New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-17

OF the south acquire Tie policai contfoi OF Tue 'oh
Government st Washington. tApphnSe.I Not as
q ing that must happen the instant but which must
pretty rom follow. Ii il the natural tho necessary,
tie inevitable consequence and although may dislike
Particular individuals at the South and believe thai
they an. iueced by evil motives, and take advantage
lie reten state Of ibgs for the purpose Of adyanc-
ing private eide and ains cannot find fault With the
South az urit. lcok upon the South as unit, ana
U, tie North az a unit. l do not take account OF
ntn at the South who are influenced by bad motives.
do not take account Of the at the North who are
iiGuentc cd by bad or good motives | look upon the
South as that elective majority which represents the
fee Us ard interests Of the South, and look upon the
NCrh it is represented by that effective majority
hi sleaks tie voice Of the North. And, Looking at
them in lis way that there IL al imperious ne
cefeity, If the South cannot otherwise protect itself
against the Aggressive spirit Of the North real neoes-
sily for this act Of secession. Faint applause Now,
is tie secession to comet Weak men seem TO fear IT.
Son bad men undoubtedly desire 1t. The South Is
FULL AN sure, If men who are anxious to prevent It.
] am sure that there are numerous welkuown seceS-
zion lei0es who lead for the purpose OF leading arght
and eaoine i'll the end, if they can, the multude who
follow through the wilderness OF doubt and dlsmay into
the promised land Of Union and Maternity. lap
plauscl l deem utterly unworthy the observation
That the South has offended As q unit 1t has no;
ofleuG,d. Loud applause. AS unit il has only
struggled to sustain itrelf against the "a idly accuinu-
lstihg majority Of those who hold them and their
dearest institutions i'll such regard that the destruc'
