New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-14
NORTHERN TREAsON.

In which the nation is now engaged, has already
cost the country hundreds Of millions Of dollars,
the incalcuable value OF, at least, years pros.
perity. ard many hundreds of lives whose loss
has shrouded thousands in mourning. This in.
surrectlOn, resisted thus far at such sacrifice had
its origin solely in the bad ambition Of few
bold men who. playing upon the passions and the
preiudices of balfbarbaric people, promised
them the complete subsection of the whole no
ticn to a single class and single interest, both
of which, when only tolerated and kept under
Constitutional control, have sapped our political
morality, stained our history with cruelty, aud
have always been and must always be, drag
upon our national prosperity. An insurrection
of such character is not only without paation,
but it has not parallel in the annals of national
crime.
Hitherto our people have been divided, as it
was natural and right enough they should be,
into two, and sometimes more parties. On
questions of polity, of political economy, of prac-
tical expediency, different minds took different
positions, according to their natural gifts, their
cultivation, and their prciudices. 1t was neces-
sarily 50 in q people endowed with freedom OF
thought and freedom of speech. But we enter
upon new chapter in our history, when traitors
in arms rise and threaten the lfo of the Com.
monweath. Party names are then forgotten,
party lines obterated; political differences,
which, though important, are not vital, are
quietly laid aside, to be resumed or TO perish
forever, according to the e1gences OF the future,
that the loyal lovers of their country's name and
fame may rally with si gle purpose for its de-
fense, aud to defeat aud punish the traitors who
seek its destruction. IL We cannot do this, then
we have country no longer and 1t IS only lett
for history to tell how a free people persisted
Such is the present issue. and SO recognized we
cannot doubt by ninety-nine hundrcdths OF the
people.
But there is a small minority who think o'her-
wise. 1t is represented, among journals, chiefly
by The Journal Of Commerce OF this city, ana
Th, Alias and Argus Of Albany, and among men
by such persons Us make up what is called the
Democratic State Committee Of this State, who
assume to be the representatives of the old Dem
ocratic party. We say assume for there are
thousands of men, as officers aud privstes, Who,
with swords by their sides and guns on heir
shoulders, have forgotten they ever answered TO
the party name Of Democrat, and, remembering
now only that they are Americans, have gone to
fight their country's battles. aud suppress and
punish insurrection and treason. 1t is the gross
est pretension in Peter Cagger, Dean Richmond
and Ben Wood to assume to represest such men,
For these journals and persons, il not traitors
themselves, are the abettOrs and ilstigators Of
treason in Others. Their pretense is that they
lore and value the Union There hare been such
unmistakable evidences Of the oplniots aud senti.
ments of the Northern people in regard to the
Union within the last three months, that they
dare not venture, whatever they do or propose
TO do. to assert that they are not in accord with
them. There is nevertheless this wid gulf be-
tween them-for whereas the people value the
Union as the instrument and sign Of the freedom
aud happiness of great people, these pretended
Democrats value it as the bond whereby the
North may be held in subecion to the South,
the token that treason is triumphant aud the
people conquered. They hope by an appeal TO
old party hates and preiudlce', to draw of
from the support o! the Administration and the
war those with whom they once acted and
whom heretofore they have represented; By
fal.ehcods repeated in a ,hOusaLd shapes BY
appeals to sclfshncss aud fear, they hope TO
create the belief that the South "a stronger than
the North, that traitors can fight loGscr can
endure more, will sacrifice more, and are
altogether tie better meu than loyal cl,izc1, ard
freemcn, aud will conquer them in the end, ard
compel them TO recognize the Southern Conird.
eracy; aud 10y making the war unpopular they
mean TO aii in the iGlEllment Of their own
prophecy. I,ut, while they act in accordance
with this cunning scheme, they never cease their
blatant and persistent cry for the rrescr7aticn
of the Union, hoping thereby that through their
appeals 10 the passions. the prejudice, the self
interest, aud the fears of those who are weak
enough to listen to them, they viii compel
an iguOte peace aud an infamous Submission 10
traitors in arms, by compelling compromise
the only one the South Will acccpt-by which
the North shall be to her forever after as q
conquered province We have not read Alright
the Development of the American character,
which has manifested itself for the last three
months, if the people permit themiclve, TO be
devoted to such base uses az these b. TIC per-
suasions Of such newspapers as TIE Jo'rr0i 81
Commerce aud The 1tGs md AlgHs, by poll.
ticians OF such autccedeBts as belong 10 Ben.
Wood, Peter Caeger, aud Dean Richmond
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IAN HONORABLE PEACE"