New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-23

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Win az s;csn Republic associated their names with
interests Of mankind and while Humanity
~. i,sT on Freedom q champion their memories
II, hs cherished. The destroyes Of the American
Union may achieve an lmmortahtya endnht az esas
- H. founders, hut it will be al Immortality OF shame
nd dbonor This conspiracy against the unity OF the
Rsrnbljc. which, in its development, stariies and
smszse the world by is extent and power Is hot the
work Of day. II 10 the labor OF gSneraoh =,
hand against the peace Of the country, bat went
down ~ the bidding Of Andrew jackson. Thomas
a. Benton, in his Thirty Years View, tells US thAt
Mr.. Calhoun" when he went home IN the spring o.
lsI3 told lis friends that the South would never De
united against the North the tariff question: tna'
the sugar interests Of Louisiana would keep nei Su';
and that the basis Of Southern Union lnus' DC
70 the SLAVE question" His associates ana olsSRies
prepared 10 "force the issue upon the NORTH anu na
issns Wa, unfalteiue to Human Slavery IN America
Andrew jackson saw with The clear vislon OF parrot
Ism the deegns Of John c. Calhoun aud hs
and be declared that the tam was Only tne Pee1'
Gov d;snnion and Southern CoDfederacy the real OBJ
iect," that the next pretext would be tue slavery
question" and that A" Humans gallows ought 10 lie
he fate Of all such ambitious men, who would involve
tneir country in civil war; and all the evils IN It's trai
hat they might ride aud reign on lis wbirl"inds ana
direct the storm" James Madison, too, saw through
the reasonable designs Of the great nuiher ana 20
wrote to Mr.. Clay, in June, 1855,
painful to see the uneeasing efforts 10 slarn
The South by imputatioDs against 81 tn sl.vsrx"
And that venerable statesman In lSS6, again wrote OF
" susceptibility of the cOntagon OF the heresy 81 hul
LITIGATION, secession, and diSumon ID TIE southern
States and II "the incucated impression OF perma-
nept pcompatibilty Of interests between the North
and the South" "He was, says Benton, "a South
am man. but bs Southern home could not blind him to
the origin, design and consequences OF the Slavery
sg,atio1 He gives TO that agitation Southern orr
gn, 10 that design dsuniOn end; 10 that end dsas-
irops oonseou ences 70 the South and the North Thus
the slavery agitation originated and detigI ed by the
bafled nulies of 1888, 10 disrupt the Union aud
establish q Southern CoUfederacy, was lnausuraled.
The Constitution was formed for free people, by
statesmen who believed Slavery to be an evil which
would pass away under the Mid sway Of democratic
institutions The policy of the fathers mussbe abaD-
dOned the hearts of the people must be changed Mr.
Calhoun proclaimed that many in the South once be-
heved that Slavery was moral and political evil that
folly and deluson gone. We see II no~ IN is true
light, and regard ii as The most safe and stable basis
for free institutions in the world His disciples pro-
nounced Slavery to be the cornerstone Of the repub-
Ii IAN edifce. Inspired by such counsels the rising
young statesmen Of the South contemporary
rejected the humane sentiments ana rePHonca az
theories of the founders Of the Repubhc, OF
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Henry Mason,
Martin and their ilastnous associates, and assumed
Slavery to be positive good an institution 10 be Dur-
tured extended nAtionalized. New theories OF con-
sutional construction were promulgated, the policy
of Slavery extension and Slavery domination iuangu-
rated, and the wicked policy of Slavery aggression,
for nearly generation has been pursued with treiess
Kind and the laws Of the living God. The nation, by
long series of aggressive acts has been forced 10 &C
cept the theories acknowledge the rule and bear tie
crushing burden Of the crimes Of the slave propaga
ssts TIE Democracy, which has borne the banner,
kept step 10 the music Of slave proagaudsm in Amer
