The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-02

profitable and conented slaves into four millions o. bur
dcnsome and dscontented negroes
No spirit OF man ever stood upon earth and
welded hercer weapons. Stirring harangues Stera
resolutioss Fretfu memorials Angry protests Ia.
cendiary pamphlets at tn, South Hostile legis-
laton at tho North Underground railroads at the
West Resistance TO the constitution Division Of
the Unonl Military contribution! sharpe's rides
Higher law If his is not bell gerence enough, Mohan-
meds work and the old Crusades were appeal agu.
meut and not 10 arms
No element earth has broken up more
friendships and families, societies aud parties,
churches and denominations, ruptured more
organizations, political, social domestic. 1t
has lived, as it were, by inhalng the very gasps OF
it's dying victim The philanthropy OF our forefathers
has become msanthropy in their descendants, while
compassion for the slave has given way to deeptoned
maiigrty against the master.
is singular fact in this connection, that most o.
these theorzers enthusiasts who know little
or nothing OF slavery and shareholders beyond what
they have learned from excited caressei and tempted
fugtves, from superficial accidental prejudiced
observation From distorted facts gross misrepresenta
tons, and frequently malicious caricatnres they have
come to regard Southern Shareholders as the most
princpled men in the universe, with incentive but
avafe, no feeling but seshness sentiment but cru
city all Of which they seem to expect to change by
reckless exaggeration and aggrayating reproach
Their pictures of slavery drawn from their
own excited imaginatons, or from such impure
fountains "uncle Toms Cabin" and
those wLo cater to the vitiated tastes of the people
They commence under an influence Of melancholy at
first, which becomes volcanic afterwards and pursue
their object as men Of idea do every ythingwh the
single purpose Of establishing their own views They
gather their information from discharged seamen, dis
banded SPECTATORS factous po,t clans visionary reform
and scurfous tourists opening their ears to every
species Of complaint exaggeraon and fasehood that in
terested ingenuity invent and never for moment
question the truth OF anything they hear.
Pretended assemblpgs FOR divine worship have been
converted into occasions for the secret dissemination Of
ncondiary d, Grimes and thus has been generated
susri icon of all Northern agency tho diffusion of
religious instruction among the slaves, The missionary
spirit with which the men of other times and nobier
hearts intended to embrace ali both bond and Free has
been crushed out, and methods Of ptural inter-
pretation discovered, Under hch the Bible brings to
light things OF WI ica Jesus Christ and his apostles had
no col cepton OF the five broad, beautiful bands Of
Christian ity thrown around the North aud the South
Presbyt, rian old SC -oo and new Epscopaian, Meho-
dist Iaptst say nothing Of the divisions OF Bible
tr4c and missionary soceties-three already rup
tired Ard by such an agent. An element without dig
nifty, without benevolence, without wisdom, without
candor An agent distinguished alone by its power to
disturb and divide.
Politically, the course Of abolition has been one OF
constant aggression pom the South. Under the oons
tuition the nited States have acquired, by the