The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-28

most intolerant and overlooking. They know thai
there are prosecuted with intense hatred that mobs Css
pc gotten up the smallest occasions aud that ten thou
and men can DO assembled on the shortest notice 10
arshal Our people know that these things could mot
have occurred unless there had been intense feeling a
Gs9 20 ssa suh s Ss sSs
eadng EDITORS have declared that the punishment Of John
Brown will strengthen the antislavery causeS Such y
The construction the people of the South put this whols
matter and hence the demonstrations you witness among
hemf But you hold that the South Is unable and rum
%Mhrg TO resist YOU and the Senator from New York
sward has declared, In substance that the Unioa =
neser De dissolved He also told the Senate that The
between the free and slaveholdng States had ended
expect US in future quietly 10 what Won NAV -
nj TO order Had the British parliament believed that IT.
coob,ss would resist Their tax bills Revolution would
that the clamor In America from few sedItiona
gtaors and that the great BODY of the people were -
loyal TO the government that they ready TO submt
TO the action of the parliament They affirmed that thar~
was no danger Of resistance; and, least ALL Of their
thinking of dssolvng the union with the mother country
Our ancestors wisely determined that the cannon or
Grea Britain were less dangerous than her acts OF par
Lament Let us look at this matter for few moments
nearly thirteen Millions OF which than eight million
are Tree persons and four million slaves AT the beginning
OF our Revolution the population Of the colonies both fres
and slave, was less than three million The slavehcIdng
States are then far more than four times strong q
were tue colonies when they dissolved the union with
Great Britain. Is II likely that after having been indie
pendent for eighty years people are less attached 10
their rghtsy But many Of our aboonsts saw that slave
holding has enieebed our people and rendered them
spress that they neither willing nor able 10 make
defence Edmund Burke thought differently, and said
that Of all men Shareholders the tenacious az
their rights, and defended their liberties with the highest
and banghtiest spirit do not refer 10 the war OF the
Revolution when all the States were slavehoding but in
the last war with Great Britain the Southern States
out more men than the Northern and il has yet
as far as have heard been pretended that Harrison
and johnson, Scott and Forsyth, not az brave
as those who went from the free States 70 the Canada
line, or that jackson and the men under him In the
Southwest did not exhibit a proper courage. To the
war with Mexico through much the less polous section.
the South sent nearly twice many the North A
leading black republican editor says that regiment
from New York would be able to conquer all the SOUTH
ern States regiment from the State Of New York Ger
tanly conducted itself well during the Mexican war but
1t has not think been affirmed that il behaved better
hap the regiments from the savehoding States If yos.
therefore, think that Of your regiments able SUBJ
opinion. You say that fear Of - Slaves viii prevent any
resistance TO you. As sudden movement OF q few no
eroes stimulated by abolition emssares might destroy
family or two, there is undoubtedly apprehension felt
Fnty persons, however, are killed in this country By
vicious and manageable horses to who suffers from
the act OF rebelous negro. There is, in fact about
as much reason to apprehend general insurrec-
left to themselves When, during the war OF 1919
the British armies were In the saveholdng territory.
though they ncuced number OF slaves TO join them.
they found no advantage TO result from IT, and their 90
vernment paid for all carried oil at the close Of the
Though the Spartans and Romans the greatest slave
holders In the world and though too they held in the
most rigid servtude men Of their color and race and
therefore liable TO rebel In great force yet they
strong enough to overthrow all their enemies In
opinion the slaves positive element Of strength, be-
cause they add TO the production OF the country who
the white furnish soldiers enough Every man.
pons from his childhood There are however other ir-
portant elements to be kon into the account During the
last fiscal year the exports Of the United States, exciu
sve OF specie, were $278 600 900. OF this amount.
the free States furnished, exclusively, S. 281 00e
the slave States ssS o00 and sections jointly
also, ss4 All 600 Ofhis latter Of ss4 900 600 hs
I'M ulu
fourth fourth added TO the amount exclusively
furnished by them makes total Of $40 600 900 The
ported large amount TO the free States New England
alone received about fifty million dollars worth Of Southern
productions and TO the rest Of the free States sent
doubtless, more The entire exports from the sIavehoA
ing States to the free States and to foreign countries con-
bned must greatly have exceeded three hundred mioa
dollars As the South sells this much OF course
ford TO buy like amount II, therefore, IL constituted
separate confederacy msports would exceed three humid
red million Of dollars duty Of 20 per this amount
which would be lower rate than has generally been paid
under our tariffs heretofore, would yield revenue a
$50 600 0O0 More than fifty millions OF this could
well be spared for the defence OF section, and the
support Of larger armies and naves than the presenk
government has, Though may strange you that
the South should in this way raise large az
the whole Union has DONE this too with lower IA
riff you must remember that most Of the tariff tho
South fact in the shape Of protection those
Northern manufacturers who threaten with negro
surrectons and subugaton DO think that with these
prospects before our people they ready to submit
condtonaly TO you? They have the strongest feelings
Of contempt for the avarcious and greedy the canting
and hypocritical, the mean, envious and mail
cous abotionists Little they may think of tho free
negro he s In their Judgment respectable than the
white man who comes down TO his level and with al In
world to choose master from, your negro worshpper
would be their last choice. In making up calcula-
lions must also look TO the other sde The free States
have population Of seventeen eighteen millions-
Though this L considerably more, numerically, than
population of Great Britain 177e have no doubt that
your people are courageous generally, but the best and
they would defend their section, If attacked doubt
II they would easily be induced to assail u.s. Many
Of your aboItionsts belong 70 the speace party and
have little appetite for cold STEEL though they are most
efficient In getting up popular clamors, and formidable
at the ballot box II Ia also true that while everything
the South needs she either produce commonly get
cheaper In Europe under system Of free trade, your
Northeastern States especially dependent the South
nufacturers and mechanics would emgrate the South
TO avoid the payment Of tariff axes2 If hwere known
that one third Of the stores in New York could be
rented, how much would real property fall thcns De-
prived of Southern frcghs, what would be the loss On
your vast shipping INTEREST," give you, in this calcua
would 90 with you. In fact do not believe that the
Northwest would remain connected with New England.
still less that you could retain California and Oregon.
But you Senator's do not believe the South viii
resist Look for moment at the of things there
In those sections that best acquainted with there
ten years ago. BY disunionists, who would
prefer TO see the Union continue the constitution
fairly administered, but who have already deliberately
come to the conclusion that this is impossible and would
Willingly to day the Union dissolved In of tho
States this class constitutes decided majores now, and
in others where they not the majority ready to
unite with them upon tho happening of some further
In my Judgment the election OF the Presidential
candidate Of the black republican party will furnish that
The principles Of that party, announced In
the contest Of 1856 such that honorable South
erD man could possible belong to it. ] see that
the General Committee in their call properly take
this view, and only extend their invitation To tho
opposition in the free States What precise anti
slavery platform they adopt is not very impor
tant, they viii Of make II 70 obtain tho
support Of their most moderate members, knowing that
the ultra will go with them anyhow In fact they
know that in the language OF the Senator from New York
(Mr Sewar1) circum stances determine possibilities"
and that he and they willing eat all times" 70 do an
they can, power out Of IT, 70 overthrow slavery
said however that ought to wait for overt aot
and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Haley thu
other day declared that 1t was wrong and nsolcnt for
the republicans elected carry out their views S
That Senator is very wise, and knows that when man
wishes 10 subdue wild horse, he treats the animal
with the greatest kindness at first, and commits mo-
overt act on him until he N VOL and securelyr