New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-06
SOUND DOCTRINE.

Nowhere have we seen the policy which in
our judgment, ought to control the action of the
Government, more clearly and effectively sst
forth than in recent speech in the Houss OF
Representatives by Mr.. POTTLE of Nsu-York.
We quote few pregnant passages
Amend the Constitution to give to the sayshodns States
tbsr Just and equal rights Why SIR Is not this the coua
ton made by your fathers well ours? Wa, not mads BY
who nearly all ssveholders and ct time whso eli
the States but Slave Staesi And now ser
than three quarters Of century Of domestic peace and unsl
prosperity increasing population from four hy o&s
millions extending every sss ADD mskias or
respected by every people, told that We
will change the Constitution which has wrought such rssu
and change too as to make mote Slavery than
ayehoders who were making for Slave States made H. sss
prosperity shall melt away and the American aepub IKE
the bssees fabric Of dream dissolve into thin air. exist oaIs
for purpose of illustrating the worlds history with the rod
horrors Of civil and seryte war"
"sr one shall against all proposition, chansas tho
satns Of Slavery under the Constitution voted sssins
raising Of the Committee, and believe to-day moseedt
has contributed the pesen. eIcesnt iu border
Slave States than any and all othe looked upon iaviog
bids for terms upon which they would stay In the Union sd
think subsequent events have shown that they underwood ~
and compromise should feel disappointed at finding what
hey demand beyond his power to give The only question
to DO whether you induce them 10 lower their DO
msnds.
"sir hs leave th, whole matter be settled By those
who opened proposals, and my hand. Of al part os
the ready to give any and all guarantees th;
within power that the constitutional rights OF oil scoas
shall observed merely in The letter but 10 the spirit s,ss
GEEK evasion Of them my,e do the people for whom
speak We have been compromising for forty yea and what
hs aVaed Shall continue TO try remedies ha. have ony
aggravated The disease!
g." 1sid IL vote against compromises, vote Tor war.
We vote for peace We want peace we Oh'' yoe right
under the Constitution Il is2h,s which secure you estee
blessings you will find under any other constitution or
ia any other union And beg Of in Code name 70 &C.
cspt Of peace now while we can offer IT,
looks to ue Ike sbsurdy to say that the Gensra Govern.
ment bound in all proec. the rights of ts ciiseq
even. exact obedience from them to those iaw
when State chooses intervene And therefore rcpes THAI
have doubt aer all the ingenious discussions la regard t.
State right, shall have been exhausted the practical result viii
be- that the General Government will eIsct obedience TO H
Avs al is citizens in whs,eyor State they may be- sad
that coercion Of States interference with states WI eeI
happen when State shs attempt TO place isef between ths
offender a7aus, law and his Government In the present st
tuds Of the .eeeda States such conflict may be expected u
every case he General Government attempts 10 punsa an
offender syu,t its laws within their boundaries And ws ar,
us brought to the alternative Of admitting pss ess
states been successful in their revolution and thai 1ef c
liens are no longer citizens Of the General Government ~
are compelled 10 attempt 10 enforce 9bedsnee to our
"Ihave heard IL said here and elsewhere BY seghsrn nfn
that the North va. divided; that there thoAnds es
who would take side, with the South against the GQysruSns.
Do no, deceive yoarseivs, upon this point. Ths North 70.
day anuo. agdia yor but for the eore'~ef 81 tAt tds'
they have the power think they have the Gag wct
Won have insuted will be vndcsted the property which you
have wre.ed from The Government will be restored. aud The
Union v hicb you spurn will be msintsned
And s this will drop Of blood unless you will
But cost ha, It may you will Gnd In the end that the fes
Sae, aud many Of the Save States and nsny citizens
in al the States will through all th Struggle feel but ono
impulse and know but one motto the Union ~s. and ssaH
J,pye'srred'" .. .
This is the true and hQpest doctrine which
common sense justifes and what is about the
same thing, which the masses of the Northern
people VII stand by. The Union, the Censttu;
ton, and the Enforcement of the Laws is tho
motto for this crisis. m. 4..