Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-17
"EternaI Vigilance IL the Price orLib-
erty.,3

Mr.. SEWARD, of New York, has, of late
years, been regarded as the head OF the abo-
htion party. In early life he was Il democrat,
later he became wing, and when that glori-
GUS old party dropped to pieces, he fell
amongst the abolitionists, or black r, publicans
whose anti-slavery sentiments formed the at
traction that made them cohere. In recent
speech in the United States Senate, in response
to an onslaught upon him by his brother repub-
lican, HALE, he declared that he had always 90
acted in political life, that when posterity
should come to review his course, il could not
be discovered that he had ever belonged 10
any party. He announced, too, that the 'bat-
tie between slavery and anti-slavery had al
ready been fought" and won by the anti-sla-
very forces, inasmuch as they have secured u
majority of free States" This would seem
to indicate, if Mr.. SEWARD is TO lie regarded
as authority, that there is to be a suspension
of the abolition crusade against the South
and some Southern politicians are already
congratulating the country upon the prospect
Wewould caution all such to beware, and
not permit themselves to be ulled to sleep
on their posts by the song of the syren Alb
olitionism is essentially aggressive. Founded
upon interference with the constitutional
rights of others, it lives, moves and has its
being in'agitation and aggression. So long
as there is slavery in this Union, so long will
abolition be active, insolent, and insulting
Nh sooner had Mr. SrwARI uttered his onin-
ion, than HoRAcE GREELEY, now the most POI
oil of hat IN
Institutions, met him with the defamation
We do noi share The sdagUiHe a..,cipd,oHs Of our
Senator On the contrary, oe consider lls sarie so
far from beiag orer uia IT Is BARELY BEGUN.''
Again, he says:
But "we are lighting for a majority Of Free
!States,' says Gov. Seward. That, certainly, is
not the limit of oar aspirations. We desire not
merely majority of nomlnally Free States but
that epry STATE shall Be thoroughly Fire. and de-
poted % tie cause Of Unirsrsai FleaAon. a ma
iority of such Free States "a California, or
even New Jersey or Indiana, would be- very
poor reward for the martyrdom Of all the mo-
Bile spirits, from Lovejoy at Alton to Phillips
at Leavenworth, who have freely rendered up
tn sir lives in testimony 10 the wroag and
curse OF Slavery. "Free States have mob
bed, howled down, rotten-eggcd, aud blud-
geoned men and women for peacefully expos
Ing and reproving our Nations guilt and
shame IN. the matter OF slayehold,ng. The
Free State OF New York, less than tweaty
years ago, approved Mr.. Stewards letter OPP
posing the repeal Of the 'nine months iaw,"
under which slaves were then brought into
and held in this State; and the Free State OF
New Hampshire, at period nearly as recent
appIauded Mr.. Hale's participation in the
breaking up Of an Abolition meeting by In
timidation and violence. These two states
men are living witnesses of the great progress
since made by our People in the appreciation
and love of Liberty for All; but we cannot
realize that the end Is so nigh as Gov Seward
seems TO consider Ii. Whep 6e seats Of Sfsssrs
Masoa and Hunter shall be PILED by mea holding
He vieaos and aaiHnfed by fhe spira of En- TaVer
and John @ Uaderpoof --sclsa 1sree OF four Fro
States, ouved out Of TEXAS, shah ts represented In
Congress By Se,pards and Hsis las tssg noss ara,
mot as they uae heasfy zeIrs ago)-ishss rsyosoa-
te Msrioo and Central 0seire sissii b. saaag for
a inisssoa into our U,lios on Ae Ffe bass n he
smmortat Ordinance of 's7-assd suhas a sklH be