The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-01
A Significant Fact.


cannot have escaped the observation OF tae public that
large number Of the leading pro slavery politicians
Douglas at ae from the wealth obtained through bis rst
marriage, has apassed large fortune by this So,
also has Col Richardson. Mr. Breckenridge, Vice Pres
dent Of the United Staes is In the category is
Bright Of Indiana. Orr OF South Carolua, roombs of Geor
eia Sde OF Louisiana, Fsrney of Pennsy lvaua, an
others whoee need not be mentioned here. 1t will
be observed tina, majority Of the persons named are resi-
dents Of savehodpg States and themselves Shareholders
he ali OF them distinguished leaders In the slavery
extension nartv II 10 natural to suppose that these men, IL
honest In their politics, regard slavery beIe6cent In
siuuonespccally to the white race-tha 1t is good
that free society, in the language Of the Riohmord
En- f,irr is indeed failure Such being their belief
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that slavery being good and benedceh institution and
free society failure they will no. on, seek to extend
that their Investments In real estate will be made
the shadow Of the benign institution, and that they would
free society extends IT, paraiyiog sway
But such not the fact Just II this point there
Divergence In the political and public conduct Of these men
pr rate interest While bawlng themselves hoarse in
their advocacy Of the peculiar institution and ~he labor
tend over fields their agents quietly traversng
the free States and Territories, making large purchases
Of rel. estate out 81 which ., sne principal. are secus
nve~me ns OF this character In any Of the savehoding
States. On the contrary when the agent Of Mr. Sldel
souri, Of equal fertility with those Of illinois for about
fourth the price OF the latter, and advised Mis-
souri, snde be taken, Mr. Slde replied, Buy In Ill oois
Mr. Toombs comes all the way from Georgia TO buy lands
In Minnesota and wsconan Col Orr from South Carolina
TO purchase In Iowa and NJ braska NJ Breckn ridge from
kentucky Superior City and tho beautiful cluster Of
ISLANDS IN the lake Of the same name known the Apos
tie Islands Mr. Douglas gigantic speculsious are con-
fned mainly to Chicago. was only q day or two
ago that we chronicled single purchase OF his In
this city amounting TO 100000. Mr. Bright follows
Mr.. Brccknrisge In his investments. Colonel Rich
ardson interest In the town OF Superior,
and has made invest ncn In this city, In Quincy, Illinois,
and In Keokuk, Iowa. And 30 OF all the rest No
them the line In slave territory while pursuing
his individual specula IONS In this respect least they
are intensely sectonal-as extreme Northern In
politics they extreme Southern men.
Now here significant fact that should have Its nfu
the public mind II Ia n refutaon and repudia
ton, In private lie, Of all the political theories promu
gasd and lived up TO by tbs In question In their pub
lie life presents hem In the altitude Of aborng for the
bversicn OF free society and the spread OF slavery while
seeking their individual profit through the agency Of the
former leaving TO their dupes rp the biaer fruits Of
the latter The honest hearted who sustain the
political action Of these should inquire into the
sons for this discrepancy between political theory and pr
yntc practice.