The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-24

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Pssty-aoverDev mergsn, David Dud-
che stand.
AT the black republican festival at the
Gramercy House on Wednesday. several of
the speakers endeavored to prove that their
party Is not an abolition party. Among the
chief speakers at that feast were William Curtis
Noyes and David Dudley Field, of this city;
and letter was read from Governor E. d.
Morgan, of this State, expressing, as his senti-
ment, that the republican is faithful to his
principles, &c.
Now, the republican party, when 1t first came
into existence, announced itself as the great
opponent Of slavery and polygamy; and though
it has dropped its opposition to polygamy, we
agree with Governor Morgan that it is faithful
to its principle of hostility to slavery. Mr..
David Dudley Field also sets this fact promi-
nently forth in his speech at the Gramercy
House, where he abuses the slave oligarchy at
the South. In addition to these facts, we will
cite one or two others which must be very
familiar to Messrs. William Curtis Noyes,
David Dudley Field and Governor E. D. Nor
gan. We have now before us a copy Of
Helpers reasonable and incendiary Compend,
on the fourth page of the cover'of which Is
card announcing the belief that If the Compend
could be laid before every citizen 10 repub-
lican triumph in 1860 wonld be morally GER
tain" This card further says
Every person who subscribes ten dollars will,
timely application be made be entitled to as many
MOS IF Tho ne m
exceeding the number that the amount OF hts subscription
would pay for at net cost Subscribers names with the
severay subscribed by them, in all cases where
the amount Is ten dollars more, will appear alphabet
cally arranged in the latter part Of the Compend.
A note at the foot Of the page requests us to
'see third page of cover" and there we find
the name of Morgan, Edwin D., Albany, New
York, $780," The card goes on further to
say
The undersigned, having been appointed committee
10 New York aid In the circulation OF Mr. Helpers
work the plan above proposed beg leave to recon-
the object the public and ask their cooperation.
Subscriptions may be sent to the Hob VIM. ID Anthem,
either Of the undersigned.
The names of this committee are then given,
and the second is that of David Dudley Field,
and the fifth that of Wm Curtis Noyes. Now
let us see what this treason Compend of Mr.
Helper sets forth On the ninetieth page Of
that book we find these Words
Our motto-and We would have you to understand it,
American Upion. II. by sny means, YOU do succeed in
your reasonable attempts to take the South out OF the
Union today, we Will bring her back 70 norrow-f she
goes away with you, she will return without you.
In order that there may be no mistake as to
the use of terms, the writer of what Gov.
Morgan and Messrs. Field and Noyes so warmly
endorse tells us on the sixtieth page what
abolition and "abolitionist'' mean. His
words are these
Abolition The act OF abolshng or the state Of being
abolished annullng abrcgaton, utter destruction,
the aootion Of laws decrees ordinances rtes customs
&c; the putting an end To slavery; emancipation.
Ab0litonHt, n. person who fAvurs abolition, the
immediate emancipation Of slaves.
We submit these facts to candid and just
public, to decide between Mr.. David Dudley
Field On the cover of Helpers manual for the
black republican party, and Mr.. David Dudley
Field in post prandial exhortation at the
Gramercy House. To our view the proof is
conclusive that the black republican party is
an abolition party, in the given sense of the
word as party which "favors abolition, or
the immediate emancipation of slaves, Mr..
Fields last argument is merely denial of the
time and not of the principle Of abolition, and
this he raises because Of the universal detesta-
ton which hispolitical theories have awakened.
INCREASE OF CRIME AMONG THE YoUrH OF THE
CTY.-The crimes of murder, and man
slaughter, and assaults upon the lives of our
citizens, seem to be growing with fearful pace
in this city, Notwithstanding that we are taxed
at the rate of ten millions year for the pri-
vilege Of living in security and peace-a pri-
vilege, however, which unfortunately we do not
enjoy, as the daily records of crime in the
newspapers, and the calendars of our criminal
courts, both abundantly prove.
There have been eighteen convictions OBJ
tanned at this term of the Court of Oyer and
Terminer, viz:-Murder, 2; manslaughter, first
degree, 2; granddaughter, second degree, q;
manslaughter, third degree, S; manslaughter,
fourth degree, i; felonious assault and battery,
3; false pretences, 2; forgery, l. Twopersons
charged with manslaughter in the fourth de-
gree have been acquitted, in each case the de-
ceased having been of bad character, and his
death having been occasioned by injuries re-
csived in falling, when knocked down by the
aggressor. Besides these there have been re-
mitted to the Sessions three cases of murder,
three of manslaughter, one of mayhem, and
seventeen cases of assault and battery with in
tent to kill The crimes, as remarked by Judge
Ingraham, have all been committed by young
men-not one of the convicts being over thirty
years, but most of them being about
twenty or twenty-five years of age
fact which speaks most unfavorably for jul
venile morals in tie metropolis, and, we think,
presents strong contrast to the morals of that
class in other large cities. 1t is rarely that
desperate crimes of the character of murder
and manslaughter are confined almost entirely
to the young in any community, although in