The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-03

,,. $50 s,.v York ana AL the oomneros q
Western America must converge 49,
policy WIS aao's ah,. ,rsSt s,.,s .na As ecnmsso:
nation II required iegislAtioo-not any exercise q
power Of force but only proper and ~ae legslaon
10 direct nvgorste tho existing social forces anong
Therefore nobody ~ that day proposed 70 conquer
any additional territory, or 70 ojueae foreign nations
the purpose Of increasing the sreatnes Of our own
WHAT did /. requlref You W Id see In : moment VIVA, IL
required, from what WAS zone There were in ali this |
STATE Of New YORK only 500 900 Inhabitants and Of these
we're 70 the United States only four millions Of people,
ana OF Lnese come half million were African slaves
W. Soua zee tnn great State could mol be out
new YORK uron basis OF population consisting OF only
0Co souls Of white population Every could that
great nation could not DO created the United States
the element Of increasing force Aas that of
African negroes instead or white citizens-as well In the
state OF New York In the whole United States The
obvious one. The African slave trade
iLen In full force and vigorously pursued for the
profit Of white men And much rs some people may de-
nounce the doctrine OF the rrepressble conflict betwee
the negro and the white man, between freedom and sl
very in the community, 1t then at that dst-at
African slaves could only be continued 70 the
cusoH Of European free men, (Applause) There
Were he hen ,t ooansies and bonuses upon ne
coats and Losses inflicted upon white do not know
how s and u 10 for these philosophers wlo deny tho
early a that Day has been up 70 The present day.
that whenever State viii admit imported Africans Il
Germany and 70 that STATE no free smigranis viii 90
What was to be donef WHAT was 70 be donef To make
ibh great State, and this great patton, II Ses mani
fes,iy requisite 10 diminish tho force vgor of
the African labor; and, tho other hini, 20 stlmu
late the force OF Ace emigratea Does anybody douot
III II required socondly, q system OF internal i'm
10 be with the greatness of the
region thus TO DO nhabted and required that toe free
laborDg population should DO educated and trained
10 be rbe 10 maintain republican government all rs
purity. These things however, required the co-operG
state Legislatures The federal Legislatures addressed
the seyes 70 that great In The Congress which PRE-
formed the constitution as well a. Ia the Con.
rress which succeeded the constitution. These
three federal legislative authorities Settled the
whole matter In manner simple and
practical They did not exterpate attempt exter
pate the African save. They did not emancipte or at
tempt 70 emancipate the African slave. They I'D not
even arrest the slave trade a. once but they encouraged
all slave States 10 slavery themselves OF their
free Will, they practically could without
who the States themselves left the sole judges
The step they prohibit the African
slave tradenot Immediately, but after the expiration CT
twenty yeare and WAS declared that afcr that time
African slave should be introduced into the ynited States
They took step on the side OF free labor. They
encouraged free labor by federal laws, by inviting emil
grafton from Europethe exes the poor and the penn
less Of all lands matter whether Catholic Protessnt,
Jew, Greek or Gentile-no matter whether they were
English, Irish, German Pole or Hungarian, they invited
all TO come; aud n9much the cost OF transportation
great and the voyage hazardous they declared that
the emgran might sell his labor 10 pay the expenses OF
his transportation to this free land from his native SOIL
They took another broad and liberal step, aud
that was this. They declared by law for uni
form naturalization; that the free man emigrsting
10 this country, from whatever land, should,
after sufficient probation-suhcen. 70 establish his
character and bis loyalty-he should be admitted a
citizen OF the republic and OF every Stale ia It, too free
State slave State the footing the native
born citizens They took one more step effective
than all the rest ana tina. VAS tha, they should exclude
slavery from all the unoccuped aud unsettled national
domain which al the future States - De erected
10 exclude slavery tnereftom shcnceorth aud forever
(Applause This IL What the federal legislative autho
rites did. Hear what the States did. The
pride aud greatness and glory OF commerce
ses seTsn IF ne States a sa Ssa a1's sse
wiseI had almost said, and VIII say II, socouding the
from all their borders Not all once, by violence,
not by cor hscaiion, but by such measures those
adopted 10 ne ye 1900 ~ s.sh measures mat 70
twenty eighth person In this State was slave, in the
year 1875 not slave was 10 Be found on the soil OF the
State Of New Yors tor has there ever been fouad
there since Applause six OF the other STAT folio 3ed
the came policy, but the remaining six, the more
Southern States, declined pursue TIA. policy,
but stil determined compete for the great national
commercial prize then claimed by New YORK 10 lis eay
days and insured TO since un her enlightened states
mermep who had not learret The ceuorszG daclg ne
thai virtue and freedom enfeebet State, and tina. slave
~ is necessary elemeEt Of natural gres'ness Among
these great and wise menthe great statesmen ami pa
trios Of that carly peroi-were Coles and Hamilton,
Jay the ciiuons, rompxus Rufus king; aud coming On
Francis, ~ the city Of New YORK. (Applalge Toe
thoughts Of these enlightened men-ibea called speca.
