The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-28


We proceed 70 give o,her extracts from the book pro-
missing however, that the story Of Abbot Lawrence hav
ing been driven from Richmond because he was North
ern man is o n,onstrous falsehood:-
WHAT rn ABonuoSRED REPumIcASs DEMAND FOR rIs
What we want and must have, as the only means
OF attaining 10 position worthy of sovereign States in
this emneDtly progressive and uitariAn age 5
getC, intelligent, enerprising vrtuous and unshacked
population untrammellcd press, and the freedom OF
speech For ourselves whito people, and for the
gI0es and other persons OF whatever color condition.
demand all the rights, interests aud prerogatvcs that
North In England in France, in Germany In any other
civilized and enlightened country. ANY proposition that
may be offered contedg less than this demand viii be
promptly and dsdainiuily rejected.
II souTnERsgRs TAKE OUT UNION Is 10
RE BRorGAT RACK WITHOUT TTiKA.
And now sirs, We have thus iaid down ultn,atum
What are you going 70 do about p Something Dreadful
OF course. Perhaps you will dissolve the Union again.
Do II, Il you dare Our motto, and VIC would have you
TO understand IT, the abolition of slavery, and the per-
do succeed in pour reasonae atsnps 70 take he South out
she goes auay srh yo she acin ivi.0u& yot. Do
mistake the meaning Of the last clause Of the last
sentence; We could eucdate 30 thoroughly that no in
telbgcnt person could fail 10 comprehend it, but for
sons which may hereafter appear, forego the
task Henceforh there other interests to be con
suited In the South aside from the interests Of negroes
and Shareholders A profound sense OF duty inctes
us to make the greatest possible efforts for the abolition
Of slavery an equally profound of duty calls for
dom shall have been utterly vanqnshcd To the sum.
mons Of the righteous monitor within shall cndeavor
70 prove faithful; no opportunity for inhictng mortal
wound in the eide Of slavery shall be permitted pass
US unimprovcd
Thus. terror epgenderers of the South, have We fully
and frankly defined our position. We have modiica-
uons to PROPOSE compromises to offer nothing
tract Frown srs. fret, foam, prepare your weapons,
threat strike, Shoot stab, bring on civil war; Dissolve
the uDion--nay, annihiate the Solar system you will
do all this, more ess better worse anything-do what
you will sirs, You neither foil ntmidate Our
rrrYa,
ven. We haye determined TO abolish slavery, and so
help us God, abolish it we will Take this to bed with
you TO night srs, and think about IT, dream over it, and
let US know how you feel TO morrow morning.
The book proceeds to give BRIEF dsointed scraps
from Jefferson, Patrick Henry and o.hef virginans,
uttered in some cases eighty years since under cir
cumstances which have ceased to have any force
under the present constitution These garbed sentences
il calls the "voice Of Virginia."
Under the head Of "Southern Testimony il takes up
the Southern States seicim, and discourscs 1uenty
about the non savehoding whites in each. In regard to
South Carolina II speaks as follows
Poor South Cardinal Folly is her nightcap; fanaticism
is her day dream; fire eating Is her pastme Sue has
lost her bettor Judgment the dictates OF and pho
sophy have no influence upon her actions Like the wife
who is pitaby infatuated with drunken worthless hus
band she still clngs, with unabated love- the of
her shame, her misery, and her degradation.
The next division Of the book Is headed "Norhern Tcs
tmony.n
Under this head gives random extracts from North.
ern men of the times Of the Revolution and Of few pub
lie men since that time, and is intensely abolition in
spirit.
This is succeeded by "The Testimony of Nations In
eleven pages under this head they have condensed choice
extracts from abolition writer's and speakers OF England
and other parts of Europe, both ancient and modern
Under the head Of Thc Testimony of the Churches"
in ten pages are given the classification OF churches as
regards abci,ionsm, with scraps from Scripture
tracts from abolition cergymen.
The richest chapter Of all Is entitled stIiying Wit
nesses, which comprises twenty pages. Under this
head extracts reskven from Senator Sewards speech
made in Buffalo and at Albany in 1866 and also that por
ton Of his speech delivered at Rochester October o5 1855
in which no announced the Inauguration Of the rrepos
sibe contlict."-see pages l42 and 143.
Choice extracts also appear from the following speakers
writer's and preachers-Salmon p Chase, Of Ohio;
Casius M Clay, Charles Sumner, Henry Wilson, John r
Hale, Nathaniel P. Banks, Edwin D. Morgan, Edward
Wade, Francis p Blair, Frank r. Blair, Gerrit Smith,
Joshua r. Ciddings, Anson Burlingame, Galusha A.
Grow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Corwin, d.
Gratz Brown, Henry c. Carey, Wendell Phillips,
Theodore Parker, William Lloyd Garrison, Henry
Ward Beecher George Cheever, Joseph p. Thompson,
E a. Chapin, Henry W. Bellows, Lewis Tappan Joshua
Leayitt, William Goodel Samuel May, Horace Greeley,
Thurlow Weed, James Watson Webb, Gamaiel Bailey,
Harriet Bcecher Stowe, Moncure D. Conway, j. snod-
grass John G. Fee James D. Pattyman John Dixon Long,
William s, Bailey Richard Hildreh O. B. rockingham,
Charles w. Elliott Charles C. Burlcigh J. Miller McKm
William Henry Furness, A. d. Mayo, Thomas Davis,
Frederick Law Olmstead and Theodore ID. Weld.
The next chapter is devoted to batch of errac sa.is
tics among which gives table that grossly msrepre
scnts the circulation Of the HERALD and enormously exa
gerates that of the Tribune
Throughout this whole volume neither State sovereignty
State rights the obligations of the constitution the
Farewell Address Of Washington, in solitary instance
alluded TO. Neither have it's authors asked thcm
selves tho question: What right have they to Interfere
with slavery in the Southern States any than they
have to modde with ii in the island OF Cuba in Braz
To give il circulation among the whites in the nou
slaveholdng Staes whom they have attempted to excite
TO rebellion, they have issued the work the name OF
Southern man rejoicing in the OF clinton r. Helper
Of North Carolina resident of New York having
found Baltimore too warm a residence.
And is believed that is this documentarst pub
lshed in June lastwhch the black republicans have
been SO busy rankng at Washington within the last two
three months, where Lewis Cephane resides us an
agent for its distribution
We have exposed this incondary document. more in
than in anger-with feelings of pity that prcm
nent men in this State from Gov. f. D. Morgan down and
up should have so far forgotten their duty aud obga
tons to the constitution Of the country 10 lend their
and influence and contribute their money to aid in
the circulation Of such reasonable aud disunion fire.
brand.
This state OF things has to bc met The Union has to
be defended and preserved, overhrown by its fana,
cal enemies And there is better time settle the
question than now, at and forever.
No wonder that the 7raune the other day should have
exclaimed that were million OF copies OF this book in
the hands OF the people Of the North, it would for
ever prevent another STAKEHOLDER being elected President
Of the United States Or, in other words It might have
added, it would most efcctually and forever sever
the Union. To frank this document was great saving
as the postage on each copy amounts TO eight or n;nc
cent?, or fully one half Of its cost
Political Intelligence.
RKprRnoAx NATIONAL CoSsEsuoS.--The Madison (fni)
Courier says the 'proposon hold the next Republi.
can National Convention at indianapolis has been fvora