The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-03
W. II. SEWABDS ROCHESTER, MANIFESTO.
The True Issue for Our Novem-
Der Election.
Proposed Total Destruction of tho Southern
States and their Institutions,

Speech OF William H. Seward, delivered at
RoeheAter, Monday, Oct. IS, 1858.
FELLOW CrlzENs-Ine unmstakable outbreaks OF zeal
men-and such man am l. Let US, therefore, at least
for tme pass by all secondary and collateral questions,
whether of personapor Of general nature, consider
the main subject Of the present Toe democ ATTIC
party-or, to speak more accurately, tae party which
wears that attractive name-s possession Of the federal
government. The republicans propose TO dsodge that
party and dismiss from its high trust. The main sub
retain the confidence of the American people In attempt
irg to prove it unworthy think that ac,usted
by preudces against that party, or by prepossessons in
perence that virtue and Patriotism vice and ssshness
are found in all parties, and hat they differ less in
their motives than IN the policies they pursue Our
country is theatre schich erhibis full operation tuo
radically different political syeste one resting The
n aoor aus ? r.. Ia o o no are enas
all negroes, persons less purely of african
derivation. But t only accidental The priucips of
formed necessarily unielecal groccl,ing and base
and that he lcborer, e9ay for ts owr good and for chs
man, ,is natiue foreigner, not easlaoed only b.,
he cdYos, yet, be reduced to bondye Yol need
lot be told that the slave system is the older of the
two, and thai once 1t was universal The OF
own Observation-Disclosures and Europeans, they
wcre-hardiy dates beyond a period Of five hundred
years. Tho great moderation Of hum society which
modern times exhibit ia mainly due to the substitution of
the system Of vol nary labor for the old Of serve
system which, in its origin sni i.s grow H. has
been altogether foregn from the habits OF the races
which Co'0nized theeo states and established Cvilza
ton here. It was introduced on this new continent
as en- engine Of conquest and for the estab
lirhment Of monarchicl power BY the POr.u-
them all South America Central America Louisiana
and Mexico Its legitimate fruits IN the poverty,
imbecity and anarchy which parvade ali Portu-
guese and Spanish America The fres labor system
ia Of German extraction and !, was established
Germany STuO Great Britain and '0 Ireland We justly
ascribe to It's influence the strength, wealth,
greatness intellisencs and freedom o wncn me
chief elements Of the value Of human life
is freedom in the pursuit Of happiness TIE
oords the Sabrer cAos, only because he Is ldeorer
loads don NTH chains and converts into merchandise, bs
ea ae.r i :" eesy sssi o esTS psym
and ,chcm il erpels from ne con"uty because cannos
sary inproviden. and ruilous, because, as general
truth communities prosper and nouish, or droop and de-
cline in just the degree nas sney or neglect TO
Tree labor stem conforms to the divine law OF equality,
which is written in the hearts aud consciences
OF men, and therefore, is always and everywhee bene
Hcent The staus system is Of constant danger, dis
sut suspicion and acatchfalness. d:basg those ,ooe
toll olore produce cs1h and restnrcs for deftsscs
te boe dgree Of Dhich human nature IS capnbl.. TO
guard noG;nst mSy and aasr7ection and thus wtstss
enrsis sohicn ohc,tcse might be employed in national
devsoJent and degrondissmen rne free labor ays.s
etucaics all alike, and By opening all ths fields ndu,
trial employment and ali the departments Of authority
the unchecked and equal rivalry OF AL csases OF men mt
universal contentment and brings tho
bsbsst popsDle actively nil the ply sica aud social
eheSSles OF tpe whoe Site SsateB whore the
tys'em prevals tho masters directly or indirectly
all political power and c1netuta ruling ars.ooracy 10
The States where The free labor sysom prevae universal
sufege necessarily obtains, and the State Inevitably be-
Genes, sooner or later, Republic Of democracy. Russia
yet maintains slavery and desp hsm Most Of the other
European States have abolished slavery an adopted the
system OF free labor. was the autagonisc itca ten
denotes OF the two systems which t5e AS, Napoleon
contemplating whe he predicted that Europe would ulti.
ma,ey be either al Coasack sl republican. Never did
human seacity uiser mora pregnant truth. Tas tu,
sySms are at once psrcsipci 10 Be ineoa9'nous Bat
ny are more pdn ircongrucis-Uey Incompatible.
Thy ner0 nors psymaney fris'ed getner couary,
cTd H" tsr II would b. es.s ~ 'e-rnosra'e 'Ns
imrnssb.y, from toe rreoonciaus ooasrass betSe'a