The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-05


have suddenly fallen under the high dspeasure Of the
Almighty, and that nothing but confession of guilt and
from His holy hand without which we are inevitably
ruined believe on the contrary that our present d
%m1 out o. e st
and more efficient desire to keep the Divine oomsnd
menfsto fulfil the preceps and realize the spI " sne
Gospels the moving cause OF the agitation ano conuict
which threatens tue stability Of our Union see no
evidence OF any Divine dspleasure IN the commotIon
which rocks government nor 90 oeueve tna1 vague
confessions of guilt we do feel and formal prayers
for nterposton do not expect are likely 10 pro-
The cause OF our present agitation and insecurity IL
all the political trials and grefs OF
our whole history nation, Is the anomalous existence
in republican and democratic goyernment-based
spect for human rights, political equality, universal
representation Iee speech public discussion general
maintaining and perpetuatng the bondage Of vast
portion Of the human famly-an institution unfolding
most abect and mercenary system of domestic slavery
exactly contradcting every principle and sentiment IN
our Declaration OF Independence and reversing IN us
SPIRIT operation and tendencies the theory objects and
working Of our constitution aud national inspiration
slavery In the natonhowever innocent and
its heirs and present victims may be (and do not wish
to speak hard Of hem)s own essential character Is
not changed, its anomalous position and influence
altered II remains what 1t always was and always must
be- abuse Of the natural rights Of man. denial OF real
and proper humanity to beings the human FORM asate
Of upon its subjects which brute force and nearly a0
solute power alone render succossfusnd OF ire
sponsible corrupting and facilitating influence on the
dominant race who uphold IT, Slavery not new thing
in the world its nature ana effects are not open qres
ba baye 10 M seducS
until its quality and consequences are stamped by the
historic the POLITICAL the social the religious experience
and wisdom of the wide world with fixed, decisive and
unaterable adherence
And here is this instituted outrage upon Col and man.
upon the spirit Of Christianity and the ethics and political
instincts OF the Nineteenth century planted the capt.
tai Of American liberty become the foundation OF fifteen
our Senate the chief soctude Of tho head Of govern
men, and menacing the downfall OF our nationality, II
the majority OF the American people do not dsown their
disgust their repobaton and pronounce property
In not local and legal fiction, but national fact
and the fundamental and permanent article Of our poti
cal creed
people, the diffusion of intelligence has become, under
this condition Of things the injury one part OF the
country commit against the oher in nation where
labor was TO be nowhere else in the world
the necessary corroary of universal equality, II has
been degraded into menia and serve necessity III
land free speech and free dscuss the safety Of
institutions endangered by the utteance of the vcrest
commonplace OF political thought and the first principles
Of Christianity and crime Is so great az humanity and
Justice The noble system Of government which invites
into the free States Of this Union almost the whole
emigration Of Europe is high offence against this
in numbers, intelligence, equality; our progress and
morals, civilization and relsion-al. in short, that
the respect and admiration of the rest OF the
world, only indicates the fear, the antpathy and tbs
jealousy Of the slave power Our purest morals are pro-
nounced fanaticism; most cfcacous pcty nhdelty
our most civilized and enlightened communities hot beds
Of treason We cannot exercise deveopo and
enjoy the very principles, IDEAS rights and feelings which
protect without imperng the lives and fortunes Of our
fellow citizens that portion of country whose do
mestic institutions are based on negro slavery Our
press If and represents the honest feelings Of
the civilized world becomes rebraud at the South and
captbe and advanced literature is dangerous to the
peace Of that community The most legitimate exercise
Of political rights is as We are now seeing the nigh
How idc il Is in this state of things to look for any
1 ntl,or AZ fact
the simple fact that the natural and inevitable progress
of civilization this continent Is essentially threatening
the barbarous institution OF slavery and that the only
real issue before the country aud the world is thSha
modern civilization and free institutions deny themselves
and lose their nature, shall slavery accepts doom ~
temporary and deoaying mstitation, under the rghu
OF Chrisondom and beneath the crushing Feet
human progressf In pronouncing this the real mora
Open far from saying or allowing that TIM
is the political issue. There IL not handful OF Northern
citizens who would consent, under any temptations OF
circumstances TO interfere with the existence OF SLAYER!
