The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-28
stsphc1n a. Douglas vs.. w. III. Seward ON
COO tina Slavery Question. 7.

l30 tina Slavery Question. 7e
tffom The Mes York Courier Eoqoser, August q
Of Keeping biwssr In the public eye de has awaited
hipssI OF the widely circulated Hnp,rs Mt0Istne 10
Reproduce ha ideas upon popular sovereignty in the Fer
sNories This be has tosts us6us, AMI wth ven
gesne az eshteen rorta pages tehty. In spite OF -
NDyth, fOTever, s vigorous cocnment-a very sxh-
iu emAsbslg Of The arguments whi;h ats snhor mas
been using for IN Congress- and the stump 10 be
bali ~ Tie cofma WIN when ne ID sraopus to have MS
hswe ana dssssnes Identified We BY no means consiaer
fAH and complete exposition IL IL very one s'ced
AID siieReber Hconclosva But We have no intention
Vi cri3cs.pg the Senator's course OF argument. Our
but with .hN ne attributes 70 hs opponents, and with
zoe he tnsensoy furnishes upon bis senate
r,sl action ID 1854 ~ AZ.
He nputts to the rcpu ,cap party theory which they
20 net ho d. his ispguspe Ia - I'f lt
SsSe to ~ theory e The rsDubs n party ssss S an
ana ssys labor free S'aes and aaye s'ss which hre-
ss one s D. 70 g. , e
o'her thus vim be seer Wa. under me auspices OF
Ss ue no. there can b peace on the slavery
Ibe allegation here is that the republican party have
commited themselves TO crusade 80 The annn.lston Of
slave labor. IL 10 . most anwarsnsable charge. Mr.
OF the Republican Nstiooal Convention that az 10 both
the right and the duty OF Congress TO prohibit In the Fer
slavery and brief passage from senator Stewards Ko
chester The frs. proof offered has no. even the
poor merit OF being specous. The duest intellect must
opposition slavery 10 the Territories
eyideIce intention to attack II elsewhere Blu. "a
particularly presum p.uous In Mr.. Douglas to connect
dress which summoned that Convention togesr express
y "dscismed any intention TO interfere with slavery In
inc States where 1t exss, or TO nvadate those portions
OF the constitution by which IL in removed from the
topsi CONTROL" In regard IA the other evident cited
we sorry 70 that Mr. Douglas descends TO the
whom he ought deapse not initiate He quotes Mr.
Sewsrds declaration that there II rrepressbie con-
,% S eposn and rs and that the
or all non savehoiding But he entirely passes by aud
ignores Mr. sewards explicit disayowh o. all desire for
po itical interference. Mr.. Seward thus sad:-
:sS this ss ss
ny couIS VIM Set Sesoe o iand Of un,verss freedom
DO not tht twill te made snau through
snt ali acting conformity their respsc
Now Mr.. Douglas, in emitting this, has done his
brother Senator q groes injustice Nocandid msn wao
bias read The Rochester speech mistake its import
what Mr. Seward maintained was that avary has ele
meats of weakness that must Inevitably produce It's dna
extinction, unless epghen Itself by securing The
p eve Aid OF the federal government by gradual
eDcIoachmens TO unyersazs the system and thus tring
the whole country TO Identity IL interests and desnes
With the perpetnstion Of The Institution. Hs position
that slavery could not remain staonary-tbas by ts own
internal necessities II increase decrease
must either advance or recede-snd that the special
grestions Mr.. Seward did not cay anything or imply
any th'ug which sgniaed that political power party
power should be made to operate against the institution
within is present limits Tne isneuaee he did use con-
veys just the opposite sense and Mr. Douglas has done
Wropg to msrepresent him.
tor disturbing the Missouri compr omae was that the
compromise measures OF 1850 might be logically carried
out and the slavery Question so far as regards the Terri
such bic constant argument. Well, how has i. resulted
In til article before us he says
party unit in Y rreconcsble opposition 10 the doctrines
and sriec.lss o. the republican party there radical differ
srss: ne rishts ana 10 uniss ths people rsr
and s sSs. S'''1 seriously '''0
varK not superficial differences but radical differ sncesl
end lie goes on TO specify those who differ
ss n ssy free form ssa
e f.s "a s. S .ss
hs .s, % M n The 70 control IT. and ho M
ia he
duty Of Congress to nterpose M authority and urnsh such
as.a..ho;s Who, while PROCESSING believe .a.s the
Of Congress The Terrotia LessatuSe 70 control it. Il the
~ Ss duty s Sg e
SYSsS; ss *fboHf my law
3d. BY the admission Of the great destroyer Of the Mis-
very whom he led to the demolition OF this obstacle
the repoee Of the country ali at reconeabe variance
with themselves, and that these varances are fraughs
with mischief to the country. This exact confirms.
ton OF what declared ct the time by the friends Of
the compromise. Over and over again did We demon
settled nothing; that an adjustment made by fathers
and acquesced in for generation with the happiest
sequence diverse doctrines would take its place which
would entail long and deplorsble turmoil But the Chair
man Of the Committee on territories persisted, and had
his hour OF triumph. he has now lived to zee the day
when the very who gave him the victory waging
the desdlest warfare sgans. himself with weapons ana
evoked power which he cannot CONTROL that his unity
faction his peace endless conflict and hs new order
chaos. Such are the fruits of presumption