The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-12
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a. ny prec has ,ston upou hisel tho Ccl,s
gGG p0DstintS q tbs ofice under the crcEm
slattts tn LEGISLATURE ara Inc people cSrcct froo n-
h3doir, "a eAlf's'on q ny siews Rpon ,he abs ~ az
qC'.to. " Che 'oy ane some sugg, stohs lokae % me
nlpie The o.usttpton c TIE United States ordanea
anc stab -aed Us oar fdte.s, dcsisccG iof0rm
more pe:itc' utcB establish justice iuso doestc
gmit!, pren"'e The scsgta soifaie, aad - sure the
e1ssDss o. liberty Ourselves aaG pysterlty Taey
othsuuc,ott ~th reference 10 ihcse desirable otects
AID, as m'ght have eeen expected uHion, hsrmny sad
foiheshcod existed between the different sec
ifHs, .s6 anc order peFyadel, JUSTICE and rise's
were respected the right OF per Gus ar property
were fully Iecogt.atG, aud each STATE permitted
t. requisite rs eones,c asiituoh wth pu nterefehcc
from citzSns Of t,h.r States Cou0icuc, and sfaerBa
Affection existed between the ope cf all she states In Iae
cartier ond better oays oi the republic This happy con
cation OF things ,cuunued for many yeats, and was inter
States b toe rights ard institutions Of the Soltnern
Bot FOR Inc Witch has been pcrsevcringy waged
against lie institution 81 domestic slavery, AS i exists
snerlst us--ar Institution with wbSca they have no right
@ ir,vImeodeve would have continued 10 live hsrmo
nlOuSy together snt the ties OF fracrna ieetcg aud at
lection would he strong before IN tue
history % the oGneferscy This wantoa interference,
'hrs ocumcneed and so oaensiveIy persisted has pro
ducf the preseot charming CRISIS ana lbs brought tho
Union Of the States the verge OF destruction Thc
Northern peopa insist that there must be no mere
slave TERRITORY, slave STATES, and iaa, tho
toe,iVe slave aw must he repealed,
essentially modified az 10 render Il yslue'ess for
he recovery Of slave property. In Massachusetts,,
States tho Fugitive slave act has been practically AID
ettr'ualy nuhaeo and rendered imperative. The Mas
sachusts ACT declares that the writ OF habeas
may be issued by either OF their courts aud even by
any justice Of the peace term tune vacation and
upon the reinrn Of such writ the fugitive slave may de-
msnd trial 10y uiy and II the jury disagree the issue
may be sobnited TO another jury OF continued 10 the
term, al the discretion of the coart that
LESSONS adussious declarations Of the alleged fugitive
against himself shalt be given evidence upon the trial;
hat the Governor by aud with the advice and conseut
the Council shs appoint Comm in each county
clerks fees officers fees and other expenses aud they
arc 10 have thcsc and al, other charges
for tbeir services as attorneys and counsel in the
case raid by the State Treasurer; and the act
also probiai's their jss prisons other places of
codnement from being used for the imprisonment Of
scps claimed fugitive slaves {See session acts 1885,
page ga The act OF Wisconsin is stringent
the acts Of Massachusetts. (See Revised Statutes, 1858,
page g2) The act Of Vermont declares that person
ec such to sale, purchase devery that the fugi
tive slave may have the benefit OF trial by Jurythat
every person who may have been held slave, vino
shall come, or be brought, or be in the State With
without the consent Of his her Master Mistress
who shall come, be brought be involuntariy in
any way in the State, shall be free, and denounces
against every person who shall hold the fugitive as q
slave the penalty Of imprsonme for not less than
or more than fifteen years, and q fine not exceed;
page 40 In other of the non slaveholaing
States, Il am not mistaken, similar legisla
the law within their limits They maintain the doctrine
Of an rrepressibe conflict" between free and slave la
which, under their clchngs, produced first
fruits in the shedding Of Virginia blood upon SOIL
The friends OF this kind OF egsan and the supporters
OF these mischevous doctrines WELD the executive legs
iaye and judicial authority or the non slavehodipg
States, with scarce exception In the Senate OF the
United States the republican party numbers upwards Of
twenty and IN the House OF Represent tves upwards of
one hundred all elected by the voters Of savehod
ing States and all endorsing and approving these obnox
very small in each branch of Congress- and we were
assured that they represented comparatively small
Der Of fanatics With whom the great body CT the Northern
40 thy and YtO cufNrf .iua
no principles aud doctrines in common with them on
these questions 1t is readily and cheerfuy conceded that
large portion Of the onslaveholdng States loyal to
