The New York herald., 1863-10-06

TaE CONSERVATIVE MANIFESTO.
Revolutionary Schemes Of the Ultra
Abolitionists.
Speech Of Hon. Montgomery Blair, Postmaster
eeneral, Delivered at Rockville hid,
on saturday. October Z, 1863,
NC. SC. sc.

dsy The progress OF gives Us eood reason or
beyug that peace viii be restored to our country
when II will be an enduring peace because
obtained by preserving the integrity Of the government and
because il Will be followed by the early suppression from
Our svs,era of the Institution OF domestic slavery which
occssloued most OF the difficulty in the founding Of tho
xogenmcnt and has the only cause which over seri
ou.y endangered existence Bat even whilst we are
indac,nc these well founded hopes that country Is
saved from destruction by the rebellion, menaced
BY the ambition OF the ultra aboIonists which Is equally
despotc il ts tendencies and which, II successful could
not fall TO alike fatal to republican Institutions The
ssyeocsts OF the South would found olgarchy sort
Of feuda power, imposing its yoke all who TILED
the earth over which they reigned masters
Tho abolition party, whilst prouounoine phIippcs
against slavery seek TO make Of another cnOr by
amalgamating the black element with the free white
OF laud, and to expand far beyond the pre-
confines of slavery the evil which makes obnoxious
republican statesmen and now, when the strength Of
the traitors who attempted to embody power out Of
the interest OF slavery 10 overthrow the government 10
to fail they would make the manumission Of the
slaves the Of nfusng their blood into our whole
systsm by blending with il ''amasamaton, equality and
fraternity" The cul.ivators Of the soil must then be-
come hybrid race, and government hybrid gov
ernment ending all such unnatural combinations have
done In degraded, il not in abortve, generations
making erfdom for the inferior oaste-the unmixed
blood OF the conqueror inevitably asserting despot
ISM it, To facilitate this purpose concerted appeal
made the people of the free States through tho
press to open the way to this daring innovation,
bcs,uGing in the Southern states, unhapply now
brought under the ban by the Cahounite conspirators
Win this view il sY proposed TO declare the
state sovcrninonts vacated in that section where
tboy restored to the unon aud all the loyal men Of
the South whom the treason OF Presidents Pierce and
al
jagaicd are under absolute submission 10 the
representatives Of the Northern States Congress- with
est the vestige OF state right State law or coustitu
tioa 10 protect thsmnay, not the franchise OF
vote Ia send solitary representative to the legislative
body to which their destiny is TO be committed. simul
taaecusiy three leading orgaus-the Chronicle at Wash
ington boosting OF official sanction the Mis- souri,
Dcaccro, the ultfa aboshcr of Fremont graft at ST.
ious aud the Alamis Monthly which lends to the parent
stock At oston all boast Of literary strength and
c'ezaEeohave struck the keynote Of revolution, the
snccc abolition Of state constitutions in the region suffer-
isg under the rod OF the rebellion
The article IN the 4acRic hcfiy may justly be quoted
hc programme OF the movement II presents the ssne
which tue abolition party has resolved to rest hope
selling up It's domination in this country The bolduess
that marks the announcement Of its design 10 assume
FOR Congress as lutte power the states recovered 10
the Cuion, without allowing representation for them
never attained an Of political weg ht until they
threw themselves into the scale Of the repub perty
adjusted at Chicago wherein state rights even the moet
doubtful asserting exclusive power over the subject
OF slavery, solemnly recognized. "And In thi
dcussion Gays tue ukase) are brought 10 the
practical question which Is destined occupy much
public attention II In proposed to bring the action OF
Congress to bear directly upon the rebel States This
may be by the establishment of governments
under tie authority OF Congress, simply by making
the admission or recognition oil The states depend uoa
tue action OF Congress- The essential feature OF the pro
iliouis
rebel states" One would suppose that "thc action oi
Congres had becn already brought 70 bear "dlrecty
the rebel States by the armies which Congress has
raised and against the rebel States 10 use exac.
language the states in which the rebels enorcc usurpl
But over the states the hands of rebes ha,
the abolition programme proposes 70 assume ursdction
bgi the states when wYested from the usurpaoD OF
tho rebels and condition 20 be restored TO the control
OF tho loyal people, Against the political military bodies
the United States In which the rebellion reigns for the
time triumphant the Union wages war but II docs not
war upon the loyal people upon the constitution
they recognzeor the true consuton-upon the spiri,
and forms II their government, upon its archives
pery On the contrary the who system as par, Of the
Uuon sbssts and k respected by the nation, and only
romans in abeyance where thoreoos hold sway by force
arms u Is against this rebel organization against the
persons and property the means and nsrunen,aes OF
the rebels that tho United States make in defense OF
the loyal men and loyal governments.
The assumption that certain sates OF the sonth are
cxtnct-annihi.atc by The rebeion-and that a Cor
grcss composed OF representatives. fnm the States IN
which the rebellion does not eSst has the right
TO consider the republic where the instruction for
the prevails dead bodies be disposed or
they pease when they get possession is abhorrent 70
every principle on which ths Union was founded No
member OF the Cnop nor the government Of the wboe,
act upon any OF the states bot D tho mode prescribed
by the constitution Ihoy s bound 20 guarantee 10
each republican form o government and that s gov
eTnment Adopted by tha people tor u the essence oi
fepuslcsu government that sha!i einanac from the
people OF the state The federal government derives ats
power IRON the ssne source aud ~ ON the people ani
through the people that must act as nationality, and
not upon the states eo'tng thcm out NJ existence by
supposltion, whie their constitutions Jaws. afchVesi
property all survive ao loyal people 20 give them &C
tvity the mSnont tlss c0ustralut " thrown OF. me
abolition programme asaumes on the contrary That oe
violence has trodden down state governments
and state rights they have ceas'd 70 exist, that
loyal people, 10 whom they stu survivc
aud have being, and q whom the United states stands
pledged TO guarantee them forever must also have pr
ishcd and that Congress of the other States may step
and take absolute authority over the wnoe glon.
Gated states territory ard leg slate FOR inundng this
new assumption upon nctous a. absurd ~ those 90
which rebellion POUNDS itself.
The abolition programme ascrihcs all our calsmies 20
the pesliiert prciension Of state rights The discon
ieu With the treaty between the United states d Great
Britain called jays tresfy, originated IN pe.ient state
rights The famous resolutions Of virginia and 'ncse u
Kenuoky usually known az the resolutions OF ss sprung
pcstteut state rights The Missouri