New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-27

bidding from quarters totdiy uneaPO,'ee1 ~ ~ '-1
elton IA many seem 20 think, OF even courage, or
shst n,on witch we essecially pride 0urselyes-s
cbivalrous tone of feeling but righteousness ths' ek
sheth nation and the natice which cannot .r"y ~
peal 10 the Searcher Of hearts, OF its Willingness 70 az
Justice TO all within and without It's borders whoHe,
weak A. strong bond or free VIII, sooner or ter, s
first into Gin and then INTO evil. We may escape the
hand Of many, but cannot elnxe the Judgaeht oi
God.
Still II IL the ground Of sincere satisfaction and one
from which We may draw no small encouragement,
that in the main we ngtt- WhaLeper may % our
defcieneies individuals on ~ States, we can nave
no hesitation in pronouncing the intermedng OF Others
anwar1aDiable--heir claims 2reeumptuO9s- tfsir
rsmedes totally inadmssible. We belie7s, too, thst
thing have TO that pobt when their nnsteal de-
sQns must he reested ut every hlaard War my breth
rem IL a dreadfulevI and the possibi1y u SUCH
q war may shortly be engaged in Is erough TO
make the brav.st shudder-snd yst there are things
wors5 than TheFp occasions when IL becomes
necessity for PEOPLE - look in the face rec kor calm
ly upo, it's possibility and endure its dreadful evis and
bellows in my Utmost heart that such occas.eO Is
prsentei TO these Southern States mt this very time.
Upon thu, point there IL hardly any divsion or dfer
ence even Of opinion among u.s. Not that we seek 1t;
not that look upon u "a necessarily foi0wing upon
any action Of ours sill less justified by thai accn,
bat we regard it as a consequence which may now on
of IT, and VS. prepared TO meet even this IN do
p,Ddenoe upon the help Of God. This If oar position,
bpl moi pston 10 be maintained without some CHER
ins,iration than that which comes Of nory decAma.
ton and passOnRte resolves. Should we he plunged
iptcthe horrors Of civil strife shall neeo su the pa
teno~ and all the stern determination that n sense OF
right and steady unfaltering trust in God can afford
Let u, do nothing which can ipvahoate the fopseT ana
ct us pray earnestly for the latter II II pi'tses tne
Almighty 10 try us, TO put our courage our pstlshce,
onr endurance to the test let ustmpore Him thai we
NAV come forth from the purified by adversely
that our faith may be upheld and our course approved
in His sight; and If He should prosper our way and
bless our counses that may wear our hon0s meek
" in spirit far removed from vain glorious Boosting
hnaa cti
NAV fail but we will not be dishonored. We may be
oyerhrown, but cannot be " forever fallen.
Another caution seems appropriate to the present
crisis The course pursuing, necessary TOR our
own preservation may and doube.s WILL lnict great
distress upon those who have forced us TO It, ALREADY
we hear the mutterings OF that commercial reVuE0n
which IL almost sure TO follow the Withdrawal OF me
Southern States from the ConfedeFaey. should II
come its weight will fall chiefly upon that section
which has been built up at our expense sentiment
of triumph r. under such circumstances natural nay
almost unavoidable but it is too unchristian spirit
TO be INDUCED 1t must happen that the innocent viii
be involved with the guilty. Many Will be engulphed
in the ruin who have had no share IN bringing It
about-many will suffer who have stnyen IN vna
40 nst the Overwhelming tide Of tanacal aggression
by which they were overbOrne. We cannot help IT.
but it il not thing to be hailed with e1oation-ts
not u spectacle at which we should point the niger
of scorn and say, There there 80 would we nave
itr' That such feeling is already too predomi-
nant among us-that 1t peryades our conversation,
our public prints and our speeches, IL TOO appa-
rent TO be denied. But be assured II Is wrong and
be assured if INDUCED in, God Will be provoked TO
tnrn our reiocipCs into mOurning-our triumphs
into defeat Let us thank His good Providence which
has furnished the South with means OF defense
as peaceful il is strong-a product winch rem
DER us independent Of any single nation simply be-
Gauge il renders all civilized communities dependent
upon u.s. WELDING such a power If we but weld II
wisely we may achieve victory both bloodless ana
complete 1t is for the interest Of the world that we
should be at peace that system Of labor should be
unditurbed that our institutions, much a. they are re-
ved should be maintained; and sooner or later tins
viii be 20 manifest as to compel an unwilling acqul-
escence even from those who are most aggrieved BY
our policy. The South has only to be firm and united,
and ahe will be independent OF any connection but
such she chooses herself to form CONSCIOUS Of her
strength she should it with forbearance nlctng
upon her aseaants no further injury than Is required
for her own defense, and prepared again 70 knit the
bonds of friendly intercourse 70 soon az her political
and commercial Independence has been ylndicsted 10
this end, should cherish spirit OF CHRISTIAN Tor
bearance even toward those who have shown us least
and strive to render controversy with the North
as little exasperated AZ possible. Although we may
not live longer under the same Government our des
tny has ordained that we shall be contiguous people
with unlimited ability to harm and even destroy each
other; and our future relations must be very much
Influenced by the manner in which this great Union
shall be dissolved Let us pray then, brethren, that
its dissolution may be peaceful one, and that there
be no blood shed between those who once
were brethren in feeling and still are brethren IN
race and religion. Such severance Will afford to
efts Of eelf-Rovernment any which It has learned
from our rapid growth in all the elements of prosperity
and she arts of peace. True, we cannot adopt the
generous language of the undetermined Abraham in all
its expansive hberality, and say to our N0rthern
brethren THE whole land is before you-if We will
take the left hand then will goto the night, or If ye
depart to the right hand then will go the left only
eel srate Yourselves from U.S." NOl We cannot say
thu for God who dyideh to the nations their inherit
ance hath already allotted to them and TO thebOunds
of our habation; but can say, Let there be no
strife pray you, between labor and your labor
each has ts advantages each IL adapted to the sphere
which it occupies and would be unnatural and impOs-
sbe if transferred the other. The rrepressble con-
nic of which you speak not called for and only
issue in the ruin Of both. Separated peace will be
preserved and broherly affections may revive in
the nterchanges Of commerce, and In the sense Of
mutual benefit. Each will work out ts own destiny in
its own way and the only rivalry between us will DO
M to which will most promote the happiness Of man
kind and which will do most toward spreading abroad
among the nations of the earth the knowledge of God
and the name Of Lord and Savior Jesus Christ"
God, in his mercy grant that such may be the spirit
and such the end OF the great revolution which now
AZ hand
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