New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-16
destroy It for some future chance of regaiung political

destroy It for some future chance of reganing political
position And there may be, and doubtless there are
few men whose mercantile connections with the South
have made them than half Southerners, who know
no God but trade and who would mistakenly barter
every other interest for the hope Of regauing their tenn
pofarly -shadowed commercial prosperity. Such men
81 these there are, but they form no considerable part
Of that body which yet proud to call the National
Democracy. Here is not the place to discuss the ques
ton but we hold that have been the great conserv-
alive party on whose shoulders rested the weight of
than half the Union, and have no idea Of re-
naming quiet under the injurious accusations which
have come to us in three drections-lke the shots d.
rected at Sumter-from Republican opponents, from
false opponents Of public opinion in our midst, and nom
Southern sources more less Intentionally msrepreseut
ing us. We hare loved the South-trusted itaided it
fought and sacrificed for IT. and would gladly zee
the difficulty between the Government and the Seees.
sioniss settled at andforever But we do not do
and such settlemen-nor will we listen to the idea
of such oneas will do any less than vndicate the
dignity of the Government maintain our right to public
land and property restore the momentarily -dimmed
uster of our flag and not only destroy the hydra Of
Secession but make unlikely that any Of its heads
can ever again rise TO afiiict us.
No man of the North-whether he be Democrat or
Republican-f he is at the same time true friend Of
his country and his race--wil wish any such action
taken toward the seeded States can be construed
by the world into cruelty or malevoleuce. But no
true man of the North-Democrat more than Repubn-
can-can consent that the struggle now inaugurated
should be abandoned until the full power, position and
dignity of the Government is asserted. You OF the
Republican party have no more sacred Union watch
words than We for re claim the man who said that
"byhe Eternal the Union must and shall be preserved
and who, for the time, with hand equally firm and
considerate preserved it! Nor have failed to learn
those lessons of political history which should tell u
what has been the fate Of every party that either
opposed or wavered in its support Of the national dig
nifty, whether in diplomacy or in arms. Let the Adj
mnistration do its duty-yieh nothing to threats or
armed attitudes, though granting, at the proper time,
everything to right and ustce-et it neither trucke,
tre nor deay-let it do all that it do, leaving the
issue to God to assert our old position and carry out
our authority over every foot Of our soil and it, when
the call is made for moral support money, or men, the
true Democracy Of the North are found wavering
have nsread all the signs Of the times and mlsknown
the men with whom have all my life been politically
associated For the assurance of the Administration,
and of all dcubters make this assertion in behalf OF
the National Democracy who have been 80 malgned
and misrepresented; and Us Of them, with an
apology for the space which l have unavoidabiy
occupied in what felt to be holy purpose, beg to
subscribe myself NATIONAL DEMOCRAT.
Ner. York, Monday Apra u.s. 1861. ...-....