The New York herald., 1860-09-20
The Great Republican Programme o
Annexation Ter the Extinction OF South

steady Tor Lvepoo ana quite nrm Tor London and Havre
The Great Republican Programme of
Annexation Ter the Extinction Of South
ern Slavery.
brief but pregnant telegraphic report of
the speech Of Senator Seward at st. Paul, on
Tuesday last, Is the commanding feature of our
news columns this morning; for here we have
tho grand comprehensive future Of the ropubM
can party chalked out by its founder and its
authoritative apostle.
Our intelligent reporter informs us that this
speech Of Mr.. Seward, in the chief city Of Min
nesota, Is "the great speech Of the campaign,
and we are prepared to accept his opinion,
from the fact that Mr. Seward here discloses
the policy by which his "irrepressible conflict
between the North and South, between free white
labor and black slave labor, may be brought
to speedy decision. We refer, of course, to
his grand republican programme Of annexa.
ton. Upon this point bis speech may be lite
rally translated
No peut up Utica contracts our powers,
FOR the whole boundless Continent is ours.
He anticipates the acquisition Of British Ame-
fica, Russian America and Spanish America,
and believes that "the man Is born who
will live to see the American people coming to
the harmonious understanding that this is
land Of freedom and freemen. and that
II is the land Of the white man, and that what
ever elements there are to disturb Its present
peace will before long pass away without en-
dangering this great Union" And why should
he not anticipate these things, with the events
and the circumstances by which he is sur.
rounded.
lie Is full OF enthusiasm In view OF the
triumph Of the republican party In November.
In bis contemplations of this triumph he has
become inspired, and has put on the prophets
mantle. Thus inspired and thus assured, he
tells us that slavery is today not only power
less, but without influence In the republic
He Is sure that o republican administration Is
near at hand-an administration which will be
signalized by the admission OF the new free
and anti slavery States OF Kansas, Nebraska,
Idaho, Chippewa, Jefferson, Nevada, Washing
ton and Arizona, whereby there will be the
overwhelming array Of twenty-six free States
against fifteen slave States, on. q Northern ma.
iority Of twenty-five In the federal Senate.
This Is no idle dream. Kansas, Nebraska
and Washington are ready now to be admitted
rs free States and the bills for the organization
Of the other Eve Territories, with the exclusion
Of slavery, are lying upon the tables OF Con-
gress. Granting that Mr.. Lincoln will be
elected, with q republican Congress to back
him, all these Territories will be admitted as
Tree States before the end Of bis adminis,ra-
lion.
Thus, with twenty six free States, including all
The aforesaid new States, republicanized under
The administration creating them, what Il there
10 prevent Mr.. Stewards election In 1864, and
he practical beginning, under his own Official
direction In 1865, Of his grand continental
scheme Of annexation for the quiet suifocation
Of Southern slavery This Is the latest interpre-
tation Of his original idea Of pesceably making
oil the slave States free States that has yet been
given to the world. With twenty-six free States
against fifteen slave States, and with three or
four Of these fifteen sloughing off their pecu-
liar institution, the South will be reduced to
complete submission for resistance will be
worse than useless. What, then, will be the
refuge Of Southern slavery, with the increased
Northern abolition pressure Of eight or ten new
States from the British North American pre-
vincess
Nor il this scheme Of annexation mere delu.
lion. To be sure the progress Of the Prince Of
Wales through said provinces has beer q con.
inuou succession OF The mos. enthusiastically