New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-14

That the devils about 70 DO cast OUT oil our
body polite should rend their victim before leay.
ing it. is in accordance with venerable preee-
dent. That Slavery for some is incompatible
with Freedom for any, it was not loft to Our aga
to demonstrate. Hence the fact that an absolute
Reign Of Terror prevails throughout the Cotton
States-a terrorism which stiles all expression
Of moderate, UniOn-loviDg sentiments, especially
BY the humble or by strangers-does not at al
surprise u.s. This sort cometh not out 10 senhs
entreaty; it must be allowed to demonstrate il
own Inherent iendishress before taking itself of
Some of the frat men in the Slave States pre-.
serve an obstinate silence with regard TO the
treason now fermenting there-it would only BE-
at the peril of their lives that they could say
what they think. Poor Irishmen and Yankees
who never ventured to lisp word against
Slavery, are tarred and feathered and run out
on suspicion that they could speak against it Il
they dared. Men are hung BY mobs for ofeuss
which no depot in Europe would think Of visit
ing with serious penalties. II is far more per-
iOus not TO be q traitor in the Cotton States
than to be one anywhere else. The upholders Of
I" the peculiar institution instinctivey recognize
that their system is not based on reason and
cannot endure free discussion. SO they defend il
by such arguments az are adapted to the ncces
sity of the case.
The Northern tools of the Slave Power Of
course initiate the vices of their masters. Lynch.
ings in the South suggest mobs ia the North.
Two Of these have already been stirred up 10
Postor-one of them occurred at regular rel.
pious meeting. New-York has been the scene Of
sundry secret meetings, whereof the destruction
Of TIE TRIBUNE establishment was the object
SINE thought the Editor should share in ths
catastrophe; but we believe this was not the
prevalent conviction. At oil events, it was agreed
that something must be done to soothe the irass
South.
Philadelphia has just been the scene of another
of these dastardy performances. Mr.. George
Vim. Curtis had been invited and had engaged
to lecture in that City last evening The terms
we're arranged; the hall was hired; those who
wanted to hear Mr.. Curtis were going, and
afked to be let alone. But the UniOn-sayers
deemed this chance too precious to be lost
for con mending themselves to the good graces
of Cotton. SO they buled the Mayor; and that
pusilanimous creature-nstead of doing his duty
OF resignng his ofice--wrote as follows:
"O5rics or 1HK MAYOR OF THE CRY oy PHnApsLPHIA.(
December II, 1860. !
w White esq Chairman Lecture Com mi;tee Peoples
IL InStiuteIesr Sir: The appearance Of Geo w Cor
u.s. lecturer before the Peoples Literary Institute
1kundsy evening will be extremely unwise II
ssed tie Law M power would permit h presence the
ces.or. Very respectfully, &c, .
ALsxASDsR HENRY. Mayer"
In the annals of despOtism, there is nothing
bsser than this The lecturer aud his audience
{, lamed only their God-given rights. The Mayor
lad no. choice in the premises but 10 protect
them to the utmost in exercising those rights or
stop receiving the salary he confessed himself in-
capable Of earning. But be obviously deemed it
" extremely unwise" for any but shareholders to
olsm any rights whatever-especialy for one
Tho, Ike Nr. Curtis, bad worked and voted for
the Presidential candidate of Philadelphia and
Penrsy kana. So the hall was cosed. and Mr.
Curtis shut out. 1t is comfort to know that
tie Seeessionists hold these Union" demonstra-
tions OF their actual value, and heartily deapise
those by whom they are concocted, and carried
out.