The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-19

rcuce and caution can be found in any American poll
ean There - no doubt prudence IN permitting south
~ actual violence. As IL often the case in Ireland
enough ! being done and said by these enraged slave
holders 70 warrant score OF prosecutions for high trea
ION IN country whose law II precisely the same as
o"n; but Mir buchanan has deemed wait for
some exercise o. force, and has meantime reinforced the
garTison OF all the Southern federal fortresses Tho
vantage o. hs course is that allows the struggle for
Southern states The North satisfied with its victory
looks on psively while South Carolina flor that h her
Will be seconded by her States The opinion Of
the Atlantic citi reported by the Times correspondent
that The bulk of the shareholders either hostile
| cold.
While the southerners making up their minds whe
ther there shall be peace or civil the principal men
among the republicans gradually letting their follow
ers know what objects they intend 10 promote in Office
besides that exclusion Of slavery from the Territories for
the sake OF which the party was principally organized
Some Of then projects interesting but it must be re-
collected that both houses OF Congress adverse to
thcm there " prospect OF their carrying out mmed
aely any Of their schemes except such entirely
within the province OF executive authority Tho chief
teslavc measure which they promise TO advocate is
Homestead bin or IN other words, bin comforting por
ton public lands Of the United States every head
Of hGusshod who chooses to apply for it, on no oondi
period AoaG the various parties and setons q pd,f'ei
'ica the ~ ions haw ohsrytd not he least important
for the part 10 Near TnI rhh has ab,sd f,n9e OF
Scialisw sn me probationary literature Of he Eropeon
Continent esaaan{y eafoyced on their ftttfcd
allies the necessity n d,atcng array ne american nosse
r he historical connection ruth he democrats bg Offering
them tangible i~itc The Homestead bill as the fruit Of
! his Gdice II y not surprising that the southcrncrs
a anG ere ns sas r r' OF as
| policy, fer a erftfsndy proposes 10 spend the
f,,ad nAeh frocs ne f'a'ic allegations n he Union
! and may be called without injustice, a measure
| Of precisely the same character as the subsi
| dies Of the French provisional government to ma
the French Emperor ~ the reconstruction OF the Partisan
streets There other reasons however Tor its being
dislikcd by the who lead the South Tor its obvious
tendency n 10 bring into the territories OF the c
deaiOR crowds OF settlers too 10 possess negroes and
little inclined TO submit to the competition Of slave labor.
The Homestead bill Is therefore, indirectly aimed at
southern influence b, there also oiher likely
10 receive The recommendation ef he ri,coa President
Uhich, 30 far rs they 90, dirtf fr'e't 10 hstiote
old ale he sios interest IS rrvl,@7d, for example,
70 remodel ue Soirnc oa't q 10 tnded &d'es ~ ncrcas
IN and Southern judges equal in numbers;
but as the North has increased IN population and
wealth much faster than the south, the North
crn members Of the court much over
burdened with business than their southern col.
Leagues aud their circuits are longer and more laboous
The inequality only be right BY the appointment
ct additional Judges and the plan Of the republicans is 10
obtain the enlargement Of The court ia Mr. Lincoln
time with the view 81 OF securing Northern
majority the bench. They have often accused this
august tribunal Of serving asa mere instrument in the
bands Of the South and have deeply resented the ia
bred Scott decsio which declared slavery legal in
all dependencies q the Union thai their anxiety {, tam
per with Of the most stable institutions Of the couD
try however hmentabie, IL not very astonishing The
last Of the which they pledge themselves to
strive for is which the more moderate anti slavery
party has always had heart. This is the prohibit
ton of slavery within the District of Columbia or the
/ IL
Is conceded all sides that interference with the
slave legislation Of individual state would be ancon
stituon but the legal difficulty does not arise with
spect to this anomalous district aud II Is the natural bat
| lie ground between the slave power and its foes No
conceivable insult would be fell by the slave owners so
deeply law forbiddg their representatives 10 bring
| negroes to Washington.
