The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-16

TEhed N European eOcltty without shorF aud
without injury 10 one convulsns govern nent aud
disturbing no interest III society. commenced frs, ~
h' nee cis, ~heTe the most Intelligent labofers an0 the
ancs gathered; GDn sstcrwards When the pre-
ca aeorer The rural serf increased IN intelligence and
yirue Il became psohtaps 10 smancipase him Nov,
sir he reg race he equal W tue wh,,e race az the
ahncLnis MAINTAIN II Will vmacatc its equality ny ia
Improvement, and the same process viii place bil
4! on The cont airy, re be an inferior, as MAINTAIN and
believe h. rs then experience has shoSD that tie napf
est relation winch yon establish betwee that race
and che ~nte the relation OF and slave. ask
thcn SIR by vha Authority il tina. institution which
all governments have found heccssary, anj which has
been co., mon TO nearly al the nations Of tho WORLD rs
now pronourceo sin and crimeY the voice of expo
Renee "a 20 for rolcinsY Are s teachings without saue
But tou that slavery contrary 20 the abstract
principles oil right end the grest maxim OF edo "a you
would be done by Mr. President I ackno 20 tn
truth o this naxim ANA properly interpreted 1t vindicaes
by irs wisdom is divine origin; but when isappled
and Incorporated, Il may he made the Of nlaite
mischief u were a. do as would he done b. in his
case would probably Set free the murderer from the jail
Wherein vas connped; but IL would do as would oe
done b. ~ Tie Thousands Of o ope whom ne
you'd h0s NJ turned loose would not and hs eecape.
10 DO 40 woaid he done by In this case wona
perhaps, emanrpate tn slave; but If we're 20 DO AZ
would be done by W the pill0nH OF whites and blacks
Who are Interested III maintaining that re alton, YOU'D
&c nothing 20 disturb Il But, SIT IN truth % such
sin ard such that the science OF any large p.y
N the North not enter ino compact bonds With ~
na hy have Connection with that they cannot
cary out BE guarantees ana The spuons OF the con.
solution nch ook 10 Ns protection then say AZ honest
ard honorable Nsn they ought 10 propose separation
for II fair is honest W take everything IN The com
pact winch bcnSots Oen anu 70 refuse the stpniluOns
which were mace IN their part Tor our beneh on the
ground that their prevents them from carrying
them QUIT Wo,d not the honest course, or the contrary
be 10 forward spd say, "our fathers have made
hard bargain for Us, which we And cannot keep
consistently with conscience; cannot for conscience
sake return your fugitive slave IA tlis instrument
qnree for conscience sake ard Tepressus
domestic UsnriecDns when the slaves arise 20 assert
Then freedoms and that being the case, we feel that IT
rtther proper honorable tina. should exsc. from
you the conditions which beneficial 10 as ana
therefore propose sepai anon Sir, my WORD ior Il,
the proposition were 70 from the North
eIn States, based on such ground, there would b.
no resistance IN the South; and do not know but III
federacy OF coneder sccs which would some oui
lot all of the blessings that would follow This Union adj
mustered properly acoo ding TO the spirit OF justice and
The constr utpn 1t would probably separate ino
three four smaller upons aud these perhaps might he
united By ooser bond closer than the European
sys.m but not operating, the present CONSTRUCTOR
does Upon tle ndivoua and ope. ang upon The
UNIONS 10 he nature OF treaty. treaty which might
TO each Of them the urited strength OF ali in
pehI ioleen INVASION and might secure perhaps, 10 all
OF them of the present advantages OF trade and IN
tercourse, opening up to them the means o. developing
force W 90 this alterpativey II am right ID the view
have taken OF the great Industrial interested the oreDt
,cctous If in truth they ought 10 bef is government
were properly a3n minister edsubs.tiary nsfad Of beng
rival ana hostile; our institutions be, as have shown
founded IN Necessity and BE- vpdCated upon any
Of Jaw, moral divine; il that be exclusively
for considers under stem Of conciGra
ton, ana has been mace so By the coostit ou say,
al this DC so, why keep up this var, why continue this
party who are the ieast extreme IN their views, 1--WE
NIT The propety OF much that you say in regard To the
Dsutusi IN the States we acknowledge that have
right tointrere with there and VT do Tot claim the pow
er TO GO out insist upon extending this
slavery ana carrying INTO the Territories OF the Union
II there that resist you il is there that deter
mined not To permit to exercise any such right that
which you claim the constitution" But, Mr Presi
dent do Claim thing IN this regard which is
right under the consttut!ohY IL we do make the claim
has not been asserted 70 be constitutional right b.
