The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-24

letter of instruction from the Boston Board of
Trade to President johnson, sdefining his line
of duty in the restoration of the rebellious
States, and especially in reference to negro
suffrage. These Boston traders have identified
themselves with that pestilential tribe Of abo-
lition fanatics of which Wendell Phillips is the
great apostle. They tell the President that the
late rebellious States cannot be safely restored
to the Union without the condition precedent
of negro suffrage; that unless we now enforce
this right to the loyal Southern blacks the dis
loyal Southern whites will create world Of
trouble, including powerful political organi-
cation for the Reputation Of the national debt.
Now, it is among the fixed facts Of history
that we are mainly indebted to the abolition
fanatics of Massachusetts and the secession
fanatics of South Carolina for q thirty years.
political agitation of the slavery question, cul-
minating in fratricidal war, the most gigan-
tic, sanguinary and terrible Of any single war
in the history of mankind. The original dis
unionists in this agitation were the Massachu-
sets abolitionists, who declared the federal
constitution "a league with death and cove
nant with HE'LL" and insolently petitioned Con-
grcss for O dissolution of the Union. These
are the disorganizing agitators who, by their
incessant assaults upon Southern slavery,
Southern society and Southern barbarism, ex-
asperated the ire-eating fanatics of the South to
the suicidal folly Of open rebellion for the pro-
lection of slavery. The war which they dreamed
would give them great Independent confede-
racy, under King Cotton, resting upon the
corner stone of slavery, has extinguished
slavery. 1t is dead-it is out Of the way, and
one would think that, having accomplished
their appointed work, these Massachusetts
abolitionists, following the sensible example
of William Lloyd Garrison, their original
leader, would retire from the field, and leave
the task of the restoration of the rebel States
in the hands of the administration, where it
properly belongs.
AS soon, however, as the fulflment of the
emancipation proclamation of President Lin
coin is declared the fixed and irrevocable re-
suit of the war, by President Johnson, up jumps
Wendell Phillips in philippe on negro
suffrage, and declares that unless he can get it
he will 60 for the reputation of the national
debt. A storm of Indignation is raised against
him-he makes a lame apologize has gone
little too far-he and his followers change
their base, and they now contend that to pre-
vent the formation of dangerous reputation
party South we must give the Southern blacks
forthwith the right of suffrage; or that until
this condition shall be granted the rebel States
must be kept by Congress under the govern
ment of the army. These are the instructions
vouchsafed to President johnson bv the Boston
Board of Trade.
Against these Massachusetts, fanatics we ap-
peal to the fnanciers, merchants and other
business men of New York. This city, the COM
mercial and financial metropolis of the con-
tinent, the great ship yard, army and navy
recruiting station, provision depot and cash
box of the government, in the prosecution
of the war, has not only the right to
speak, but is under an obligation to stand
forth in support of the government on all
occasions when its voice will do good. The
voice of this city was "a tower of strength" to
Henry Clay and his colaborers in behalf Of
the great compromise peace measures Of 1850,
and it was the grand uprising OF New York in
April, 1861, that rallied the people Of the loyal
States en- m,asse to the support of President
Lincoln in the prosecution Of the war for The
Union.
The time has arrived when this great me-
tropolis may speak, with corresponding force
in support Of the peace and restoration policy
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this policy were put to the tost Of the popular
vote of this city it would be supported by a
majority of seventy-fve or eighty thousand.
To silence the clamors, therefore, of the Boston
negro suffrage fanatics, our bankers, merchants
and business men generally should assemble in
grand mass meeting at an early day, in order
to give the administration the supporting voice
Of New York. Something of this sort must be
done or there is great danger that these Boston
fanatics, with their Industrious agitation Of ne
gro suffrage, may do q vast amount of mis-
chief
Whatever may be the interests of the Boston
Board OF Trade, the interests of New York arc
bound up in the Union and in the policy of the
complete restoration of the Southern States as
soon as possible. The sooner we put them on
their legs again and get them fairly to work
the better il will be for them, for us and for
the Treasury. We want to get from them next
year full crops Of cotton, sugar, rice and to-
bacco; for thus we shall secure hundreds of
millions of money, which will give us q COM
mercial balance in our favor and materially
aid us in solving the great problem Of our ma
tional debt President Johnson's policy looks
In this direction. It thus appeals with resist
less force to the support of this city, because
our interests to the extent Of hundreds and
thousands of millions are identified with this
policy. :aI.ssaT. =
On the other hand, let us suppose that Che
Boston abolition programme is adopted, and
that the late insurgenI States are 10 be kept
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