New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-29

Th,esus tursg m exciting canyass for PresidentIs
election hsve been prevailing TO prevent tho election
of Mr. Lincoln, and If tbs President elect lie the man
his friends believe him to he, threats during his Admin
istration viii be Of little avail All the rights Of the
people of each and every State in the Union viii, il
hored and believed. be duly guarded and secured The
Laws duly executed, and the Constitution preserved,
protected and defended.
Threats Of Southern governor Legislators and poll
cias to tax the production of Northern States, indi-
cate the impotence Of the men who make them, and
their ignorance Of the Constitution.
No. tss or dqy 'hsl se laid or see exported from any
Thus, ii IL that the South has no more power to
bay duties Northern productions. than the North b'S
10 tax cotton. rice, tsbscco
Again. they threaten 10 break up our systew OF
fpinceto compel US to buy Of them for ready money,
and to sell 10 them on credit. The former they cup do
with advantage to both parties. The latter will re-
qure our consent as we'll AZ theirs. LeI them adhere
to theT prestst plan of eXacting gold for their
cotton and drawing from their present balances in
gold. They viii thereby benefit in two ways.
Firt, by reducing the prices of their exports, and
secondly by reducing the volume OF inflated cnr-
rency give our manufactures and other exports more
Substantial protection than all the task high and
desired that the South will adhere 10 this improved
financial course Of action, and derive from it equal
profit with the North.
With all their boosted State Rights and State Sover-
eighty, the Southern States have power TO regulate
commerce. They must submit TO such commercial
regulations AZ Congress, under the Constitution have
made, and may hereafter prescribe. In the Conven-
ton ofI7S7 Gen Charles COtesworh Pnckuey OF South
Carolina said:
true interest Of the Southern States TO nave
regulation commerce. but considering he loss brought on the
States by the Revolution, their 6e1o conduct foudrd
81 Sosh Carolina and the interest Of the edt South
States had being united with the strong Eastern ste- he
thought proper st ee. should be mpo.sa on herowe
OF making cousrrcia regulations and tina, bis constituents
though pIeudced against the f.tem State sold be recon
cied this bersty He had himself he said prcudices
uraiu4 States before he here, out he would
acknowledge be bad aund them liberal AID candid any
men wbsteyer" Madison Zap 1851.
Mr.. Charles pinckney, ono Of the colleagues oil
Gen T., Tad moved thai the assent of two-thirds 81
tie members Of each House should be required TO pass
CONNIE cial regulations, and this speech Of the Gen.
was the first rcspOpse 10 thai motion.
After full debates, the motion of Mr.. c. PincSney
war negaiiyed, and the majority principle unanimously
apreed to- IA advocated by Gen. &. e. Pinckney.
1t would ke an act Of madness, of political suicide for
The qra6 Southern States to secede from the @'ong
Eastern States Relatively, The former are now weak
er and the latter stronger than they were nj the time
of the abortion OF the Constitution. Beside the
WESTERN States not then in existence, arr now
stronger than either Ia vain Will the ruant hcceders
Of South Carona and Georgia look to Louisiana and
oler States bordering on the MirssspPi, for alliance
aid or comfort IN treasoaable secession. Ina vain Ill
tley GEEK 20 sLut up or control the mouths OF the
L., IL nc lis
Of the mighty West would come down in an avalanche
ulon the slightest attempt To tax their trade, or inter-
rur, their intercourse with the commercial world
through that channel and shater aud SCATTER 10 tie
wiuds all opposition.
No State ,h coin money: emit bills OF credit; make
thing bu: gold silver coin tender in payment deo &c
| Con. L. e. Art !. Sec. TO-
Are the seceders ignorant of this vital provision oil
tho Constitution? DO Aey not know that its object
wss 10 restrain them FROM war, or, preparations Tor
war, on their own account aud bind them to peace
War il tie prerogstiye of Congress not OF the states
If the States shah attempt to make, Or cary on war;
by means raised on their State bonds, which are no.
| thing but bills Of credit, Congress and must stop
their circulation, by passng penal acts upon The per
s0ns who put them ont, or deal IN them.
When States threaten secession and war, and enlist
roors. and collect means carry war, Congress are
bounc to crush tie treason in the bud Topreyent tho
war from breaking out well as toconquer the ac'e
foe. And the cheapest way 10 do IT Il to prevent the
| insurgents from raising money the slneWs oil war
Congress itself, ia such cases, will need to borrow
money on the credit of the United States, winch they
cue authorized to do and will then be compelled, IN
sefdefense to prohibit the sta;es from competition
| with the United States in the money markets Even
now Satee that want money for internal Improvement
cannot rase it on their bills Of credit without Scri'
cing from fourth to q third part of the face OF them
What the sacrifice must me when the bills shall be
offered for war snews viii be seen when, If ever that
| occasion skall srie.