The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-26
Revolutionary Designs of the Abolition-
fsts-New York Names Endorsing

Revolutionary Destgns of the Abolition.
fsts-New York Names Endorsing
Treason.
We publish to-day one Of the most extraor-
binary revelations of a revolutionary design on
publcans that has ever been brought to light
in this country since the treason of Benedict
Arnold was detected at Tarrytown.
1t has been widely asserted by many Of the
black republican journals that the reasonable
proceedings Of Johr Brown, at Harper's Ferry,
were instigated by his own mad brain; but
it now turns out that ever since the 9th day Of
March last, a book, called Compendium Of the
Impending Crisis Of the South" has been Sc
cretly circulated in large numbers ia the
Northern States, endorsed by private circu-
lar, to which are appended the names of the
Governor ofthe State of New York, of an ex-
Judge Of our Supreme Court, of the Chairman
ofthe New York Republican State Committee
Of large number Of our most wealthy and
respectable citizens, una orslxry eight members
Of Congress We give in another column
the circular in full, q series of extracts from
the. Revolutionary pages Of the book itself, and
the list of subscribers who have paid large sums
for its circulation,
The book itself claims to have been got
up by Southern man; but it smells so
| strongly Of the shop that every one who ex-
| amines it is led to the inevitable conviction
| that the workers Of the Tribune have had their
hands deeply in its preparation. In its pages
the mask Of moderation ia completely thrown
aside, the republican party is declared to be
completely abolitionised, and its intention to
hurry on a Temorselcss and bloody revolution
is openly Proclaimed" Slavery must be
throttled. No man can be true patriot
without becoming m abolitionist. = Every
victim Of the vile institution, whether white or
black, must be reinvested with the sacred
rights. We believe the Northern people
have been too scrupulous. They have APP
preached but half way to the line of their duty .
The nonslaveholders of the South are thus ex-
horted:-"Do not reserve the strength of your
arms until you shall have been rendered power
ess to strike:" and the shareholders are told
cit Is for yon to decide whether we are to have
justice peaceably or by violence, for whatever
consequences may follow, we are determined
to have it one way or another"
This is the unblushing language Of reyolu-
ton, calling upon the people Of the Northern
States to unite for the purpose Of making raid
upon the South even worse than that of John
Brown. In almost any other country its ut
terance would constitute treason; but, happily
| for the endorsers of it, treason here is limited
| to levying war upon the State. These senti-
ments however, stimulate to treason, and actor
will soon be found, when men of wealth and
social position-men most prominent in the
community-are found to proclaim and justify
the proceeding. Such revolution as this
book proclaiDis is revolution against the
right of selfgovernment which every State in
the Union now possesses, and by its natural re-
action on the North would infict deadly
wound at our own liberties, by destroying the
very principle on which they are based. On
the day in which the first blow should be
struck, confidence would cease to exist in the
North as well as the South-industry and COM
MERGE would stop, and the value of both labor
| and property decline immensely. Yet we are
told that prudent men counsei it, pious men
sanction it, and patriotic men sustain it.
We are loath TO believe it; and we call upon
| the prominent men whose names are affixed to
| the endorsement of these revolutionary and
] reasonable doctrines to come out and say il
they carry them In their hearts aud proclaim
them 20 their followers We call upon you
Edwin D. Morgan, Governor Of the State 0
New York; and on you, ex-Judge Charles A
Peabody, of the Supreme Court; and on you
j.. s. T. Stranahan, Police Commissioners Of thii
metropolitan city; and on you, James Kelly
Chairman of the New York Republican State
} Cen al Commute; and On you, Edgar Ketchum