New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-18
NO MORE COMPROMISE!
No Negotiation with Traitors.
THE CONSTITUTION AS IT Is.

FROM THE TRIBUNE'S CORRESPONDENCE.
From Mount Ples'sn,, Ioys.
| "a low strange that aGy Republican can for one mo-
ment think of adopting the kind of compromises talked
Of! Let Iowa be heard through your paper let h'1
speak to her own in Congress aud to all
Others know that | speak the universal sentiment
of all Republicans and nee-foutbs Of the Democrats,
She will forgive the who now, In congress
OF ont Of it, waveIs ore ),a from the doctrine lald
down in the Chicago platform.
ave say that no amendments are needed 10 the Con-
siituiion that traitors have right to demand conees'
elons; that in time Of rebellion the first duty OF every
American citizen il to astIt n quelpg it; his second
! drty, TO puuish the consI iralors.
40 sloIne shame on the American heart that beats
one respoue to tic utterings Of traiors Let the Re
! publican party beware let 0ur leaders beware Id
them rcmcmber Web,teri party that eonid poll near
ly 1900 900 ties after existence OF f'ury years-
party formed out Of oil other Fafiie-, br.Hkng from
kindred and power, upon princiI IL rloue-reW 1T once
! crush ou III, man rho Uoak as TO back d0d7H
| HOc.'
| From CL.mupg Courty, N
! "The retstabhshment ard extension Of the Mi'-
sonr ComTronifc line, il strange, very strange pro-
/ Iosi,i,n to come from Norttem man, RePnbh,an'
Will not Northern men learn by experience better than
TO nuke bargains with PARTY that Is Lboing almost
wholly il would teem, for IN. eAtenfion and pIo'co-
| tion Of sl.yeiy throughout tie whole Government.
Ii We are to Judge tie fuuc by the phst, what hoIe
j. tlere IN conlToOilosi They buter away tie reo-
ple's iberes and cHl il COMPROMISE Shall oar rep
resentatyes in CougI,ss abandja the great principle Of
Freedom in tie Ielrtoiet--HlRudon every plank Of
The Ciiag, fatiorm for NE sake OF temporary set
tleucut of This yex.d question: No; 10 Co 70 would
only appeafe tie wrath OF the sDeuos o trtGson for
the tre..ut; lime would bear witLoes thai Ia lea Of
Gn,l ,e,lmeui il would be adding fuel to the tames
know that civil war i great calaaiiy, bat il ~
thc lJts 0f the hbctic of tc feole iar gG'er' II
co. tire OF tie one Is lar en9 10 be IeGfeted
| ID tn tie lO,s Of the otbcr
Tron. Cue ter County Pa
"That j. not compr"nie nm lleidr on one tl"e
"a the dication Of the Otbcr. 1; l. cOncessIou Ire
Hot,sr Sta,,r demand further guarantees u clavery,
ard willie few hclrlta creatures In midst desire
that all te.c deIluids slOuli bc cOnIhed Will ibe
great EGs OF uie Northern peol le, We b he'e, sci
euly protect that they have gone To the utmost verge
Of Vructle IN curryirg Out the Ire'eht pn,erpie'Gl
conuroui.e pfoyh IONS OF the ConstlullOu 1hcy are
wiling 10 Give the ilc.er OF tie Shy lck-Joud Of
round 4 feb bat 10, oAe drop Of blood They are
no. willing the llittuuR influence Il slavery sial
,,yr-g and tl.uby cure one foot more OF Goa Tree
Tertiary in Lee ed States. Their solemn
dat. ia. .on. forth from the POLLS 20 that ELECT The
uou-.xtslti1n If slavery prominent atuTc m
the hot political eampnign, upon vi ich the Ieoyle
have Iss,ed thuf N.feil ""H IeHUeieu u''fion
never 10 be reytred.'
