The New York herald., 1862-04-17

ne orstnrcn III the south put ON an euaity WIN manu-
ntted negrocs In accordance with his view OF tho sub
iect proclaimed before for the Presidency,
ne has acted since he has beon President. To disa tho
jealousy Of race which he knew lay II the bottom Of the
Iebelion.' he recommended in his annual Message
tnat nonos should be provided IA neig ghbering
country for such Of the blacks as should DO made free by
the events Of tho contest But this ali not complete his
view OF the subject. While aware that the chief
OF the rebellion was tho antagonsm Of race, stmu.
who had made it the source OF their power over
the government he also that TIE progress Of events
had Affected and would sti further al ct the class who
had property interests In the subject And while IL was
true that that class had originated the policy which
Il many or them actually engaged AID ali whether SYM
pathzing with II or not having their property saked
II, and therefore in danger OF being drawn into II. To
do justice TO those who not engaged IN the rebellion
and to prevent them from being drawn into II by their
property interest," and invite their cooperation Kidding
the country Of this disturbing element he now proposes
measure Of compensation for their interests. II We
were called 70 consider this policy. simply upon iss
reasonabness abstracty considered and were dcvisng
scheme for future events, its wiiom would be appa-
rent TO all practical pen but II does not rest on such
grounds II is fully vindcated by the condition Of things
South Is divided the question O. tho Union. Would
the gentlemen who are advertising for policy for the
would divide our frispds and unite The southa They
imagine, indeed that by decreeii cmarcipaton they
could get more efficient help from the negroes they
could show any reason for supposng hat the negroes
would away in any greater numbers than they now
DO under such decree, there might BIO some ground for
ebao; but there is not tho slightest reason for sup
posing this. All run away now, / believe, who get
away 1t is only when our armies invade the slave re-
eons that they can get away ame ~ ~o a sun po,aS %
taken by armed We could not strengthen our
selves the North by this certainly we have
already the whole force Of that regOn and could not
strengthen ourselves at the South for cannot reach
the slaves by such proclamation except oy force,
and should add TO the forco OF the free men TO op
pose These considerations demonstrate that ina
military calculation, the policy TO which the President Is
invited by portion Of his original friends s erroneous
But many reect arithmetic in considering this policy,
and imagine that the inscription OF emancipation on our
banners would be talsmanc word which would carry
victory with II. doubt whether any better conquerpg
words could be invented than those we conquer by
the Union the lag the government founded by Wash
IN BY JGsOn 60 e wnIS or s ss
nationality Of tho great republic am for the freedom
of all and creeds, and look for the day 70 come,
ami that net far distant when the flag o the Union shall
float slave, and country shall bo absolutely
tho land Of the free; but the battle for the conn
winding sheet give thor lives for this cherished ide
and not for the emancipation or tho African race.
o as hs s ~ View
1t in It's bearings on tho extinction Of the institution
tso brief retrospect is necessary to its corprehen.
sion in the present state Of the question II Is important,
in the first place. to soc what was tho essential issue In
the last Presidential election. think that was In Of
feet whether the nority should govern by making use
Of tho passions connected with the Institution slavery
say the passions connected with the institution, and
not merely the passions with the az
property tho property interest and 1t all important
to succesu treatment Of the subject that the distnc
ton should 10 heeded was not, as is som times sup
bL8VCuOlCoTS
matter of feet that that tho party the South 70 which
Shareholders AZ class were attached was not the dis
Gns party there 1ns s wS sHS snaDsa "a
time to unto tho South, by playing on the slavery
chord not In the property II ca'sed by
that morbid condition nseparable from the presence OF
diverse races In tina community To the people Of
the Union however, II was not SO important how tho
result produced the effect was dsfranchse them.
The people had share in the government. All power
was vested in tho clique which dominated in the South.
