Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-11-25
Chr Star anb CbrOui(ls.
MONDAY. .0v. ~. 1859.
An" "IrrepressibIe Conflict =
SEWARD NOT THE mracR OF IT.

There is not in our broad Union, at thi:
day, better abused manor, perhaps, ;
greater statesman-than the eminent Sen
ator from New York-WM. II. SEWARD
Two years or more ago, be planned our
neg to Europe, for health and recreation,
with Senator RUsK, Of Texas, whose death
postponed the visit Some months since,
public notice was taken of the fact, that
as a respite from the crushing tolls Of
years-Senator Seward had started on a
tour to the Old World, intending to return
with the opening of Congress. As soon
as he had reached England, his foes has
tened to declare that he was gathering
bags of British gold, aud help from Exeter
Hall, for the Presidency-in Germany,
that be was surely making arrangements
for the Dutch vote-in Italy, that he had
undoubtedly bargaiued for all the Catho-
lies, with the Pope-apd in Egypt, that
he was of course getting the sulfrages Of
the gentlemen from Africa: but now,
since Browns war has broken cut, they
swear that it is perfectly clear that Seward
only went across the water to be out of
the way of danger, which, che knew,
would arise at Ilarper's Ferry. We do
Rot recol.ect that Douglas, Dallas, Bucha
nan, or any other Democratic candidate
for President, when abroad, was thus
haunted, and misrep-esented at every step
The Democracy seem 10 fea. Seward more
than any other prominent Rcpuoiican
and, if be should not happen 10 be our
choice. for President or Vice President,
certain Editors will think they have tod
q monstrous heap Of lies for nothing.
But-for a year past-the grcatcstpos,
sible changes have been ruug upon the
phrase at the head of this article. It Is
'the harp of thousand strings" upon
which the Democracy have sawed most
mournful music, as every Free State (and
Kansas this side the Rocky Mountains,
has thundered its condemnation of the
Pro-Slavery administration of buchanan
Many honest, simple souls, have been
made to believe that Senator Seward had
openly declared for an armed, torcitle con-
test between the Free and the Slave States
We do not remember one Democratic pa
per that generously and manfully quoted
just ,chat he did say in his Rochester
speech they pretend to quote, omitilng
part here and adding part there, thus
patching up scrap to suit their purpose,
and palmiug it off upon their more igno-
rant readers as truth. (Weuld not men,
who would do such thing, be quite as
apt to sign your name to note OF hand,
as their opnP We propose, once for all,
to give Mr.. Seward the advantage Of his
own words, in their fair ccnnectlon-and
then to fully demonstrate that he is not
the first, nor the only one, who has enter
tanned the views thus expressed. After
referring to the two systems of Paid and
Unpaid-or Free and Slave Labor-in
different ages and nations of the world, he
goes on to say
"Increase of population, which is filling the
States out to their very borders, together with
a new and extended network of railroads and
other avenues, and an internal commerce
which daily becomes more intimate, is rapid
" bringing the States into a higher and more
social unity or consolidation. Thus these
antagonistic systems are continually coming
into closer contact, and collision results.
Shall tell you what this collision means J
They who think that it is accidental, unne
cessary, the work of interested and tanatical
asitators, and therefore ephemeral, mistake
the case altogether. II is an urspressibLe con-
fict bet,ceen opposing and enduring f9rces, and
1t means that the United States must and viii,
sooner or later, become either entirely
Slaveholding nation, or entirely Free Labor
nation."
"It remains to say on this point only one
word TO guard against misapprehension. II
these States are again to become universally
slaveholding, I do not pretend 10 say with
what rioLdt,ons Of the Constitution that end
shall be accomplished. On the other hand,
while do confidently believe and hope that
my country will yet become land of unlver- |
sal freedom, do not erpect that IL UiA be made /
% otheytcise than Through the action of the Sc |
VERAL STATES, co operating with the fe-
deral Government, and ALL ACTING IN I
STRICT CONFORMITY WITH THEIR RE-
sPECTIvE CONSTITUTIONS"
This latter paragraph-essential to an
honest rendering of his vieWs-the whole
Democratic press CONCEAL, and thus in ef- .
feet totally misrepresent and falsify him.
The DESIGN of this simultaneous howl
Of the Slave Power and all its allies, evil .
IDENTIFY is, not only to unfairly ipjure MIR.
Seward, but also to suppress all free speech
aHd free printing on The subject Of .S,aveyy. .
10 denounciDg him for saying be hoped to .