The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-11


AS slavery Teccded from the No I'll, it was followed by
the most violent and fauaca opposition AZ hrs tho
untisavery cloud, which now overshadows the ma ion
war larger than mans hand Most Of you can re-
member with vivid dist ncness those days or roher-
hood when throughout the whole North the aboltionst
y regarded as an enemy Of his country Weak,
dminutive and contemplate IA was this party IN
no pursr 70 S Colossal ss tsp
rapid strides 10 power have given Il possession OF the
present House Of Representative and elected one OF It's
leaders Presidency Of the United states and in the
progress OF the Senate and supreme Court must
also pass the hands Of this partya party upon
whose revolutionary banner Is inscribed, mo more slave
States no Territory return OF the fugitive
TO his maseran 'irrepressble conflict between the
free and slave States whether it be long short,
peaceful bloody the rnsge shall so on until the sun
shall not rise upon master or set upon slave.
S & 70 ,bo by
the common blood and treasure of all the States
u has, through the fundamentally OF d Emil
ed the Territories with It's minions, armed
with Shapes rifles and bowie knives seeking thus to az
complish by intimidation, violence and MURDER what It
could not do by cons titutonai legislation.
1t demanded and from love Of peace and devotion
cesson which excluded tho South from about half tho
territory acquired from France
1t demanded, aud again received ms peace Offering
in 1915 all that part Of Texas north Of So degrees 80
minutes north latitude If at any time the interest OF the
IL would submit to nothing less than a compromise in
1850 by which il dismembered that State, and remandod
territorial condition considerable portion or is terri
il excluded, by the same compromise, the South
ern people from California, whose mineral wealth,
surpassed on earth; by prematuroly forcing her
into the Union unier constitution, conceived in
fraud by set of adventurous in the total absence Of
any law authorizing the formation Of constitution,
fixing the qualification OF voters, regulating tho Time,
place or manner OF electing deleg .tes or the Tune or
place of the meeting of such convention Yet all these
irregular and unauthorized proceedings were sanctiei
by the fact that the constitution prohibited slavery ana
forever the doors Of that rich and desirable Terri
tory against the Southern people, And VIII 10 tle South
mind still burning under nnmilasing sense Of
tptAf ha 1Tpn
upon constitution framed by tho authority OF Congress-
and by delegates elected 10 conformity to law upon the
ground that slavery recognized and protected
1t claims constitut ona right to abolish slavery in
the District OF Columbia the forts, arsenals dockyards
other places coded to the United States within tho
limits of slavchodiDg States.
the States thereby crowdng the slaves together and pre-
venting their exit SOUTH until they become Improbable
extent that will force the owner finally to abandon
| them in self defence.
1t has by the deliberate legislative enactment of
large majority Of the Northern states, openly and fla
gravity nuled that clause Of the constitution which
| provides that
nny W 81 be- discharged such se
Ice labor be delivered up claim Of the party
| whom such service or labor may be due.
This provision Of the ccsastiti has been sp,vped and
tra1ed ander to BY these higher ldso null.rs. Is
utterly poowriess for good since oH attempts 70 enforce the
F"ntire Stare lawunder uore made felony IN some q
these Satts HIGH piisdepie others and punishable
in all 1y heary nes and imprisonment The dtstenpered
public ofaion If these loselts haess9 risen aose tie con-
dlurCht
cal doarimes o, the HAig1er s" soA in,pamisy DIES tie
government, tranlles upon our rights and plumbers the
Southern ciii1e,s.
1t has, through the Governor Of Ohio openly null
fed that part Of the constitution which provides that
charged in State with treason felony or other
demand suSSy
State aSs e re II Of the crime % DO removed 70 n'
discharge of official duty had occasion, within the
past TO demand Of the Governor Of Ohio ga person
charged in the State (of Tenessee with the crme Of
slave stealing who had fed from justice and found in
the State OF Ohio The Governor refused TO issue his
answer to letter Of inquiry Which addressed to him.
