The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-01

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Of Me approaching RESURRECTION, with ali rs expected hor
rors and hees from his country with no warning note
il his tho "re oonic.' Ia this the banquet
Of blood to which Mr. Seward invited his coantrymen
Rochester, having hoard Of the May,
1858, fully detailed 'm all is bearingss Was this the
rreprcssble conflict foreshadowed by him few months
against Virginia and other sister States OF Houth9 Did
he then feel for tho approaching dasterq Did
the opening graves Of the coming insrrecsion, Of which
be fully informed, make appeal to hs sympathys
Did the bloody corpscs Of his murdered countrycn rso
from Their shrouds In no fearful array before him? Did
ters doomed TO than living DEATH fail to roach his
scared and stony bos0mY Did helpless infancy aud tot
terng no emotions and stimulate no Efforts Of
If such approaching scenes az these a. tho Searfu
scroll unroled itself IN letters Of blood before him. failed
TO induce him. Sen ator Of the Unon mako any effort
arrest the dread catastrophe Of the overthrow Of the
constitution which he had sworn 70 support and Of the
surrender Of bis country TO and OWL and
vile war how would the Obligations Of the oath OF Pres
dent furnish any greater security man would vio-
hate his cath Senator Of the United States how should
that Of President DO held by him more sacredp
By the sixth article of the constitution Of the United
States provided that thc Senators shall be bound by
oath affirmation 70 support this consultation Mr..
Seward had taken that OATH and what was that obga-
tonp For this must look TO the provisions Of tho
constitutions itself. We enumerate few Of these prov
sions which, with 20 much soemnity, Mr. Seward had
sworn TO support His duties were to gvo his aid to
suppress Instructions and repcl nvasions' to punish
"feason" and traitors, those ugiving them aid and
con'ot tocause TO BIO delivered up fngtiyes charged
In any State with treason, felony or other crimes all
fugves from nservioc or Labor" to "protect each Of
them (he staes) against INVASION" and also "aganst
domestic violence" These some Of the duties cx-
pressy designated In the constitution devolved
many words, upon Mr. Seward Senator and each and
all OF which he bad sworn 10 perform, and tho violation
OF each aud all Of them involved in his aoqniescenco
III Brown atrocious expedition. Wherein would his oath
ms Pres dent have been obligatory IN conscience
or IN awp His oath as Senator support the
sution, and that OF the President II o preserve pro-
tect and defend tho constitution OF tho United States
The same obligation Is substantially imposed in both cases.
and his silence and acquescencc Senator Just
criminal he had been President OF .hc Union Yet
with his bps now backcned and his conscience scared at
lenet With moral perjury, are asked TO make him
President Of these United States, and New York tho
s Of November next Is asked 10 sound the buge notes
IN the advancing charge led by bis conederates and h
cohorts against the ranparts OF the constitution.
Alas, that should have fallen low that such
should be the candidate Of any party for the chair
filled by Washington-in that event, tho 1ret and tho
las: President Of these United States.