The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-11

lions of Europe and the North into her borders
to replace her tbousands upon thousands of lusty
and enterprising children who have been de-
sorting her for fifty, yea, sixty years. to repair
their own fortunes in building up other States
Let our Virginia newspaper contemporaries also
cease to play the fool; cease to be a source of
fun, laughter and contempt among practical
people, and try in their discussions of this sub
ject the moral power Of common sense; for de-
pend upon it, that in this day Of practical things
the dog that is in the manager must come down.
The Present Anti-slavcry Excitement and
hts Consequences.
The New York Tribune objects to our remarks
on DR.. Cheever's maledictiou Of the Supreme
Court, and concludes that passive obedience to
law is not and never will be the foundation of
government in this country" The Tribune re-
minds us that the American clergy denounced
the Stamp act in spite of Lord Mansdeld's deci-
sion. and implies that, from the same motives,
and with the same intent, they now denouuce
the law of the land in reference to colored per-
sons in spite OF the decision Of Chief Justice Ia
ney and his associates.
The religious press is full of arguments on the
same question. The New York Independent talks
of ''provocation that would betray Michael the
Archangel into railing accusations against Sa-
tan" visions of COLLINS damned" Incarnation
of evil, DC, &c and concludes that the State
of New York has become merely province un-
der a species of tyrannicsl despotism of which
the federal government is the head. On the
other hand, the New York Observer, the organ Of
another set of pious persons, and great rival
in business to the Independent, intimates that DR..
Cheever should be hung, and that he and all his
friends are mot perhaps deranged in intellect,
but madness is in their heart
This excitement Is evidently spreading aud in
q few weeks we shall have the three
thousand clergymen of New England all preach
ing in the most violent strain after the fashion
dence to old and youag. The whole North will
evidently be preached into rebellion against the
highest constituted Court in the country; and
simultaneously, it is but natural to suppose that
the Southern preachers will have their say on
their side Of the question. Thus, In the course
Of sfew weeks, it is possible that the pulpits will
be ranged into two hostile camps, each fuminat-
ing fury against the other, and at least one of
them teaching the moral duty Of disoceying "the
powers that be which are ordained of God"
There is no issue between ourselves and the
chief promoters OF this excitement such as the
New York Tribune. We admit that revolution
is natural right inherent in every people, and
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necessarily be unforgivcable to destroy IL by re-
evolutionary force. We do think that respect for
law is the foundation OF our government; and
herein, il seems we differ from the Tribune: but
on the main proposition that that respect may be
carried too far we are precisely of the Tribune's
way Of thinking. The only question between us
is-bss the bred Scott case provided an issue
sufficient for the basis Of revolutionl and has
the time come when disloyalty is the
virtue and loyalty the crime! The Tribune
replies zee, we reply no TO these questions The
Tribune compares the bred Scott decision to the
Stamp act, and argues that because clergymen
were carried away by the general revolutionary
necessities of those days and preached against the
Stamp act therefore they should do the like to-day
in reference TO the late judgment of the Supreme
Court. But we do rot think that the bred Scott
case is perfect parallel to the Stamp act; nor
do we consider that IL can be necessary under
any circumstances TO rise in arms to refute it,
The Tribune, DR.. Cheever and that party ge-
nerally evidently hold that this Is the time for
revolution, and that the sooner the first blow is
struck the better. They want to see the bred
Scott case followed Ivy the same consequences as
the Stamp act; general rebellion against law
and authority; muster Of men and a hasty
arming against the federal authorities at Wash
ington; and new Lexington and Bunker Hin,
on the ground of slavery. They pant for civil
war with the South; nvasions of the slave States.
and bot appeals to servile nsurrections the
burning of cities; the massacre Of women aud
children: The utter devastation Of a happy coun-
try. They desire TO bring upon ourselves all the
miseries Of a disorgnized government, aud
shattered society; Of a war with our own kin
dred: of interrupted commerce, stranged indus
try. impeded intercourse between the States; of
declining cities, deserted seaports and stagnant
mars: Of the utter failure Of the only true repub-
lican experiment ever made in the world All
this The Tribune wants, because the Supreme Court
decides that negroes are not citizens What
next?
THE MISSION TO CBTNA.-The Hon WIN. b.
Reed Of philadelphia will shortly leave this coun
try on most important mission. He goes TO
China TO represent the United States during the
contest which has just begun between the Chi
nese and the maritime Powers of Europe. II Is