New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-21
NEW YORK DAILY TR1Bu NE, MONDAY, JANUARY 81, 1861
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time Of that cousumn alton should arrive

and confined TO the narroweA limits possible until an
time Of that eOusumm alton should arrive
Nevertheless, that position of the Northern States IL
now utterly overlooked. The character of Slavery,
"A a rational Institution, is LETT without word Of
comment. All the Arguments proceed on the assump-
ton that the controversy is one between the North
and the South in which the South holds one opinion
and tho North another and each with equal justice.
No one thinks Of asking whether the principles for
which South Carolina il cOntending are admissible In
Themselves Dir. Buchanan, especially addresses nun,
lclf TO the subject If such view OF II never entered
bis mind. He argues as II the difference between TIE
Northern and Southern States Of the Union was simply
a dif, of tariff disputed boundary or con-
tested juTisdiciOn. He gives Thought 10 the
laet that what the Free States require they morally
justified in requiring while what the Slave States dc.
ard they can demand only at tie cost Of humanity and
right. lie even goes TO the length of afirming-so
trar gey has the contest degeDeratedthat the New
Enolaiders have no right discuss the question of
Southern Slavery at all He says that the usges OF the
Cardinals are 10 them than the institutions OF
Russia OF Brazil, and that their meddlng with such
matters patakes If iDpertirence. Ii this be 30, we
can only FAY that The Union" Of America must DO 80
utterly upsnbstaniia that il may well be dissolved
at once If the people of Massachusetts are 80 abso-
luiey without interest or concern IN the aiiiis OF
Georgia that they have title even TO discuss the
question of Georgian slavery, the separation OF the
two States caupot be much widened by rupture OF
tie Federal Union. If the South really stands to the
North in TIE relation only Of Brazil or Russia matters
will not be changed by the dissolution Of nominal
confedeacy for The States could not well become mora
strange to ach other than ts theory would represent
them to be already. But. of course, we dispute
the fact. TIE people Of the American Union are
in the eyes of the world one people-Dot oIly rs
springpg from the same stock, speaking the same
langusge ard owning the same blood, but Us act
ing through the Government, and SAILING under
tie same flag. Whatever affects one State In the way
of national repu alton affects all Europe does not d.
criminate between provinces, whether for praise or
blanc. When Americas greatness Il spoken Oh Mas
sachutets and Misai-sPpi share alike in the respect
which is commanded and when stories OF Slavery are
circulated il If Oh the national stars and stripes that the
dcredt falls To gay that one portion Of the Amer
lean pcotle have tide TO concern themselves with
tie acts Of another portion on question touching not
only the eternal instincts Of morality, but the charac-
ter Of Il whole, Il 10 assert Wha II Woud De lmpOEsi-
bic to maintain.
A. we have taken mp this case for an impartial
Tough friendly Judgment we must IN honesty go one
step fUuber and declare our conviction that even IN
the Iolical agitation OF the question the southern
States have sinned more than the Northern. No stretch
of fna,trn on the part of the North has been 80 ex-
trayagan az the doctrines now openly avowed oy the
South The Slaves States have long ceased TO be con-
tent with suterance. In their passionate eirontery
they Lave loudly declared that Slavery SO far from
being blemish, is positive blessing TO country.
that il il the only true basis OF labor, and the best
cement OF sOcial nstiiui Us. They have claimed inc
re h. rot only Of preserving for the present. but OF
zen eualirg il for all time, and Of extending It
into every Territory annexed to the American Union.
One ~ they have destroyed or get aside all par
Iiers Ia the shape OF limits or compromises, ad nave
driven ter principles by sheer force down the throats
If ,Leir OPPONENTS As lart resource they are pre-
taIi z, apparently, TO curry out a menace OF long
staICDg, aud d~troy the very fabric Of the Union
rather than recognize the fact that any other views
than their own may prevail IN the councils OF Govern
cnt They cam profess to apprehend any int rfer-
enoe with their "prUperty." What they claim Is that
no man should be President Of the Unled states who
does not regard this properly exactly as they dc
that H. who des not acknowledge that black secyan,
and a black portmanteau chaites coming under ex-
acily the same category and description.
In Il Il country cannot entirely overlook the
otilipal que rton as is done the other side OF the
Atlantic. We lok at Slavery as unlawful aud abom-
inalle We know and have repeatedly acknowledged,
what Gun DO said If not precisely It's behalf at any
rate against The views Of ianatical AbOlonlsts. We
can uiderttaLd that it would be hard for an inde-
r.ndent and spirited community 10 bold their instu
onr unoer suierauce az by the tolerance as Il were
of others. We can imagine that the southern States
were led step by step and under the impulse Of u
expected successes, change their ground and raise
Il cir terms till thu present hight OF exrayaganee was
reached. All this we can well suppose and admit, and
tie the An orleans may confidently themselves
that there IL no party in this Kingdom which desires
anyhiug hut the maintenance and prosperity OF the
Union. We more disposed, indeed 10 advocate
Cancellation at the expense Of principle THAI TO
stand NJ principle in the face Of such hgh political
reIil But for all this, we cannot disguise from our
selves that, apart from all political complications,
tleIo il hight and Ia wrong i'll this question: and that
the right beongs with all It's Advantages 10 the States
Of 10 Nnrfb