New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-20

ward peace and quiet. But it is not likely they
will do this. Dogs VIII bay the moon.

But IS tnere nOthIng else they can dol There
w. Mr.. Lincoln is elected President. He, by I
the aid of his Cabinet, viii administer the Execu- !
tive department of this Government from and af- Z
ter the 4th Of March next. Let US zee what be \
will do. Judging from the tone ard temper oil I
the Republicans assembled here In the City OF
WashiDgton, he viii lay down one or two car !
dinal rules of action. The fret Is this Union and ,
Government must be preserved. What do the
screamees say to that Are they willing to JOIN |
heart and hand" to support them to that ex
tent Efso well ard good Second. The laws found
standing upon tie statute book, Mr., Lincsln's
Administration will enforce throughout the coun-
try, North and South He will collect tho Fed
eral revenues IN Charleston, Savannah, Mobile,
News0Tlears and all 'stber places, now. If
shere is any trouble about it, ne viii 10 it from
the Geek of a man. of-war. VIII the screamers
sups.ort hin in doing that He win not levy
wsr upon any State, but leave the people thereof
10 prosecute their avocations ia peace.
This is just about the sum fetal of what the
Executive Government Of Mr. Lincoln will de
with the States which are just now talking 80
loudly about setting up for themselves, and Great
ing such q clsmor in the country. Is there
|. anything in this simple programme which ssy
honest citizen can decline 70 support him IN :
3 Is there angling in it difficult of execution
Is there anything in it which will necessarily
lead 20 blosG shed and civil war Is it not the
omy cOurss left to him te preserve the peace
and integrisy OF the country And if he does
do this, asl tihe lovers of law and order, and
the people snstan him in it, what is there to
fear, and syb at lie there TO howl about This is
the only Iia and legitimate course of action On
the part Of oil who pretend to be "wiling to
unite keaI t and hand TO save the country from
"desiructio ~" And that there is a very big
majority " ho mean to do this very thing there
caurct te q shadow Of doubt. The revolution
is' il, 9 found to be a precious small minority
OF An erican people when the time comes for
sasl theJ census of that motley crew.
g w,s are still 70 have q civil war; How
ssd ebe rel Who will make the war, and
vr.srs i'll it begin To have war somebody
must be gin the attack The party to be at
tsrked n this case liz the United States, for the
limited States will attack nobody. Now the
United States is great nation, independent of
fhe till busters. 1t has an army. 1t has
Navy. 1t is rich in credit, and powerful in re-
sources Who will venture TO make war upon
it Is it q mob Is it handful of militia in
4hrS 81 Rte or that They must attack forts and
ships How will they do it with any prospect
OF s>.c sess Then the law says it is treason for
any Ct tizen to levy war upon the United States
and he penalty for treason is hanging. 1t is
twice difficult. The attack would be almost
TO be fruitless, and the penalty would BE-
Ing. Who is going to undertake the job
easy to raise hellabaloo upon paper, but
sso is going to levy war against the United
Stairs, in any of its towns or cities, is the ques-
sson-
| can imagine how the rev0lutonists are chuck
ris over the ludicrOus antics of the bowling der
'Hshes Of the sensation press, aud enjoying the
rev they have Kicked up among the eXcitable
population who feed on the high-scas0ned fodder
Of those journals They all the while being
tranquil aud calm, and coolly plotting further
measures of excitement and of mischief.
For it should be known that the revOlutionists
are by means ready To commence a
the United States and have not Che slightest idea
Of INDUCING in any such luxury for long while
to come at least. They have no army, no navy,
no purse, no credit, organization and not
even the nucleus of an organization. They may
raise mob here and there but they have no
means of carrying a war for day. While
the Federal Government has the means of strik-
ing a crushing blow at any point instant NO.
lice, and the ability 10 wage successful hostllities
against any power on the face OF the earth, who
can suppose for an instant that little domestic
fibusteripg anywhere is going TO shake that
great poweri
Wherefore then, this idle gabble, this mon
strous gassing, about revolution and civil war
Whenever the Stars and Stripes Stall he raised
by authority aud the people called to rally under
that flag in defense of the Union and COnstitn-
tivn, the national spirit viii pour out in sea Of
Ell thusiastic devotion around the standard of a
coi nInOn country. Before it, secession, faction,
re, ulution will fade Ike Che mists of the morn
ing before the beams of the rising sun. The
elan Or Of factions win be hushed the strife Of
ing lques and the roar Of passionate impreca-
lions will ali be drowned and forever lost in the
loud cclaim Of q dcepseated and widespread
LOYALTY. And then woe TO treason and woe 10
traitors
| say the revolutionists have no design to make
war ON the United States They caaR0i a6ort
Il. Tbei policy is obstruction, sensation, agita-
ton. thr, satening demonstrations, negotiation.
They mean 10 HO6uce ont Of the Union IN high
dudgeon "a paper, and then take atotude,
assert RICH t., and make demands They will
throw then selves into an anomalous and threat
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