The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-19
The Effect Upon the North of u Dissolu-
tfon or the Union.

The Effect Upon the North of u DissOlu-
ton OF the Union.
Sundry Southern journals have been daily
predicting riots, condagrations and hangings,
in the more conservative portions of the North
ern States, as natural and necessary result of
the crisis. which has ceased to be Impending"
and the throes Of which are shaking the Union
to its foundations. Hdeous, however, as the
endeavor is to compel the STAKEHOLDER of Ala
bama to succumb before the practical, aggres-
sive intolerance Of the illiberal absolutism of
New England monopolsts of social and religious
power its effects have not yet been SO keenly
felt here as to induce any immediate local con-
dicts. Sober thinking citizens may condemn
as monstrous, unnatural and infamous, the
effort to establish anti-slavery as distinct re-
ligious tenet; and there is no doubt that four
fifths of the people of the Northern States de-
sire that amendments to the constitution should
be adopted, guaranteeing that freedom of opin-
ion and action respecting the peculiar insti
tution," which their brethren at the South de-
mand. Yet the wheels of commerce move on;
trade, though limited, has not arrived at an en-
tire stand-stil; our merchants are secure in their
houses; the banking establishments of our
cities remain unmolested; the agriculturist is
ungrudgingly served by those he employs; la
nropriN c'est le rol has not been erected into
a distinctive proletarian dogma; Satan has not
yet "touched the skim of life, possessions, posi-
ton and influence; and, therefore, we jog along
gloomily, protestingly, with many fears, but
without thought OF attempting violence, or
of having our rights encroached upon by it.
Our time has not come, and many years may
.elapse before principles similar to those which
conyuIse the South shall rouse us to the neces-
sity of vigorous action for sclf-preservation.
The seed of persecution which an ambitious,
bloodthirsty priesthood has thrown so broad
Aided by the Observation-Disclosures Of the
day, teetotalsm, Fonrierism, Fanny Wright
ism, socialism, Owenism, agraranism, aboli
-tionism, with a score more of special local So
cial heresies sprang at about the same moment
into existence. The convenience Of attacking
an enemy affair of, before beginning with those
that are near, concentrated temporarily the hos
tility of agitators against the institutions Of the
South; but it was never intended that the war
should finish there. A late speech by the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, exposes, with abundant
,clearness. the final means which the mistaken,
shortsighted fanatics of the North are to be in
stigated to adop. to accomplish the arrogant
aims and ends which the descendants of Cotton
Mather have in view in order to perpetuate
their supremacy. The fiery reverend is EVIL
IDENTIFY convinced that all the mischief which
can be got out of the slavery movement, is in
fair way of being extracted. He passes on to
the future, and says
We should take solemn account Of our guilt IN the
great growth OF social axy and vice and crime IN our
great ctes We have loved rather than duty Every
American citizen is by birth sworn officer OF state
Every man is a policeman. Ii bad men have had impu.
nifty the vie have controlled our municipal affairs; e
BY denquences and Incidence Justice has been per
vertcd and cities are full Of great public wickedness
then we cannot put the guilt away from our own con
sciences. We have partnership in the conduct Of
wicked men, unless have exhausted proper and per.
mssibe noans OF forcstalling and preventing u. we
NAV not refuse TO consider the growth Of corrupt pas
sons in connection with the increase Of commercial pros
pcrity. The SINS Of nation are o,od he stns certain
1entroI paon In one age they break out 10 way.
aud In another ago In another way; but they are the
came central sins after ALL The corrupt passions which
lead IN the southern states all the gigantic evils OF
slavery Northern cities break ont IN other forms, not
less guilty before God because Of less public nature
The same thing that Ldis 70 the OPPRESSION II the operative
leads 10 oppression the plantation. The GRINDING
II the poor, the adcansages which capital taxes y
che road tie oppression Q The shop, scpprson Of the ship,
are all OF the central MATURE and az gritty bore of
rs the more SYSTEMATIC and oce expressions q the dd lon
I, Is the old human heart that sins always, North or
SOUTH and the Of pride and OF dishonesty are uni
ycrsal therefore we have account 70 render.
The whole nation Is guilty. Tr.re Is 0 tu'nbrmdn on
the verge Of Mone, NOT settler on nc far dtsaN NorNe,n
prar,es euigrur The Pacific, hs Is not potut
coiy aud commercially ouirns Nth this gren srtL II
you put poison into your system IN way there II not
nerve that not touched BY H. there "a not muscle
that does feel IT, there not bone nor tssse nor
single part parcel OF your whole body that can
escape H. And our body polite pervaded Win tnis
black injustice and every Of rs Is more or less M
recty or indirectly willingly unwllingly, implicated
in IT, And whom IL to the question Of concession,
have great deal to confess before cast reproaches
upon the South And while hold southern citizens 70
the full aud dreadful OF their guilt before God
and would were settled there, tell them their sin ~
plainly as tell You your sin, 10 Is for to-day and here
TO consider our own part in this matter.
Comparatively speaking, the Southern States
may see reason to congratulate themselves that
they have nearly approached the term OF their
difficulties. Fifteen States will form vast,
consolidated empire. At peace among them
selves, unagitated by storms, and, in case that
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