New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-22

can not reign without di.honor aud pal pabe ruin.
Let them further take all the necessary eteps l,okilg
10 seJ argte and independent existence; an1 lnl te
neafules for fra; Il new aud homogeneous corfed'
eIuey Tins prepared for every contingency, lei the
crss core. PulgdoXical as II mny seem, n there he
any way 10 save rather reconstruct the On0n oil our
iorcfstlrrs, II is this.
Peihaps NJ the last moment, the conservative por-
iioIs e Il e North may awake 10 see the abyss oto
vii h they nre about Ilunge. Perchance they may
aIse end crush ont for the Abolition hydra and
it into grave from which there shall never be
ierurCii,n.
THUS, " ith restored confidence, we may be reioined
a Nj tied and haIpy IenIle. Bnt, before God he
e,e that nothing viii effect this but the lire OF policy
WI cb tie South las been compelled III sel-Pre-erva-
tion TO aooIt. confess frankly am not fanguine tat
such IN i,ious retult will be reached. Partly,
became | do not zee how guarantees are ~ be
grated uroD tie Constitution nor how, II grated,
they can be moie binding than those which have al
ready been trampled underfoot but chiefly because
DO not zee how such guarantees can be eliced from
the PEOPLE at tie North. II caunOt be disguised that,
almott to a man. they AIt-Slavery where they are
lot Abolition. whole generaiion has been educated
to look upon the system with adherence as NATIONAL
blot. They hoTe md look and pray for its extinction
viii in reasonable time aud cannot be satisfied nm
LEES things drawing to that concluFlon. We,
on the contrary, s constituted guardian can de-
and nothing lePs than that IT shold BE- left open TO
x,antion subject TO limitations those imposed
Nv God ard nature fear the anagori-m IL too great
~ tie coptcience Of both parties too deeply implicated
10 allow sueh Il composition Of the strife. Neverthe-
eee since il is within the range of possibility in the
providence OF God would not shut out the sl!erna
tive.
Should it fall what remains but what say to eah
| other, calmly and kindly, AZ Abraham sad 10 Lot:
Let there he nc strife, pray thee, between me AID
| thee ard between my Eerdnen and thy herdnen for
We be brethren. IL rot the whole land before thee
SCI aIate ttystif pray thee from me; if thou wilt
tale the left land, then viii 60 to the ygt or if
thou deIait 10 the right hand then will 60 10 the
lett" Thus, if cannot save the nestimable bless
ngs il enshriies if we cannot preserve the vase, We
| will preserve The precious liquor il contains.
III all hs y e,k for the North no less than for the
South; for united and determined resitance at
this no1ent depends the salvation Of the whole coan-
t in saving Ourselves shall save the North FROM
| tie ruin she ia madly drawing down upon her own
head.
The position Of the South lie at this moment sn lime.
II rte has eIae given ler to know her hour che will
rave lerself, the country, and the world. 1t will in-
Woke, indeed temporary prostitution and distress; the
dykes Of Holland must be cut 10 her from the
foOIs Of Philip. But warn my countrymen, the his
orc moment once passed, returns. II she will
arse III or majesty, and speak now as with the voice
Of one man, che viii roll back for all time the cure
Il a, ia ulOn her, II she succunbs now, she transmits
that curse az IN heirloom to poserity.