New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-14
sUBDUING THE FREE STATES.

The impertinent Mr.. Douglas has made his first
communication to the Senate on the subject of
Kansas, since his return to that body after his in
disposition, caught in the uncongenial atmosphere
of bis constituency. In delivering it, he added
this declaration, addressed to the Free States;
1--WE intend to subdue you" To this insulting
menace, we have a response to make, which we
are sure will be echoed by the indomitable masses
Of liberty-loying men in the North, now numbered
by millions W. intend not to be subdued.
If Mr.. Douglas shares in the opinion of
the member of the Cabinet who does not
hesitate to declare that this Government should
be a limited monarcby-and if it is by force
of arms that he proposes to execute the pur-
poses Of the Slave Power in bringing the
people of the North under its degrading and
insolent sway-let him say 30 in so many
words. The threat plainly intimates that the peo-
pie of the North are not yet subdued They en-
joy liberty, they indulge in acts, not much longer
TO be permitted OF course this is what he means,
or he means nothing. We believe the people of
the North should be prepared for the process.
We know that a large body Of them are. Let Mr..
Douglas make ready his scheme, then, and begin
TO carry it out Let the projected coup dttat be
attempted in whatsoever form Mr.. Douglass mas
ters in the South may prescribe. 1t is the first
time in the Senate Of the United States that force
has been threatened against the sovereign people,
and we will answer for it that an attempt to exc
cute it will be made only once In the lifetime of
Mr. Douglas, or any other conspirator against the
public liberties. Whether the ect is attempted by
revolutionary change, such a. would be required
to convert the Government into limited mon
archy, or under the forms of existing institutions,
will make no difference. The actors will be con-
sumed like stubble in a furnace.
We can inform the men, in the Senate aud in the
Cabinet, who design to quell hostility to Slavery
by whatever means may be necessary, whether by
the halter or by powder and ball, that it is wise
for them to conceal their designs rather than to
thus bruit them before the world, rousing spirit
of dscord, of hate, and of defiance. When Mr.
Douglas dares TO brandsh the torch of civil strife in
bis place in the Senate, and declare to a libertylOy
ing people that they "shall be subdued, he shows
himself to be infatuated Has he yet to learn that
the people who back the mighty agitation against
earnest If he can comprehend the living princi-
pie that animates and fires them, he must see that
they will submit to no abridgement Of their rights
that they will Indignantly spurn all attempts to
subdue them.
Subdued, indeed The power does not exist on
the earth which can subdue the men of the Free
States They might be exterminated, but never
subdued. Mr.. Douglas may by his position do
son ething toward bringing on an armed collision
between Freedom and Slavery, and if he should
succeed, OF course we might expect that then, if
ever, the attempt would be made to change the
Cover ment into the limited monarchy suggested
BY Gen. Pierc''s Cabinet officer. 1t is the fayOrite
design Of the Slave power TO use force in putting
down opposition to Slavery, aud we doubt not that
the mtn who now have control of the Democratic
organization are ready for any means, however
violent ard sanguina9, TO eject this object. But
we reLeTedly assure the conspirstors that they
mistake the spirit OF the people if they expect to
succeed. The fury with which they are urging on
the triumph cf the Slave power at the COS. Of the