The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-18

81 ectable principles and respectable behavior.
They have dropped the higher law" and have
become earnest advocates of the constitution and
the laws Of the land, excepting only the Kansas
laws of tie border rufians, and the South Carroll
ma SEM .torial law Of the bludgeon. What we
now w'Ant is the reduction Of the noisy Southern
seces ionists to something Of corresponding
Standard of resyectability. We believe that at
hes IT there is decided majority of the people of
the South opposed to the perpetuation of this
= ierce dynasty, and the mischievous Influences of
its kitchen spoilsmen and flibusters; we are as
sured that there are many independent thinking
men all over the South who are disguised with
the m,arnery of the Know Nothings and the
flummeyy Of the secessionists; we are Also assured
that 10 try the question Of freedom of opinion in
the South upon constitutional rights, the Ken
lucky experiment of Fremont electoral ticket is
shortly to be followed up in every ether Southern
STATE, and, there being no constitutional or law
fulsobjection against it, we say go on with this
movement.
If, indeed, the South is under the van of
league of mysterious inquisitors, or despotic Com
mittees of Safety, like that of the French
Reign of Terror, let us know it. Our opinion is
that there is no danger Of proving the existence
of any such enormity even in South Carolina.
Give us a Fremont electoral ticket in every
Southern State, and we defy the secession disor
ganizers to attempt in any case to put it down by
violence, as they threaten to do. They will soon
have the opportunity, if we are not mistaken
of reducing their threats to practice. 1t will be
worth all other issues of this campaign to have
this single issue tried and settled Let US know
whether the Southern States are governed by
constitutions and laws, or by little squads of
border rufians. and we shall know the destiny OF
Kansas at once, and the destiny of Southern in.
situations, for good or for evil
We believe they are safe-that the honest
masses of the Southern people are sensible, lib
eral conservative men. We speak to them in
behalf of the projected Fremont movement.
The New YORK HERALD speaks their opinions
they approve our course, and we shall always
stand by them and their rights. We can afford
to speak freely and fearlessly. This journal is
Independent Of parties, of spoilsmen, of cabinets
and of government plumber. Our annual income,
from the support of our liberal subscribers and
advertisers of all classes and all parties is larger
than the pitiful salaries Of the President,
his Cabinet and his European diplomatic corps
all put together. We could buy them all off on
the same terms and still have something left for
the church and the poor. How perfectly absurd,
then, to hear our beggarly democratic spoilsmen
prating of the New YORK HERALD being bought
up for this or that candidate or party. at any
price. Fremont refused million, cash down, for
his Mariposa tract. A dozen Mariposas would
not buy the NEW YORK HERALD. 1t is not for
sale. 1t gives us all the position, honors public
influence, employment, profits and emoluments
that we desire, and in the cause Of the indepen-
dent masses of our people, North and South, and
their rights, it is our highest ambition to main
tain this paper worthy of their continued conf
derce and support,
In this view we support the Fremont move
ment-in this view we urge his friends to give
him an electoral ticket in every Southern State,
for we are assured he would prove his metal
there to the establishment of Know Nothings and
secessonists; and prove, what is of still higher
importance, that border ruffiansm does not reign
supreme in Virginia or the Carolnas, in Misss
sippi or Georgia, as it does at Washington and
in Kansas Let the experiment be tried, and let
Old Virginia lead of. There we have friend at
court in Governor Wise, who viii see TO the pre-
servation Of law and order. Let Virginia lead
the way.