The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-21
The Crisis I'm the United States.


The State OF South Carolina hes from the Union
BY an unanimous vote OF her Legislature,
mains TO be seen whether any OF the other southern
states will follow her cxaape, and what course tho
federal authorities will pursue under circumstances
While wait for further information these points il
may be well 10 consider again the Of quarrel
which has thus begun rend asunder the nllghliest
confederation which the world has yet behela Ons OF
the prevalent tciG9ons Of tho age which live
regard democracy as equivalent tn liberty and the atri
button Of power TO the poorest ana worst educated ct
Of the State way promote purest
lihray OF though: and the most beneficial course OF
action. let those who bold this opinion examine the
quarr. at present raging the United states aad they
viii be aware that democracy Ike ether forms Of govern
mem, may coit t,ih any Of a;on any st Of
principles Between North and sonlh there il Ut this
moment raging controversy which gocs drcp any
controversy into the elementary principles OF hum u,
nature, and the sympahies aad anpathcs which 80
many men supply tho place OF reason and reflection
The North for freedom. the South is for slavery Tho
North is for freedom OF discussion tho represses
freedom Of discussion with the brush tho Pine
fagot. Yet North and South both Jenocracies-
nay, p0ss.ss almost exactly similar Institutions with
this enormous diver geIce in theory and p-actics u is
not democracy that has made tho North the advocate OF
freedom, tho south tho advocate Of slavery. Demo-
cracy Is quantity which appears both Sides, may
therefore be rejected having inficen 20 over
tho result. From the sketch OF the history 81
slavery which was furnished by respondent
from New York last week learn that 1T the time or
the American Revelation slavery existed in every stats
Of the unon except Massachusetts, but also learn
that the great who directed that Reyolut!onWaih
ngon, Jefferson Madison, Patrick Horny aud III milton
were unanimous 10 cxecratng the practice of slavery,
and looked forward 10 the time when II would
/
the slave trade which subsequently followed was regard
cd by its Marnest advocates ouy beneficial
self but long step TOWARDS The extinction ol slavery
altogether II was not iOresen that ceEain free aud de
nocratic communities would arise which would apply
themselves to tho honorable once OF breeding slaves
| 10 he consumed the free and democratic plata
tons OF the South ana oc thus replacing the African
slave trade by internal traffic human flesh, carried
under circumstances Of almost equal atocy through
tho heart of free and democratic nation DemoGracy
HIS verify strong Digestion and one not to 30 ncrfered
with by tTifss.
But the most melancholy part or tho matter IT, that
during the seveniy years Tor which the American
iedoraey has existed the whole tone Of sentiment with
regard to slavery has il tho Southern states
undergone remarkable change. Slavery used 10 b-
reated thoroughly exceptional nsIitution--as the
tvh legacy OF evil times, az disgrace 10 constitution
oundod the natural froedcm ard independence Of
mankind. There hardly political ea.er Of aay
terson himself, tho greatest chief Of tho domocray
! he'd in the early part Of thus century specuiatsd
deeply the subject; bul tho United alatos became
| Pc 'oscd 81 Louisiana aud florita, they have con
quercc rcxas th'y have made Arkansas and Missouri
into States ard these Successive have altered
entirely the view With which slavery i regarded. Per
haps much ~ anything from the loug lsnse enjoyed
BY the editors Of the South Of writing wha. DIZZY pl goa
IN favor OF slavery sth tho ab9out- certainty that NO
would be founa bold enough write anything on tho
other size, and thus make himself mark fur popular
vengeance the subject 4 come 10 ba written on IN
tone " ferocioGs and cynical extravaganza Which =
an Europe GO absolutely appalling. the south hs
become eimored q h.: shame. Free labor denounced
degrading ard dig,aciul the honest trumria The
poor man who works bis way ~ independence
with AMI contempt 1t Is asserted thas what zee
O. mtGstrv E.apactste nation ior cNh4.1ttc alG -
! hnCment aud that Institutions can ready free
ana democratic which 90 ao rcs Ike those If Athens
ahd Of Rome, ~ br"ad sHbsFatnI ~ alter!. - or
from treating slavery exceptional r5ulon il is
regarded BY these donoc aio he natural
state 81 Eeat l-Isnn = tn hutrlA race; aud, TAR
from admitting that America 51gh t. hook forward It's
extinction Il IL contcnced that The property hun,
creatures ought - be universal tho properly ia
/ land or ~ tame animals.
Nor have principles been merely inert or spacla
tive For the ~ twelve years slavery has altered
L and Il he b,rO
Tessve power every compromise which the moderation
q itrmes tunes bal erected g. stern the tina
monftr evil has been sw n away AID that nor W ia,
croachr.ents 81 the North but ny the egg bitr,n
% tho south With ma witty IN Congress AID 10 the
supreme Court 81 the United states, the advocates Of
slavery pave entered " c.etF IN OBJECT 81 whoa
would seem 10 be 10 mike their favo institution ca.
terlniuous With the limits u Tie repsbuS. Hay have
swept away the Nilsson compromise ~hca h.nLcd STA
10 the tract south trnriy q moth
latitude rho! have forced nlon tho North, IN tho Fug
tive slave btu which compeia thorp IL land
their assistance 70 the south N the recovery
capcd oondneu 10 the of KANSAS ,hcv have sought
by force o. arms 70 assert tho ri.h OF bringing slaves
into free Territory, AID In the ID ca t. they oh
tar et an extra judicial opinion from tho Supreme Crt
which would have paced al the Territories u their IA
Toaa Al this while tho North IN been sting feuby
and Intellectually, thls Succession Of southern aggres
slons All that wa desired Was peace ami tat 1t,c,
ccuic Dot - oht81ed. While these thlGgs
south continued violently 70 uplrad the sh) "
The North the ~ tncir troubles and he ies
o south Carol "a showercd presents aui the
brutal sSsaAsnl a ar. sumner. In 1850 Noah ep.
deavored % elect President who, ign uly rccog
opposed ~ ~ eateaiyi In the Territories the North
wore defeated, and submitted alnoet without nurnlur
10 the result Un the present occasion the south u.s
submitted 70 Tie ordeal, but with thu SANE
succsss. They havo taken thor chsocs u eect,ng a
President 81 their own views, but they nave fni.d
NJ. Lincoln, liae Colonel fremont, fully recognises
the right OF tho south TO the iistitlt OF
slavery but, NJ him he u opposed III extension
IaL cannot b. endured with lcrlly IA both pses
Q. congress ana IN tho supreme CousG OF the Unol
states tho South canno submit "a q President wi NO,
their deyo' VI servant rue-- every vowr In 20, CO,
Ag ID
OF slavery, they vii not ant,.n IN the Cpto; the. viii
not walt . SEQ whether they iaared bJ, the
first check 70 their onward progress to,at adj ia
Jury. Ihis en IL the result OF the history slavery
IL began tolerated. IL has ended aggressive IN
titutior and, IL now threatens to disacive tno Unoa
Is Tot becanse u has anything TO fear for that which
ps already but because has received check ~
~ hopes Of future acquisition.