The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-20

vance OF the possession OF the the followers
Of Seward and the advocates Of his have attempted
70 make "al free The recent slave insurrcction In
Virginia was meant to enforce their principles and
pose the means relied upon to carry them into execution
Kansas having failed TO offer continued food for excite
ment and theatre Tor black republican agitation and
bloosshed, yet poder attempt has been made In q
slave State, where performance has been got
mp IN advance Of the Efforts Of Seward himself when he
msn CAN free or ali Save THIS was .hs tSeory
upon which the Kansas shcker Brown acted at Harper
Ferry Impeled TO the dark deeds Of massacre rspne
and robbery by the teachings of the OF his PARTY
he but performed out the character and practically exc
coied the principles upon which Seward sastains his
political position. And may be well 20 let the Amer
can people and feel that they may realize the full
force Of this monstrous doctrine TO let them know that
is not only possible, but probable, that the
day - rapidly approaching when every slave State
theory Of aa fee How dreadful the ' Thoughts os
Suppose this doctrine carried inevitable consc
quencesimagine the stupendous Who
contemplate the result without unmnged emotions Of
horror To that beautiful country laid by the
savage hand Of the slave inccndary the yet deeper
vengeance Of black republican military power. Great
God, 10 this philanthropy Are the sturdy yeomanry of
New York prepared to become parties such dreadful
deeds Do the honest men who rally the Of
ardism contemplate tainment 70 which
they are invitedS Do they thak it's logical
and inevitable results Of their own sue
political party the pending aghtl If So why
do they not shrink with alright from the responsibilities
TO their posterty and be written upon history letters
Of and hate. And what In the meanwhile, viii be-
come Of our great commercial interests closely inter
"VsoA "A.sA SussA P'Nof%iA'y' -. AuA1aSuo Va
millions Of Northern capital invested in Southern
productons-the wealth which is annually
York Of the labor of slavery The profit the luxury the
comforts the necessity nay the physical exist
continuance OF slave labor and the prosperity of the slave
master Suppose g all Free penetrated the South
US, to say nothing Of the south itsefs Shall be an
swered that slave labor could be supplied by the same labor
IN state of freedom instead OF bondage So argued the
British government when it abolished slavery its West
India colonies. From 10urishng provinces, teeming
with wealth and prosperity, the islands have become
desert wastes and impoverished dependencies upon home
support-the population given debauchery pc
nury and the blacks themselves reduced the lowest
stages Of decentralization desututon and physical eemi
macy The leading press of England well as Of France
have recently declared that in the tropics tho soil
only be cuitivateby the African, and that he must be
| governed by the patrarchial laws Of master and
slave There no escape from this conclusion, and all
the scky philanthropy gded sophstry of free labor
for Southern States would be but po
htca consequences attending the agitation Nor is Eng
land dsnterested party In the determination OF this
question She has not only sympahies but interests
listed in the coming Presidential struggle Seward her
choice for President He has in her auxiliary Of poen
ta power. The attention Of the British Courts, and the
frequent confidential interviews between her Majesys
Minister and our Senator on his recent visit TO London
by the Of the republican party under the - Of
Seward, and the eHectual enforcement Of his 'a m
all slave" theories. The continued union OF these States
bode no good to England She fail to feel the grow
ing power Of commerce. the giant stride of terrific
turers In her markets have driven her to the
wall In both quality and price OF manufactured products
and she finds American bottoms gradually absorbing the
carrying trade Of the world In commerce, navigation
and manufactures therefore, leaving England be-
hind while in every other element Of national greatness
becoming the leading nation Of the world Eng
land sees this While pretending amty, she is sealthiy
seeking ruin Her ministry desire to accomplish by
offensive 1t is the Northern and Middle States
which possess the great competing elements. 1t is our
energy and enterprise which produce rival interests
feared by England These competing resources are con-
ri moth
lion with British labor or British capital. The slave
States not only do not compete with England, but
produce that which England cannot do without
The agriculture of the South indispensable TO the peace
prosperity and safety of the British people nation.
slaves are necessary their well being Without cotton
the government Of England would become unstable and
dangerous classes when without employment, and
without the bread which employment alone procures
the American Union can be accomplished by the election
Of Seward 10 the Presidency three great national objects
dear TO the Britah government will have been attained
VIA powerful national rival destroyed the CONNER
cial navigating and manufacturing States of the North
crippled and an exclusive monopoly Of the trade with
the cotton growing States obtained For the free States
she would have OF hostility while to the South
she would offer protection with arms and money. She
| would guarantee the independence of the South.
Thus Southern hostile government would be created
at doors backed up by the fearful military power OF
Great Britain and composed Of bold and chiyalrous men
gresson SortherFs ranass and Northern Injustice
And is it declaring too much when ada Inn. = "a 10 this
anticipated protectoratr Of the slave States indie
pendent Southern power that the press Of
declared that Wberforce and other emancipaionss were
mistaken philanthrepistss think not The government
The Presidency, with falling sagacity dis
the inevitable consequences Of dissolution of the
Union with the slave States falling into British Deepen
dency rather than to continue connection with States
whose people had outraged every compact of honor and
every principle Justice Fellow citizens Ihave confined
my remarks TO the national issues embraced in the
present election There is much to be said upon
the immediate questions Of domestic CON
Almost as dangerous as are the designs OF the re-
publican party the welfare Of the nation they
with reference to this State Let us look at them nom
State stand point shutting out exterior considerations
To Judge properly of the future party review the past
The safe rule by which TO test and parties TO apply
the touchsone not of profession but Of practice Poiti
and political organizations too often promise that
which they either do not cannot accomplish BY this
guide let back few years, and see what has been
York When William II. Seward elected Governor,
and political friends obtained control of the Legsa
ture, this commonwealth comparatively out of debt,
the income from the canals was far beyond the Of
their management, the public credit was unimpared the
Legislature confined within the restrictions Of the
constitution and the various pursuits of the
people prosperous. All this soon changed IN
der the blghting influences Of that arch demagogue
the State government and its power prostuted TO
partisan objects The Executive Of the State descended 70
the tricks Of the political manageable pardoning power
became weapon of straagem and gain. The doors OF
the public treasury thrown open the access of
rupt influences. element in the government of the
ton third branch Of the Legislature constructed
of the contracting interest The canals from source
of revenue became the fruitful mother OF extravaganza,
reducing income enhancing the expenditures Tho
treasury exhausted the public debt largely in
creased and the necessary funds by which 70 meet
the accrueng the public creditors could not be
procured without discred and dshonor. Nor is this all
AS bad and odous these fruits of black repub-
| licansm in this State, they not all, nor,
| in my Judgment, the worst evils that the rule Of
Tat party has inflicted upon 1t has devised way to
the safeguards of the State constitution, and
found Court OF Appeals ready to sustain the outrage.
refer to those innovations by which the rights Of
the people of the countess the cities, the towns and the
villages have been deprived of the custody Of their
local affairs. When toe amended constitution Of 1916 was
framed, II supposed that centrasm had been de.
stroyed thought that the Convention had inserted
that instrument, beyond the reach of the Legislature,
security against encrocent upon the inherent rights OF
the people to home government section was provided
which it was supposed accomplished and secured this
right All merely local officers were be chosen by the