New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-15

threatening element in the South on the Slavery
question is to be found in the States Of
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mis-
sissippi. We may throw in Louisiana
and Arkansas if anybody plea,es, but while
the sugar duties last we will guarantee the contn-
uance of that perfectly peaceable and conservative
character which Louisiana has always maintained
with regard to Slavery, as well as other national
topics. And when we refest that 10 the illibuster-
ing Slave States, which we have given to the noisy
malcontents, as ahording their only theater of
operations, under any circumstances, there is .
powerful and probably predominant Union party
at all times the absolute emptiness of all the threats
of Disunion which come from the Slave States
becomes but too !udcrousy apparent. We see
there is but the merest shell Of Disunion party to
be brought into action at any time; and that if ever
the day comes that hand has to be raised to quell
the hot. headed dsturbers Of the public peace, it
will fall upon diminutve and contemplate foe.
The sentiments inspired by these reflections are
not of q threatening or belligerent character. On
the contrary, they prompt in us only suggestions OF
fraternity and forbearance. Although the Repub
lican party, while exercising its strictly Consttu-
tional rights, and pursuing laudable and patriotic
purposes has been vindctiyely assaed and ma
lciously denounced by the champions and trum-
peters of Slavery and their hell-hOunds everywhere
we bear no malice toward any State or section of
this Confederacy. If we know the niquities, and
the deadly moral and industrial influences OF Slav-
cry, and if we feel its arrogant and insolent sway
in the Federal Government, we yet know its essen
tial impotence, and how weak it will prove on the
day that that Federal power passes from its hands
We know the fiery gulf that burns beneath its feet
and which will yawn to swallow its needless up
holders at the moment that they strike the first
blow against the Federal authority in its sup
port. The only feeling, therefore, that we
have in view of the conclusions we have
expressed, is to temper the strife of party and
of sections We would discourage unfriendly
action of the North against the South, of Free
States against Slave States. We would not bear
hard upon Virginia. for the very reason that We
believe Virginia to be weak. We would act so as
TO avert all commissions, and to avoid precipltatlng
difficulties between the different members of the
Union; and We would urge upon the people of the
Slave States the duty and the necessity on their
part, of making this labor of ours as Light as posi-
BILE. We would urge them to cease their aggra-
waiting taunts and comparisons in reference to servile
and free labor, to lay aside the miserable sophs-
tries of modern invention regarding Slavery, and
treat it, when they discuss it at ALL as is becoming
men, and statesmen, and patriots, and Christians,
and conformably to the ideas of just men in all
ages. Let them do this, and they may rely on the
sympathy and support of the people of the Free
States in dealing with them while they hold as we
think they do hold, position and relation as en-
barrassDg as is occupied by any civilized people on
the face Of the earth.