The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-01

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Nov Mr. Seward, what do you republicans propose 70
do with future increase OF the slaves2 Ii
deBt-must not you yourself admit-that long long be
fore the completion OF these few decades OF years the
accumulated slave population In the southern States
oooped by your republican policy within those limits,
while the white free 70 drain Of by emigration,
must reach such point OF preponderance in numbers
70 make the country unepsole, unnbabitabl. 10 the
whites? The question 10 not whether 1t is is not
rally better by tn 70 compel the South abolish
and abandoning IL 10 the negroes or by emancpsling
them 70 open TO their necessary outflow the from
tiers Dramatically closed by yonr republican policy but
the question 10 whether, when Is thus automatically
certain tina, such must DC the result Of hAt policy II
be FOR moment expected nLt tue South will submit.
TO ~ Has any powerful community In history sub.
mted to any attempted domination from outside, admin
htered policy thus clearly shaped 70 their pau
and swim derlructouY Would any Of ms In reversed CIR.
instances, SUBMIT Did the thirteen colonies OF
l776 aege against England any grievance compsra
BILE in the hundredth degree To this 1t bears against the
despse the pusllapimity that would 30 SUBMIT Ana In
there ythipg the character habits Of Sou
brethren suggest the idea that they Of Gil Others
the people to DO tf
Aud it called by you and yours mon interference
with slavery In the stafes thus 70 force within their
limits this accumulation OF vast negro preponderance
which must eventually drive out the entire white
and which must drive II out after certain period OF God
only knows what agaons what horrors of nsurrectJn
crushed renewed and renewed INCIDENT 10 the
gradual accumulation up 70 the time OF reaching the dc
gree of excess i'm possible to be lor ger endured
Moo interference Why, what mode Of interference
could be devised more sure, more hostile or more
deadlyS
apprehension OF threatened and approaching evil
than from Its actual pressure, and pressure be-
yond the point OF endurance. Men and nstions
except when held down in chains by direct and
local overpowerpg military force do not walt for the
actual arrival of what they see plainly coming. And
whtn 10 the manifest and ntoerable evil added
Of outraged rghts Of violated equity and OF nsIued
pridethe whole combined wth aconscoasness % power
ani courage abundanty sufficient enable 10 laugh
all threats OF and indepen
deDoo certain 10 be the eventual resu any pos
sible eviction OF cause and effect in affairs.
Sortherper mysef-devotet, In degree Inferior To
none, 90 the unormorc accustomed q. most 70 dwell
With kndps emotion the thought o. the magnificent
future open before It, do not hesitate 10 say putting
myself In the position OF our Southern brethren that
know OF revolution Ia history sanctioned By hsf tae
Just acaiion which cannot DC denied 70 that which hrm
believe 10 DO impending, OF the south FOR Independence
from the North, the republican policy 10 adopted and
maintained BY the federal government Nor DO know Of
any future event half 30 certain A. ia consummston,
lees o. the North stop short IN this madness o. sing
the wind that is TO produce the vhirwins.
Toe southern dsunion party ts and has long been, Tar
stronger ihsn s At all understood a. the North 10 has
been growing every day for many years past The heart
q the south has been undergoing process Of alienation
from the North since the commence nent u the anti
slavery agitation The last three cenguses, alter the
other, they have developed the steadily norea,ing
relative majority and preponderance Of the NORTH have
spread wider and wider he idea that Is only BY inde-
pcndence that the ,lavehodng South place itself In
position Of security and Of aoeoss - the outiea Tor
their necessary future south ward growth They
know that their cotton Indispensable, not only
TO England ard 70 Europe but eyen - us
TOO and that ts possession guarln 20 them AL the
treaties Of peace and thai they may want Tor
their domesI tranquility, snelher Win hs Posersof
Europe or with our Northern coneoracy alter separa
ton They know too that In the Union the tarn policy
and the cation policy OF the Norta sub taan 10
taxation for the benefit Of interests IN large
degree allen from their from which they you'd be
eved by Independence and free trade with all the world
And do you thinscan you think, Mr. seward, u there
msn,o,s Ia ,nsvs,ase par,l "a ,hsr yery esis.ep
which IN solyed the idea OF The permanent adoption
Of your republican policy By the federal government
that the dunioo idea, already powerful viii Lot become
entirely prepoI derant throughout toe SOUTH Way sir,
establish and persist that policy and the South Will
soon BE- absolutely unanimous for separation and iade-
Probably you may think that such separation would be
better than continued association with slavery ~ u exists
great fact and great poser and as Ia guaranteed
under the oonsttusion Many Of your party With whom
| have recently oouversed frankly accept this con.
