New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-09
the human brotherhood upon another, and Of the re-
qurement OF the Great Father that each Of His chill
dren shall care for every other

uioh phdb ,st4O iVi tNtIJ JULIET,
Very strange is II that there are a few good men
at the North who still insist that We ought by treaty
to surrender oil the Slave States 10 these pirates and
let them do what they will South of Mason aud
DiXons line-these pirates Grteing ia turn that we
! may govern tiis side of 1t. But to let them do tbs
We have no right-and especially since 10 Let them
10 this would Of necessary consequence be TO let
| hem in tie end do what they will rOTih of Mason
aud DiXon's line also. For to expect these pirates
to Keep South Of that lire would be Gs fooish and
vain as TO expect the pirates Of the seas TO keep
South Of the equator in virtue of treaty with them
10 that effect. Sea.pirate3 VIII pirate eyerywherc
md 80 will specially such pre-enineut
ones as the Southern rebels. Conventions and
treaties can no more bind the one tbDn the other.
Do you e0y that OHi Constitution j. alsO PrO-Slayery
and that "pot must no. call kettle black = But,
under It's most Pro-Slavery construction, our Con-
stuion but t0lerates Slavery, and tOertes It, too
| 10 only Temporary necessity. The Southern Con
stituton. on the contrary makes the upholdng, eX
'enGing, and eterniziug OF Slavery It's supreme OBJ
ieci. Moreover il ia in the light Of the nineteenth
century that the rebels have made their Coustitu-
tion. The Fathers made theirs in the comparative
daI knees Of the eighteenth. The world Is not TO
tolerate wrong row because it cid then. Least OF
all ia it TO tolerate an enormous mattel less wrong
now because it tolerated a very slight semblance OF
| it then.
/ repeat that pirates have no rights, except as
have said, the right to be conquered and punished
| When them | acknowledge the revolutionary right
OF Secession, DO not NeknHNltuEt 'uot u cAlHib III
pirates Ii in any instance / would let them secede
il would be only because this might seem to lie for
the interest other victims Of Others bound win
them In view of Whist l have said, the greatest
reason we have for hostility to the Rebels Is not
heir Secession, bad that is, nut their setting up
and Virtually threatening to extend over the world
| the most malignant dominion the world has ever
known. Ii we could 10y any pos lOiy have borne
with their breaking away from our Government and
ins,itutug another, 1t nevertheless does not follow
that we ale TO bear With their inslituting this stu
pendous piracy. close under This head wlth me
inquiry whether if France, in contempt oi tue ad-
yanced civilization Of the age, and in defiance OF
God and man. should ret ny on her soil such piracy
as this which has now raised its hinge ana bloody
proportions our, Europe, from whom the isst re-
mains of Slavery have just been cast ont, would
/ endure it, She would rot. i trust that even SPAN
would not For even she, in recently entering into
her new possession in the West lndies, showed 70
much rearect for the sentiment Of the world NJ TO
pledge herself that Slavery should never pollute
that possession. No, Europe would not Le patient
! with such worse than baI baTism. Aud Why should
America be- And why should Europe expect her
TO be, or insultiDgly ask her to be
But must return from this long digress)D, 10 re
poat (, al the violence into which tie imailent Sonn
was hurried, had the effect To aroue the North.
The first discharge of Southern guns awoke her;
She spTang to her feet and to arms! She was hfed
and filled with the purpose Of nQueTing tie Rebes
Why then did she not conquer them and conquer
them, too as she was well able to do, in few
months Alas il is because she was very soon con-
quered hertelf But 90 say, that The Norih was
conquered Even 20. BY whoml by the rebels Z
oh not The Rebels have not conquered her,
and never can conquer her with arms.
BY whom then was she conquereH By
| her own Government. Her oTH Gov
ernmentl Yes, toe American nation was conquered
by the American Government. Ills is the simple,
ead fact. This is the amazing spectacle. Conquer
the Rebels, and hang the leadersl was the one
loud long ceaseless cry, which rang la6t Aprl out
of the indignant and intlamed Noittern heart WHY
is that cry which Immediately followed the bonn
harding Of Sumter heard no longer or but iaintiy
and unfrequently 1t is because the Government
not only did not Join in IT, but pursued policy which
went 10 hufh it. While the people were burning Tor
CONQUEST, and were Of course eager TO gyall Item
selves Of every possible means 10 this end, Govern.
,eut na,i The suti,lJ diGs,.t e,id 'cy ivr aim 81
sayine the Constitution aud Slavery Bu, CO call tie
aim Of fayirg the Constitution very ow one lee,
il is a very low and very co1'omIuble ore, 4 nnce
| prominent ia the great and solemn hour when the
life of the nation IL struck si lie Is traitor 10
Who when assassins are upon me- busi,s himself Ia
| saving ny hat, or even my purse. Tender hs Is lis
Of my property, nevertheleg hA ls mol We care
and not the assistance wblca necd AZ sueh Il tIAe'
| So TOO, is be trAitoT-a treitor TO hiH county
who when rebels are ut her threat, emIlpys himself
/ In getting up an interest In her Cons1tn'nn.
H charge the Governn ont with having ohillod--aye
fpd killedtEe national ardor for conquest. 1t dld
this by couDteracting the national purlose to cave
the nation and by reducing that tublme, eunobhug
and irresistible purpose 20 a degrading and soul
shriyeiBg concern for tie Constiiuuon aid slavery
q Save tie country !" was tie shout Of The North
after the capture of Sumter. "Saye Tie Consiiu-
lion Save Slavery e. il the Governments misernble
subrituie for tia aroufing glorious shout. Miner
ale indeed for If il not Tin and shame 10 get
M cry at apy time for Slavery, it Is nevertheless
most unfeasOIabe to get up Cy Ior TIE CONSTITUTION
~ sucb time as ths. Again, were il proper 10 have
4, tbe n,iast Of this lIeat peril e our country
much as one thought Of saying that Paper We must
remember that the only way 10 saye It % 30 save The
eountry ana n az the only way TO save the country
is Constitution or 10 ConslItniion, to conquer her
enelniee On the other hand, the only way 10 lose
the Constitution is TO lOee the country, ana the OH
way TO lose tie country is 10 fail OF empIoying All
possible means for eonquering her ebehits' we zee
then that the Government, notwithtt!roipg All us
tal Tor the Constitution, Is uost ehecuNey ~ Weih
10 lose title osng Of the country being tie lot1g
of lie Constitution aud the losing OF the country
h;n0 hut the too probable result Of the Prominence
oive9 by the Goyemment 10 the saving Of the Con-
situtOn.
have not denied that the Government "a In favor
Of fighting l have only denied that 1t Las under
taken 20 conquer. Not only is lie Government IN.
eessantly and extremely careful to give 10 iho whr
on our part tie character Of ttricty deiensIrc Cnei
bat il aims most soloitously to couduci II IN such
manner, 80 she'll DO the least unnecessary harm to
the enemy. Not only does Congr,fs spare 10 ihe
rebels the mars of their Iropertyi not only n Tue
Pre- dent exceedingly tender OF their rights OF prop
.rty in slaves; but Gen. scott himsef, INSTEAD ol
being abeorbed " ith the purpose oi cohquetI ~
whatever cost and by Whatever means, Is reported
", Ia,a conc into very nice calculations To prove
tSat II Ly any possibility shall happen 10 xii
one more rebel than Is absolutely necessary, We
snail be guilty Of murder Our great commander
will be oherwife busiec when he shall be resolved
10 cououer The spirit Of the calculations have re-
ferred to is not the spirit Of man determined TO
I,ononer I'm our last war with England each