New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-07
ONE OF JOBS coMFoRIERs.

There IS stOry OF man VINO Dciug Itluocu
admission to the ark during the Deuge, very
calmly turned round and exclaimed that be
did MT believe it was going to be much of storm
" after all In the same spirit The NgiiOHSt
IueVigenceT, after detailing the evidences Of the
political excitement at the North, and referring
particularly to the letter of a South Carolina
friend who expresses fear that the people here
abouts are really in earnest says that the tempest
will most likely soon blow over 1t admits that
the sentiments of US freemen have been most
grossly outraged; it admits that sacred compact
was ruthlessly blotted from the statute book, and
that there is ample cause for the cOmmotiOn but
it trusts that the patriotism and good sense Of the
North will not allow it to go to such an extreme
as to endanger the Union
Lest we NAV be accused of misrepresentiDg this
waiter upon Providence, we quote its own words:
can unfortunate party step, the violation of long
standing and most beneficial sectional compact, Ia
sne qua non for the Union OF the time though 1t
were not strictly within the Constitution a compact
which had gathered sanctity from prescnption-.he
arC CATION Of this old compact between the North and
The South has naturally AID 81 was toreseen reused
the elements Of sectional strife into violent cOmIno-
ton and certainly does appear to threaten our Poh-
cal bark with some damage. Nevertheless We do not
participate in the fears of our friend Of South Carolina
! He writes surrounded by atmosphere little less
! cloudy and menaclug Than that from wren ne ek-
pecs the storm TO send forth its bOlts We VINO are
equally remote from the Influences of either point OF
tie compass, think can discern ID the yer! violence
of the storm the assurance of its soon passing on we
believe that thee are enough OF good men ana ulef
Of honest ones and wise ones both sides OF the liae
70 uphold the Union against eli the assaults OF me
ianatical OF dsloyal on either side.
Was ever a meaner spirit exhibited in political
controversy than that which characterizes this
paragraph, and in fact the whole Of the heavy two.
coluuned article from which it is taken While it
comedies that wanton violation Of long-stand-
ing and beneficial ordinance has been perpetra-
ted. and while it refers the evaporation 'of the
North to this base and criminal abandonment OF
good faith it dares to describe the feeling, which
il allows to be just, as a fanatical and dlsloyal
assault upon the Union 1t has the audscty even
to compare the sincere and conscientious and sor-
rowful conviction of the North, that its rights
have been betrayed-a conviction which perysdes
nearly the whole people and which is nowhere
stronger than among calm and conservative minds
to the hot and furious fanaticism Of the nulihers
under the insane lead Of Calhoun.
Let US illustrate the position which The Intel
Hgeneer assumes We will suppose that its editors,
after tedious contest with other parties about
the title to certain fine and stately mansions which
they held in common had consented for the sake
of peace to compromise, in which, though their
rights were not wholly acknowledged, there was
a sufficient show Of justice to warrant them in an
acquiescence In consideration of the fact that
they are TO be allowed to share in the benefits o
the property, they enter into solemn engagement
with their adyersaries that in the meantime these
adversares appropriate the profits of the concern,
and, having got all they could from the arrange
ment, after the lapse of thirty years advantage,
aud before The fatehigeHcer is in circumstances to
avail itself of ts proper share, they procure
sudden and surreptitious repeal OF the terms
Would The InteIiigencer be indignant Would 1t
insist that the original compact should be restored
and fulfilled Or, would it quietly submit to the
robbery and fraud, lest it should disturb the
eouanimty of its dishonorable opponent
What would The Intelligtncer think, under such
a condition of things, of kind friend who
should come to it and say "Don't be Violent
"don't be fanatical-don't alarm your neigh
" bors with your tumult aud hard words, but
sIet the affair blow over 1t is true that you
"haye been cheated and wronged but don't
"wrong the criminal. Poor fellow, he has been
Sin violent passions himself before now, but
"they were quite useless. He only got laughed
sat for his pains. Let the thing pass, for this
time, and perhaps il won't occur again. or if
ait does there will be fools enough TO try aud
"smooth ii over, as l am doing now" Would
not The IEtelligeneer kick such sn adviser as that
ircontinently down three pairs Of stairs into the
street, Yet such is the solemn and silly advice
which il administers itself TO the outraged sense
of Justice and wounded conscience Of the free
| men of the North.
But let US tell that composing print that II has
greatly misresd the "signs Of the times, If it
imsgres that the existing agitation hiss any
thing in common with the sectional agitations
about the tariff in South Carolina, or if il sup
poses that few soporiic editorials on the value
of the Union are 10 lull il into quiet. We assure
il that the feeling now abroad il one OF the most
deep and earnest that We have ever known. II
is confntd TO no class, and to no single order
of minds Ii i. rot transient nor sectional
Indictment which viii 20 OF ike Fall fever. or
the tiIeryesoeuce Of anger. /, il q rooted aad
permanent cOnJicton-oue which hss BEEN
long while preparing, and which the unprinci-
pied Invasion Of the Missouri Prohibition has
brought to a head. Unless that iagrant misstep
is corrected. unless the people of the North can
be assured that plightei faith IS sacred, the
dreaded "cOmmOtion' will increase in fervor
and extent The Inisligenesr may send forth IS
many opistas "a IL pleases Int there &. M