The congress that repealed the Missouri restrctoa by
PTesl the bl by The Colrt ~
decided the famous bred Scott case? And If It be our
constitutional right by what authority, moral or political
prevent our thus extending the social system oil
the saveLodirg States? But, sir, am willing for the
liset 70 lay aside the constitutional view, and desire
to discuss IT as mere qsestion of popriety What in
iees have yon preventing from extending The so,iA
system OF the savehodug Saes IL TO the rrtory
o the UDoDS Is IL Lot demonstabc that TO do so would
Increase relative share of political power, your
ave share Of the voting power Of this govern men and
not Only that but will not increase your relative capa
cry accumulate and 10 acquire wealth. Suppose the
South Of having this mixed population OF whites
ard n'groes reopled entirely with the white race,
would New Epg and have as great relative share OF po
hucal power then She has nowY We shoud be repre-
sen,ed then in exact proportion 70 population Nov
w represented only according TO part OF il. Sup
pose the South again, nred ept ely with whtee
would New England enjoy her markets uuiistlrbed by
rivals as she low toesY If the South peoped only
by whites Is II not obvious that rivals would
grow up fast Customers; that We, TO- would engage
IN manufactures in commerce, and IN pavigsoon aud
thus those states would not have the share Of the
profits arising from this valuable custom that they
enjoy and, thai BE- true 10 regard 10 tn. OLD Southern
states is not true in regard to any extension hereafter
To- be MADE? II we should extend by increasing the
savehociGg States, is it not manifest that the alive
share political power of N.w EDgaud would greater
for that extension than if the Uaon were increased By
addIg free States and is not jus, plain that her
la,ive Capacity accumulate wealth would be greater
when territory settled in mods which gave her
without rival than if that settlement
entirely by free population? Upon what cllcala
ton, then that you say that IL dionshes Your
power to ex,ena the social system Of the slaSeho!dng
Sta,es aud that it increases yonr power 10 extend
number Of ce States? ask upon what suppostion
you make that declaration. except upon the belief thai
there is natura and eternal hostility between the fes
the slave States II that be tuen there he natural
ard irepressb,e hostility between the free and the
,aes-it only argument with tho North against
the ther of the s,aveboldng Safes s
argument against The present Union there be this
rrIpressoie aad natural hostility between the free aud
the slave Statee, there ought to be Union between
them: for this Union osly promote the happiness
the people when they entertain taterna feelings to
wards each o,her can only sacceed when it is found
ed on the slecton OF the people But II 1t 10 TO BE-
a source Of eternal strife, il becomes worse than H.
assorted marriage and tn sooner the parties separate the
better. Fut, IS there, IN TRUTH any such natural hostility
there in ruth such innate antagoDsm between the
social systems OF the two sectonsy In
this question PROPOSE for brief space 10 anslyZe ana
compare the systems OF society, ana whether
uuth they may not be made subsidiary instead OF being
antagonists OF each other. Sir, in the free labor stem
u social Aanza,iou, the family Is the unlthe family
composed OF parent and children. 10 the slaveboiing
sysen Of organ zaiion, the household the unt the
being composed OF the family Of the slaves
who united the head OF family By the onige
ors Of vnershp and the yet gentler ties OF
intercourse and familiar OcetOn. In the free States
these families divided INTO 40 casses-the Capitalist
aud the aborpg class The aoorog clus sols i.s ser
vices FOR limited period To tne capitalist class for the
means Of subsistence That bargain is hard easy in
proportion the supply Of LABOR 10 greater less Ia
proportion the demand FOR it, the part OF capital
aud in ods OF sacity and Of pressure, the
bargain the part OF the Ia is often hard indeed
giving him frequently not enough for comfortable Sub
sist nee, and sometimes starene him out altogether In
the Soutbes stem OF snciety such difficulty
There the laborer OF shelter Of rsnent and
OF food for If the profits of the master do not enable
him give him these the master must his capita
and IL neither bis pro1ts nor bus capita viii allow him u
l., then he transfer HIM to else, Who is
able provide with these comforts, thus 10 any
event. the aborer assured Of the phyecal comforts
peocssari,s lie. But under the free stem of
ciety there than one By which the labor
ing class Seeks To Obtain the price OF re services for
seeks TO obtain them sometimes, merely by voluntary
contract, but If have share e the government car
RES this contest into the halls VI legislation and seeks 70 ST.
Tie omeunes through the forms ofleg slsou worse
sun, by physical force aud the sword. Whenever III,
profits o prpduc,ion u be distributed between lab
and capital either through the forms Of legislation OF
through the sword the government declines and INDUSTRY
decays These consequences are SO much dreaded that
vith sa,tsmen Il has always been o1ec. OF enxioua
e.. ID.