the constitution aud the Unlon but is to be disguised
that large number indifferent TO both, and would
prefer dissolution Of the Union to the extension of shave
territory the Of slave States They desire 70
confne slavery to the States in which exists aud
the sympathy manifested FOR John Brown and his
in crime gives for fear that they pre-
pared TO aid putting down attempts to interfere with the
institution even IN The states where recognized and
protected by law The amentsbe state OF things between
the two sections of the country has Its origin the
construction placed by the Northern people upon the
stituon Of the United States They construe to the
prejudice of the honor rights aud institutions Of their
Southern brethren They insist that the constitution
authorizes adoption OF the exclusion Of
slavery from the Territories, the common property
OF all the States and they spare no Efforts to
affirm their construction by the legislation of Con-
gress. In the earlier history Of the government
territory acquired and Territorial governments
organized without inquiring whether they
Union papassu The constitution construed fairly
justly according to It's terms and spiriwe lived in har
and rerity nation steady aud
raeied When the Northern construction began prevail
strife arose, bitter feelings engendered ordinations
and recrimnatons followed; and now we find that the
ties OF brotherhood have been sundered mutual dtrust
has succeeded, and the kindly feelings Of affection have
been smohered by bitter sectional hatred that bids
fair to ouve the existence Of the Union The ony foun
daon upon which the government can rest in security
the affections Of the people. II this foundation has not
been entirely undermined II is so nearly gone that be-
the conservative patriots Of the nation TO unite aud
determine upon line OF policy that shall govern their
future action reay fear however, that the disease
almost impossible to eradicate IT, In this deporabc
condition gs with all the evils dissolution
seWhai can be- done to avert the DANGER The sa
preme Court cannot settle this question Of construction,
moi on s anss an s @
Reputation Of the bred Scott decision by the republican
party The only mode, therefore, Of remedyng the evil
that to under the constitution is provided in
the fifth article thereof-summon a convention Of all
the States that fun and free conference may be had
between the representatives OF the people elected
for this purpose, and thus ascertain whether the
question in controversy cannot be settled upon some
such convention shall assemble and after free and
full consultation and ecmparso Of opinions they shall
find that the differences between the slaveholdng and
non eholdng States are irrecopca6le let them
slider the question OF peaceable separation aud the ad
us'men Of all questions relating to the disposition Of
the common property between the two sections II they
te reconci'ed, let them adjust the terms, and
give them such sanctions as will render them effective
suggest therefore that you adopt resolutions in favor of
the call OF such convention, and appeal to the fegsa
lures of the several States unite in the application pro-
posed 70 be made 10 Congress In pursuance of the pro
visions OF the article aforesaid II the sayehodlng
States shall fat refuse to unite in the application such
failure or refusal win furnish conclusive evidence Of de-
termination on their PAT 10 keep up the agitation and to
continue their aggressions upon II the convention
shall meet and the question cannot be satisfactorily ad.
usted will furnish evidence equally conclusive Of their
determination 10 either event. the people of tho South
will clearly understand what they to expect in the f
tlre II viii doubtless be objected to this suggestion that
looks to 6isunion Grant IT, il you please Is not the
danger Of disunion imminent now and is not the public
mind North and South, deeply astated by the apprehen
sion that the days OF the Union numbered2 Dsunou
speeches the order Of the day In dclberatve bodies
State and NATIONAL and the press teens with the
OF matter, editorial communicated and selected
Southern Legislatures employed in considering best
modes Of protecting the honor and rights States
and are making provisions for arming and discplinng
the militia with sole reference 10 their protection aud de-
fence either In ont Of the Union Every secs and
feels that dangers impending and that disu
MON is not only possible but highly probable event,
and at distant day When these things So surely
the country cannot look upon dsunion from the stand
point which occupy. II men cannot calmly look upon
nj lev of