The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-09

vho< frAmswork OF American society was not what Vs.
The Aie Of John Brown connected with tho growth Of cot
ton India West Africa, with the instincts of the Anglo
saxon race with the Intellectual powers Of the African
With the principles OF self government with the theory Of
ne american constitution. There are certainly people
who think that q slavehodng community has right to
take The life Of would be berator Of their slaves, and
that the principles Of natural justice require them 10 be
considered ~ murderers much as the burglar who
shoots the policemen who arrests him. Into these abstract
questions OF moral right shall not enter The vrgnians
have hanged poor old Brown and there 10 profit In
further discussing the question: unless the actual state Of
American society and the rights Of the governing comnu
mites be taken for granted.
The people Of Massachusetts, have made great demon
STATIONS Of sympathy for the criminal, and the sym
patty Of such people is title to tho consideration Of
knowledge approaches in enlightenment and morality
10 the inhabitants Of this part OF the Union, where
YORK; vet pcyepy Is
versal, and the tone OF society is sngularly high
minded, honorable and liberal Massachusetts, may
DO taken TO represent the extreme section OF northern o
cans and the sympathy for Brown, fullest Ia this part
Of the country, will taper of until, OF the free
execaoners What aSoicnst ros1ss, intentions and
powers may therefore be best judged by observing
the conduct Of Massachusetts may be taken as type OF
the North What, them the lesson 70 be learnt from
the recent dem0ns atonsr The first thing that strikes
Is that the North did nothing until Brown executed
and then began 10 make speeches This certainly does
give any notion of their zeal determine
lion Of purpose The idea Of the Boston people preparing
beforehand great meeting engaging speakers and
seat designing inscriptions against the day that Brown
should be executed and when the telegraph brought the
news OF the event, rushing 10 the hall and Listening to
mixes something OF the udicrous with the aaic occur
renee
Bells we're toIed probably in every town in Massachu
sets and mapy throughout the entire North Yet we
viii venture to saw that In few days everything was
quiet again, and John Brown, for whom parallels
true light as n courareous old man nddened nv the mar
san Wafarc Of the west and whom II wopld have been
as well for the State of Virginia To pardon N possble
The truth ,s that these meos ana depsosiratioms en-
press only an tMpule, and not convection Of the Northern
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might pave spared hsa not Desn h Openly
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rraos";lsrS Could srch ROW ono and or Wron," W ~
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tha naran ~ tho Moth ,hra ,ns ,Isnaa ~, sha an
tire Sonsb and NV so do;no seaisd Rro~n;s so,e III.
vgnans hanged the poor old man and the rescuers dit
nos Movs, ous "nsn .e uassuy ~ co%ple'o oessn
uso ~ sn1 .. NY va We law la ioII s
or maj aoa,nr mass Of oDnion which in avery cnnnS,
nes between me Two extremes wnatever may pc tnt
% o. ne negso race no one ~ 1 senses can Deneve
1as Us Regeneration Can 20 eneceu ~ IncitnB " mur
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F1e"' Oe"si~ss 1ma sns Harper FERRY
Tho Rcv X T. Carnentar or Ha,fsy A. vh,sh town
Frederick Doneass Il A. states that the
latter concerned in the recent Instruction in the
Ha ia CHARGED Nv Capa,n Opok with having abettd The
HarDer Ferry psurrectop and then desePtnr n AZ
he Inns Informed the American nubc by Letter which
has in many or their naners anain cook Il
| wholly Unknown 10 him and bs accusatjon Is untrue
Unles Ca ain Cook was person who once called On him
Win Fsntan R,own Mr. noSs,ss has lon~ been yerv
intimate and he entirely approved OF his pan of helping
the sayes N escane IN the mountains and secure heS
freedom He was cognxant OF the Harper Ferry plan
e,v ~ avert what he dsemcd an schems he
went about msnh beore The event 10 visit Cantain
Brswn at Chambersburg about twenty eight miles from
ING and his visit would no doubt be taken as an evidence
that he was marty TO the plan He a in no way there
fore mixed up with the except in SO far that
he did not betray his knowledge Of il and he is not in
The New Portal Arrangcmeuts Betvveen
Europe and America.
(Frornsthe London Times Dec 3D.
We recently referred the arrangements that have
been made for the conveyance Of mails between Great
Britain and United States by the Canadian line Of mail
Steamers which call at Queenstown; and 70 the proba-
bhy that Belgium and Germany would speedily follow
with France in the adoption of this route for their cores.
pondence.
Last week the Hon Sidney Smith, Postmaster General
OF Canada accompanied by Mr.. Griffin Of the Canadian
Post Office and Sir Cusack Roney proceeded to Brussels
where by the introduction Of Lord Howard de Walden,
communication with Mr. Masin the Director General OF
the Belgian Post ONCE There little doubt that Belgium
will forward its correspondence with the United States
by the Canadian route well by the Cunard steamers
At Berlin the depuation has been received by " Won
der Heydt the Minister Of the Interior ana negotiations
IN progress they come 10 successful termination,
will the whole German Postal League (ncnding
Prussia the Northern States Of Germany Austria Bava
ria Saxony and the South) 10 adopt the ARRANGE
mens.
semiweekly mail and passenger communication will
thus be established between large portion Of Europe
and the whole Of the American continent throughout the
year. -fr