Very far imporan, than any measures which Pre-
sideni Lincoln may press on the attention OF hostile
Congress i the mode Of contracting foreign Affairs TO
which his friends pledge him. They declare in the most
unequvocai terms that the notorious Ostcnd Circular
VIII be repudatcd, that spain VIII be fully treasured
the subject Of Cuba and that every effort VIII be
tried to- protect Mexico and the Central American
States from Gbus,ering invasion They us
ard this is the most interesting OF their professions
to E1glishIaen--that the whole power Of the United
states win from the Of the Presidency
he excrted 10 down the slave trade The American
squadron on the African coast and in the Gulf is TO be
greatly increased, and the American captains viii be
amply instructed that activity and not remssncss IN
this service viii constitute claim on the consideration
Of their government II will require great courage great
confidence in republican principles and great contempt
for the preudccs Of the democratic abbe to fulfil these
promises the letter but the sincerity Of the persons
IRON whom they does not open 10 question
II remains to he whether his less scrurulous friend
VIII force President Lincoln to compensate the American
mob for the loss Of accustomed excitement by Offering
tn m similar indulecnces in another quarter Mr.. Sc
ward, we have seen, told his republican audiences
long before the election to turn from Mexico to British
America for acquisitions OF territory, and Mr. Seward
to be MIR. Lincoln Foreign Secretary.
From the London Globe Dec, 81
The .Sct,oride HsrisWs speciality Is ingenious essay
is nothing simi- aut ecdam to tho Inaccuracies Of the
gentleman who writes It's articles on American politics
lie writes saturday
Mr. Buchanan has reinforced the garrison OF the
southern federal foriresses." No, single additional
United states soldier has been sen, south.
"rhc ohei legislative measure which they (the repub
lieans) promise to advocate is Homestead bill" The
evidently does know that the Free Homestead
passed through both houses Of Congress last
sion, and vetoed by Mr. Buchanan; and the ques
tion rests for the time II was supported almost unani
ously by the representatives ghtccn states
il found supporters even among the slave states and
many leading democrats endorsed H. In fact, lar
we have observed u rs not direct party measure:
.. 10 a he
but not bitterly opposed by the democrats The Sdt~
day R,1oc says-t j. measure Of precisely the same
character the subsidies Of The French sonal
vernment to national workshops Eve WISH as Lord
Melbourne half Jestingiy said q MacauIay, I'VE were
OF any thing this writer OF everything The
Free Homestead bin may may not be useful or
csssary measure; but in new country, with many
square miles Of unoocupcd lands in tho West and North
west seems natural that Land grants should be offered
To tempt emgrants from the seaboard cities. Such a
try; in our own colonis Ne ace extraordinary faci
ties given for acquiring land and to give one hundred and
sixty Of unoccuped land to head OF family who
promises reside aud cultivate m-for such Is the
Homestead bIdoes not seem very extravagsnt use Of
the wide public lands Of the states The Sosrfoy writer
saysls obvious tendency 70 bring into the
, pied Territories crowds of poor settlers, too poor 10
poor settlers TN the anoscSped lands Too poor to
pSsess negroes they be; but, though keeping gig
sign Of responsibility, keeping negro Is not essen
The next error Of the writer is on the supreme Court OF
the United s,s,es 1T proposed (by the repubcans)
OF Northern Judges Al present the Northern and south
Judges equal in numbers iAs the Judges are
pine number, this wcuii give precisely four and
bali 10 each but let that pass The republicans propose
nothing q tn kind In the nrst place, the supreme
divided INTO Northern and southern Judges
| than the judges Of courts In Len.
don styled Northern Circuit Judges and Home Cir.
| cult Judges The supreme Court Judges add 10 their
duties the going circuits--scme North south
but united IN the supreme Court there geographical
division. secondly, there is republican proposal TO
enarce the court bot The republicans not uurea-onabv,
hope that ss the democrats, Tor years power. have
ned the b.uch with democratic Isrsans) the vacancies
during Mr. flnvon term of Office viii be iled nv the
appointment ~ republican LAWYERS. The supreme Court
i SCI, ftcy lgCn the wee chat has crept into the
maturity n tho Sntcsthe election II the judiciary for
short rcuews able tcfmsni The spread Ut this vice IN
~, state jaclrics j. due not g. the republicans but 70
the democratic party.
The last misstatemcni IS the worst Mr. seward
told his republican audience long before tn election 10
tern frum Mexico 60 British America Coz acquisitions o.;
q fNrv Nj - u.srax h.ar fpf