The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-24

political circles In Virginia . whix trick deceive
CT ssgscity than those with whom clsted saw
distinctly that It was nothing more than the opposition
party in transition state 10 the abolition party and
warned my friends at that day that this thing which ap
pesred be the American party would out 10 DO
the cheat that was use years ago At the Philadelphia
Convention which our whig frienos Of the % tn AeAn
doneo because they found Themselves In the grasp OF an
enemy. From that time the whg party has beea sepa
rated North and south There N whg party North or
South The only organization known Is the black repuo
Lean side, ano the skeleton OF tne
democratic party on the other Every Que Of these
parties Yielded 10 the surge Of aboltonsm 10 Tue
North, Ms did every other institution, religious, so
cia and moral All have been swept down by the
irresistible OF this astatipe element and there
by the geographical line which divides the two sections
In ADDITION 70 the mutations In the political complexion
OF the Ssuate. TO which have already referred .oua
adduce furlber fact show the condition OF the demo
cratic party n the Mort States or the few remain
ing Senator'S from the North consisting OF moi
more than six, there is one from New Jersey VINO was
lost 70 by the last cleo ion, republican having o'n
elected bus stead There s another democratic Senasor
from the state who has but two years 70 serve,
ano far Judge the election TO h the vacancy
10 occur al close OF that period win fall to the lot OF
legislature that recently elected the black re-
publican In Pennsyl ANA the deed is done There Is
but democratic Senator from that State M By
ler and II but reasonable 70 suppose that be VIII oe
get aside at the coee OF the present term In Ohio MT
Pugh TO be succeeded ny Mr. Chase sbolto1is OF
the ultrs school and IN Illinois there ia but one
Senator Judge Douglas (appause from the Douglas cque
at present candidate for the Presidency 10 Indiana
i
cooptrymen, for the purpose OF showing tue exshns
state q parties in the country want 70 show you the
Js pg condition Of the democratic party of the country
u may that there Ia no democratic representa-
top from any Of the States In the federal councils
except from the Southern States Ts what does all this
lead We have fought the battle Those with whom |
have the Congress Of the United States
IN both houses from the South have fought their battles
in the earnest effort to avert the curse that is now n
pending the struggle Tor political not between
political but geographical PARTIES struggle upon which
is saked the existence OF the whole South the Union
should continue And nave fought the battle as you
have by the result We have made concession after
concession 10 avert tho that 20 follow and the
result has been that the whole Sorheyery free state
in the United states with the exception OF the three States
upon the Pacific border-eo far know, 10 10 tho
hands OF party who pledged 70 each other, Sh ose
upon the oass destroying the social IA
brio Of their fifteen sister states OF the South What
this abolition party this black republican party as they
choose to call Themselves have told these gentle nen
very frequently in conversation tn at amongst them
there are some enlightened men and that what they are
about is sseki 10 get political No peculiar 30
cial relations existed between me aud them but stu
these remarks made IN such way as remarks il
tomeimes, psse bet Seen one gentleman aud another.
They have told me that we have righ, TO al them
abolitonss, that they did not belong TO the abolition
party thai there abolition party existing In ZONE
OF the free States represen ed by Garrison wilson Wen
dell Phillips and that class but that they, the rpuo
party had no common purposes with them put 10
them this est from which they could You
may profess gentlemen what you please but this black
antislayery. Take that away. and your party would
break 10 pieces like potter's vessel (Appause It vs.
