The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-31

ton. But what then? Why, thcn, as the pre-
sent sympathies Of England are all for cotton,
and as she has been intriguing, plotting and
industriously working for thirty years to rend
this Union into fragments, she, too, will bear
watching
Greeley the Wicked Anti-slavery Agita-
tor at 1t Again.
In the speech which was lately delivered by
Massa Greeley Of the Tribune, at the Cooper
Institute, he hypocritically yelled his real SEN
timents respecting the terrible issues that con-
vulsc tho country, and adopted as smooth and
conciliatory tone, in order to accomplish his
local political ends, as though be had never be-
longed to the school which teaches that the con-
stitution of the United States is "a league with
however, is that nothing can be more sneaking
and cowardly than any pretence of patriotism
or moderation on the part of Mr.. Greeley, IN
less it may be his bowling fits of repentance
when he fears the approach, at his heels Of an
indignant mob, and begs with solemn promises
never to do SO again, that they will let him off
tjust that once" He does not dare to express
bis real sentiments in the columns of the jour
nal which he himself edits nor does he venture
to outrage popular feeling by proclaiming sedi-
ton from the rostrum; but he is none the less
active, where he thinks that his traces will cs-
cape observation and where it is in his power
to SOW mischief throughout the land The
weekly Independent has an extensive circula-
ton in the West, and in the rural districts of
New England and the Middle States, and Gree
ley emulates such fanatic aboltionists as Wen
dell Phillips, Garrison, and Gerrit Smith, in
pouring ont whole columns Of vindicliveness
against the South through the medium of that
paper.
In the Independent of last Thursday under The
heading, "The Aiming Of the Nation, by Ho
race Greeley" he says
1t Is sayery--noihing but saycry--ihat has caused
eleven States TO rcpudate to the extent of their power
tho authority of the Union 1t is slavery that wanony
burns the most costly railroad and other bridges and
dermincs others expressly TO precpitae OF men,
women and chiden hundreds Of feet into rocky and
watcry abyss 1t is slavery that hordes Of savages
for devastating warfare the free settlers OF West
railroad trains and fires at the from safe covert
hopes that some shot may pierce tho breast Of lover Of
the American Union.
And again
Such being tho vital truth-that slavery and nothing
but slavery this day in arms to overthrow the govern
ment and The Union-why should the government
lutcy shut s eyes therefor Europe and unanimous
" procaims 1.-THE slave power summorses it's every adj
hcrent to the work Of destroying the Unon-wby should
not tho Union take up the gage thus insocnty thrown
DOWN Slavery has decreed the overthrow Of the Unon
and is pursuing its end with venom which leaves
choice but between the death OF the and that Of
his intended victim
Can anything be more monstrous? more false?
Can any means be devised more dangerous, in
sowing discord and disorder throughout the
North, than seeking to propagate such doc
trine at the present timer 1t is totally untrue
that "slavery decreed the overthrow of the
Uliion." 1t was, on the contrary, antislavcry
which began, over thirty years ago, aided by
British gold. to conspire against the peace Of
the United States. Sir Robert Peel openly
boosted that the money spent for the emancipa-
ton of slaves in Jamaica would prove cheap
outlay, when it was considered that the example
thus set to the American republic, would prove
in the end effective for the overthrow of demo
cratic institutions. Under the direct auspices
of Exeter Hall and the Stafford House, the pre-
decessors of Greeley--thc Thompsons, Leavtts
Tappans, ard Garrsons Of the day-began to
Union was a snare and an abomination Gree
ley himself Boosted Of his intention to SOW
hatred in Northern minds against the South
and he and his colleagues have steadily labored
from that early period until the present day, to
accomplish their nefarious scheme OF dissolving
the Union. The constitution, that great charter
of our liberties, has been reviled and denounced
by them, with every form of abuse that the
most diabolical ingenuity Of malice could sug-
gest; nor has there been any fraud too base; any
fslsehood too transparent; any forgery Of cor.
respondence or Of intelligence SO monstrous
that it has not been resortcd to- in order to in
suit the people Of the South and drive them
into rebellion. ~
"Slavery-nothing but slavcry'-the cause
of the present war; Slavery has been quiet
silent and Industrious surely and effectually
building up the wealth and greatness Of the ma
ton, filling the Golfers Of Northern mer with
wealth raising cotton, sugar and rice in such
abundance as to make our markets the tho.
rcughfares Of all people, and extending our
| commerce to the remotest boundaries Of the
earth Slavery has sung songs, rejoiccd in its
freedom froa Want ard the pangs OF poverty
and made foar millions ard half of blacks
contcnted and happy, blessed in emancipation
| from The savagery and barbarsm Of the accurs.
ed land from which they derived their origin
Slavery has had neither part nor lot in bringing
about the hostilities that rend tie eutrails OF
our beloved country. 1t began with thesteady,
perseyering wickedness of incendiaries like
Greeley, who still persist in their outcrics
against oil regular government, and are now
denouncing our patriotic President, wLola they
thenisclvcd elected to Office as the bloodhound
of Illinois because he refuses to trample upon
his inaugural oath, and lend himself to their in
fernal Vaccinations for the final overthrow of
our institutions, and the reduction Of the United
States to state of ana rchy.
Such teaching as we have quoted above
should not be tolerated. 1t is stumbling
block in the path of every loyal citizen which
ought at once to be removed. paper like the
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