The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-02


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MIR. Seward and His Rochester Manifesto
Trouble In the Opposition Camp.
W. III. Seward and his Rochester abolition
manifesto from the signs of the times, promise to
be scarcely less troublesome to the various fac
lions of the opposition than John Calhoun and
his Locompton constitution have been to the de-
moralized and disorganized democracy.
There were two or three considerations which
operated in bringing Mr.. Seward, at Rochester, to
the point of 9 taking step in advance" of the
Philadelphia republican platform Of 1856. Nor
gan was in danger from the abolition candidate,
Gerrit Smith; and the defeat Of Morgan would
have been damaging blow to Seward from
which his recovery, as a Presidential asprant,
would have been extremely difficult in the inter-
val to 1860 The first necessity, therefore, was to
secure the saving balance of the abolition vote,
which, had il been cast for Smith, would have
given the election TO Parker. The next con-
sideraton was step in advance of the other
Presidential candidates of the republican camp
Banks, Chase, Fremont, &c.-and the third con-
sideration was bold. startling and sharp
ly defined anti-slavery basis of operation,
which would suffice to prevent the republican
party from being FILTERED away in general
reorganization Of the opposition upon tariffs and
financial and commercial issues. And why
Because in reconstruction of this sort such
men as Crittenden. Bell and Cameron would take
the precedence over such as Seward, Chase and
Hale upon the important point of availability.
1t is manifest, nevertheless, from the general
disturbance which this Rochester manifesto has
created in the republican camp, that Mr.. Seward
has taken a step too much, either for his own
safety or the safety of his party. For example,
Between the two original Seward republican
organs of this city--the Tribune and the Times
decisive split has been produced in consequence
of these bloody instructions from Rochester
While the philosophers of the Tribune are boldly
coming up to the mark, and issuing their edicts
of accommodation against all iclinqucnts. TO-
and behold! the little villains of the Times de-
libera,ely repudiate these Rochester instructions
their author, and the party for which he speaks
This startling manifestation of rebellion is but
one incident among many which might he emu
mcraed tending to show the absolute impossi-
bility of holding the party together upon the
abolition programme of an irrepressible con-
fict' with slavery, until slavery shall have
ceased 10 exist within the limits of the Union.
In fact. the Northern elections Of lS56 and
1865 have completely deceived and betrayed
our usually adrot, cautious and cool headed
anti-slayery oracle of Auburn lie has thus
been msled TO the conclusion that these republi-
can victories, especially of SO, arc due TO the
progressive abolition sympathies of the party
But the facts are, that the repeal of the Missouri
compromise was very extensively considered in
the North an aggression Of slavery upn soil
consecratcd 10 freedom" and that all the
subsequent proceedings upon this subject of the
party in power at Washington were held to be
as nothing more nor less than the inscriptions
efforts of that party TO fasten slavery upon Kan
sas, against an overwhelming majority Of her
people. Upon these issues of Southern aggrcs-
-ions and outrages upon Northern territory and
Northern and popular rights. the republican
party arose; upon these issues IL has gained its
wonderful successes in our Northern elections
HoHl uOW W INC present Jay
There is a wonderful difference, however. be-
tween Northern defensive movement against
the South, such rs this involved in the Kansas
agitation, and an irrepressible conflict on
the part Of the North for the suppression of
slavery in the slave States. Thousands Of men
who have co-operated all the way through with
Mr.. Seward for ''thc rescue Of Kansas from the
slave power" will desert him and his party the
moment they shall be required 10 join in his pro-
posed crusade against slavery in South Carolina.
There are thousands Of intelligent. autislavcry
men in the republican camp who are content
with the solid victory achieved upon the Kansas
question, and who are satisfied that, with the ad-
dition Of Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Oregon
and Washington 10 the list Of free States, the
question of slavery in the South may b. safely
left to work ont it, own solution
W. are not surprised, therefore, at these deve-
Opponents Of distrust. hesitation, rcmonstrance
and open rebellion, here and there among the
republican organs, in consequence of the rash
and desperate abolition experiment Of Seward
at Rochester The Kansas combustbles which
""'V 'H"0 ''i h'P' uiNt 'he camp Hrcs ol the
republican party being exhausted step in adj
vance il indispensable TO the continued existence
Of the party; but Seward has taken il in the
wrong direction. 4 party which owes IT, origin
and It's SUCCESSES 60 q common defensive move
ment in behalf of Northern and popular rights,
under the constitution, can never be turned over.
by the orders of party leader or a party con-
vcntion, into a common offensive movement
against the rights Of the South regardless of our
constitutional obligations
Hence the wholesome efervescence among
the republican organs in consequence Of this
Rochester manifesto Of Seward. IL l. but the
beginning Of the end. for the end viii be either
the reputation Of Seward by the republican
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