New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-05
The hOE-SLAVE HOLDERS or The
SOUTH. NI'

To AsGdisO- If TIM Z. 7Jfsa.e
| OR; Wins the promoters q pI;ieI fcs.on s1d
ocrtoson IN this city In obeoezoe 10 thu bshsss Of
then soufhe7 nassere, bosy 10 blnzo.iag bsfsrs
the public whole columns Of ssy threats Of Disa1ien
hope the friends CT Iircoln md s,od government sil
bear In uibd tbs opposed to shs savebolders tasrs
IL, sven ia tie Souis, larger aad better r.hough
nueh w7oLged ard ispoveriibsd, ehss Of persspS
the Non-sayeholdirg Y1ies-wzo eth favor The
good old democratic Ee7ublcsr Principle Of tbs
right CT tke majority to ruls; and WAC, mort
over. ere determined, cost what it may, shss the
tressonable programme CT the Slave Oligetchy shsH
never be coDsun mated But the elass Of fellow Ssua-
rors TO whom aiiode have. unfortunately, no prer.
no freedom Of speech, 10 power ~ make known with
npun;ty their preferences or des;7oe and hsuce wo
hesr nothing from them. But Jon and yenr resSefs
may rect perfectly assRred tbs, every nonsavshoifsr
of tie Soutbsrn S,atee who Is correctly informed IN
regard the principles aud puPoses Of toe Repubheen
party loDgs In his teart for tie election cf bincon-
feel entirely confident ;has IL the minds os my Wits
ncnslaveholdng brothers Of the South cold only BE-
entirely dsabused Of the very gross and wicked m1sS
representations with which the Pro. Slavery Yarty hsa
bitd them, they wouid a!most unanimously support
OF Presidsnt tie Republican candidate; net cEly so
but they would then support him with evea mosS
soictude ard enthusiasm than he is nov supported
here 81 tie North.
Az an evidence that there Is in shs South iseslfs
latent power that b ds far soon TO BE- developed In
Overwhelming oPPosi ion to the Slavery and Disusioa
prorsgaroists permit nefo can the attention Of yosr
self and readers to tbs following extract from letter
which have just received from mercantile friend In
Baltimore IA native Of Maryland, who in the course
Of bic communication exolsins r--e
the Union We have yet our senses in Maryland, and
I SIN suIe that speak the sentiments OF ninety nine
buDcretbs of her citizens, when say that no scheme
would he entertained by them that would look fer q
nomeDt 10 that end. The Gulf States, sud tee Gulf
States alone fret and buster about rot having
within their pc to control the General Government:
but all their nconscerate ado will be discovered
TO have been nothing but fuss and feathers. Az
soon az Uncle Abe is elected they will begin let
down in his fashion: Well we yet have the Sem
ate, ard the Black Republicans can't do much with
CUT the cooperation Of that body, go well let them go
On; meanwhile, we will mature our psoa, aud IL
they ever attempt to ne, we will then
escece. AL both They never even dream OF enter
ing upon such hazardous undertaking. Happily the
bonds Of this Union mot dependent upon tire proc
Of few slaves. No thif eolnry's destiny isof to
great value snd importance TO be weighed against
thing go trivial ss that; che viii preserve her ioeg-
rity, and Will gradually infuse into the whole world
The idea and conviction that man IS capable OF ss-
goverr ment And as this becomes the ruling ssnu-
march Of civilization. > Our brother nOc-
ssv eholdIs of the Sonh ave easy creatures but Tia
scales gradually falling from their eyes. Ipteli-
geDee among The working clsssee will in time rectify
all mistakes. look forward to the general establish
mLt of veLrgusied free schools as the crest lever
by which the good work among us Is 70 o. sccon-
Pitched. think we sdall poll 10 600 votes
for Lincoln IN this State, and, from all hear, from
30 COO to &C, O00 in Virginia"
Another correspondent, writing from Richmond, Va,
where be resides, eaye:
a. should be doing injustice to msuy OF tbs
large Shareholders themselves If did not tel you, N
their sme, that they slso will cling to the Uni,o
Nj 81 of them ia this State oprO15 Breckenridge De-
cause they are rot so foolish as 10 desire civil war In
which their eneus ct The North 10 order TO gam an
eosy victory would need to do little more than furnish
arms TO the non-slaveholdine whites Of the South. l
speak pariieulsrly Of the larger aud more iDioentA
sisveowners, who are, almost to in favor OF the
Bel ticket. Lincoln would be well supported
IN this State if his friends here dared 10 show thar
hands but is not safe for them TO do this save oily
in tie western part. New-York is now en-
Ihsic is the battle ground upon which tbs contsst Is
to te decided. We trust that she will wortby emulate
the good dee de of her noble sstePennsy vania Ohio.
and Indiana"
confess that, in common with most of my Southern
Republican friends have within the last fortnight,
experen ed fears that the vain threats OF the
stockholders Of the cotton region might ntimdate the
buflDess men Of ew.York, and, TO some extent at
east restrain them from free and manly expression
Of their sentiments at Tire polls next Tuesday; HH,
: Is TO lie hoped and believed that rerson IN any
way worthy of citizenship in the great State OF Now
York viii prove himself go cowardly, 80 dsgraeefuly
deaf to the voice OF wisdom and patriotism, as 70 inch
in dread of tho slayedveIs lash, and that or any
other Ike account withhold his vote from Abraham
Lircolu. Respectfully, II. L. HELLER.
NeD Y0,s Nov :, lsoc