The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-24
What are the Politics OF the American
Psopiel


We publish in another column slightly infu-
rate and Responding article from the organ
of the Southern secessionists, the Charleston
Mercury, ON the cruel manner in which the South
ern ultras are being consumed and wasted away
under the Buchanan rsgime; and side by side with
il, a circular from Mesrs. Wendell Phillips
Lloyd Garrison X Company, inviting the people
to choose delegates to National Convention for
the purpose OF consummating the disuRion Of the
States OF the two documents, the latter is the
calmer and the more philosophical II is evident
ly the work Of pure theorists who have little or
no knowledge OF the practical working Of states
manship. The Southern article moro practical
and direct il at the same time more violent aud
If possible more absurd in the political doctrine
il breaches. While the Worcester disiiniOnsts
regard all political parties as Insignificant and
talk Of splitting the Union as coolly as they
might talk Of splitting an apple, the southern
ultras set their strength 70 work to Prove the
national democracy a humbue, and TO rally the
Southern people into q faction that shall OPP
rose IT,
Nov. the utteranccs Of these two hostile yet CO.
operating factions are ~ no consequence what
ever. save rs Indications Of votes to b. hereafter
polled II docs not matter one straw what the
private views OF Lloyd Garrison or the
editor Of The Mercury may chance TO be these
opinions are only worth notice inasmuch as they
may at some time OF other receive embodiment
in the action Of q portion Of the public al the
polls The importance, therefore. which ought 10
I've attached 10 these opinions is exactly proper
tionate TO the numerical force which is now. or
apparently promises to be hereafter available for
their expression and support at future elections.
The people Of this country, politically speak
ing consists OF trite over four millions OF citi.
zens Political doctrines are noteworthy solely in
proportion to the part Of these four millions that
adopt them. What portion OF the four millions
can be reasonably expected to embrace either on
Charleston Mercury or the extreme Northern
views Of the Worcester disunionisss?
We must begin by yubtracting all property
holders for they, OF course, are opposed TO any
revolutionary change, which could not but de
prccate property at least for time. There are,
lot i''s'NV 0iN''hVihtiS va eut
South These men are necessarily opposed, a. a
body. 20 disunion. for disunion would deprcciate
slave PROPERTY at least thirty TO fifty per cent.
From the calculations OF stststicians and the re-
turns Of the census il appears that the South
contains nearly 100000 land and house owners
who are not owners OF slaves; and that the North
contains over two millions OF individuals who
own either land or houses, or ships OF steamers
The figure y large, but the census returns bear
1T out Here are three millions of property
holders Of one kind or another, whom disunon
would embarass II not ruin, and TO wbom-rca-
soning with regard TO the aggregate-the bare
idea Of revolutionary contest would be utterly
abhorCnt and shocking. Our disunionists must
not look TO these classes therefore, for comfort
and sympathy
But neither can they appeal to the remaining
million with better prospect Of success No
usa who las business established whether be