The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-17


selves Of the Indians.
one gives Va view II one OF the moe. re-
maItsois republics that the world has ever
seen. She Dighs rival Rome In It's palmy days.
There woul0 be also entire uuapimi.y OF
ooinion among its people; they would have no
'iuepressibie conflict" or 'sacred animosityr
70 destroy their commerce aud place them ut
lie mercy Of foreign foes
The q usstion Of Dtsunfou-jrsus Policy Of
the south.
II seems that onr fellow citizens In the South
DO not objec. so much TO the mere fact that Lin
coin has been elected N TO rne circumstances
that 9 number OF the Northern and Western
States have practically nnlIihed the constitution
by enacdng laws which prevent the execution
Of the Fugitive Slave act Taking this view OF
the case, 1t Is we'll TO look for moment at the
very important matter
The action OF the Northern and Western
Statee 10 the matter OF the act which provides
for the rendition Of ngitiyss from service or
labor may % summed np NJ foliows:-Fne
States which have directly or indirectly null
Ted the federal statnte srs Maine, New Hsmp-
epire. Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New York. Pennsylvania, Iowa,
Indiana. Michigan sno Wisconsin. " these,
New HsmPstire declares that the fugitive
If, u right. absolutely freeman In Maine
ana Vernon, be is considered tree the moment
- N;a,n Naxu
Wisconsin. Vermont, Pennsylvania, Michigan
ard Massachusetts delay the execution OF tsr
Jaw Iy providing the means OF defence for tbs
foeitive Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, Micbi'
gan sno Massachusetts, have enacted laws which
forbid the use of public ejinc-s IN All OF the
claimant Of d fugitive. In Maine the penalty
tor aiding and assisting in the execution OF the
Fugitive Slave law Is 1--WE years imprisonment
ard a npe Of one thousand dollar, IL Vermont,
fit4 20 years ana two thousand dollars; II Ass-
-achusetts, I'VE years and nve ihomand dollars;
in Connecticut FIVE years and five thousand
dollars; In Penney wanna. thre. months and one
thousand dollars; ia Indiana, fourteen years
and I've thousand dollars; in Michigan. ten
wears anc one thousand dollars; in Wisconsin,
TWO years and one thousand dollars; in Iowa,
I'VE Years and one thousand dohars.
Nov, every candid person must admit thai
the large landed prop,ietors in the South have
rome cause TOR their agitation. The action OF
the tree States, with very few honorable ex-
ceptious. has been such as to imperil the DO
mestic institutions Of the South, to encourage
tb. slaves ia rebellion, and generally to cause
a widespread panic. But-and We hope that
our Southern friends viii duly consider the
uattpr-is secession the best remedy for this
state Of things! Ii il time now to apply the
actual cautery? Il it not possible to create .
reaction in til. opinion OF the North by resa-
liatory legislation? 1t i in the power OF the
people Of the cotton States to punish severely
the Northern manufacturers and merchants,
and by 80 doing TO create great
conservative party, which, 10 1864, VIII
sweep the very States which have given
| the largest black republican majoritss
snd wipe that party organiss alton out OF exist
euce. We put i: TO the South that is Cause
will be mcrc advanced BY fighting the battle
| within the Union than without 1t. Already To,
North has been thoroughly frightened at the
| result of it's recent action, and thousands o.
people who supported Lincoln would be glad
| 10 change their votes II such thing were pos
sible. We will have hard times this winter
| the bread and butter argument win be applied
&c people who have never felt 1t before. II ths
South viii strengthen this argument by ieeisls
Ton hostile to the Industrial interests OF thu
A
North, there will be no difficulty In forming
healthy opposition to the new administration
ano compelling the republicans 10 execute al
the federal laws Tie greatest trouble that TIL
| Union men of the North have hitherto OK
perienosd has been In persuadins our peopl
thai the South was 10 earnest. We fancy tina
the evenu OF the past week have opened tn
eyes Of good many people, and that the r.
pubiicans will be pretty soundly thrashed !
some Of their ssronghoids before Lincoln ha
been year in once. So let the South wait
little longer.