New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-02

100 ~ ono ~ other section OF the countTyP--oy may
shake or undermine the allegiance OF soe-os' the UNIV"
Iii remain inprt enable Notwithstanding
W. had koped that however whey the prs hi' s
r;-e CITY differed in politics in senments in modes OF eN
Pressing their views and IN other respects hs'e
v.r h. one grand rayng point where Va coui AZ M.
- hammer under which we could all stand shoulder y
shouder-one faith to which we could All sShi oar com.
mon troth-one sacred truth that none oi u "oIh III"
- ssal-and tina; truth that faith that banner, hat raAy
ne-point would be the sacredness anu Indisouohy u
our corsSus Union
Peyerks.-The readers Of The COmmsrciGi should
he permitted to know that The TRIBUNE has never
counseed nor suggested any secession from the
Union on the part of the Free States. We oil tne
North are unlikely ever 10 secede from the Unloh'
md the South s not whit likely. unless her pot
icians fanny that they bully the Free states By
,hr,aenng secessicn-unless they can be allowed u
depr;ye the Union of every Characteristic except that
Of machine for the propagation and perpetuaton OF
savefv Here is the real danger OF the Union-hai the
potc leaders OF the South suPpOsng that the North
VIII do ANYTHING submit to anything to preserve tue
Union. will so commit themselves IN attempting
10 drag the Federal Government into the execution
Of their Fil.bus,er.ng designs that tney VIII De
ashamed not to secede upon discovering that the
North refuses. foT once, to be dragooned by them
But let us have fir understanding all around that
the North regards the Union of no special pa
cular advantage to her. and do without 1t much
better than the south and shall have fewer Sc
cess.on cape,s. and may jog ON together quietly ana
pesceaby. We would have the North. whenever tne
south shall CRY out, Hold NE hold me for IN
desperate AHA shall hurt somebody '-cooly answer
. Hold Yourself if you need holding; for We have bet
ter business on hand. and this would be found
after Little 10 exert decidedly sedatiye tranqulz-
inc Effect on the too susceptible nerves of our too
excitable Southern brethren Instead OF boiling the
door in alarm and calling for telp 70 euardit in ease
the south should Hereafter threaten to walk out of the
Union. we would hold it politely open AMI suggest to
the departing the policy Of mindng his eye and button
ing his coat well under his chin preparatory to facing
the rough weather outside And this, we insist is the
true mode of reducing his paroxysms and causing him
70 desst f m such raw head demonstrations in future.
II seems TO Us idle. childish preposterouS, in this
age of the world to talk of any human arrangement
or compact as too sacred for discussion II II be good
discussion will tighten the general appreciation OF rs
value: if bad. the truth viii be made evident. as II
should be. To deprecate discussion is TO imply that
that there is some truth connected with the subject
which i would be dangerous 10 have generally known.
We think Milton and Jefferson were wiser on the
point OF principle involved than is our highy-re-
spectacle cotempOrary.
But in fact the value of the Union has already and
often been discussed in every possible light but that
in which we have considered it-namely the ability
of the Free States to get on without IT, Southern
Secessionisn. Southern Unionsm and Northern Con
servatsm have discussed and rcdscussed 1.-THE frs
insisting that il ia enrching the North and impoyersh
ing the South the two latter that is of nestimabl(
value To both North ana South We have not objected
to such discussion, but have read what the seyera
parties had TO offer with attention and interest. i
seemed to Us that there fourth view of the sub
ect more Just than either of the foregoing and ",
have opeued the circle of investigation by Stain.
this view. Now the people have the question
before them, and act Understandings with regarC
10 it, We do not believe the Union in any presen
danger: yet we say most distinctly that We should
prefer to belong to a peace-l0yng' artdeyelopng
labor-honoring GOd-fearing confederacy of Invent.
Millions of Freemen rather than to a Filibusterng
war-making ccnquest-seeking. strengthening
Union of Thirty Millions. one-sixth ofthem slaves. Il
this be treason make the most of it, We believe
the ayowa of a like preference by the People of thu
North eminently calculated to strengthen and perpet
uate the Union by keeping it the line OF right
Justice and honor: Others will judge for themselves