. al disguise proposed ~ bill by repeal
ing the Ms ouri comsromsc 0f 1921, vhch applet 10
shs Territory and at tho &C The wand or the demo
cratic maa ican. slavery agitation duea the hshiisas
OF the grave In which had been buried IN 1880, and
stood forth full panoply giant armed with the CLUB OF
Hercules The Kansas NEBRASKA bill passed With the
proviso repeating the Missouri rompromse-and q dark
ard DISASTROUS day for the country and Especially Tor the
South the day that u old pass From that dss 70
this the country bss bad pea;e slavery agitation
rules the hour. Harmony has given place 70 dis
cord Section Is srayed aga'rst section Toe I'd
OF sgatos has been revived from The obs,urty 10 which
abe comproms OF 1850 mad conssned them. Threats
Of dsunion rite Throughout the Land. and kusves
aud buckheads are longing 20 lay their unnailoged
hanos upon the works af the giants Of the itvon
ton The reign of hireng dsmsgngues ia siiicuoz tue