The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-16
THE COMING REIGN OF TERROR.

The COMING REIGN OF TERROR.
sewerd's Expssision az Black Rspubla-
eSAtm-rrss Negroes In the North May
Insrsdues Civil war tnse the slave
stasss-Terrsrism In TEXAS, &c., &C.
sxwAgDs PoLIcy.
IRON his speech at lansing, Sept III
has been always my policy 70 take caro- hat every new
a..s should be free state, and Isu 5aoor long
~, ~stAsn Ne fwsa @ eos,so~ai action, aN decreass
sHd 6&n4suion ef lfrscan slavery IN al ne xa;es
iAppaGnse) That 10 whole question Ii ! am wrong,
tnsu an egregous'y wrong, and yoa may abandon me
nd my alternatives. wrong Ia pronouncing slave
" Duxpediert, you win Of accept IT. When did
yoa read or see Of State peopled exclusively by
bcenen that was In any danger at hon or Abroadf
Never B there slave state, q State that was
nave State theeconnent Of America, and which still
retains any vestge Of slavery that does not today confess
see 70 Be danger Of domestic nsurrectonf Not one.
Asstl of mad snssing in Chatham and going svh
fCo ptes and pStes and specrs alarm and trJy ne
ssdsst and pvosds, and tie 0reasea and Ieadin
aaS IN ~ fsdds Ussor, , tie pansc Of insuryscsn and
si~1 II oomes back 70 you in every State. KEN
Assy spsIs Ae free man tSAo defends frsodom within her
k~s ad zressee subjects ne stdke and fagot the sGre
40 ssprss ssdom Not from feelings Of cruelty, but
ksa alarm for The safety he stase; and what do we
As fro Texas now that that Sta 70, stl newer
sAn Michigan, but having, she thought, tenfoid the
easeus Of wealth and strength and prosperity, con-
vaed with panic Of slavery being brought into
asaass among portion Of her citizens. But you win
81 me- what have you TO do with tha Why interfere In
Mai subject why not adopt the opposite policy OF non
servention, and let those who like slavery have and
sAose who ike freedom have froedomi VIII answer
yoa very simply. You maintain now standing army
u about fifteen thousand men, and stand ing navy which
10 very large, though not very efficient Can any man
ten me what we maintain them forf Do we main
sAin them 70 keep peace Ia the stAte Of Michi-
ynn, or New York or Massachusetts,? Do VIC main
tAin m army and navy 20 keep out civil war
aDeag ourselves in the FREQ sassss Not si al. Do We
maintain tbs army and navy 70 defend against foreign
5sAsesi There u not nation the face Of the earth
1T dare attack any Of these free States they
were all separated and disunited from tho Union.
Not one. (Applause) There % no such thing,
then, - danger, and yet We are keeping an
army and navy for wnata In order tia, slaves may not
osps from the slaue States into he FREE and ha freed on
yooe vl sodr into TIE slaue a<s, and because hat,
voc prosoke foreign e.oy, M SoWAen ffost<r erpossd
ssaoss oSsa oT our army and nary Haus nor, nm,
yseM say as could rather have army and no navy
Aat fuosd rdtA0 MT scing from ne fTesser o. n. United
puy inau<.cs corrupt pSsiic pSse' Certainty; aas my
du'y a. PARROT
TERRORISM IN TEXAS.
