The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-03

France would not have doEe what you
have done go long compromise with SID
very" After all this he comes 10 New
York to the metropolitan city, justly alarmed
at the logical reeul's Of such teachings and the
signs IF resistance which are already rising in
the South aud here he endeavors TO calm for
few days the increasing anxiety which the SRA
dows Of coming events produce.
And on what grounds does Mr.. Seward as-
sumo to allay this public alarm! Does be re-
tract one word Of bis brutal and bloody doc
trines. No! Does he exhibit one iots Of com
passion for people compelled to live 10 so
ciety composed one third Of blacks' No. Does
be prese one statesmanlike idea of possible
course OF iuture policy for the government OF
the increasing millions Of an inferior and inca
psble race. No He merely scouts the idea of
the Southern people being able to resist the
dictates Of Northern fanaticism; be merely
claims that the Union IL too great blessing to
be broken by any possible evil; and he bases
bic idea on the assumption that good sense is
the ruling quality Of the American people.
We deny thu assumption, and we appeal to
our recorded history for the past six years to
support our denial Good sense has not ruled
our public men nor our political parties during
all that time. 1t did not rule In Congress when
II passed the Kansas Nebraska bill, and re-
opened the Psndora's box Of the slavery ques.
ton. II did not rule among the people when
they set on foot Northern and Southern emi-
grant aid societies to imbrue their hands in fra
terpal blood on the now frutiess plains Of Kan
cas-. 1t did not rule when Brooks assaulted
Sumner on the floor Of the Senate. 1t did not
rule when sixty eight representative men in
Congress endorsed the incendiary writings OF
Helper. 1t did not rule in the political con-
veutions at Charleston al Chicago and At Bali
more. II did not rule when John Brown invaded
Virginia with Gre and sword and the bells of
thousand Northern churches tolled mournfully
magogues like Seward in the North and Yancey
in the South have come to be accepted leaders
OF the people We need not proceed with the
citation. Whoever looks over the whole couu-
try with an uDprejudiced eye cannot but be
convinced that unreason is TO day the ruling
power with the American people North and
South, and that ambitious demagogues are lead
ing them to bitter conflict, from which they
can only reap common ruin and common
desolation.
You, William II. Seward, have done as much
az any man to bring about this terrible state of
things in our common country. You have been
urging on the Northern people to war against
state Of society which they know nothing Of,
which has been continually misrepre-
scented to them, and for which, II
evil it be, they DO not possess the
remedy. 1t ill becomes you at this
late hour TO come forward and proclaim
that the people of the South dare not and can.
not resist your bloody war upon them They
are OF common blood with us, animated by
common sentiments of honor with us. possess
ing the same feelings with US, and yet you dare
to tell us that they will not resist-what we
would resist to the last gasp-a foreign, and
not only foreign, but hostile dictaton. II
Ill becomes you to talk OF good sense ruling,
when you have done all you could to drown
good sense with fanaticism. Unfortunately the
people, immersed in prosperity, have left
public affairs TO be conducted by evil men aud
ambitious demagogues until at last they begin
to believe that this prosperity is eternal-that
nothing can dry up its fountains. You are
conducting them 10 n sad and bitter unde-
ceiving. from which, il they do not wake now,
they will wake too late, to repent their folly In
sackcloth and ashes.