The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-26
Progress Of the observation-disclosures of
the Pollties Of Ma achusetts.


Massachusetts," exclaimed Wendell Phil
lips, on Thursday, 4" does not make money be-
cause South Carolina whips negroes" There
fore he invoked Gods curse on all compro-
Misses and, amid the thunderings of the
asscmblage before him demanded that the
slave States should be shovelled out Of the
Union,' and capped the climax of enthusiasm
by the announcement ave have conquered
| the New York HERALD This is one side of
the picture. On the other, We see Alabama,
| Mississippi Florida and Georgia, cmulating
| the secession example Of the Palmetto State;
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Virginia and
| Maryland. breaking the links that bind them to
the confederation; Fort Pulaski, Pensacola,
the defences of the Belize, Fort Morgan, and
various arsenals, in the possession Of insur-
rectionists post offices, custom houses, and
suh-treasuries, confscated by local govern
ments whom the bitter aggressive fanaticism Of
over thirty years has goaded to madness;
bloodthirsty hatred engendered among the
masses which spark might develope into civil
war: and the absolute certainty that, before
many months have elapsed, dirge may be
glorious and grand political fabric that ever,
under the sun, was created by the hands Of
man. Truly may Mr.. Phillips say that he
and his friends have just so far econ
quered the NV YORK HERALD" as trea-
son, disunion and the most mercenary
abolitonism can succeed in eifecting such a
result. But while shovelling slave States out
Of H. at Ia 10 In Ia
by retaining them, they have neither anne
liorated the condition Of bondsmen, reduced
their number made any inroads upon the
covenant with hell, nor advanced the cause
of religion, philanthropy. bencvolencc and
civilization, in any part OF the Union. On the
contrary, where the cause Of slavery was weak
they have made it powcriul; where one slave
is now held in bondage, they have insured the
dominion of Southern planters over ten few
years hence; where single State is cultivated
/ by slave labor. a dozen between the Orinoco
and Missouri will assert their independence in
the Southern confcderacy which is springing
{ into existence This was the necessary conse-
qucHce Of war against principles sanctioned
by the laws Of nature, geographically and
physiologically necessary, and having their
foundations in immutable relations between
races, which cannot be destroyed.
/ To the Garrison, Sumner and Phillips school
! of politics in Massachusetts,, is mainly owing
/ the cad result, which cannot, we fear be long
! postponed Of division Of the American con-
| tincnt into two vast republics. compatible with
| each other. but representing opposite systems
and incongruous principles, between which,
for the last thirty years, there has been an
/ "ilrcprcssiblc conflict. Mr.. Seward openly
proclaimed his adhesion 10 il, in August last,
and, addressing the people Of Boston, did not
hesitate to say
III the state u Massachusetts, can play no part can
affect disguise because, although not Of Mss.a-
my dray 10 cDnfc hct II hGre udiol he iarcs',
~ my counirv ard Of hUmony hare Sudsd In tie shool
y AcSachOs.n' " ihd,e ersr eoncctrei resolution %
trionoC ne o,pfctTccg iedraed Jf0a HdssactusstS
II IL twenty-five years ago not far from this season,
when iii tngu shed and venerable sltesman Of Massa
chuerts had rel red d hts home few miles In the
-uhuhe OF your city under the ccnsure Of his fellow
cnzers driven hone to his quarters by the petngs Of
temursccss pro slavery people, that yoagcr i'm II
rt1re, hoR Icn ror sode q fttprnage from ny o'cn
htmc phith MT Hioicved ~ my uoy, 70 ne N'ge ~
9ptroy Hqe h tea,p f,via him irhot lrame c,'isR
4 nc oi'od stats, IN rie'c 81 ne dp'oro'fe cocd9fon
= NE intelligence and sentiment n ne coprprg padT
=. y etra'~o'@n " n, forcr q sl0rNg AUD there
received afd thence have derived, cyery resolution,
wy ~ ~. I'LL. tIat bug animated and inspired M "
w. p'ii@n.if. @ my !uty a cili2en 81 The thtcd
~tt'H,bh th* umo. know, indeed. that those sent.
mon,s loye uot always been popular owen In tho STATE Of
Naa.a, hu-t tn"w chat cttizcns Of Massachusetts,,
s wtl a citlt NJ other St.ta Iaye uitnmpted 10
drive tho t-ca Nc that Eusti ,t4 to,ob~, nm, tleir
policy INd t j. teugh TINT ttn cree ~ c,nfos. ,bat
whenever any lsu wherever Va lo.stt Ts c",nd NM
ther hc #psef NC'tt SnWhtp httb N,tbr H. ,s.
ofthc "sod m,n ii BUetcn' otoltbt gh men eN,sli
r, b1 i tt .e fYr t.r e IL 4et" II tfe tyet. ..t0.