New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-28

North would be impaired by the hostility and possible
secession OF Southern States II did not give 10 al
contest with them. Their course Of action would
involve the sacrifice Of the night to share N the c,y
eminent for the sake Of retaining the profit which we
are supposed to derive from the Southern trade To
the Northern Democrats | an not charitable enough
10 allow even this poor excuse The prevailing motive
with them il the share Of the spos which they may
obt,ip By toe ascendency of their party They are
he iackals who will have something which their
sor-bern lords vii msgnanimously leave to their ,el
vile followers.
And who viii doubt that # an the wealth and power
=. ,h;s great country Il stake If disaster and
min would be the inevitable consequence of the ascen
ds,cy Of Southern policy, and that policy should be
sustained BY the Democratic party, they would not
hesitate for the sake Of the petty perquisies which
they would earn TO prefer the Of the party 10
,bs safety Of the country This is in fact what they
are doing and is certain that the men who no sus-
tain the fraudulent attempt to convert Kansas into
Slave State Will as readily, if their party should sue
God 90 for the establishment of all the residue of our
territory into Slave States, the admission of Near aqua
with slavery, the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of Mexico, and war
with Spain to get possession Of Cuba all for the
righteous purpose Of suhectng the Free States Of the
North TO the slave power.
Who car contemplate even the possible success of
sueb party without shrinking back at the portentous
results which soon would follow
II NAV well be doubted if our country would survive
q single Administration under such auspices or if vet
,be form of our Government should remain our national
character would be dshonored before the world and
what Of integrity might be eItant in the character Of
the peope. would be trsmpled under foot By lawle,s
Democracy.
Bu, let US not dwell upon such scenes Let Us still
hone that this great country, the marvel Of modern
civilization, and the hope of an admrng world is not
:, the very zenith Of its glory to sink into the shades
Of departed empires-thst, in the language of pro-
,be,ic imagery its sun not to go down while il is
| vet day
There is a class of men to whom this admonton may
NOT appeal in vain and il to them that referred
| in speakine of the public duty of citizens. Some of
| them NAV have ranged themselves with the Dem
ccratic party; the larger number have assumed what
they call conservative position aud are for maintain
inc a sort of neutrality between the North anu the
| South.
The controlling motive has undoubtedly been thefear
of some great outbreak by Southern politicians The
tenor Of disupon has alarmed them. Yet it cannot
! now escape the observation Of any candid man who
has heretofore supported MI luHoit loI iIesilch'
that the mediation has faed-tha ii is utterly rejected
AZ the South and that all the effect il has had at the
North is to take from the strength of the party that
alone can oppose barrier to the triumph of shame
less Democracy In an issue between the two antag-
onisms il ought not to be doubtful where any honest
man in the Free States ought to be found. | have
supposed there might be many in the American party
who have heretofore seriously believed in the possible
ity of uniting moderate both North and South on
their candidate. But the time has come when this de-
uron ought to be dssipated. If however, the aim of
the leaders Of that party not so much the integrity Of
| the Union as some advantage which they may person
ally derive from the organization, they will have the
| part of the Girondsts to enact.
The Democracy have made some account of these
woud.be conservatives; have fattered them with the
idea that their success possible, and these have
neuazed all the available force they possessed, which
was making common with the Republicans. But
when once, BY such negative aid, the success OF the
Democracy should be accomplished III such should be
the result these Unon-loving men who thought them
selves so high in favor with the Democracy will be
udely thrust aside and the tocsn Of the cOnserva-
tves will speedily be sounded by the Jacobin Demo
Gratis Then viii they have occasion bitterly to regret
that they were ca oled into inaction when their whole
strength should have been laid out in the support of
the defenders of Law and Order. A. H, d.
October. -. 1856