The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-02

tse apolicy Of tyranny .'outside OF the coustItu-
ton;" Hence the south feels she has been deceived;
that they have been defauded Of the Just trophies
OF their triumph and cheated out OF their blood. Az
lowed series Of wrongs each of which has been the
parent OF whole brood Of evils and expressions.
.n D inn has been perpetuated In violation Of
man MAJ, wishes OF large majority OF the people OF
Taxation without representation at which Saxon
liberty turns pale, because It has always been the
porten the precursor hitherto the banner Of bloody
revoiutiOns--ths shameless outrage has been perpe
tra.od py THIS common enemy, not only without
authority, but without the condescensl0n OF apology
Inc, open coronation has been made In the face OF
ell the Old sacred institutions of evil liberty, the
substance the essence, the very definition OF des-
Ten States OF this Union, ike captive monarchies
OF antiquity In old Rome, have been made to march
before the Chariot whether the federal Executive
and Judiciary representative OF the rest have been
dragged at the wheels of this triumphant tyranny.
Iney nave evnced the same reverence for the con-
sution OF our fathers that Caigula did for the no
man Wnen, In contempt and derislon Of the people,
the naughty monarch invested his riding horse with
the dignity OF the consulate the PROSTATE neck
used some Of the simulated constitutional forms,
such as elections to perfect the scaemes these have
only been the sheath OF the ponlard that they
might give the fatal stab to liberty with more cum
ming security.
10 crown all and cap the climax OF these enorml-
ties they have made recently seryile race the pollt-
Cal superors OF the educated classes OF the South,
ana now by the viest tools of party shape the
preJuuice and increase the hatred OF this race
against the whites by representations which they
KNOW 10 pe Ialse, and thus TO provoke q war OF
races, which they know to be Imminent.
What are we to dor Endure That is the great
virtue we must continue to practise until the mag
unanimous millions at the North, who feel outraged
by these wrongs shall right them the ballO; box
we nave borne mlch--we have much TO bear now
particularly you Of Alabama. But let us exercise
the extrene OF selic0ntr0l, abstain from violence
ana undue excitement. Radcalsm lives upon ex-
citeinent III Is great Spectator in tue pathetic
1. attempts 10 deceive and madden the honest SYM
pathies OF the North by getting up spectacle Of
blood Just as the matador of the Spanish bull fight
goads anu maddens the noble animal TO his death by
waving before him the object OF nus special aversion,
tle blood red scarf Let Us endeavor 10 disappolnt
them. Let us not visit upon the heads OF the nfor-
tunate and deudcd Negro the sins OF the bad white
men who leach him 10 abandon hate aud insult his
best friends.
Let us be kind and fosbearng toward him still,
remembering that he Is beguiled into the commits
sion of outrages by INSCRIPTIONS demagogues all
over the South, who are now persuadlng him tnat ii
the democratic party trIunphs IL will re-enslave
him. repeat, lei US be Kind and forbearing. We
may thus avoid collision. or this, however, / am
not sanguine, for the radicals among are intent
upon It, Blood, not truth, Is tneir capital iii trade
excitement and passion their only ammunition In
this campaign, and we must not permit them TO ge
up row, blow out the lights and then, in the con
fusion OF false issues escape the just judgments
the long suffering Southern and indignant Northern
people.
am gentlemen, with high regards, yours mos
truly, j. b. GORDON.