The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-26


dealers The principal pnnt upon which they base their
defence s, that thc law pfohtug the sale ~ policies
unconstitutional. Both Judge Rnsseh and Necorder Bar
nara however, decided that u was felony rwo the
above before the Supreme Court, aud IN M
PROBABILITY will De carried up 10 the Court OF Appeals
Upon the decision in these two cases Will about nve hun
dred others be based the parties at present ben under
bail, each IN the sum of $500
The New Opposition Movement Tor 1850.
IRON the Richmond tva.) whig
THE LATE POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS IN WASHINGTON.
W,snlsGrov, Dec 49, 1853
Yon have doubtless sundfy newspaper accounts
a meeting OF conservative gentlemen from all parts Of
the Union held in this city evening of the 18th
INST and your readers would probably 20 be
correctly informed to the character and purposes Of
that as.mbge, have tlkcn pans To ascertain its real
o2lectsi and VII now proceed 20 state them.
The professional otter Writers aud c~amongers of the
metropolis have represented That II meeting oi tho
peculiar friends ot Nc. Crittendeu, aud intended 10 ad
vance The claims OF that distinguished gentleman to a
mination for the Presidency. But am authorized 10
say such was not the faet Tho objects contemplated
iar higher and nober than tho promotion Of tho
asscmbagc q. gentlemen from all Of the country,
both ~ and our Of offices for the purpose OF mutual
sultaon and comparison OF opinion as to the practcab
ny oi aayihs amt slavery agltaon restoring harmony
. the country, and arrcsns the obvious tendency of
sectional contest N the next {, residential election.
number o senators and members Of Congress
present, besides distinguished gentlemen who hold Of
hca position. Thirteen States represented aud
letters there from leading gentlemen in hall dozcn
olhcr state, expressing cordial concurrence ia the 90
i,c's ot TIN meeting.
II cannot bo gused that The two greet artics which
now control the political desiinies Of the country
essentially sectional They have ost sgh or tho
great national interests ~ ,hc tmon and all thcir
estsare restricted to tn slavery ssic The dpmo ratio
patty i nothing more, az this time, than southern sec
tonai party IT, leading idea is slavery propagnndsm.
All rs policy shaped th reference 10 that end Hence
~c ha1c sen ~ ia vacation q us avo"ed principle Of
non Intervention, constantly calling the federal govern
mcnt 20 intervene actively Tor the enlargement Of tho
area q slavery forgetting that the same process of
reasoning winch would establish It's right nterpose
extend would Justify its Intervention to restrict Tho pro
gress Of slavery. IN illustration Of this proposition,
need only refer 10 Tic effort BY the Executive and Con
gress 10 force the pro slavery iecompton constitution
hpon reluctant people. Of kindred character the
Executive recommendations % ssizs Sonora and Chhua
hua, uub,css "a mako them slave States. The may
be said of the hint tho President may ne
ccssary 10 bring the principles manifesto
bear on the Island oi Cuba and ol the efforts certain
quarters 10 oren the Afcan slave .ae aud 10 bang Nj
,aragua under hlbuster influence.
A for the antagonist party At the North, is avowaiy
SECTIONAL anti slavery party. Its cardinal dogma IS
slavery restriction To this cnd IL proclms that
shall DC no slave States, and of leaders
have announced the startling that there IS an
rcconc,bo ant'gonism ot interest and rrepressblo
feeling oi hostility between The Northern and Southern
systems of labor and that ensue between
them, which can only be terminated by the decided
ccnianc u ono or the. other and that, IN the end the
wheat md rye cds Of New York and Massachusetts must
bo cultivated by slave labor the cotton and ,is
Of the Cnolinas and Georgia must bo worked BY free
labor.
thus seems tina, each section has ts party, BIT the
country las no party These Two set tonai parties have
been organizing their forces for The great struggle Of 1850
All the mporan, industrial interests of the
been negrccd and forgotten and the two houses of
gress have been ronscrted INTO amphthcates for the
seiaioral contests Of III. champions % factions
ncn of nptionni aud con nervatve sentiments and
feel ai il thi- con lltion Of thugs shall continue mucn
longer the days Of the linton VIII be numbered They
scc that he country IL about o. be prccptaed
tona Rsun 81 III" most eXlc,ng and alarming character
The Sc. that the gloomy iurcbodugs OF the Father o his
Counrywho warned ms coun'rymcn against the dangers
likely 10 arise from parties organized with reference to
geogTapheal hnes-are likely u b. fulfilled. They
that although, by possibility the Union nigh. sHrvvc
one such contest u certainly could second
The only basis which the non can safely rest = tho
recognized equality Of the States destroy thai aud ho
glorious s,ruenr. Will at fall nto RUNS. destroy
the sentiment or fraternity and equality, and you rcnd
every tie that binds tho condefated Stas together let
one section understand that IL IL ostrariscd that
b. deDici It's insi participation in the the
government, and you drive Il at once 1to revolution
Tho whg and American parties are peweriess 10
these fearful tendencies lhey have both almost
rendered the contest IN despair They have been
by the larger sectional organization between the upper
and the neither miihiones They have suffering 4
gradual but progressive dlsintegruton AMI tho yrcst
danger Is that they VIII he gradually absorbed by the
sectional parties-the southern wings ami Anperc.