lators and imaginary theorsisproectcd, aud hal since
then ompcted al The great thoroughares Of
which required from New York ray the :. fsg.
renee auf thence 10 tue LAKES other states
continued the work, I'll these same channels Of INFER
and between the city or New York and
the other portions Of the continent reaching
far boundaries Of our civilization In the West Oae
ting more was necessary-tsAt WAS education E41ca
ton for free people The foundation Of system %
education, clua free Jest aud impartial among all classes
- the citzenB was laid Ia the STATE early |
day, ard after much contention anauy intftt4ssl
AM established permanently IN the city o. New YORK.
Ecfe, faoo citizens have ioi you in these isg very
fcN tas whole foundation Of all the prosperity OF
the C.ty OF New York which now, IN a perlot V oaly
F. "A u OF 4 ms mHf g
-css-s commerce surprising n other cities o. ta8 4
Jaonss vel as TIC foundation Q; tue prosperity q the
ltg4 Sates, which nov, Instead O. population four
millions, contains population ~ thirty millions,
aAG wHieh has established Ine city Of New YORK Toe
enc great 1csPoFi which s alone adequate for tne par
r'e lld ~hcl has how a. MAUD couflercs s1spaasag
tlA oi any other capta and foreign coaerc5 seso0i
only to one Usacr port 10 the world Sarely. ci0s ct-
DC. IT, ustcat o. beng before citizens q tbs megopo
~ Of ths great state, and OF The Uoed states Ast
sqld ls s.0ry q stranger - foreign aud be you'd
have faf yon have td nc q that Atauth aud o. hat
happy rcpub which the ancient Philosophers conceived
and tie ancient poets sung, and which the hard
experience q MANKIND has proved " D. Impossible
AID a fabrication And uow for the future 81 New
York l. myself, wbcni was older than beard.
81 men now before me, sought recreation and re-,
the tombs IN the r0tier's 1oi-now toe Nashntt1n |
~ lare. thank very able and ingenious writer IL
moraag news spcr, who yesterday called my attention
70 the fact certainly established by dcnonsraloa ami
frufsq that ihm period 81 $50 years ta1 pOga. on
81 the Unsol ssAteH vii be 500 co COO surpAsus ia,
o. China doubt rgl th4t the ngurcs are Clrrect ana
What thea viii % cur aeroase by even tae gradoa pru
frcssioo 81 tic present time, whal then vii b. lhe
poplai y the city q New YORK IN any u 100 years
ht-oo Take ITO view only one agency two asouesl.
ADD the U1ed STATS D Increasing their graatregs
Enl their oTn rory, ne uagniocarce Of NeE York Is,
owt - necessary Na legitimate rcsplL Tas com.
nercs ~ re sooE nct merely nai'rat commerce Oal
inc commerce .; tnutaeutoi the c1uitcnt u Amer.
Ca, a. nee ac e you tAii me rori which eBl1ys
Tie cAEerce q ihe ront1crt ot America commands Il
once tue commerce oi The gl3hs Yea hlve usv Gezn 4
sAai ant yoa have cen whai has prcteeed ID wa, 4
- s. = c1lr De- Nhat l. needia = seeure that tn
turc ur Tic GIL 80. Tor The ccGntry o. which yea,