New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-03


might invade the United Ssases or send "Dante" to
astassnate him. Is suppoeison 10 absurd that Il need
only be mentioned 70 DO a. once dismissed from the
mind. And Il much lees absurd TO suppose that he
was morally afraid Of thenof their votes and infu-
enoe The votes Of the Mormons In their territory
could have no effect upon Federal politics. The votes
OF soeh hormons as are scattered through the States
are probably Of less Importance than those Of the free
negroes
Il may here be suggested that the President has at
tmee shown something very ike slavsh fear Of con-
temptible obects-such a. the The N Y. Herald; but
The Her0ld always has certain influence among the
baser sort, while the Mormons, aside from their
nection with Slavery, have none anywhere.
Ne ther will it seriously be urged that the President
and his Secretary Of War such imbeces that they
do nOt know how 10 send expedition. They were
prompt enough in sending soldiers into Kansas.
But the subject takes amuch wider range. The
Mormon business, bad "a II is is unfortunately but
small episode of the whole story The spirit Of law
Iessnees though especially triumphant in Utah, has
a pretty good swing nearly all over the country II is
hardly exaggeratiOD TO say that whenever regu-
larly appointed fanctionary comes into conflict with
Judge Lynch, the mythical potentate has the best Of
IT, Whole towns are under the set-appOnted and IRE
spousibe dictatorship Of such kings OF the Csnnibsl
Islands as C.. A. J.. Lamar, esq" The normal con.
dition OF other towns state Of mob. II IS doubtful
whether with the exception Of Naples any large city
in civilized country NJ so badly governed as New
York. This spirit has struck deeper and spread wider
than s very opponents are aware Of They are them
selves unwittinsv tainted by IT, The NJ y. Tunes
sympatbzes with the accomplces of Irish aSsasslns,
and s6gmatizes "despOt" the landlord who taxes
the only possible means Of Furnishing such felons even
indirectly. "a little Of the old Saxon law lately ap-
piled at Doom would be Of great just now IN uahl
And MANY Republicans especially IN the West appear
10 think that kind of lawessness ID only 10 be re-
pressed by rushing into another.
Now ii we ask t-hy this is 30, there are doubtless
several causes which contribute in different degrees to
effect 80 undesirable result; but the one great eause
10 which nine,een-twentetbs Of the illegal outbreaks
in our country may be directly or indirectly traced Is
lftff Inc ffnzf If rlk
of them is more apparent than real refer to the dis
putes between natives and foreigners. These, say,
constitute exception rather IN appearance than re-
atty; for in majority OF cases they are fomented Dy
foreign priests aud these priests are TO man IN favor
Of the Democratichat is TO say OF the Pro-Slayery
party. go, - .o.
tbe Anti Rent agitation in State. This system OF
robbery and murder was it must be confessed, pro-
NOTED by Anti Democratic and Anti-olaYery men, IL
will always remain blot on the annals OF New-fork
Still was local and temporary and did not anect the
general interest Of the country further than Dy s Dad
example.
Making all due allowance for these and other exeep-
tons the general proposition holds good mus III the
North il is notorious that the party OF rows ana osor
der il the Democratic Party. The great majority OF
the rou0hs and rowdes and shOuder-hters belong TO
IT, as a matter Of course. When the Democrats nave
no immediate enemies before them they are just as
ready TO fight among themselves. When one hears OF
a GRAND row the first question naturally Is, winch OF
the Democratic sections began II, and the news Oh q
New-YOTk Democratic gathering without a squaOole,
would almost make one believe that the millennium or
some other " good time really coming. Inc
names of many leading Democrats, such as WOOD,
Rynders Sickles, &c, are mere synonyms Tor not
and violence and be remembered, that these local
Iroeeedngs are Endorsed and approved OF at headquar
ters-thst ia AT Washnptoll-and that OF the
aforementioned individuals, probably on the ola prn-
ciple of Set thief TO catch "a thief, was appointed
TO the special execution Of those laws which Inc had all
his life been busily engaged IN violating. 80
Az h il in elsewhere.
IL the only out-and-out Democratic Free State and
also precisely the most lawless.
Now the Democratic party, Whatever II may nave
been once is at present simply the PrOSavery party
neither more nor less All the economic and financial
questions which in other days divided It from It's oppo-
nents have been long ago decided in It's favor, ana It's
sole peculiar attribute remaining lists PrO-Sayey-sm
And il is worth while noticing that just IN proportion
as its other distinctive features have been ODerated
and swallowed up in its Notwithstanding adyo-
cacy Of Slavery, it, awlessness and contempt justice
Az for the Hapotheoss of ruffanism, TO another
happy term of yours nearly all over the SOUTH IS
unfortunately too well known TO require more Than
perfectly consistent theoretical explanation OF
these acts at presents itself Inc hao' OIL eAer
csing despOtic power over interiors rehueis neu
;mrafent of the ordinary laws of civilized lfe just as
tbe absolute monarch is impatient OF lnternauOhai
riOhta The Shareholder il as naturally law-DreaAe
as the despote prince is warrior and cohqueroI'
AS 10 the Northern Democrats they are but tho aDses
Iined 10 ape i'm their independence OF law, ana whose
views they frequently can only carry out by VIOLATION
OF law. .. ,.o
Slavery and Freedom, in other words between the
Democftc and Republican parties IL the contest be-
tween barbarism and civilization. II the Democrats
continue to triumph and the encroachments oil the
Slave Power 90 on the country will relapse INTO par
barism in spite of all its railroads and electric ele-
graphs and - Professor La Mountains balloon INTO
oYr TyeIl-wishers as well IA our enemies abroad
ore nerfecy aware of this The rapid decline OF PuO-
Tc morals and respect for law in America is marked
by all attentive European observers-by some win UNI
concealed ioy, by others with profound SORROW
Having gone thus far seem to hear you ask.
Dwell and if It is so, what is the practical result
What remedy can YOU propose What is the use OF
dscnssng the subject p This ia the usual answer IN
America whenever any evil is attacked. To which L
reoin that at is stage Of the discussion ace are MOI
bound TO propose any remedy. Inc hral step II 10
ascertain and be convinced of the true case OF the
evil. and this the North is not though, happily, more
nearly of one mind than ever before III the ooseSt
ossble taste 10 saw is said every day. that all the
North is opposed 10 Slavery IN principle A very
large minority in the North, including pretty nearly All
the Democratic party either consider Slavery ~ rather
a Good thing politically speaking, or regard the whole
question as an indifferent one winch does ho' 'ouch
them. Until we have positively determined the cause
of an evil we cannot even tell whether there is
practicable remedy or not.
The South has done its best 10 remove the subject
from the domain of practical action, by wrapping up
in the oobwebs of hairsplittng pseudo metaphysics,
and at the same time has carried out nearly All us
plans Ito its own injury well as that OF the Northl
by the simple secret of Unity An approach TO sni-
lar unity on the part Of the North will be the first step
toward successfully resisting the tide OF lawlessnesS
snd barbarism &. A. BRISTED.
Bsdsr. baden, Tuesday, Nov. l, 1889.
~-----~--~----