New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-06

The steady front and popular strength exhibited
by the Republican party is already producing its
natural result. Even 80 ferociOus journal as The
Richmond Enquirer finds itself driven to the neces-
sty of admitting that the outrageous charges which
it brought against the Republicans during the Pres.
idental campaign were false and baseless. 1t does
not do to charge so numerous and powerful party
as the Republicans have shown themselves to be
with being made up of fanatics, nfdes, disunion.
lists, and what not. The Enquirer finds itself
obliged to look about for some more rational ex-
PLANTATION Of the movement; and that explanation 1t
finds in the belief prevalent at the North that the
South is arrogant, oyerbearng and aggressive.
We are clad 10 see that the Southern prints are
beginning not only TO apprehend the true STATE Oh
the question, but to admit that they do apprehend
it. This belief prevalent at the North I" that the
South is arrogant, overbearing and aggressive"
has not sprung up without reason. The repeal ct
the Missouri Prohibition carried through Congress
by the combined vote of the South all parties
uniting to avail themselves of Doughface aid 70 per-
perate that gross breach of faith; the next to uni
yersal approval and applause bestowed BY the South
upon Bully Brooks's cOwardly and murderous as
SAINT upon Senator Sumner; the like approval and
applause extended by the South to similar attempt
on larger scale to crush out freedom Of debate and
Of voting in Kansas; the mob violence universally
counteps pced and set on foot throughout the South
ern States to prevent the formation of Republican
Electoral tickets, or the discussion IN the usual
way of the claims of that party to confidence and
support: these four very recent incidents TO men,
ton no otherr, would seem quite sufficient found
alton for the opinion " that the South is arrogant
overbearing and aggressive; and let us beg leave
70 assure The Enquirer, that to disabuse the North
of this opinion will require something more than
deDials and words.
TIL, Euosir,r indeed does not deny the fact ef
rrogance and aggression, it only insists that the
North is mistaken in undertaking 10 hold the South
responsible for it, Arrogance, Violence and ag-
erosion. are the natural incidents OF slaSehodlng
and of course they must be expected to be aggra-
vated inst in proportion TO the degree OF new
strenotb and yipor infused into the system. But
tho NJ strength and vigor lately infused into the
slaseholding system at the South and the policy OF
Slavery Extension adopted BY President Pierce and
his Cabinet ought not to be ascrbed solely or prin.
cipaly 70 Southern influence. The change OF
opinion, policy and position ABOUT slavery
more marked st the South than elsewhere mas
been universal, ard it is to this change Of pubic
opinion throughout ChristendOm that We owe the
new policy of our Government.
The South according to The Enquirer is only
arrogant, oyerbearing and aggressive in proper
ton as she has been driven to become so BY
change of opinion in favor Of Slavery going on
Throughout Chrstendom. If IM EsqH''er' instead
Of claimir change Of opinion in favor Of Slavery
on the part Of all ChristeLdOm, Of which we see no
ssus, but uaL, to the contrary, had limited itself
10 Northern polite m, and doueh'aces, We nigh. 80