The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-09

occupation of his life, and the bodies and souls
Of the people of the State were really at his
disposal. The ardent thirst of General Sand
ford to emulate the honors Of Miramon. Alya-
req or Bustamente is familiar to us ALL The
Massachusetts, Legislature has just ordered a
bill to be engrossed, with q clause that the
militia Of the Bay State shall hold itself in
readiness to be placed at the disposal of the
President (Mr. Lincoln) "for service outside of
the Commonwealth, at no distant day., Mill
tary associations are organizing ia various
parts of the Northwest; General weightman is
seeking to discipline the police of Washington;
conferences of officers, are held almost daily
at the War Department. and, not costented
with this, commerce itself has been obstructed
| by our State Executive, in order to weaken the
adversary in future conflicts.
Can anything be imagined more atrocious
more beartrending than this steady roll on
ward of food which threatens to tievour be-
fore it every trace Of our past prosperity as a
nation. 1.-THE Lord shall spill the blood Of those
who traffic in the souls of their fellow men,"
cried out fanatic abolitionist, long while
ago, and with such a programme the first
anti-slavery society in England was establish
ed, in 1928. British agents, like Thompson,
seized upon the scheme to SOW dissensou in
America, and it required but short time to
impregnate with the poison our Tappans,
Garrisons, Phillipses, Leavitts and Loveioys.
They complained that the constitution of
the United States was "a covenant with death
and agreement with hell" and large sub>crip-
tons from Great Britain, aided the conspira-
tors in their persis tent efforts to obtain foot.
hold in the republic they were destined to M
| dermine, and perhaps ultimately to destroy.
| Stafford House, Exeter Hall, aud the tories
| agreed with Peel that money so spent was
| grand political investment. The movement,
however, was unpopular. Until 1887, it en-
gendered only riots rebellions, murders, and
insuIrectiops. A distinct political party OF
abolitionists. did not succeed in forcing itself
into being until 1870 Then came the nomina,
| ton of Birney and Earle for President and
Vice President Of the United States. 1t paved
the way for the denomination OF Birney in
1874, which divided the vote Of the State of
! New York, and secured the election of Polk.
This was a thunder clap. 1t startled the ma
ton. Demagogues began to perceive that
new balance of power was being created, aud
when Van Buren,, as the abe litonst candidate
for the ensuing term, defeated Cass and elect
ed Taylor, it became evident that from that
time forward old heresies must become gra
dually merged in the one stupcndous treason,
which had insidously, slowly, but surely,
worked itself inro dividing line between
those who cherished the Institutions Of the
country and the traitors who were resolved to
destroy it. Rapid has been the progress down.
ward ever since. The reaction which carried
Pierce and afterwards Buchanan into the Pre-
sidtntial chair, has only lasted long enough
for The Massachusetts, school to concentrate its
energies, prepare its platform, and define clear
ly the appliances it would use to accomplish
its nefariuus, reasonable ends.
Garrison, Glddings, John Quincy Adams,
Greeley Sumner, and Seward have been the
several stepping stones that have led to the
Chicago platform, and to the elevation of
Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency of the
Union. Their basis Of action is Identical; aad,
however differently they may choose to express
their views their end is the same, and the re-
suit they have in view equally disastrous to the
country They all avow their common
origin Senator Wilson expressed the pride
be felt in acknowledging himself disciple of
Garrison Seward declTcd to the people of
Boston that, however he might prevaricate in
other respects, il was "his duty TO confess that
if he had ever conceived a resolution to main-
tain the interests Of the free States, he bad
learned it In Massachusetts" From his pill
grimage to confer with the man who boosted
that the "Union could not last twenty years."
he says that he "dcrived every resolution,
every sentiment that has since "in.pired
HIM" The perseverngly wicked steadfast-
pcss with which abolitionist leaders have con-
tinued to sow the dissension which is bringing
forth such bitter fruits, sufficiently attests the
truth'ulness of these sayings Under their
guidance, the Northern States Grst insisted upon
putting Southern institutions under ban, by
excluding them from the common territory;
then the right was assumed to confscate South
ern property If found at the North
afterwards acts were passed to nullify the
constitution, aud impede the reclamation
Of fugitives from service; next an active sys-
TEN Of propagandsm was iuaugurated among
the slaves themselves, and the press was pros
tituted and the pulpit desecrated, to incite 10
insurrection, murder and rapine. Last of all
they have fastened the incubus Of their power
upon the necks OF the country; and, unable
yet to restore the hangings burnings, drawings
and quarterngs Of bygone ages, they are ap-
pealing to the capitalists of New York aud
New England to put tens Of millions of money
into their hands to enforce their diabolical
schemes with the bays
Under such a regime, 1t will require but
very short period to sink the nation into the
lowest depths Of degradation. If the good
sense. The wisdom. the civilization, the human.
" Of the age, do not rescue us from such re.