being constrained by the force OF circumstances reluctant
" TO cooperate with the party OF their scction-whist
their brethren oi the North will by similar OUTSIDE prcs
sure, lie Iorecd INTO unwilling alliance with the republican
party: II nunc IN the political the ply sica world
ha, Me larger bodes attract and, as were absorb the
smaller.
Considerations Ike these have induced thoughtiul ua-
tonal and Patriotic men, from all quarters meet 90
ee,her IN informal coal,i nj the national metropolis
They ciamcd no naiiye character They assumed
10 act or nobody but themselves They sought by free
'" eomIc nna impair, ihiof ua,on "a 70 INC
tone d public iceing 10 Tho different quarters Of the
country They anyiousiy desired % ascertain whether
the saiaies aboNn inn,ci NJ might be aycried Ivy
Tire timely al1eais aud acton of those who syElIaihisc
with neither ~ The sectional organsatns and whether
.see was no' large aaas q sound, conservative,
onal ncn North aud south, who could recalled and
rallied under the st4ft AMI stripes ~ The Jn,or.
~ such men was abe slcotng cf he isth instant cum
rofc1, ann such tbc objects of is asscmblage.
am pratihed - inform you thN the results oi too CON
ference enncuty sa s.aetery. Many earnest ana
lattic addftz.rs nore Inai. rn most fr,fnrns arJ
couciiaiory npirt manifested. m satsiatory
a. t. thc Condition ~ pnbtc opulou, North
ahd south, were given, AMI cntirc conadcnae cx
lfts-cd - the p1ehcabhiy ~ uniting all the
tive coucnis opposition & the present cnfecbcf AMI
q ..iractei administration ~ lhc contest Of 1890.
Tie namc " no standard bearer oven s1gaeste8
hut learn that ~ The gentlemen from The North Is.
tesed thor decided conviction tlat. the party b.
ous.eu va w sou,afa sectona rsty The candeiats
selected r. accomplish That great and benefcnt work
should bc taken irom the -ouh. By doug they saw
they wOi gye strong assurance 81 The South tha, they
wefc no warning - southern institutions, bet only seek
nz % restore the equilibrium - TIE governments It sas
ssen ~ gance thai ths candidate were taken om tho
North would ~ lmp0rshie o dyest tho conte ID an
apparently sfCtuual asrcct The object H. not %
have canf date elected by Nortacrn votes alone, hut
hy The ggtages ~ the poope Of both scct0rs WITH an
acceptable Sohctn candidate Il i believed W. can carry
some hyc southern states and thus nduc; our new
into Office az tue representative of the national
mon sentiment, which, n spc ol The present unavor
ablc asaeec', known " pcsscss strong bold the
Inc union og ihe opposition for Tie sakc Of the ynop
wi b. The batte cry. All feet that the unor a ths
states an oiect dear - tho affections n every patriot
AT iccl hat amid the din II concnding factions IL has of
Late be,n left to- much oat of view.
Fm'sa are tn onlriue y pablic sentiment. They
no he creatures os pubic men but their Now
,nd then great master spirit may arise who mould
aud RGidc pubhc opinion, and stamp upon the impress
Il h.s risact Bn these rare cases. IN ninety
inc out Of 0ue hundred these public are tho
mere representatives ~ the pubic opinion &C ,ue day
snd are borne into pO~cr the bcson of ts swelling
waves
Depend upou tc Qrs of the times an indicate an M
heavmg og puhic op.non siflar % that og islO tue
waters have ten moved, pnd the neat occupant ~ the
White House VII De oa,ed the topinos crest of
he alcn sentiment Of the American people.
" ng satisfied that there a ground en- which
An Il tfn 81
MI ~ ttaNey A moro aud formal meet
ug w proper tnc bc held, to give fnii aud author
aiiyc Expression ~ the principles O the new organza
ou and q invite a who love their country more than
heir party o. unite 10 arrest the torrent of sectional ox-
aem ui and 10 avert The dangers of merely sectional
uttcAt No CONSIDERATIONS 81 personal character
MI be permitted % disturb the harmony the PARTY.
= VIII nc time csough year hence TO survey
he Whole hcld and select the who shall IN &C
~ thc surrounding circumstances be btst ucd to be-
one the standard bearers ~ the great "farty of the
nsonR The signs u the tinies ali alspciOas. The
aLc laIlN IA n ..l and ncnnraznL