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

saety security, equality and fep0se In the oLlln ney
infe TO seek IL outside, VIII itever ite may await
tiem know there are those among us VINO say that
ire South DO rot intend 10 secede They say this Is an
unuecessary alarm; tey say thSy can oe coerced and
driven back in their position. All that is Necessary is
trn1c,e But the South has for years these little
riyuets OF opposition forming upon the Hills and fore
he down through tie gorges, until Trey form the black
aud bitter of great of Abolition, which
threatens 10 overwhelm and enguh Them have
already remarked that this Union union Of good
feeling fratenal union, Of equals OF good ielJw-
ship and that he who supposes that these States can
be- continued members Of the Confederacy by c0er-
siothat a. ey be fought, defeated suOdued lato
equal and fithfpl members ot the Confedeaey-sload
go home TO his domestic hearth and there breed
ieaiou les distrust and luminosity between himself aud
the mariner of his bos0m-she who pledged her
scif to love- honor, and obey him. who is the mother
OF his children, who has attended him throIgd the
yiCisituces of life and the bereayements which have
awaited Them and after he has created this disturb
ance let him then attempt to cbaslse her 10 make her
love and honor him; aud when he has succeeded ut
home let him attempt To chastise State until 1t shall
become faithful memberof the COntederacy. All the
raper law haveall the strength force and power
Of the ConsttutioIthe army and navy, the National
Legislature snd executive power Of the Government
art all not worth single rush to compel State to
main in the Confederacy one hour longer than
ATE chooses to remain. IL the allegiance OF
State can be secured 10 the Federal Conslitu-
tion it must be because 1t believes that it is its
duty 10 the sister States upon the great pnlci-
Iles of equality, upon winch the Federal Govern.
ment rests. Viii the children of common father,
who have sat DOWN at the family table as equals, con-
to being degraded by being driven to submission
Let those VINO believe that this evil be averted,
and that the Union be preserved by force attempt
that method; but let good men, every patriot, set TO
wok to correct the public sentiment OF the North The
public sentiment of the south has been goaded and ir
itaed until il has arrived in good degree, at point
OF DESPERATION. The South cares Lit lie aoout the
election OF Mr.. Llncoln-they view it the devel.
oyuent OF q public sentiment, as last and hiiai
evidence Of the sentiment Of the Free States. Iney
look at us ss States not individual members OF the
community, We look at them as States, and not as
individual members Of society They regard this a. an
evidence of public sentiment which has passed beyond
their CONTROL and they Say that there j. no hope
for them within the Union, and they Will eecede.
What conyiUce them VI ls that We Will not
only repeal our obnoxious laws upon paper, but we
will releal the public sentiment that is PERM Js
than al obnoxious laws OF New-EDgland sud All
the Flee States together. Applause.l Ii IA q sen'i-
ment that has been infused by political demagogGes
VINO have gone through the hand executing commis-
zion of evil and if Satan himself mad been permitted
TO upon earth 10 scourge mankind he could not
mole successfully have accomplished his mission than
by going through the country ana preaSnieg aena
gOgueis and seconalsm upon the subject Of Slavery
Aud whether he did it as political demagogue or
ministerial one, care very little. Applause call
none such ministers of The Gospel call them minis
tiers of depraved and vi lated po les. Our Southern
brothers i'll reason with reason with them.
No amount of finished ard eloquent addresses will serve
us In this emergency-no hnely-tnrned periods IN
sIeech--no resolutions, however patriotic and well
commission Of individuals, however elevated, patriotic
and pure OF record will be Of the least avail unless the
Southern people satisfied That they represent the
public sentiment. Whenth CONSCIENTIOUS belief OF the
South can the sincerity OF resolutions I'D
dresses and speeches representing the public mind Of
TIE North and not until then, viii come concord and
unity. l have little faith Ia anything except that
which goes toward creating pure, patriotic, elevated
public sentiment have little faith in meeting
In this great commercial city, or in anything
that it can do further than as lie an evidence OF
L. No Gov e ko Haff
Of the City of New-IOrk. Applause.l 1t has been
True at all times; it has pwerved with its great
and mighty patriotic majority. But the South have
ep that the vote of the country ia overwhelming and
renders the City Of New York poweress 80 tar it
is evidence Of the public sentiment Of the State and
siy will have It's influence. But we must 60 further,
and must repesl the obnoxious laws on our statute
book and the repeal must carry evidence that 1t is
not for any temporary purposehat il is not be-
peeuiary interests have been touched but it
must be in evidence that Is returning public reuse,
aud that those who would not have been made to
feel, aud that returning sense and reason are REAL
aud permanent. The Free States must be brought up
% the consideration OF great public duty The South
lave not Orenued us. We cannot say they have ever
Laid finger upon US. They have not invaded our do.
main. They have not interfered with any interests
belonging 10 sovereign States. But they read in
our papers that their slaves have been off by
underground railroad and they it set down in
deIision Tat Southern individual has been robbed
of his property-One more slave, instead Of having
been returned according the compact Of the Consti
tuition, has been of into the provinces Of Canada.
They have determined to bear tbese things longer
sno il becomes Northern people To determine whether
they viii permit this state Of things to 60 on, or
whether they will make one last grand effort 10
whether this sentiment be corrected. You cannot
send forth stream by any natural process that will
rise higher than fountain. the South know it. Tney
have faith in addresses and resolutions that have
their in feelings Of the Of the people,
1t ia useless TO say there liz serious trouble. be-
icve that South Carolina will secede, far es the
movement OF er Convention can do It, on the 18th
lSth This month. and events shortly
after which will bring all Cotton States In association
with her. and eventually every State which ID Slave
State and intends TO continue such, viii go along TO-
gether This certain ~ the laws Of gravity; and
10 il blind and mailman who cannot gee IL. All
that We now do IL TO get time TO convince tue
Southern people tina, there II returning sentiment Of
truth aud Justice i'll the Northern Satee that the hon.
ssJ masses have been misled and have misunderstood
shis irri iaing question, ~ believe they have end
upCn proper consideration will 20 back to their duty
40 members of this Confederacy, sud will welcome
back our Southern brethren 20 the great family Of 20
fitical, socisl ana moral equals. iApplause.l Oar
constitutional and Federal i4ws l repeat, are wen
enough. Our obnoxious State laws should DC re;
pealed, and in their place public sentiment should
be set up and borne siof., IS the great law
River Of olden times set up the brszen SER
gent, that every one who had been bitten by
abolltiOnism viii look on 10 aud be healed. Great
applause.l l viii close as begun. did not attend
&c take part in Iris meeting. have particular
views but what have often repested, and my hope
IL that by this respectable meeting public sentiment
may be Drawn ont. Ii ii be a. Just, conservative, and
beneficial rs we believe il to he, may then properly
go represent il 10 our Southern brethren and longer
be Misunderstood. Look the danger fully and squsre
IN the face. We must not pnt too much trust IN meet
ings, in Congress, in legislation; bot Il We would
remain a united people, NC must Say that however
wrong we may have been, however much error we
may have committed, have reconsdered our con-
,luct and are satisfied that must treat the Southern
States az we treated them the inauguration OF the
Governmeit-as political equals. When we have done
that we shall hsYe done whole duty, and perhaps