eluson when pressed In argument will, then, merely
ss you, whatever sAtsfActon your moral theories
the subc, Of slavery and yours may thus have at
tse slavery Northern ooufederscy how much good
will you have done 10 the negro race ei 10 unchanged
slavery N the indepshdent soottern cocedoracy, not
~ existing states bui with all that future south
ward extension In the tropical direction which must
irfalhly result nom its already last aocumula,ing
gro~thf
do not moan that there win be immediate disruption
the election of Mr. lincoln. r. indeei the great dis
9ier and The great peru q lhs event have % be In
eject This revolution, anc partial, but trust not IRE
parable disruption may take place Many causes and
have never eIstsd before Bu, Al win ye; beost We
have yet powerful party for the Usion 81 the south which
will operate with Of The Sutn. 70 saodne the i'm
pendng agitation by holding out the prospect ~ that
treat In tie Northern MAD which must soOn
succeed shen II IA that tsc wo has usecd Al last
come Thea mwt your party crumbs INTO very dust,
even more rapidly and utterly than did that d
Kno~ Nothbgsm 1is one dea-ihai one which, "a
policy Of ally hostility 70 the south, have shown 70
be eventually faa As al me oiaer forms q the AM.
slavery sentiment togetncrvtl be, and must be- sbsa
doned. Probably will Be buried forever under toe
rnonament % constitutional amendment, required a.
condition snc guaranty And thus may We sacoced Pc
hare within The next four years saving the Unoa
from The brief madness which unccr your great srf
an %, 10 hurryrg u 70 the verge q the abyss
Bat this reaction does not take pace v your part
able within the next four years ~ consolidate ts p1wcr
alien dom nA0u over The conquered >outh aud
shall nialn the Fundamental principe o. s policy and
OF m exs,encpthen there cad % The Union, aud of
al the fcud dreams q patriot fathers. The
v1tve talon party OF the south will only Dea)e 70 stand
up and live even nov 90 the expectation ~ ms prumsed
reaction and they viii AMI must al pledge themselves 70
40 th the med ate recesslonss Y that reaction should
Dot lake pace II The democratic t0iun party OF the
nifty The salvation 81 oUr common country should not
succeed 10 jusyng that expectation, and II deceive
myself confident hope q this reaction, then shall
- and the South unanimous v nan for INDEPENDENCE,
unanimous ard bitterly resolved
ne thirg will then be done With unreeistcd eAse. u
vii 30 tseH wnndrswsl and reorF zston 10 SOUTH
ern Couveuton nothing would he singular nothing c>scr
Perhaps II 10 Inevitable n you and yours are right,
CERTAINLY Inevitable Perhaps with oar Increasing nun.
berp dstncton Of nterests and difference Of social nes
iusons, The DAY bad 70 come soooer or asr
you have brought II on Bat before God, can
no, eeiieve H. And Is n 10 great AMI noble Kun
prc state and Empire Cay that trns, 70 arse In nds.
nsnt patriotism and, the 9Th Of November, In the
name Of al the glorious generation o. hc Revelation, Of
An the future generations which 5000 TO consulate
this oeufedersey the mth,ess well :. the h.gpsss o.
re- nton and 10 the world that that day Of fatal doom has