lea hesitated paused for mOment and 1t was rent In
twain. The American people, by peaceful, legal and
action rejected its essive demands aud
the Union is Imperfect But SIR, this wicked plot for
the dsmembermeni of the Copfederscy, hich has now
assumed such fearful proportions, Was known TO some
Of our elder statesmen. Thomas H. Benon ever Lalsed
his warning voice against the oonsriratois. 4 can
never forget the terrible energy OF his oenrnlaons OF
me policy and acts OF the Nnlifers and Seoesohists
During the great LecomIton struggle IN the WINTER OF
1853 bis house the place Of resort oil several mem
bers of Congress- who sought his eounses and deighted
70 listen TO his opinions. In the Last conversation lbad
him but few days before be was pTostTa'ed BY
mortal disease he declared that the DsupioI ts had
prostituted the Democratic party that = they had
complete control of the Administration that these
would have broken up the Union II Col
Fremont had been elected" that the reason be OPP
posed FremOnts electon was that be knew these men
intended TO destroy the Government ana he did nor
wish it 10 60 70 pieces n the hands of member Of his
family" expressed some doubt OF the extent ana
power of such conspiracy TO disnenoer the Dion OF
70 seize the Government; to which he rSpned, that
- he knew their purpose 10 be Southern Coniede acy
for efforts were eaIly mace to enlist BAN III the
wicked scheme" that 10 long az the people Of the
North should be content 20 attend 10 commerce
and manufactures and accept the phcy and rule OF ne
4.
Union bat should the Northern people attemP 10 cx-
srcise their lust influence In the naOn they would al
tempt 10 seize the Government or disrupt the Union
bu1 said he with terrible emphasis " COD snd lbtir
own crimes will put them III the Lands OF The people
On the 9Th Of November nearly two millions OF lneih-
CENT patriotic American freemen pronounced IN favor
Of Restoring the National GOVERN ent, now
70 the simple, sublime beneheiei, creed Of kepuoen
faith as Illustrated by the fathers Of the Republic.
Tber policy was In the words Of orr chosen edsre
a IA, ,M,ev of the founders of che GoyernmeDt-no
thing more 1otiing less" Their ofense had that Ga,
tent no more. Bat OF once there rose from deieaied
factions the Wild passionate unTeasoning ey OF cen
apce and resistance. South Carolina, trained for thuty
wears In the schOol of nulcation teeesson and dis
union hasteped 70 raise aOfi her Palmetto banner OF
rsvoh. Lsred on by her fatal example, hred by her
reckless Rudaty, ak Of her sisters nave lonoWed nes
lead into revelation may he into the hre and blood
of VII war Their dresry catalogue OF grievances
as the Senator from Louisiana Mr.. Benjamin. desig-
mates their piful impOtent excuses and Jua'hca'lons
for csnseless rebeihon are oHt vtupeTSI1lyTs aba
The Lo.don Times cay of the dreary cata-
logue,' Of South Carolina" the bollo 6nees OF Der
cause IL seen beneath all the pop OF her labored de-
nuncsiion and surely 70 her, If 70 any community OF
modem days may be applied the words OF the Hebrew
prophet, wonderful and horrible thing iN committed
IN the land. The prophets prophesy fasely, ana my
people love 70 have II 60 Inc prophets OF eeces
zion and Disunion have indeed proPbssled Rsely ana
The people of the Sonth love TO have so Year AFTER
ysar thess prophets, whose element Is mischief hare
1ersstenty accused the people Of the North Of enter
tanning the sentiment Of bitter unreasoLng, malignant
hate toward the South. They and their Nolthern
allies have etigmaszed the ever loyal men Of the North
who cling 10 the faith Of the fathers as the unrelent
jng euemee OF the Southern people, and that too ersdu
Ious people have come TO believe the wicked aosus:-
ton Often have we IN these cbamber peeh Iofceo 70
Lten with aching hearts and wounded sirits, 70 the
cruel accusation that the Christian people We repre-
,ent hate their country men OF the South During
the rreSent session this accusation has OFTEN
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