sd1he crime of negro stealing, not being known to
either the common law or the criminal code of Ohio it is
not Of that Class Of crimes contemplated by the federal
constitution, for the commission Of which am auho-
rized the Executive Of OHIO, to surrender fugitive
from the Justice of sister Sate and hence declined to
warrant" &C.. thus deliberately multiplying and
setting defiance the clause Of the constitution above
quoted well the act OF Congress OF February II,
1888 and grossly violating the ordinary comfy existing
between separate and independent nations, much less the
comfy which should exist between sister States of the
great conederacy, the correspondence connected
with which is herewith transmitted.
has, through tie Esecsai,e authority @ oAer States, de-
med errJditiOga Of nurUeTers and mdruldeys.
obtained compromise in The constitutions TO
linue the importation Of slaves and noso sets up lac,
AgA than oasutsor aesoy this property imported
end sold 10 us BY their fathers.
has caused the murder Of ou,rs in pursuit Of their ~
gitare slares a, shielded The nsp,derers from punishment
has uron many OCCASIONS sent its enssa,les into te
Southern states 10 corrupt ares induce them % run of,
on ercite Msm 10 instruction.
ground railroad" amounting in value to MILLIONS of dol
lars and thus made the tenure by which slaves hold
In the boraer States precarous as 10 materially impair
their value.
II has, by its John Brown and Montgomery raids in.
vaded sovereign states and murdered peaceaoe citi-
1t has justified and "exatcd to the highest honors of
admiration the horid murders arsons and rapne OF the
John Brown raid and has canonzed the feons rs saints
and martyrs"
has burned the to,c,s poisoned me coas and conpiysa
icith the sId,es 30 defot,late Northern Teras.
II has, through certain leaders, proclaimed 10 the
slaves the terrible motto Aarm 10 the sleep nre to
the dwellings, poison TO the food and water Of slave
has rere7ia,ed and dnosnced the decision ofae 81,
frens CONT.
has assacd our rights as guaranteed by the plaines
provisions Of the constitution, from the floor of each
house o. Congress, the pulpit tho musings, the school
room, their state Legislatures, and through the public
press dividing and disupting churches, political parties
and cvil governments.
has the 1erSo,s # the President el,c asserted the
equality d Gtttdtk uiM Ue uhits
These are some Of the wrongs against which have
remoI stiate for than quarter OF centCgy, hop
ing, hut vain or their redress, until some OF sis
ter states utter Despair OF obtaining justice nj the
hands q those wless coniederates, have resolved to
the iits which havo bound them together, AMI
htain ,hoe ghs out OF the Union which have been
the obje, 81 constant attack and encroachment within IT,
No IiU assert that te Southern States or opic hIrs
nj any time yaed % perform, fply osd in 6o9d fsih al
q the dua,s rtith III constitution 3sroy eIen hem.
Nor wal ~ bc pretended that they have al 8uy time
ncroarbeA attempted aggression upon The lights OF
Northern sister state. The government tor many
y,ats pder lie rnutro of southern statesmen bat in
Originating periecing Of policy be It said
IT, the pea petual honor OF the South, she has never at
smptd to eucroach upon single constitutional right of
the Noith The journals Of Congress will not show
the int reduction OF single proposition, by any South
I'm representative, calculated to impair her rights in
property, iiure trade wound her seusblities.
Nur have they time demanded at the hands Of the
federal government Northern states than
thgr wei denned rights under the Constitution. 50
far from II, they have tolerated these wrongs from
feeling OF loyalty ana devotion 10 the Union, with
dcgiec Of patience and forbearauce unparalleled in the
history OF brave and free people. Moreover, they have
quietly submitted TO a revenue system which indirectly,
but certainly tax,s the products Of slave labor
nifty sixty millions OF liars annually, - increase tho
manufacturing pfons OF tbsc have thus persistent
ly and wckedy assatcd them.
TO ,rooe he us fired upon ns at his time, nsthoW
The filef security for r1ghs as IN my opinion, fot
The stipi,on Of sio,yyy foge,v. The tune has arrived
when the people of the south must prepare either to
abandon or to ioftiiy and maintain IT, Abandon II we
cannot, IL Is with wealth, prosperity
and a.nestic happit ess. We owe Il 10 the mechanic
whose shop Ia clos d. 10 the multiplied thousands OF
labnYers thrown OF empoyment 20 the trader nafe