Prom Gan ett Anderson Co. R.nsss
"CompfouisoIs in COpgurs aud tls,Uhcre VIII
Tlcafo take poiye tbht the Ieope OF hausAr lnesIe'-
tive of rarty cnJlaitlly opposed 10 any 'o.lto
us tLgt will extend slavery 0SeroIe iu'b OF tcyHciy
now free Here il our comprOu lee 1T slavery
.oue In the STATES wLce il now cAisis, but beyond
ileir lmiit + sall Dot be 'Xienuei ore lhcb. 'ah
Republicans c"mpIOo Ire on any o'her terms ana Oa
= i'll. flfHN
Away with all uuiortayipg compromises 1he
Iniou cannot be sayed by compromises. Aher HE
devil lad show ed our Savior all tie Kingdom OF tie
world he said: II thou, therefore WIZ "orrbip ne,
all ,hnll he thine What answer did lie receive
Get ttee behind me, Sa'anI Christ Old not propose
any couuronilc AZ the Son of Lii -ht could not COM
pr0uli.e with the child of darknefr, uolther 'an the
Goddess Of Liberty compromise win the demon oi
Slavery"
From AyoE Livingston County, " Y.
oNay I GRAY, a few liner space in which 10 record
what IL believed lie the unanimous verdict OF the
Liyinsrton County Republicans Oh these proio lons
Briefly then, We are willing aId ahAiouS th"t every,
thing possibc should lie done TO remove uHg'Ouuded
auprcheusIols at the SOUTH 10 tho purIorts Oh the
epublicau party. Bnt bave yet to learn that there
is ring- Republican in this region no II dlsp"eu 10
accent ii Bec eckluTdge platform as the cie.d ui the
Reuublicnn Iarty and, between that IL tiOrm anu
the CriIteDden COmprOne, we think tie former If as
lcn.t as acceptable the Latter. Bot In our Jndh-
nent the question Of Slavery IN the lcrit0'les nks
II
whether we have any Government ai all la Gods
name why should We Ourselves gs 10 the character
of the government we shall extend 10 Suts yet ul-
born il we not only have no government to extend,
but none for ourselves. VIII IA s,arylng man 60 crazy
with fear thar Children yet unborn will %. have neres-
sary foodl IT. Tor the sdke OF peace now, We allow
the beaten Yarty with arms IN their bands, 10 dictate
the terms on which the Union shall continue u eAIet
it, rs a condition of taking posteston Uf the GoVeih-
ment we abandon our own platform, TO stand on the
one of all others the most OdlDus 10 us, how much bet
ter will our Government be than tie weakest oi Tie
miserable Governments wbi h have been pronounced
irto and pronounced ont "i, e&fieheo ~ heAico
during the ltet twenty five years We love the
Union We would be viking to give our hv's tor Ia
pr,tervation but such Union M the traitors pfo)Ote
10 give we would utterly abhOr. Ten thousand times
rather would we consent TO raceaUlc separation oi
the States.
"Jyl did not indorse the Chicago Platform merely to
elevate aHg man 10 power. IL not tue fpoilo OF
off G the people cared about or thought OF when we
were fighting the last campaign. We cup osed that
PRINCIPLES were be yindcat and estabishr and We
voteG for ouly because they stood pledged To carry
ont those principles And now say 10 thote VII III
we have elevated TO power il you stand fast to those
principles we will stand fast by you; but, 'o1gh
c0cardicc or Jeachery yOa abandon hosf p sncWes,
re pH not only curse y0H Thde HtHg, 6H ace TW
tedch our chHdreH 10 curse yOar mcin'tes uhe" Te
and vOu shall hare gone tour grdrs. TLeTeHfe pro.
fessional politicians doubt, in the ranks Of tie Re
publican party who would not scrulle t. 6otray The
party ana Detfhy ine country io' uei vwh pu'P"'n
Such men prefer that the world should believe thai they
are frightened rather than corrupt lhey would
rather be thought towards than knayes and this choice
il indicative OF their utter baseness Those men, by
their pofilon, may be able to injure their country
while running their party Bat 10 the END they VIII
receive as they deserve the contempt OF their party
and the curses Of the country"
From Cicero Hamilton County, Indiana
"I admire The TRIBUNE view of the manner OF
saving the Union. The Republicans here agree with
you, and 30 do some of Douglas Democrats Ihts
STATE is stronger Republican nor than idH nOcemOer,
Al. ..n.,;o, oe odo,t;no tho Critendep prOpO-