New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-24
sECRssYoN A. A RIGHT.

That the American Republic is now passing
through a most important and interesting ordeal
we like that word better than crisis-is very
generally felt. The Union may be broken up By
it,; but, if not, it will be rendered far stronger
and more enduring than it was before
Let us, then, look at some of the practical con-
sequences Of the Southern assumption that any
State may secede from the Union whenever she
shall see ft-lor it is impossible to limit this
right when you have once admitted that each
State is her own judge as to the suficiency OF
the causes which she may assign for SECESSION.
We bought of France the vast territory then
known as Louisiana for Fifteen Millions of dol
lars; we bought Florida of Spain for Five Mi
lions; We gave Ten Millions to Texas for
quit-clam Of her pretensiOns TO New Mexico;
we gave Mexico some Fifteen Millions for UIan
and California; and we have since given her
some millions for part of Arizona We did
not intend in any instance to dispense our hard
won coin for nOthing but, supposlng Secession
to be constitutional right, what did we SECURE
Merely tho right 10 protect and watch over the
infancy of these embryo States; to pay their
taxes for a series of years; to nurture them into
maturity and vigOr at heavy cost Of our blood
and treasure; and then-they could take them
selves off at their leisure Even Florida winch
was very hard bargain ct the price, Is npw
clustering in execratOn OF the Union, aud de-
olaring her inalienable right to go out whenever
she pleases. II she viii only pay back the money
she has cost the Union, ana take herself oil
quietly, We viii warrant Uncle Sam never to
offer even One Cent Reward for her return.
We have no desire to see a single star erased
from our Federal flag; but if any insists on
going out, We decidedly object to the use OF
force to keep it in.
Messrs. Buchanan, SGdeI Douglas, Soule, and
other Democratic magnatcs, have Tor years been
sedulousy tanning the flames OF Democratic lust
OF territorial aggrandizement with regard to the
island of Cuba One Hundred aud Twenty Nil
lions of Dollars have been officially named as the
sum which we could well afford to give Tor the
" eyer-faithful" island still larger sums have
been mentioned unOiicially That we must nc
quire Cuba soon and at whatever cost or hazard;
is IN effect q cornerstone of bOtn the fresAcs.
Democratic National Platforms. Yet 1t mast De
duUltltu iudb lHc CuDuls dic bV uIfCISC ilOii uh
in origin, religion, industry, &c, that we could
hardly hope TO assDllate them 10 ourselves IA
less than twenty years, if 50 soon; III iact tue
Creoes of louisiana rho came to Us nearly
sixty years ago, yet to tins day race by tholn
selves. That the CubaDs, speaking d strange
language, separated from us by the Cali ..
Mexico, and united by sympathles, traditions ana
family relationships to Span, should sometimes
regret the change OF dominion, ia inevitable, Ia
Cuba, then TO be at liberty 10 desert us whenever
she Will If 30, what bccomes-oT rather what
cones-of our millions vi dollars Aud bow shall
our people be egged On to new cOuquosts or pur-
chases where possession AID enjoyment are 80
cOulessedy precanOus!
Before we embark IN say more ware oi con
quest OF negotiations ion pIrchase. We insist tuat
tins pont be fully settled among ourselge. u
We are To have no right r the annexed regions
III they are to come to us Only that theJ may
o. % again at ,tIe.f .esmo-lct US eco Who VII
yote Miiliqps, lor we neat siCe 81 territory pis-
Pmed for IIustcatioit no matter from "laI
quarter. Let US have ltc right q 5;ces-e- fully