1t was to put down this dominion that the organization
AZ
against slavery tho governing lower OF the country
that the republican party roso as national party and
not abolish slavery local institution. This was
not only avowed in tho platform Of the party but Il rs
manifest that whether the lenders Of that party were
sincere or not the people who gave them power were
sincere We havo but to consider their conduct to sec
they least sncerc and 1t Ia Of no moment to
consider whether the leaders There Is
mstaking their purpose in the matter. This Is demon
sraed BY their action in relation tho Of
1850 The terms Of that compromise wero not satisfactory
TO the North. But az by common conson. u was UNDER
stood to have settled all slavery questions they accept
cd Of preventing slavery ssucs and thre
b. to put down slavery 50 governing power Of the fedc
raj government That is this true demonstrated by tho
fact that their public men who truly rcsened tho
public will in cOntcstng tho terms Of the compromise,
PROMISE and lost their positions, and both parties
obliged proclaim adherence TO 1t in the contest OF 1852
So strong this feeling that tho main reason for tho
OF tho democrats IN that contest that boing
the chief authors Of the compromise they with
believed to be more friendly to IL than their an
tagonists. had been prov.so man myself from the
start and opposed tho dominion OF slavery but believed
that General Pierce, who had b en- n close friend
Of silas Wright, wouh have sensc and patriotism
enough to oppose any measure intended to make
the slavery question so 10 enable the Southern
clique 10 rule the nation. was dcce,vod and the ccun-
try deceived The universal dscoutcnt manifested
at his breach Of faith tho nation in tho repeal Of tho
Missouri compromise every one remembers; and II
refer to his unenviblo position now before the country
it in any unkndncss Of SPIRIT but for the purpose
of vindcatng the public judgment upon great public
know that some persons would explain tho
acqulcscencc Of the people u the compromise meaures
their indvultiOn at tho rolcal OF the
promise Of 1890 by assuming that the people
were nckle and deficient in Judgment, thinking that
those only wore logical and consistent who resisted both
these measures and who would have persisted In making
issues on those after they passed Bat
| class Of persons which marks tho difference in
| the objects OF the people and tho objects OF
| this class. Tho people OF the Union have boon
footed by deal will the institution; but unwilling
that should be extended and unwilling to have the in
stuton made Of 10 control the federal government
The ultra anti slavery 70 further, and cooperate
with the slave interest In making questions affecting
slavery but for directly tho contrary purpose Nov the
Of the people do not participate In tho objects
either Of those wish e. mako the government OF tho
Union the active agent to extend to abolish slavery not
because they Indifferent whcshor tho institution
tinues not; tho contrary, they most
anxious slavery exiting She'd and roady 10
perac generously in the work but they
nd know that by law il belongs to hc governments Of
tho States to decide that question The slavery govern
ment broken down by the election Of Lincoln by tho
people of The North, and iy had rishtob oak IL down,
and, in my Judgment, tine elect viii be TO cxtingush
slavery because the general sDmcnt will
be used decree abolition. Tho effect however, will
follow, because IL will work complete change in the
tactics of the ambitious of .he South No
ssos Sh1h s ssS IN Sno
his last speeches in the Senate had taken place thero
within tho last twenty years, Goes not PROVE to my
mind that he the people have had new revelation
and code OF ethics, different conscerccs than
the fathers whose teachings they have 70 disregard
An examination Of the f,is viii show only this, That
the Caihouncs discovered, not that slavery was the
moral and economical blessing they procsscd TO bcovo
IL, but that the morbid feeling engcndcrcd by II might
be turned TO thoir account " ing them political
power That the good aud the only good there was
IN it and this being the only consider ioa with them Il
to be regarded as tho only basis OF govern
mcnt and this theory, which boldly announced by
Dir. Calhoun IN 1881, was scnnrned by the sue
which attended them tin 1860. Nor are they
peculiar class OF politicians in thinking that al,
institution which gives them polili power Divine
institution. All the arstocrats of England with rare ex
copo,s, think that prmogenurc is aaily divine and
II was argued IN Parliament, with carncsness eo.
quencc aud learning TO show that Tie rctcn borough