The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-23

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Governors and Legislatures, as well as their
representatives in Congress, and there can be
no donbt. therefore, Of the result Of the oper.-
ton Of the Force bill now before Congress, and
Of the other coercive measures in preparation
What the radical republicans want is to drive
out the border slave States, in order that "war
between the sections may begin in earnest"
and that slavery wherever it exists on this
continent, may be destroyed at one fell swoop.
The persistent refusal to make any compre-
misses, to yield any concessions, to 40 anything,
by word or deed, to conciliate the Southern
States, is but the result of conspiracy TO
wage war OF determination against them.
But let not the editers of the Tribune lay tue
fiattering JUNCTION to their own souls, or to the
souls Of their readers, that, this war will he
confnGf to the Sonth. Far FROM it. 1t will
rage at the North, and 70 State will he free
from it. How soon il might be carried into
the streets of this city none cal tell. When
the conflict begins the Southern army, colcu
lating upon large sympathy and support at the
North against the aboltionists would be sure
to march upon the free States, and thus fright
full scenes of carnage would take place in the
very midst Of us.
That the radical revolutionary republicans
desire to keep out the cotton STAGES, and force
out the border slave States, is further evident,
from TIE language Of the Tribune III Boosting
OF 1.-The change that has taken place il the whole
tone, aspect and atmosphere vi public affairs
at Washington since the seceders Left Their
policy is "to make solitude and call i
peace" "Ihe real interests Of the nation,
says the Tribune, rise to their due place, FROM
which we ieel them to have been crowded by
the vast incubus of slavery. There seems 70
be row homogeneo usness of representation"
II is thus the settled determination OF the
party to have no negro slavery in the Union =
but all free. Hence they will not yield IN
inch, and hence the President elect himself de-
clared yesterday, in his speech at Philadelphia,
that he would rather die than yield in
other words, he would rather die than
carry out the constitution; and yet the
republican, presses and orators have hitheT-
to pretended that their battle with the
seeding States would be for the constitution,
not against it. To attempt to destroy slavery
in the Southern States by the sword is to de-
stroy the constitution, which guarantees the
protection of slave property. But that is a
small matter with those who regard it as I" a
covenant with death and an agreement with
hell" "The institution" says the Tribune,
'could be overturned in day in any State on
which the federal power chose to plant an
army" If the federal power III Washington
rely upon any such delusOn as that it will
find out its mistake too late; but it shows the
hopes and the animus of the party. 1.-THE war
will be waged, says their organ, ito crush the
eggs Of the reptile that has Matched the brood
Of traitors and revolutionists; they seem but
the brainless spawn of some malignant in
fiuence rushing upon certain and a irightful
DOOM as excited animals rush into the destroy
ing fiamcs.' What but ferocity unparalleled
can be expected in war waged BY men wit,
such sentiments as these?
II, therefore, the President elect adhcres to
his platform and change does not come over
the spirit Of his dream before the 4th Of March
and if he does not announce that change in his
inaugural, and If he does not with the advice
OF Mr.. Seward and the conservative men of the
party, imme diately call an extra session of the
new Congress, who will be different men from
those who are now running the cot try to
adopt a satisfactory adjustment for recon
struction Of the dilapidated Union, there is
every prospect of one Of the bloodiesl wars
ever recorded in the book Of tine.