Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-05-03
Mr. areeley and 3 Norshsra Repab-

Mr.. Greeley is Of late devOtng the column
Of the Tribune to sPeculatOns upon the value .
the Union.
He does not yet openly advocate the dissOlu
ton Of the Union, but commences with long ar
guaents 70 satisfy the people that the Rorth cal
do tyitAout ne South; that the North has twice tn
population, wealth, skill, enterprise industry, ant
military power Of the South; and that separa
ton Of the two sections would be no damage Il
the North. The next step We suppose will be
10 satisfy that secession Is desirable and woulG
greatly benefit Northern interests. Thus Oh,
tFeacherous poison is to be gradually and cunning
y administered, until the Northern mind is thor.
oughly imbued with ts baleful influence, and ful.
b prepared for the voluntary destruction Of the
most noble fabric Of republicanism and self-gov.
ernmeut which our fathers reared, and cemented
with their blood,
-2 But we do not propose TO treat with much Sc.
riousness this renewed attempt to foster and en-
courage enmity between the North and the
South; and to cultivate throughout the land u
slight regard for the Union. There is too much
good sense and patriotism in the land to permit
such dangerous counsels to prevail.
Aholitionists, and their ambitious leaders, would
doubtless be willing TO see the confederacy dis
solved, and a Northern republic formed, over
which they would hope to rule in triumph. And,
from the course pursued by the Tribune hitherto,
pnd proprietor is among the number; provided
himself and his particular frends, could win all
the glory and profit.
Seward, Greedy, Theodore Parker, Garrison,
Giddings, Gerrit Smith, and u few other men Of
boundless ambition, and easy consciences, appear
TO have become convinced that unless the present
coniederacy is destroyed, and new national
boundaries, as we'll as new political parties
formed, they can never gain the political ascen-
dancy, and the high stations to which they aspire.
If the Union was dissolved, VIM. H. Seward.
might possibly become President OF the northern
Republic, and Mr.. Giddngs Vice President. Un.
der such an administration Mr.. Greeley must Of
course be Secretary OF State. Taking the files of
the Tribune for the last five years, and the prn-
ciples it has advocated as evidence, we may con-
lecture what would be the character of the cabi-
net and Congress, and the nature OF the policy,
under such Greeley-free-soil northern republic
Frederick Douglass should be Secretary Of the
Interior. He is one of Mr.. Greeley's pets. The
Rev. Theodore Parker should be Secretary of
War; Dir. Sumner, Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Lucretia Mott, Commander-in-C Chief OF
the Army! Congress should be composed of po-
litical clergymen and strong minded women
The present constitution would Of course be abol-
ished and the 'hgher law" substituted; and, lest
different interpretations Of that law should create
disturbance, council Of state should be organi-
zed to eXpound it, and settle all questions in re-
gard to its meaning. VIM. Lloyd Garrison. Rev.
Antionette Brown and Mrs. s. would make pro-
per members Of this council, in the estimation of
MIR. Greeley.
The New York Herald would be suppressed at
once, and its subscription list transferred to the
Tribune. Instead Of expensive and n isy politi-
cal campaign, and stump speeches, just on the
eve Of general election, he would pass through
the country and, at all important points, deliver,
in bis remarkably graceful and eloquent manner,
the printed lecture that settles SO clearly and con-
clusively all questions of morals and policy that
could possibly arise in the new republic. The
lecture read in sufficient number of places, the
people would have nothing to do but subscribe to
the Tribune, and vote the ticket. Both sexes
would vote, Of course; and one negro's vote would
count the same as the vote of two naturalzed cit
izens! We follow the sentiments of the Tribune
The policy of the new republic, under such an
administration, can be predicted from the past
teachings of the erratic genius of the Tribune.
All our foreign ministers would be immediate
ly recalled, aud diplomatic relations abolished; it
being the declared opinion of Mr.. Greeley that
they are useless. A tariff would be enacted as
high as the Chinese wall; and the cultivation of
fax stimulated by every possible means. Mr..
Greeley has devoted columns to that subject al
ready. The Navy would be sold out to Russia
Dir. Greeley is opposed to Navy. And all wars
with any nation, (except the southern repubIc,) f
for any cause whatever, would be declared un- e
constitutional and unlawful. The Government c
would build the Pacific Railroad entirely at its
own expense; and then dividing it into shares, v
distribute to the Galphins and other faithful pub
lie servants, upon the single condition that it p
should carry the Tribune free of postage The Ii
public lands would be donated in alternate half s.
sections to runaway slaves. The white farmers "
would buy the intermediate half sections, and the
amalgamation of the two races would be encour- o
lged by suitable bountes. ii
A new bureau would be constituted in the State RI
department Of the Government, entitled the Bu- IL
Ieau Of Spiritual Manifestations; over which Mr. rt
Greeley would probably appoint Judge Edmonds
70 preside. Under his charge, diplomatic re- 81
|ations with the spirit world would doubtless be b
intimate, and greatly conductive to the public a
prosperity. The Kansas aud Nebraska terrific. re
les would be reserved as hunting grounds for the
indians New Mexico and California would be b,
estored to Mexico, on the grounds, lst That th
hey were unjustly acquired; and, I'd. That all gr
nnexations, whether by purchase or otherwise, da
re unconstitutional, and bad policy. The island 81
f Cuba would be conceded to England, on the MT
condition that slavery should be abolished, and bl
he Island covered with African population SO as he
o become a dangerous neighbor to the southern or
epublic. An alliance offensive and defensive
would be formed with Mexico, having two objects
view: the first, to assist the northern republic I'll
n waging eternal war the institutions of the tn
outh; the second, to assist Mexico IN re-conquer G.
ng Texas. ao
From the declared opinions of Mr.. Greeley s.
heretofore, we imagine that the above is pretty p
orrect outline of the policy that would prevail cl
q the republic Of the north, when the Union is si
dissolved, and the north subjected to the con- A
rol Of abotionism, anti-rentism, spiritualism and
u the other innumerable isms that the Tribune 70
eretofore advocated.-PitsINr Nrgi Post.
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WASHINGTON, April 25. "
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