The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-04

H. rreghts were steady, with more dong in gram for
England.
The Late Eleetsons-The Next COngress-W.
III. Seward and his Disunion Manifesto.
So far as the next Congress is concerned, that
which was rendered nearly certain by the Oc-
tobor elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
and Iowa, has been decisively settled by the
elections of November in Massachusetts,, New
York. New Jersey, Illinois and Michigan, in IA
vor of an anti-administration majority in the
House of Representatives. This fixed fact. in
connection with the election of Morgan as
Governor of New York, upon the radical and
warlike abolition Rochester manifesto Of W. II.
Seward is suggestive (unless it shall be cast
overboard) of an agitation Of the slavery ques.
ton, North and South. the most embittered in it,
character, the most mischievous in its tenden-
cies, political, commercial and social, and the
most disastrous in it, results of any sectional
disturbance in the history of this country.
Emboldened by the republican successes of
October, Mr.. Seward doubtless believed that the
time had arrived when he could safely throw of
the mask, and fatty declare his ruling idea to be
hostility to the Southern institution of slavery
asking no quarter and giving none, I'M
til the issue shall be decided in one
way, by the abolition of slavery in every
Southern State, or on the other side, in the
establishment of slavery in all the Northern
States. Let this proclamation be adopted as
the platform of the republican party of the
North, and the result must be either the speedy
defeat and dissolution Of that party, or
Northern rule Of antislavery coercion, from
which the Southern States will be compelled to
look for safety in their withdrawal from the
Union and in the establishment of separate
Southern coniederacy. peace or war
Believing that the conservative masses Of the
North will rocoil from this latter alternative, we
anticipate that, in the event Of the adhesion OF
the republican party to Seward the first result
will he the dsintcgraton and ignominious over
throw OF that party. This is pretty clearly indi-
Gated in the dismal bowls Of Greeley over the
general results of our late city elections. Hear
him.
THIS city did badly-worse than we expected Beside
Tie STAMPEDE already noted Of the democratic Know
o. o. election by Swiss press against Gov Seward
late speech Rochester revolutionary and dsunionst
~ which good many were frightened into voting for
iarkcr 10, voting all Our loss from this
considerable.
Our loss from this source was considerable"
Was il? We fully believe it, and believe tina,
Lad Mr. Seward issued his Rochester instructions
q month, or even a fortnight earlier than the day
Of their delivery, a reaction would have been ac
complished which would have elected the Demo
cratic State ticket. The considerable loss
which Seward and his representative, Morgan. suf
sequence Of this reasonable Rochester procla-
rnatcn fully jus,iIics the opinion that In this ex.
pertinent he has committed m act of political
suicide upon himself or bis party.
There arc thousands Of men in the republican
camp who believe in the power and the duty of
Congress to stop the extension Of slavery into
the Territories, and tens of thousands who be-
lieve in the territorial doctrine OF popular go
vcreign,y." who will shrink with patriotic alarm
from this Rochester Jroauaeomien,o. proclaiming
q war Of determination against slavery in the
Southern States, with whose domestic concerns
teriere. What them This disorganizng and trail
torous abolition agitator must H. cast off. or the
republican party Of he North will suffer In 1860
q more disastrous defeat than this man Seward
and bis abolition denominations brought upon
Gen. Scott in 1852.
But since thai disastrous election Gen. Scott
has ceased TO DC identified with the fortunes Of
Seward. The old chief stands before the coun.
Try detached from any party organization. q na-
,ional, conservative popular patriot lie l. icst
the sort Of man required 70 fuse the opposition
element Of he North and the south into an over.
whclming movement like that OF 1910 upon the
practical cligtnc.cs Of the times. ignoring the
suppression Of slavery and the extension Of slave.
~. as issues which will quietly settle them
selves IN the natural o,dcr of events.
The state Of New lorf has virtually respond
cd III favor a. Seward: bat the healthy reaction
from BIZ atrocious Rochester snecch. which a i,,w
days sufliced to brin- aboJt il this CITY. stands
ont 70 this ovcr-sanguinc delnagogi,e In the hold
relief Of he handwriting on the wall. Hc must
be cast off by his party, or with MA party he will
Nc cast out by an indignant people. Neither this
men nor hi party can ever reach he Presidency
upon an abolition programme which leads d.
Icctly to sectional strife. J'suDion, revolution.
snsrchy ard the bayonct system Of elections pc
culiar 10 Mexico and the lighting States and fac.
lions Of South America.
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