The New York herald., 1877-10-15
FALL OF DOUGLASISM.
LincoIn's Efforts to Suppress the Fugitive
Slave Law Agitation.
GOVERNMENT MONEY MANUFACTURING
Edwin M. Stanton's Hints on
Newspaper Statements.

ming with the anti-sayery agitation and ending with
the surrender Lee and the complete triumph OF the
republican party. In writing to friend as early as
1S4l Salmon p Chase foreshadowed the complete an
initiation OF slavery and that change OF SEN
timent throughout the country which came to pass
SIN little whie he said, .multItudes will come out
of their hiding places and Join the advancing hosts Of
Liberty" Henry Clay points 10 the general connoence
reposed IN Mr. Chase early az 1874. Ho had been
charged with stealing negro boy, and he felt called
upon 10 explain to Mr. Chase that he purchased the
boy aud subsequent arranged for his freedom. Mr.
Lncons letters Mr. Chase in 1859 on the future OF
the republican party and the danger OF forcing the re-
peal OF the Fugitive Slave law as plank in tho plat
form of the Republican National Convention will
prove instructive this time. Tho correspondence
OF General Winfield Scott and Edwin N. Stanton with
Mr.. Chase form striking evidences OF the excitement
and mstrust which existed In Official circles in 1864,
when the prcss was denounced as tho propagator oil
for fools feed on" charge made in the heat
of fierce contest which subsequently, was fairly con-
tradicted by the ordinary course Of events.
A PROPHETIC LITTER By SALMON p. CHASE
CONCERNING THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY,
IN 1641.
CINCINNATI, Oct. % 1S4l.
Ny VERY DEAR FRrExp-I received letter from
you this morning. This Is an event which has been
Of late of occurrence. do not know that can
better manifest the pleasure which it gives me than
by suffering 1t to excite to achievement unusual
with me-a prompt answer.
l cordially echo your wish that we were nearer 10
each other but fear that 1t is likely to remain a
wish. have spent much time in useless pursuits
much in no pursuits at all. to stick to the
practice of my profession obeyng calls out OF IT,
except those OF clear duty, until get my debts paid
off nj can aayt INT NJ q IN save
to love him. To accomplish this object in the
shortest time l remain here, and here you arc
not likely to come. lnaecd see no reason why
any law and liberty loving man, having comfortable
environment elsewhere, should wish to come 10 this
place. We have earned most unenviable distinction
for lawess violence. Three times have the authorities
city shameiully given up the persons and prop
erty Of the people to the merces Of mob. The first
time In 1886, when the press Of the Phiiantaro-
pist first destroyed The second time was in the
year, year after, when the popular fury was
aroused against Jews falsely charged with the
abduction OF a young woman. The third time was
when the mob sought wreak its vengeance upon
entire negro population destroyed again the presses
OF the Philanropst and plundered the dwellings and
stores OF those whose devotion the OF Free
dom had sigualized them objects OF popular ven.
geance.
1t is painful witness like these;
painful know that, II not absolutely sanctioned,
they feeby, II at all. condemned by the leading
men. The miuisters OF tho Gospel are almost dumb;
the conductors Of the press while they condemn the
mob dare not vndicate the characters objects Of
those whom the mob assails. And yet, strange II
may seem there is large amount Of genuine anti
slavery feeling In this city 1t dure not show ITSELF
principally because II Is believed to be unpopular, but
partly because ministers and party leaders denounce
aboiitionism. The time Will soon arrive, however,
when this feeling will find u voice and head. am
fully persuaded that no mode will be SO efecual IN
bringing the whole question OF slavery before the
people anli-savery political action.
While abolition IS not, properly speaking, polit-
cal ooJect, antslavery Is Anti-savery understand
TO be hostility to slavery as power antagonstic TO
Tree labor, influence pcrverting our government
from It's true scope and end, as an institution strictly
local, but escaped from It's popular limits and
threatening to 0vcrshadow and nullfy whatever Is
most valuable in our political system. Anti-slavery
AIMS at complete deliverance OF the government OF
the nation from all with and all respon
sibty for slavery. Anti-slavery, then, while u has
nothing to do with slavery as local In.
stitutl0n must nevertheless examine FULLY the
merits and demerits OF the system OF slavery
ise. Ag:taed as political question great
will speak, the public will converse about it The
movement, no doubt, must DO in the beginning un-
In a little while multi.udes will come out OF their
hiding places and JOIN the advancing host oil liberty
AS the prospect oil victory brighens voices, rs OF
many waters, will swell the chorus:-
And conquer must,
And let this he our motto,
I'm God trust
And ere long slavery will be driven back within her
legal limits, there trus like the yelled prophet Of
Khorassan to stripped OF her silver vci to be
posed in all her monstrous deiormity, and TO perish
amid the oxecratlons OF those whom she has so long
delndcd and betrayed. so mote u be-
do not pretend very clearly into the political
future. think him rash man VINO undertakes to
predict the arrangement OF potical annlties ana re-
pelencies for tho next three years But do think
that than more pro-savery President
Will fill the Executive chair OF these United states.
Remember this conjecture and compare II with the
event. think your paper must do good. The otncr
day in the stage between this place and Dayton
One OF the gen nlemen bad your recent number Tho
TACT lou TO talk antsiavery topics, and was sur
prised lind now little opposition was manifested.
Yet probably not one them, except my SELF pre-
pared to vote Tor a liberty ticket But such VIII
be pre- eparcd soon as the party strengthens
nsef littc Let Us wait, therefore, the prog
rcss OF events, but while Whiting work
am glad you like Kirmont. Were his name world
known and the style OF the book something less IN
couth, IL would be esteemed a prodigy. wish thcre
Ihave ceased to expect the family wrote you about
thank you for the trouble you have taken III their
behalf and nine.
shall be glad to know what your friends, and par
ticuiarly what you, think OF my speech some OF the
views therein put form we're new when II was dev-
cred Could you get some extracts inserted In ono
oil political papers and send II TO me- How stands
Gotten, oil the North American
Wi,h warm regards Tor your dear wife and kind re-
membranes for all our mutual friends, ! remain,
cctionatcly, yours, $. r. CHASE.
CHARLES DsxrEa CLKvKLASp, Ph,laaslph,a, Pa
HENRY CLAY EXPLAINS TO Mr. CHASE THE
CHARGE OF ''sTEA1ING A NEGRO BOY"
ASHLAND, June 3, 1874.
SIR received your lcttcr Of the 10Th uit wish
that others who have made The object OF their
attack would display as much DESIRE by previous in
gaton, 10 arrive al the truth you have evnccd.
Tho OF the negro boy, Jorry is this:-l was early
in June, 1924, with my family and some attending
servants at Wheeling Jerry became acquainted with
them and applied to purchase him, stating that
he was apprchensvc he would be sold 10 some negro
trader and carried down the river. really did not
want him; but, moved by his entreaties, finally pur-
chaaed htn, IIo waa aold IN IN as a n little up-