The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-20

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The Higher Law and the Massachusetts,
School OF American PoIicy-Oar Trail
tOrOus Allies to Brftish Schemes.
Mr.. Seward has truthfully told us that he has
"studied in the school of Massac husetts," and
that from there he has derived the "higher
law" and the brutal and bloody teachings to
an irrepressible conflict" between his coun-
trymen, the enlistment in which by Lincoln
constitutes his only claim to a seat in the Presi
Dental chair of these United States.
This is bold acknowledgment. The
"school of Massachusetts, - is well known for
its devotion to British interests and British de-
signs; and more than once has il gone to the
very verge of treason, while it has ever
exhibited persistent opposition to every.
thing that has truly tended to the pros
perity and greatness of these States and
to the glory Of the American name. 1t
was "the Massachusetts school, In 1874,
when British cruisers were designing to
repeat in every American port the vandal
scenes they had perpetrated at Baltimore and
Washington, that called together the infamous
Hartford Convention, and proposed to hang out
blue lights to guide the murderous invaders to
the firesides of their brethren, and draped them
selves in mourning when the news came Of the
glorious victories Of Jackson at New Orleans
1t was 1.-The Massachusetts, school" that for years
fostered every scheme tending to create q mo-
neyed aristocracy in this country on the British
plan: that opposed the acquisition of Texas,
the Mexican war, the supplies Of blankets and
medicines to our victorious troops in Mexico,
the acquisition Of California, the defence of our
northern boundary rights, and every measure
that was antagonistic to British interests or
conducive to make us a great rival power to
Britain. The whole Of this policy is now con-
centrated in the higher law" theory, the aboli-
ton movement, and the proclamation of a brutal
and bloody "irrepressible conflict between the
Northern and Southern sections of this Union.
This conflict once initiated, would soon satisfy
the most destructive hopes of British interests
for this country. We propose, therefore, to
give succinet but truthful view of the origin
and aims Of this British school, It's transfer to
Massachusetts and the intimate connection that
has since existed between the mother and
daughter.
When the American colonies achieved their
statesmen that deadly blow had been struck
at the British empire, and that no, only must
the means be found to parry, but others must
be sought to destroy the young giant in the
West which had given IT, The victories of
Give had laid the foundation of new empire
in the East, and thither their eyes were turned.
II was an empire within an empire, and the East
India Company could use its vast wealth and
influence withou. committing itself TO danger
Gus degree on any side. To make this Eastern
empire overpowering, Il must be enabled to
monopolize the production and supply to the
world Of the staple products Of tropical and
semitropical labors sugar, coffee and cotton.
In order to do this the British West India colo
nies must be sacrificed. Every one knows of
the alliance between the East India House and
Wilberforce, Clarkson and the school of British
abolitionlsts, and how ruthlessly the West In
dia colonies were given over by them to bar.
barism.
Thirty years ago this event was on the eve Of
contamination, and the time had arrived to
make the FINAL blow at the same interests in the
United States. The British designs must be
transplanted TO America, and a congenial soil
was found In Massachusetts,. There higher
law" than the constitution was frs, proclaimed.
Its earliest apostles were British emsssries, and
its earlier organs were openly supported by
British gold. From that time the stream Of
British abolition propagandists, beginning with
George Thompson and Mrs. Fry, has continued
to flow TO our shores. its latest representatives
being found in Col. Forbes and Thaddeus Hyatt.
of Kansas and John Brown fame. As the
Massachusetts, school, waxed stronger, the de.
mands of the British interests increased. After
a while the British Mcthodsts demanded that the
Northern Methodist church here should sepa.
rate from the Southern then British Presbyte.
rians required that the same abyss should be