The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-31
The Presadency-T a SoutA-The SLAVERY
and Dtsr 1s.svn Questions.


We lay before or Ar readers this morning three
interesting letter. from the South on the Presi-
dency the slav' ny question, and the ultra South
ern policy OF secession and separate Southern
confederacy. The first is from Mr.. Senator
Toombs; the second is from prominent Georgia
politician, enclosing the note of Mr.. Teembs; the
third is frcU Virginia farmer The particular
point in the note of Mr.. Toombs is his declaration
OF ipse dsai, that the election of Fremont would
be the end of the Union, and ought to be-" His
Georgia friend adopts this opinion, and appeals
to our patriotism, in very complimentary man
ner, 80 support Mr.. Buchanan. The letter of the
Virginia farmer is an able, comprehensive, at
tractive, plausible and logical argument, but, we
apprehend a most decisive one, in behalf of Sc
ession as the true policy Of the South.
We shall not undertake to answer this deliber-
ate essay of our 'sFauquier Farmer in detail
We have other customers just now to deal with
The presentiments which we entertain, and which,
we believe, are entertained by the mass of our
readers, in reference to the consequences of dis
olution Of the Union, we are content. for the
present, to rely upon as the antdote against this
| fascinating, but deceptive disunion appeal. We
| are sorry, however, to learn from source SO in
| telligent as our "Fauquier Farmer that .disuni
onism, which, at one time, was regarded as a
| leprosy. confined to South Carolina is now
4 sentiment sown broadcast through every
| individual slave State" We cannot think So
On the contrary, we do think that our cores
pendent is here wide of the mark as in his
opinion that the world is on the verge of the
millennium. when the lion and the lamb shall lie
down together" and when wars shall only exist
in history and tradition; and that secession. and
the organization of the South into an Independent
republic, would be to such republic the Inaugural
ton Of long career Of uninterrupted peace and
unrivalled prosperity. Nor do we hold the exist
ing European balance of power, and peace, to be
synonymous terms. The present condition of
affairs in France, Austria, Italy and Spain, would
rather admonish US that pacific, self-sustaining
balance of power in Europe is still problem to
be solved by war. Nor can we recognise the ap-
plcability Of this European system Of checks and
balances as a reliable medium of peace between
the North and South in the event of the division
of this Union. With these general remarks. We
are constrained to avoid the broad field of argu-
ment into which our " Fauquier Farmer would
invite us, and to turn to Mr.. Toombs and his
Georgia friend. and their concurrent opinion that
the election of Fremont would and ought to be
the end Of the Union.
We agree with our Georgia correspondent. and
have always maintained similar views in regard
TO the African and to Southern slavery. The
African is child of the sun. is incapable
Of self-government-is adapted 10 the eli
| mate and the field labor of the tro-
pics-has been socially and morally elevated
under the slavery system Of the South, beyond
any advancement of his social or moral condi-
| ton in any other country, under any other gov
eminent, or in any other age of the world.
These historical facts; and it is also true that
under our Southern system of slavery the Afri-
| can useless and worse than useless, as he is
when left to himself.) has been made powerful
| agent in the Development of the prosperity and
power Of this republic, North and South and in
the diffusion Of the blessings of civilization
throughout the world. We are inclined to en-
dorse the especial logic Of our Georgia CORES
pondent-that Providence has ordained the civili-
zation Of the world-that the first step in the
civilization Of savage is to put cotton shirt on
his back-that slave labor is indispensable to the
production Of the cotton-and that consequently.
the institution Of Southern slavery lies at the
very foundation Of the great work Of civilzing
the outside barbarians = Of the human family
In admitting all this. however, we do not ad-
nit that the election of Fremont will and ought
to be the end Of the Union Here Mr.. Toombs
arI Efl - +.
road Of safety and common sense and here we
part company. This dsunion sentiment Of Mr.
Toombs s but the echo of the same absurdity
from Mr.. Fillmore and Mr.. Buchanan. the Presi-
Dental rivals Of Fremont. And who are these
disunion gentlemen. and what are their antece-
dents. that they should thus boldly assume TO
dictate the point Of revolution against the win
Of the majority Of the American people? Mr..
Fillmore rose into political life over the dead body
Of counterfeit Morgan. and upon the humbug
Of anti-Masonry: he has subsequently, 1ourished
upon free -oil and whiggery, and now Is be col
lapsing upon the humbug Of Know Nothingism.
Mr.. Buchanan entered the political world as a fe-
deralst. and fourished upon federalism while Il
lasted. and in his old days he has become the
PAhNfoi hAhArtNAr. lnDuAb- be'u why,
Georgia unionist; bu. has lately joined the de-
nocracy o. the secession school. such changea-
bic chameleons are hardly to be relied upon as
standard Of color. Yellow one moment. they
may be green the next.
Mr.. Toombs. however. no less than Mr. Fillmore
and Mr. Buchanan. has his reasons for declaring
that the election Of Fremont will and ought 20 be
m q end ~ tho I-nion With W Ltii,rora -
Mr.. Buchanan. this thing il composition for
Southern votes. With Mr. Toomte II is the high
way to the continued favors Of his slaveholding
constituents He believes, perhaps, that he
election Of Fremont viii be the entering wedge
to the abolition Of slavery in the south-in the
establishment Of an anti.slare-u adminisfra.