New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-28
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xesolutioys and otherwise with the insuions of the
southern States. Political power at the North
could De obtained only by psndering to this I'M
constitutional spilit of acknowledgements. m"Sy
of the political and many of the religious ana |
profsedly literary journals fell into the same PetNSse
condition that of the local public mhd Whi'n 'ey
reflected The favorite orators in the Northern STATES
were su:h as detained against the constitutional isn
the freq inhabitants and the institutions OF the SCUM
arn Stafes--whO denounced the CONSTITUTION anu tne
Union because of the constitutional rights wnch tue
South has In the Union and who had reached such
mitch of demOnac possession az TO pray Tor the ADVENT
OF an Anti-Savery Constitution, an Anti-Snvefy |
Bible and an AntSlaveTy God a. If 30 petty ques-
firm as the ser labor of the South were the sum VI e
universe Of the providence of almighty God. Thus the
daily speech and thought Of tens OF thousands OF per
sous in the Northern States was OF such hostility oi
feeling toward their fellow-cZens of the Southern
States Us the bitteres national hatredand that only
could apply 10 foreign enemies and the sentiment
did not l TO intensity into actual hostile lnrOa9s IRON
the Northern into the Southern States, the authors OF
those inroads TO be h0nored applauded and IN some
cases snctifed yea almost dehed if not IN all yet IN
but toe many Of the intelligent and cultivated aud
professedly moral and religious among the Northern
States.
And at length, to cap the climax of political abena-
tion. she sons entered upon that which the fathers
dreaded and warned against as the great last peril OF
the Union. These mlhal sons Oi the fathers organ
lied a sectional combination OF the Northern SIales
with sectional candidates for the offices Of President
and Yice-Presdent of the United States, through
whom if elected 10 impose their will on the southern
states; ana, I3lDS III lutlf ultL tittlntt ~ ~ 'Af
they have now, as they assume 70 believe, al lengh
succeeded in second attempt Of the same so, ny the
election OF President whose distinctive ldea n tilit
States with different domestic institutions, some nee
labor come slave labor cannot exist together IN the
Union; that there is irrepressIbie c0n1cl between
them and that Of the fathers erred In assuming
that States with varying domestic institutions can CO.
exist and in framing Constitution expressly adapted
~ that precise end and so constructing the Union.
Meanwhile the expression at the North OF the seni-
men of opposition 20 Slavery at the South has pro-
duced among the people of the latter a sentiment of
angry rejection Of ofcious advice where II Is adj
vice ONLY and Of still anqier repusiOn OF it, where It
passes from advice 10 act and becomes, according 10
their belief unconstitutional interference with their
rights in the Union Elaboration the one side pro-
d1ces retort on the Other entertainment on the one
side leads 10 repIs and TetOrsiOn The other the
innocent and the guilty on both sides COMPOUNDED
in the same feeling Of reciprocal condemnation. We
thus wrong the South, aud the South wrongs me
North. Fugitive slaves from the South are run Of,or
rescued at the North and offensive suspected white
men from the North are threatened ynched AT the
South States scOd al another from the gUburna-
ioial chair the legislative halls, aud at ength pro-
coed TO legisate against one another And So finally,
we become heated on both sides, our blood y up and
all of a sudden awake to the perception OF the fact
that longer have the common attachments OF o
country; and then 1t Is but step-nay, II as
but an accident of the error of come State, or the
madness Of some individual map--wlich separates us
from civil war; revolution, and consummated dissolution
OF the Union.
To that point we have now arrived; and is gues
tiou of revolution, and nothing else.
If do not desire to have that next step akeu nor
40 continue subject 70 that accident which may preci-
tate the catastrophe, the South mus re.ce s iase
steps if it have taken any and the North must rctTre
ats false steps, If 1t have taken any, al the South
must listen to reasoning among themselves a. TO tier
acts, and men at the North must listen to reasoning
among themselves to their acts; and we at the
North who are reasoning together this evening Of our
acts must not be offended at honest free speech
not imagine that the troubles Of tho times can be
smoothed over and hid away-must consider conscien-
flOusly where have done not lf
irritaed at the suggestion Of wrong and must
fully understand II in order TO Its correction or reara
tion.
To return, then. the tenor and spirit OF the Const
tuition are Federal, distinguished from central; the
powers of local government are with the States, not
with the Union; by the Constitution the Federal Gov
eminent is but the trustee Of the States for purposes
defined and prescribed; the Southern States have no
right 10 undertake 10 convert the North To their ideas
of local interest and the Northern States have no
right to undertake 10 convert the South 10 their ideas
OF local interest the attempt 10 do this either side
is contrary the Constitution and subyersye Of the
Union; and the organization of the personal admnis
tratOn of the Federal Government such premises
would be Of itself the overthrow OF the Constitution
In other words, the conservation of the distinctive
political idea of Mr.. Lincoln whether we take that
sdea III the form a. first enunciaied by hun,
copied repeated and elaborated in successive speeches
by Mr.. Seward and Others; say the conservation OF
chat idea, by making it preside the adminstr,-
tiOn of the Federal Government would of itself be
yOution In the institutions of the United States
radical and complete than that which separated rs
Great Britain tldt winch established, that
which reesa6lished. the dynasty OF the Nap0lcous IN
France. That the forms If the Federal Government
would remain unchanged Is thing Of account
forms remained unchanged. all observed 20 ,he
very letter. when the depotic and abOluTe rule Of the
imperial Caesars took the place of elective liberty m
the Republic of ancient Rome.
repeat then, the Inauguration of the IDUs OF he
irepressibe conflict the IDEA that States Of differing
oorestcs institutions cannot continue together IN
union, the Qt the after fact IS 10 ccac 70
be- j. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., either in the impression
Of unity Of domestic laws oil the States alike, in
the dissolution OF the Union because Of the absence Of
such unity.
by Abraham Lincoln, the elected representative OF
your opinions and poiicy-aud by !le principles and
reas0nings with which yOur speakers and writers have
succeeded In getting plurality Of votes for Electors
assumed be favorable the designation of him for
President have declared and announced that the two
different kinds Of States Free-kbO States and Slave.
tabor States cannot coeXist in the Union. That
ana not the equality Of the States, is qOar fundamental
idea. The fundamental idea Of The iathers was to
enable States Of differing domestic institutions 70 live
together in peace and the 20 th8t end they
established the domestic independence and equality Of
the States. You repudate The idea OF the fathers; you
of course reject the which they devised Tor the
security of their idea DO hat. you III effect change
the Government from Federal 10 = consolidated Ouei
and thai is IJyoLUTIoS.
What is the alternative Of this Is there any
Yes, your IDEA cOmpnrhends H. II such Union
States propaganda, convert conquer the other
else ing a19R HP16afs and chat also y EE'0LI-
TGOS.
Then, | say YOU the Republicans, with your DEA If
sou inaugurate bat idea have reduced 10 this fatal
dilemma: REVOLUTIOS on fit5fr h0Nf iRegHQ5Ly;
either revolution in the change Of The domestic nsu-
tCns Of the States BY the action influence of the
f,oygrgfyert defgult revolution