New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-27
aud Di1on's line, or the variable lnt which ns,

aud Dixon's line, or the variable line which msy.
at any moment be tho limit Of rebellion, h a
grand, natural boundary. Were this line sa IN.
fordabie river, running from ocean 10 ocean, %
chain OF impassable mountains, their propoS.
tions would be less irrational. Then q sepa,>.
ton, however unrighteoas, would be less DANA.
ing TO the injured party. But II l build |.
double house with my Deighbor, aud 10 Il.
s'st on pulling down his part of the CON.
mon dwelling, when the effect will be TO bri,s
down my part in ruins, may resist his design
aud act in self-defense, even though I an
Obliged TO confront him on his side Of the lins.
We defend Pennsylvsnia at o vital point, wbss
we keep of foreign power from the Chesa.
peake. A similar argument viii readily surssss
itself in reference to the Mississippi, and u.
right of the Northwest to the mouth Of A.s
river. Why should wo suffer ourselves 10 !.
robbed of this precious possession Why should
we give 1t away 10 foreign nation We ars
committing no assault--we are simply defending
ourselves, when we send 90 army down the Mis-
sissippi.
That the present contest is one Of selfdo'enss
OH our part, is true for another reason. We
have ths right TO protect ourselves from tie uis
ries and dangers which are iaseparabe fros
neishbortood-wars, such as would inevitably "
cur at short intervals, in case we gave our CO
sent to tho building up Of hostie nation on cx
border. That nation has nc right 10 exist, snd
cannot exist, unless we permit it to be cared
out Of our territory, and suffer rebellion 10
have its own way. To hope for . permanent
peace with nation having its origin in ths Pre-
Slavery rebellion, is preposterous. The war in
which we are now engaged, is to prevent
desolating wars hereafter, of which our childrea
aud our children's children will not see the end
They who now cry for peace in reality call form
finite bloodshed and interminsble conflicts for .hA
is the probable result, if their pusilanimous policy
be adopted. Ii all grievances, past and prospeo-
tive. could be removed and all grounds of hostility
between the two sections Obliterated, BY the sctd
Disunon, there would be some sense in this plead
ing for peace But the prOyocations TO armed con
iict would be multiplied thousand fold. We have
q right 10 shield ourselves from these future evils.
and are faithless to our obligations if we fail to do
go.
ii is plain that no peace with the Southern revsit
il poss6s unless we choose to yield the demands Of
Slavery, resign new territory to the SlaVe-powss
and consent to the virtual enthrOnement Of thsa
power in the National Government. Such humid
ating and iniqutOus concessions can never be nade
Aside from the justice or injustice Of Slavery whsa
ever rebellion shall thus succeed n extortng BY iOrcs
that which it could not obtain by law, there Is
on end TO free government. this deg.
radiation Of the authority Of the Government
could be avoided, it would still be an inexpabs
crime to grant to Slavery privileges additional to
those which are given to it in the constitutional
bond. To seize on these new immunities ws
the design of the Southern rebellion. Ia resisting
this design 70 the end, we merely defend our
selves against encroachments. We repel TIE
hateful endeavor TO foist upon the Constitution
new securities for Slavery. We refuse TO IsSs
Ourselves responsible for the extension Of the
area of human bondage, and take ot stand upon
the Constitution as it is If in the prosecution
of this war for ropelling the agsressions u
Slavery, the system itself receives death-blOw.
we have no tears tc shed. The fomeDteS Of the
Pro. Slavery revolt against the Constitution a.
our fathers made it, will have themselves to
thank for the result. Meantime, be it observed
that We wage this war for the defense of ourselves
Our own rights, our safety and our webeig
are assaied aud rmperiled. Let the citizen
soldiers who shall march into Virginia or dowa
the Mississippi, remember this fact-reuembsr
that they are protecting The sacred rights and
most important interests of our own people whs
dgell on the Susquehanna and the Ohio; thss
be- Sare saving themselves aud their POssnh
from the burden of desOlatiog wars, and are de-
Tending the country from the destructive usurpa-
tions of the Slave Power.