The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-05

contests that the constitution Eeulra1eS and wthhod5
from the field this large division of the forces Of the free
States.
Again, il is customary to regard the representation
from the slave states as being unanimous favor OF the
interests OF slavery And practically the assumption is
true Slavery compels and unity of purpose and
concert Of action among all the representative Of the
slave States; it oerates no dvergency separation On
the other hand the free States thus have Con-
gross delegations by which large portions prove be
representatives of the slave States themselves II the
free States united By bind close and te acton Of
their representatives ,cas directed By 'ol as intense that
Of the Shareholders their undnimity 0uld hare terminated
this contest in fdror Of freedom long ago.
Second am to say word or two now concerning tho
issues particularly involved at this stage of the struggle
You would naturally suppose that the duty before
make acquisition of free territory, or at least to
gain back some free territory which has been lost TO sa
very TO gam affirmative constitutional position or to
retrieve such position which has been lost You
never made greater mistake in your lives Everything
has been lost which be lost except the enjoyment Of
freedom and the exclusion Of slavery within the free
states Slavery remains apparently stronger than eter ts
al inc are States, and freedom Of speech, freedom 81 the
press AMI freedom of suffrage upon the SUBJECT o. slavery
or actually unkoer in those States Slavery remains in
he Daid Of Columbia defiant Of all your pocer; slavery
inoins IN all The arseals, docks and nary yards Of The
United States and upon all the decks Of your national
afYe BY the Dred decision the Supreme Court of the
United States IN uhsch yor Erecutire and Legislative du
ortes dcquesced, SLAVERY eris in Kdnsas Ne,o Mrico
Utuh, Oregon. Dacotah Artsona, and upon erey foot Of
all the remaining domain Of the Cned States paramount to
any popular power o. sovereignty eristing ei ami para
moast to oil the authority Of all the departments Of the
,edesol government
~ fe7 these losses NiH De TIE t0fk OF future
The work OF to-day is TO obtain securities for fair play
this great contest Fair play al! that left to
James Buchanan and shi administration to afford He
promised that miserable rght-the remnant Of all
other valuable rights. Even that promise broken,
and that right has been treacherousy wresed from
the first year of the administration Of James Buchanan
The President without rebuke from Congress, and with
the acquiescence of the Senate successfully removed
Governor Walker and Governor stanton for yielding TO the
people Of Kansas free, fair and impartial election
when the people Of the State of Kansas by such elections
repuda,ed the slavery Lecompon constitution, and avow
ed their unalterabe determination 10 remain commu-
Ey Of free men, the Congress of the United States
handed them 10 remain indefinitely slavehodng Terri
tory Elections for slavery are held valid and lawful;
elections for freedom are deemed invalid idle and futile
Have not said truly then, that first conquest must
be the recovery of fairness and equality between freedom
slavery tho conduct of the administration. aud Of
legislation al Washington
1hrdly--I remains to speak of the way of the battle
Hilbert contest has been with the Shareholders them
selves. The Their side organized by the rap
rcsentaves Of the slave States and conducted in the
and the responsibilities Of the slave States them
selves. But this at last has ceased The Shareholders
intelligent, rejecting and sensible men, they have
founG that this cannot be made land Of universal
slavery They found out that II only aggres
sion on their part which produces such violent resistance
the free States to render the solution of the great
problem OF slavery either difficult or dangerous They
subdued in spirit They would If they could become
passive, and relquish the contest for majority OF slave
States and for ascendancy in the Union They know in
deed, that the existing slave population OF 200 900 is
y quite naasauae 70 SUPPLY by It's rcproaus'on the area
sisted repeled overborne in the contest by the native
reproduction OF free labor from stock OF 10000 900
tive born American citizens augmented and reinforced by
immigration from Great Britain, Germany Switzerland
Sweden, Norway and Spanish America
Division is apparent in their ccunses, and if there be
ultra and vile among them their action rendered
nugaory and harmless by the dissent and resistance
conservative and moderate men. Thus you tho
threats and Of sunon that quarter have
away and that henceforh might expect forbearance,
liberation and patriotism the part OF the Shareholders
a f, ayc Is
class Interest persuades them TO moderation. Left to
themselves, they would not be partisan polit-
cal class Seeking quiet and looking for safety 10 public
repcse and tranquility, they would be inactive, all
property classes usually But force has
vcned in their behalf The interested and superseryice
able tenders Of assistance and aid call them stir them
M to new efforts TO sustain declining cause and make ii
Triumphant
which Is found within the free States The Shareholders
content with their great acquisitions secured by the
which have spoken they would have submitted the
organization OF free States within that part OF the
Gent territory q louisiana covered by the Missouri
Compromise prohibition OF 1920
But the democratic party the free States reused them
from their sleep and offered them and forced upon their
pance whether they would not the grea, boon
the abrogaon Of that prohibition and the establishment
of new slave State IN the Territory of Kansas. II was
within the capacity for self denial the Shareholders
10 refuse such boon They accepted IL with hesitation
and reluctance at the hands Of their Northern allies.