IRON the New York Times, sept. ~
Among the recent news from Texas il tho curious an
ncunceuent that aorne United States soldiers accused Of
hanging who had stabbed q their comrades In
barroom, had liberated from custody BY the civil
authorities for want Of sufficient evfdence We must say
sS ss ~ sns % e 70 tbs
Humiliation and inconvenience Of an examination. man
DOES not we believe forfeit his rights - citizen on be-
coming soldier Of the republic, and the right 70 hang
Any body Whose personal appearance dsAsreeaoie, or
whose previous history h not well known seems 70 be
ust the right OF al others which the citizens Of Texas
cherish most fondly. 10 arrest half dozen persons
Tor putting 70 death because bis conduct dspleAsed
ihsm must certainly viewed 10 the nsh. a, q Iexsn %
Dted private soldiers and every law abiding citizen
si be glad 70 see .ha. the officials nSye receded from
their odSous and ridiculous positon. Each wcek mail
from that model community bears stronger and stronger
resemblance 70 the recent ACCOUNTS from syria and Mon
,epegro Tue citzens 70 nave taken 10 the busi
Of hanging with ksen relish as the Druses and
NontenegrIs 70 eating on heads No Turkish facha 10
anoel sns lnao The newspapers that Christian and
civsed region over the daily murders which are nov
being perpe,ra,ed OF every unfortunate stranger wnom
drunken mob chooses Of abotonsm. the san
Antonio Ledger for example, informs Us that wander
Ing map has Just been translated 20 another sphere
Permanent nom earthly dutes.v Tne wit OF
the Galveston Nees s sti more ghAstiy wncn y IN
prevented By material impcdiment from leaving the
BATE he had climbed tree, snd We presume had
hurt Himself In coming do~n" Me'riment q tns sort,
does DOT strike us In this latitude, very promo
tve Of cneerulness least reveals the spirit by which
The pro slavery Eeaots IN Texas nov animated lnai
there real for the bloody satarnaa N which
they induging ID made manifest BY tho bogus letter
which publsned yesterday morning, purporlng 70 be
non one aootionnt inoenus,y 70 anosas.. @ mns
Of stupid ignorant defender OF the "pecuAr instta
too,n hat the writer mot only forser but block
resort q this sort 70 quicken the pubc zeal
rne realities Of the stuAtion generally found ampy
sanc,eni 70 arouse people INTO sesyy sossa lea'sr.
q groea mpcsures and delusions got M BY gnavos fr
sber own pro0t and the confusion and terror % ther
neghbors and there has been bloody outbreak Of
creduty from the days Of DomtAn 70 the days "
Ntm Oates, In which they did not nsure
ton Of rcrAs IN the main compcsed-the restless
and lasiess Of southcfn sdvenurcrs and the more
ts,psDs and ndsiAsisasi: q ias.vn rom Jusn.s 70
iesa disregard OF human lte bred by habtuA drunken
and the constant wearing OF concessd Weapons We
may form some notion Of the danger 70 which frcndless
strangers there exposed 1t this moment !, Only
few days since respectable minister from the North
vest vas hAnssd By me IN mob; .sslshy rssssr RON
osuee be paDed through town IN great haste, and u
va ouy hh drawing his revolver, and announcing his
instant Death asd Afforded time for inquiry Poor ped
rs sno0ensve 9crnans and strangers OF All ciimes are
being hanged day by bands q cut thros for 10
better than that some OF the mob hArpelef 70
know them. We are In The habit Of plying the
natives OF tboee countries tn Europe who are ex
posed 70 The ,nhlcsion Of marital ns ne w
,sas. hw Under d criminals are judged by q tribunal
heard In their defence, add have the charges ssnst
thsm proved with order and deccrum. me horror ana
the eres. horror of slavery, IN political point o. veS
d. that in every community IN which rrevsl. pupiS
pAac or excitement brings the law of the camp, bot
hser snsrchy places every mans fe and foruns Il the
mercy m The rsbbls the OF barrscoous loose
90 The community, and Amsrzee The whole poprstion
with wholesale bloocshed The most hearsss and vim
a,cve and cruel mnlon of the Austrian kaier, that
ever sai IN Judgment upon Italian Carbonafo, hu
name reasonable, enghtered. mercful and religious,
nm n
mob and yet II n at the mercy Of tribunal q this sort
thai large number OF ftioE citzcns nov bold their
Ives and property.
one a ibe worst features In these slavery pancs a
Their close proximity 10 The Presidential election
We now bear Of one every day In some o. TIE
Eave Staus The coincidence n, 10 say the east,
unfortunate We should be sorry 70 accuse any party
of conducting q esnv0s 10 blood, of snusnterng
hecsiohs Of dcluded negroes and peders and preacher
Tho altar Of political victory but wish sincerely
there logger Interval betreer ihese conHssrsions
strychr inc sores and coniestors and executions,