New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-19
UNION MEETINGS AND TwADDLINC
LOtjRNAls,


The N. Y. Times is very welcome to tilt at
THE TRIBUNE whenever it may feel inclined to
that diversion; but we constrained by its recent
course to request its attention to two rules Of honor
able and manly discussion which il has seemed to
overlook. They are
/. When you "pitch in" to cOtemporary Of
Jour own free will, and he responds, do not dive
ut the fash Ike loon, but stand mp to the contro-
versy you have provoked TIL it is fairly ended.
.. When you hold up the views or purposes of a
contemporary to opprobrium be careful 10 quote the
| Objectionable sentiment or expression fully and
fairly from bis columns, and crtcise what he says
not what you may see fit to say for him.
--TEe Times, il will be recolected, volunteered,
some weeks since, to give us information on any
political topic We might indicate. We closed with
the offer, and theIeupon ssked it, "What do yoH
"mean BY the phrase Northern Sectonslism ? Z"
That simple question struck The Times dumb ss an
| oyster. We asked it over aud again, but have
Deyer succeeded in extracting response. And
this is fair sample Of its habltua conduct in the
controversies it is necessarily provoking and con-
mencng. 1t acts as if it either had no clear con-
victions, no earnest purpose, no definite line of
policy, or else wss afraid to let It's readers know
what they are. Are We not justified in uging that
it should give us the information i 20 Eeely prof.
fered or keep out of our way hereafter
Then on the other point: The Times of Saturday
has three or four editorials on THE TRIBUNE in
connection with the great Union meeting this even
ing charging US with all manner of maleyOlent acts
aud sinister purPoses--tor Instance;
TIVE TRIBrNE deHsDes that shall dsuouncN Southern
the only o,'uIeeI. Of ae publ Pe-e-he only foe
"Ifte Bion Meeting Of Monday "a purely aud eGela
siyey selfish and eoETeisi IA ~ objects and ims . not
heIAs thiRtNhs seii hss do1r II oc-' !" ail'- rom
e,ey ho might BE- inclined 70 participate IN Il fom higher
motives and with wor;hieT sLd.
southern men THE TRiBrNE thrive by selling AniiS.sey
diarbe. the North and i Both kn5 tac ale l-s
"Ua qhandsy night q meeting held sCooper lus-
uie openly and syOwedy a denuneo5 oi me Constitution
spirit ard temper of h.t gstheIng ies for sh THE siBUSs
tss sybis oi rebus-uOhins bat sdElrson and ynPs
Thy"
Having thus fairly quoted The TI~es's charges
and innuendoes, We proceed to reply to them
seria.im:
]. We certainly do feel and urge that, ifthe meet
ing this evening is 10 be in good faith UEoE meet
iDg-if it is intended not to sell goods but to con-
serve and maintain the Union OF these States-it
ought to denounce and rebuke the only formidable
party that threatens to break up the Union. Is
not this reasonable Is il not just OF the Re-
publican Members of Consress-between one
hundred and thirty and one hundred and forty 10
pumber-not one urges, or threatens, or contem-
plates, dissolution Of the Union, whichever party
may triumph next November; Shile Of the rather
smaller number of Democrats, at least two-thirds
expressly or tacity declare that they will break up
the Union if the Republicans choose the next