therefore abot party call II what you please and
their common object to possession OF the
ment for the purpose OF destroy the Southern States
How they TO do IT. The tuition OF the United
States, a. we all know, framed at = me
when all the States who were pav.ic To It were
slave States. with exception. But at that tlma
the experience OF the country has shown that climate
alone could regulate the institution, OF African bondage
AND under its influence the institution forced from
the North and concentrated In tho genial climate OF
the South According 70 my recollection Of the history
OF events in 1859, not more than eighth Of the
Der OF slaves In the country north OF the Potomac
The thing began 10 ADJUST iHe and the people that
this African population could DO concentrated At the
South. Circumstances have arisen since that gave
additional impulse to that movement The great in
the value OF Southern products the
demand for African labor, and a. consequences tented
still 10 concentrate this class OF population In the
South In forming the constitution this result fore
became parties 20 u upon the condition that ART
bondage should be recognized and that should
other guarantees by words otherwise which
the south at that day for the safety Of this concentration
Of African bondage within their borders They spu.
lated for provision in the constitution which would
able for all future time the slave interest TO
protect itself free from any harm-that was
y making an element u. o. political power,
kno.n very wen a that day that this property.
for property Just - much any other species Of
property known 10 the Law, though Of peculiar charAc
Ter differing from all other descriptions Of property In
therefore, the easily escape from It's owner- was
say known at that day that this property nee ted
additional 70 meet the difficulties which
result from the peculiar facility for escape which this
reasoning faculty afforded IT, Accordingly . clause was
inserted In the constitution providing that this property
ehouli be returned TO n owner whenever Il escaped
The state Of that day that you could not ret rid
Of that condition Of thngsI mean savery-but at the
expense Of the social condition Of entire communities
Now this abolition party, feeble Of the begin.
ning-alwAys having the sympathy OF the party oppo
son at the North-thn abolition party up compara
Aboshnr avery In the District OF Columbia would be
insung 70 the public mind OF the South and very bad
example OF Legislation as regarded the North but such
ACT would not Affect In any material form the institution
OF slavery In the South. Part OF the theory Of that
party that the federal government should exclude
slavery wherever federal power was exercsed-from the
As ! have already said, IL would be offensive 70 the
southern mind, and furnish bad example Of legislation,
% Tar - the south concerned but the act itself would
make impression upon the institution Nov this
Northern party, outnumberpg the South numerically.
amosi BY two 70 one finding themselves strong enough
now attack this condition OF Southern society the cits
del They won't get that feature out Of the consttuio
which makes slavery element of political power, they
woo get thst feature OF the constitution which
CURES fugitive slave 70 be restored 70 his master when
be escapes but they do ths-and their whole
giles are tended 10 that eod-hey take that In
be admission In the utuf Of slave SAts and In that
way, by crcumscrbing the influence OF slavery. they
How can they DO this Thsy san only form ssa.ss ou,
Of Territories, and n they exclude slavery from the
Territories the states formedout Of them must ueossr
come 10 - free States and they have planted their L.
upon that question Of the Territories they attempted
twenty years ago They had the synp.shi then q all
the opposition party North and OF OF the demo
cratic party. began In the form Of the wmot pro.
vso, and The opposition party IN The Northern States
lent themse " H. and 10 fact fabsrcd H. The blo~
was aimed the Territories and alone the Territories
under sorts Of nsdoue pretenoss They claimed that
Congress had supreme dominion the Terri and
could enact any Law they pleased for the Territories and
that this particular law w~ ~ constitutional - The exer
cse Of any otner power. In the South saw Al
that II they could carry that they would ind ed have
fucrum for their lever which would change the wh,e
con sion Of slavery IN The slave States. We that
there not, far ~ remember u the past demo
cratic member from the southern Sate In either House
did not deny the constitutional rover OF Congress
prohibits slavery IN the Territories during their Territorial
ocodtcn There some IN opposition IN the South but
few; but in the North the whole cppcsi
ton claimed the power, and the democratic mind In the
free states, 70 say The least OF u, vS unsett ed
and insecure The battle was fought upon
this quotiou and again. We knew
that Il was q vital question Tor the south.
the point upon which The exsteoce % slavery de
penced bsd not rishi 70 expand that yulstion
as oil othevs when they become too dense, n they
were 10 be h.mmed IN, would inevitably result IN
OF two things n II should happen taat the slaves