ton of those nteieets and the whole country nc
South, as a whole, and it has nothing to atone for
Applause Let us look, then, to the North. Ana
ask " hat arc we TO gay OF ourselvesf why L am
myself native of the North. My ancestors came
from u country ten degrees nearer the pole than the
country in which live. am child Of the North 10
every seuso. have scarcely friend, have no cor
resl ondence, and have no lnterctts, political or
oil eru ise in the South, and God gave physical
constitution that would not permit TO live live de-
g ees further South than tie country in which am
laced. SO / can have 10 persona interests, can be
suspected Of personal Interests or ought not al least
in common Justice be suspected Of personal views,
wien ssy tlat the South speaking Of it as unit, AS
one subject as portion OF this country mas not Of
Tended ard bar only struggled for It's life to keep its
bead above tie rapidly advancing waters OF this black
OF AboltioLisn, which threatens to drown It, Jap
tlaufel So much al 10 the South Now, ~ 10 the
North. Gentlemen, DO l stand here 10 slandeI II 7
Not at all All my PRIDE all my affections oil my IN
terce;s bere-iy birth was IN the North, and my
gave ela he In the North. Let no man suspect inc
Of infdehiy TO the North or of going, cap ia baud,
Ca king TO seek favor of any description from the
South. demand nothing, and we demand notihig
from il. But let ne say 20 the North, that nave
no fear of the dishonest politicians of the North-therc
ART dill ouest politician everywhere. have no fear
tf those who denoninated the leaders at the North
There is OF evil whatever IN the North, eX-
ceIt tb honest conscientious mistake OF the h0hest
conscientious JeoIe OF the North, who have drank
iuto their bosons ills dreadful eror that It is their
duty before God and man, according to worldly houOr
TO CIush out and TO raple upon the system OF Slavery
u,on wch the prosperity VI the South, and the pern-
ntn,y Of this ULon ia It's crescent form depend APP
lreeI There are 10 enemies TO this Union except the
honest vrtuous conscientious people OF the North,
whose action is be feared. Let Us draw away TINT
SUPPORT and that instant this disturbing nlschevos
eoi,trCy esy ends ard our Union renews its youth,
and ap,as Iefore us ~ an institution designed to per-
etuiiy aud TO bless untold millions Tor untold ages
lhpplausel Now gentlemen, where Ii our hope Z
WY is in having little space OF time to LOOK about
Us here at tie NOrlhin having little time to correct
4 IL H., Il from hn.
no would NE it dtstructiyely. there ID no other
n.eans-there il no other remedy The question Is
this Can obtain little time Can we indnce the
South To b. levc in continued hdeity to believe IN
tie pracicalty of accomplishing our hopes, and that
thus harmony may lie rettored, and such state OF
things crested by the way If proper guarantees IA VIII
render the South Fate within the Union ! Now, I'M
doubledly voice coming from the City Of Ne"-iork
will be recognized az the voice OF Trend, Tor mere
4 ere was no only an effective majority, but mighty
majority in favor Of doing entire justice TO the South,
aud OF keeping out OF power this danSerous party
whose first advent to PoTertbe very name o, us az
tions. Can we obtain little time! understand the
piol ostOn is that h ty shall appeal to the South for
iime induce them, if pOsrible, 10 stay their hand and
enduie, if possible, dangers for a time. This, GER
tuiuIy. I think tLey ought to do There are great
many safeguards tor public liberty In our constitution
There ARE a great many safeguards for the rights OF
o, pressed States and endangered Interests Ia our con-
suiOn, aud resort TO como one OF these, II our peo-
lie and representatives. IN Congress would ear
Lestly me, might give 70 our friends Ut the South
Assurances tLat llical power cannot and will not be
welded even by the Executive Executive pa
troLage, 10 their destruction. And, gentleman, can
we liiord them GUARANTEES ] think we cam. lAp-
llute In the nrst place, we have no,hing II fear,
in MY Judgment except from honest men, AS l have
said before who have been mised and deceived who
have been ised and deceived in very yreat degree.
not by lolii ars, but by persona in other walks OF
fcby moral lecturers and by ministers OF the Gospel,
who have eutertained-yery exclusively, an willing
TO say-Inisaken views upon this subject taken ~,
eriaI under the influence OF excitement and iron
very Improper cOduoC occasionally manifested on the
rarI Of II southern IN and ont Of Congress. You
al Zen euber that in tie celebrated and recent cany
between Frenout and Buchanan when this identicdl
matter vas before The people, was said IN the news
tLht three thousand pulpits wee pouring out
their thundeis against Slavery, and calling
upon the people in the name of the God
WiCm they wOrhl ped 10 give their utmost Efforts
TO tie ac 0mplsbIuet of the object then IN vsw-the
election OF an Auti-Shyery Executive Gentlemen,
sou III not certainly have failed 10 observe that dur
lug canvass that We have urt passed through, the
tLhit was aim, II silent uVOn the subject. The per-
tos WHO yOkc from tie pull were SO lew in number
that u ey nave attained Ost unenva0le notorlety,
~ y IN probably be remembered Tor century at least
Tor the distinctive Iosiion in witch they pla. ed them
telyes, While the pulpit generally was as It snond
generally BE- upon such subjects silent. Now, that
Mas ieat impro,e lnen. IL showed that dsposi-
ton 10 recon- iucr the subject had entered the minds OF
| good men at the North. Ii showed that those who
Wee excited by mpro yer acts, by acts Of violence, viJ
lent teces 10 feeling Of hostility 10 the South, had
begun % slider their dutyhad begun the study o!
tie volume from ch they had taken their doctrines,
and had begun to learn hat it was by no means 80
olear that Southerier should be punished in this
vcila and be NECESSARILY corsgned 10 Eerdtion IN the
nest. say the pull was silent. But the pulpi! has
nlIoyed upon it, ilence. rust rnillion bave al.
eaty read, ;Hd Millions more will read, throughout
tie Moth, the sermon Cf the Rev. Mr. Van Dyke
A L. Il Lost "
not vi,ely, certainly, from tie attitude in which
e stood in III retl octs most iustly and unexcep-
toray IN oiLgIl mere VOL y philosophy, ignoring
al cOninalou parties in Church, III State Ia