in the States. 1t is not party power direct action
any sort now at any future time, which threaten
slavery 1t is simply civilization in its necessary progress
which is booming it 70 ruin, tho stead
rising Of the sun drives night away Yo
will observe that l am bringing no charges agana
Blaveholders-pronouncing sentence on them. Tbs
for the most part tbs innocent and helpless vcms
hereditary SYSTEM and their existing opinions the Ia
| eyitable opinions of men IN their circumstances IL
against slavery itself, considered al terrible soca
wrong and frght!u political error and an essential In
morality that bring the accusation OF being the caus
OF all our national troubles So far from blaming tn
stakeholder SUCH hold him TO be the most unfortt
nate and pitiable of menhc nperlled victim Of asy:
TEN which wrongs equally the bondsmen AMI the
masters II Is tho greatest OF mistakes to COZ
found hatred Of slavery with hatred for slave
holders. 1t Is the love OF tho Shareholder viii;
inspires hatred for what Is running him, Q
, | IL is Gods love for sinners which animates h
wrath against sin. There Is no proper conflict b,
tween the Northern freeman AMI the stakeholder The
have identical interests If hey did but know IT, IL Is on
between civilization and the barbarous institution
slavery that rrepressibe cnmty exists; aud this ca
nifty IL impereonsl-compatble with the most fratern,
and the most Christian feeling towards our souther
brethren know the incrodulousness with which sue
professions received and do not forget that erusa
lem crucied Him who wcpt over II, while he condemns
It's blindness But / believe that II will one day b
known to the South, it IL known to God AMI th
world that Is love for man, white aud black love 70
man slavehoding or o,horwse love Tor nan, south
! | ever blessed hatred OF slavery, which Is the nc
cessary accompaniment in those not blinded by INN,
date interest Of the love OF liberty Of Christ and OF Go
The real ISSUE then an issue between tbs Christl
civilization recognized by all the rest OF tbs cvilize
world. and false pernicious and wicked institution
called domestic slavery, upheld by minority OF Oh
countrymep In the face Of the moral sentiments, AM
tical convictions and Christian scrupes OF all men be
Sizes AS to the lnal result Of such unequal contro
versy-a controversy OF opinion aud sentiment merely
not admitting Of direct political interference, no
aiming at any result which u not accomplished by mora
suason and public opinion but, nevertheless ami witt
tremendous powers OF reason justice Christian truth an
Divine wlthere can be difference OF opinion outsi Il
Of the Immediate domain Of slavery and there was, I'll
very lately little difference Of opinion th,re.
glad consent Of the STAKEHOLDER himself, student
history, no philosopher wise observer Of the provi
dence OF God can doubt The immediate and practica
question for Is how this % be permitted 10 bring
itsch about (or propose and desire action To pc
cipate interfere with its self destroying
gies with the least injury 20 all commemorative country
the North the South, the STAKEHOLDER, the ssyea ~
present Prov idontal circumstances and dispositions
| which tho nation is brought
| There many Of our best and wscst who have
come 10 the conclusion that the only possible opst
70 Us now Is absolute and anai separation betwcea thos
states Of the Union who choose slavery for their nfst
highest good the rest OF the confeieracy. They
that the public sentiment % the political majority wi
inevitably become and impatient Of tn CON
plcity OF the federal government with slavery and that
the southern states justified In their fears hat Their
position VIII thus become more and more uncomfort
able. What the slave power, as represented By ITS
most intelligent leaders, apprchends Il not the seizure
OF any uncons tutional power the cuactent Of any
Illegal measures by the free States, but tho dang
them proceeding from the growth of their legal power
and the exercise Of their constitutional rights and tho
embodiment In thoroughly orderly ways of their honest
and conscientious convictnn They fear the eli cts
Of the constitution and the Union In their lcyt
mate operations And there cannot be tho smallest lies
ton that without the least wish 10 interfere slavery
N he Vtc a % al he