The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-27
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Seward ard Dug'rs In nm Abolition View.
[From the Na'it.t, AM Siavery STANDARD, Nov. I'll
til t.GNe or THE TINES.
The grca, IL resident IN liking which j. the
art and myst n Nhc all true bonn Am. ricaus
themselves ~ frr g. about oopen again preparatory
"a the sas,n II tfo In itself il has been thus lar ID our
history, particular importtnce what the mate
RAJ chos he siape Of the manufacture. The manu-
sclurci uucc was always sure TO he OF the usua style
and equally eli adaItcd tor dirty wors tho
specimens which had been turned out before ana laid
aside 49, too soed and too ihreadbare for further
scmctmcs enthusiastic anti slavery polit ca"s fiat
tered themselves tina, they had lighted upon stuff out OF
which something more gefmsin TO their purpose might be
hut the Old tcr which had disappointed aud damaged
them often before They found that the asseveraon
Of the sign painter who dealt only in rcd lions when ask
ed To- furnish an angel, was applicable to their case as
we'll and that the angel they had compounded for would
pcrsisi IN looking most con',undedly ike red lion IN
spite Of them. Their from success have been
their happes hits for nobody say General Scott
or Colonel Fremont would have been any better than the
Of slave made Presidents had they succeeded in
winning their way to the White House.
The day Of which anti slavery prophets have spoken as
sure to come seems nov to be at hand We do not mean
10 say that slavery 10 be destroyed just yet or even
that anti slavery statesmen will speedily hold OF the
helm Of State, for we do not violently anticipate either
consummaon at the door But think ii clear,
from all the signs Of the times of which the political sky
dark is is full that the time when this country to
he divided on the simple question Of slavery and anti
slavery cannot be long retarded by the efforts of the most
skiul Of political msgicians The shadow, indeed, has
been held back the dial Of the age and the sun has
been made 10 stand still by the lamentations of political
wizards at the orgies called Conventions but the sun
getting too strong for them, and the shadow will fail
upon their own fortunes they do not take themselves
ont Of its way and cease 10 compel the history Of the ma
ton to be false To the ideas which possess the mind Of
God That they withhold themselves from this necessity
but too evident They have been long dealing with
darkness and r.ing TO establish compromise between II
and the light and trying to make men believe that il wa
the perfect day, that they wink and blink at the gim
merings OF brighter hours to come which begin TO shoot
| out from beneath the horizon.
The Fremont campaign was encouraging one be-
cause did accustom the people of the North to the
strange attitude of united hostility the South The prin
cipe on which that campaign fought was the very
narrowest and mcanest that marshalcd host to
battle Never did great army rally around flag OF
sucn impeIcepunie cmcnsiohs ana such DUBIOUS anu
shifting color. Fortunately for the army and its chief, 1t
was defeated, and neither were called to face the
greater danger of The state Of things present
is much more favorable to the initiation Of more vgor
Gus and united attack on the power that misgoverrB MS
/ than any that Fremont administration could have
brought about The administration is defeated Kansas
by the action Of the inhabitants Of the State Slavery has
met with its first defeat, and that when il fought its bat
tie under the most favorable circumstances and with
the President and the whole force and prestige Of the
vernmcnt arrayed on its side The natural Indignation
which that nsoent invasion Of Northern rights excited
awakened intelligence and spread knowledge in quarters
and 10 an extent which nothing less outrageous could have
reached or Effected Tho nature of slavery, in its essence
| and its accuents was never well understood,
and the necessity Of organized resistance deep
" felt now glance the annual reports Of the
American Anti Slavery Society for fifteen back viii
show that this procession Of events has been exactly in the
sequence and in the direction therein indicated ncv
be-oniy the march has begun than the most
! guinc prophet vatcinated.
The speeches Of Mr. S,oard and NJ, Hammond zoe hare
already spoken Of as among the most striking indications Of
things 10 conie. Mr. Ss,ootd, experienced and nary
statesman, who has his eye the face and his hand he
heart q ne nation boldly proposes scheme q political &C
1dly did he speak that the republican papers jt be-
mining 70 pluck mp courage enough to let their readers
k'o,o ,eha i ,eos he said 'e-y fec Of her ha.e had ne
sdgdly and The pluck b yu themselves directly d'onriie Of
him and oocced ms plan Of he campaign Ind yet his is
'chdt they hare got % 10 for there oer bond IF
hcon that can keep Their party t2eer They have raised
spirits which they cannot lay and which will yet b.
their masters Mr. Seward clearly that the rank and file
OF the republican party demanded this onward movement,
and that they would be too many for Their more tmd OH
GERS. Mr. Hammond. on The other hand sees The thing,
,clteh the Shareholders and M. Douglas stand
shoulder oshoder lie gives up the possibility of the slave
states standing by themselves bu, thinks that by using
their weight judicousy IN the balance of parties, they
may compel din and service enough from the North for
their protection and comfort. lie clearly sees that
Douglas is the only candidate that sufficient stand up
against the gathering Of the free States and willing
take him with all his mperfectons his head. And
imagine that the whole South will ultimately though there
viii be much viruencc and many contortons and basphe
miles, come 10 the prudent conclusion aud cat humble
ne as an tlaon n Douglas and saroy al the congregations
| may te that there NOV te requ in ne tide Of
public sentiment, and that there may b. UT ansstu
| pronie 18th sides ia that acceptable year. The
republioans may MT sG courrgc enough @ put Mr..
Ssrayd at their head, Nth he srnard he has unfisd
u. his hand. They may u lsi array, BY nc eachdnt
mcas q fdlse erItdisnty o. hunt up n0sile 40
scnr1y o stand tor some Ietiea congyega,i9a Of spln
Iealsn9 and oJ-n ncfin. The ldrehodcys Ge other
hand may ind ne nS n Douglas no objectionable 70
'1fTd oa, and they second me spite and malice of Pre-
.idnt BucLonaa a. p ooEpci NJ nomination ef
les marked md' But lci theso things he they may
the battle already joined, and can never be parted
again Until victory has dcarcd herself side the
other. The passions which have been aroused
le put 10 sleep again, aud they vii array themselves
The one side and the other Of this great combat aud
wrtstic with each other I'll the better the pre-
walls. Fisher Amcs sai very wise thing when he said
tlat there's such thing blowing barrel % gun.
| powder la way down THIS has been the endeavor Of
the republican far;y hitherto II has not succeeded yet,
aud never Will except Ii or ctuallv damcninr the *
part and gtNzfvp m