The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-24

The Image of his God
The slaves q for all that
ADd therefore demand for him whatever the slave
holder demands for himself Is that fanaticism9 We
maintain that the STAKEHOLDER has right to aght FOR
liberty, SO has the slave that revolutionary fathers
We justified IN reelting agains the mother country, es
al ne slaues Of the South o,d be thousand times nsore
home for liberty join Sr0sus asaion cAppauseI we W.
say that is not for certain class Of mankind assums
that God has invested them with sacred, inalenabe
rights and among those rights is the right to trampe
upon the poor and the needy that they not to CLAIM
the right to resort to the sword and to cut OFT the head
Of the tyrant when they oppressed, and deny to
any other class Of men on the face OF the earth.
once more come to VIM Il. Heward. Instinct is said
to be ga great matter and IL proverb that we may
feared by the South as VIM Seward and therefore,
In my judgment although am politician Il is q clear
indication q he da,y q e North # she means sgsin to
Enthusiastic cheering Rely upon Il, there Is no ssAer
be because she thoroughly underands a poaoer he has IN
the nation Then who ia the man In public life who the
next most hated man by the slave olgarchyp Why,
our own Charles Sumner-(oud applAise) and /, l
trained in the republican ranks should say, VIM, r.
Soard for President, and Charles Sxer for Vice Presi.
with that ticket could sweep every free State 10 the
Union except possibly, California 10 speech at Roches
ter Mr. Seward took occasion to refer to the collision
sng this subect of slovery between the North and
the South. he said
Shalt tell you what this collision meanss They who think
Ky accidental The work Of Interested dnsd
gehsr irrepressoe conflict between opposiug and
enduring orces and chat the united States must and
wu sooner later become either entirely savehoding
ton or entirely free labor nation. Ia the
failure TO appreheDd this great truth that induces sny un
successful attempts nat the slave and
the free States and Is the of this great fact that
ren6ers all euch pretended compromises when made
and ephemeral.
In my Judgment, there never was clearer statement,
more pa'pabe truth uttered THAI this statement the
part OF Mr. Seward II only saying that "there can be
no concord between Chris and Behalf" ia only saying
that "two cannot walk together except they be Agreed
II only saying that "a cannot two mastersH
and that clements uhtch in the nature Of things eternal
" hostile can nea~ codeso and be at peace Mr.. Seward
Intended nothing invcious the South he did
propose any measure warranted by the constitution Of
the United States He dealing with this whole ques
tor phosophicay and merely recorded his conviction
that could not go have hitherto gone except
have this s'Hrepressibe conflict" to the end, and
etr SLAVERY must rule the whole country liberty nsux
drj~ SLAVERY ont Of eSscsce The same declaration was
made by the Richmond (va Inquirer before Mr. Seward
made IL. That paper SAID
There must be last battle between slavery and abolition
The struggle vii end only With The esracdcn Of the
other OF the two hostile parties Shall the South postpone
last decisive conflict until defeat inevitable The strength o.
discharged In the streets Of New York judgments the
abolition and deccnnia OF the popusen OF the
country lnarks tho rapid decline Of Nv hsuA