Thcnccorth the way OF the battle between the slave
States and the free States became entirely changed.
Tccforh ne bst,ocen The representatives If free.
dim "a he free &aS and the inersSed allies and sup
of
Kansas after a memorable struggle, marked with the
atrocities and many OF the sucrings Of civil year
threw OF the Missouri usurpation, and unmtaksbiy
pronounced for freedom and free State the nyeodcrs
practically withdrew from the contest But James Blu
chanon the newly elected free State President Of the
United States interposcd and as his first
act procured from the Supreme Court OF the United States
decree pronouncng slavchoding to be normal condi.
ton Of all the Territories 81 the United States whatever
might be the temper and disposition OF the people nhab
ing those Territories and encouraged the Shareholders
through the acton of the Iccompton constitution to insist
upon maintaining slavery IN Kansas IN defiance OF the popu
lar WILL
II then became stu apparent that rc,aners OF sla
very IN the free States and not the shareholders themselves
constituted the party with whom the friends Of freedom
bcuccort 10 contend This and unexpected
81 things though strange Is nevertheless without pre-
ccdent and anacgies The thing the war
Of tho RevoIuton The British King and Par lament
asserted their jurisdiction over the colonies in
tiers 81 domestic concern In good faith and asserted
their supremacy by But when after the battle
Of Saratoga. became apparent that those precnsions
could not successfully be maintained, they wisely pro
not allowed 10 do so They had enlisted by that time in
their service band OF 10y asis within the colonies, who
IN case Of the success q the patriots must be abandoned
10 the mercy OF the vciors Their Interested appeals
the faith Of the British government hnderod and delayed
for long pcrod the acknowledgment Of American hide
pcndcnco.
The case o these rcianers Of slavery also finds parallel
In that o the swiss mercenary soldiers of fortune who
constitute always the body guard Of dcslos In Europe.
The rctnors 81 slavery the free States abuse the Gre
duly ~ the Shareholders by evermorc promising them
easy triumrhs the Resistance, which they encounter
lti " bc hnltfs'SA tlth heuCtpfth tuai contest
Is not with the Shareholders but with the abeors and
tainers Of slavery among ourselves Let constitute
ourselves n,c committees II vigilance and deiec, and
fnsc these rctaners ~ condign punishment We shall
have no difficulty IN finding them. Whenever we see a
citizen of free state obtaining recommendations the
President II the United States for n cabinet place or
foreign mission. let us he assured have found who
b achief ~ this conspiracy There is a suchn
every pest Office. and from five 70 hundred thousand
lurking concealed IN every custom house. SEIZE them
aud btng than to exposure IN open day Won once
uai they are Insignificant ia numbers. They constitute
nconsdcrahlc aud insgnican portion Of the popua.
ton Of the tree States. une perhaps out OF three
I've ten IN the several districts Of Oneida
county. stunning the public gave Of an honest
and mcorruptcd people, they congrcgac chiefly in
our large towns and cities, aud there
lively engaged. though unseen IN battling and defeating
the e fecmcn 10 the action Of the federal
government You sec M once that they within our
reach and within power. What shall be done with
thtmg cur fathers dealt summary with their proto.
types They cOnscacd Their estates and sent them with
tttcrs commencing them to tho protection and favor of
the British government which they had faithfully
served What do Won say fellow ctzcus IN the present
CttaW, ScuHt Tho