New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-29
A VOICE PRorI LONDON.

Nj. Geo Peabody the amiable and liberal
American banker doiEg business IN London, has
written to sOmbOdy letter on our rational dli-
fcultes, which, of course, somebody has printed
in the newspapers For the signature OF Dir.
George Peabody TO pronissory note we should
entertain the greatest respect, and If we happen
to be the holder, the greatest affection. For the
opinion of Mr. George Peabody upon the effect
OF notification upon American Securities, we
should have like respectful regard but as cap
ta aud the Constitution do not happen to be the
same thing we mu,t stu admlriDg Mr.. George
Peabody as o banker, decline 10 admire him as
politician For while he can see no safety for US,
except in the efforts Of the patriotic Crittenden
:. and the noble sssud of Old Virginia" We who
ars IN receipt OF iator intelligence, know how
much those effort, and that - stald VIII
probably amount to. Aud when this eminent
banker also says - II is only By concession on
/" tic part Of the North that We can relnstate
cur credit abroad, We think We know OF
what complexion Mr.. Peabody'5 correspondents
upon this side Of the water must be. There Is
not in the whole English vocabulary word
which has, during the last few months, been so
carefully used, so culpsbly miSused, aud COM
pletely abused as this same word " concession.
See how glibly Mr.. Peabody employs It. We Of
the Northern States are d" to cOncede." If
we do concede" we shall be happy. If we do
pot concede" we shall be miserable If we do
90 concede American stocks VII rise. Il We do
NOT " e0rcede American credit will be ruined.
As sensible nen, eyea the least sensible, have
long since ceased talking in this way here, Mr..
Peabody's remark comes to US like curious
echo, Of which the original las long sabslded into
silence.
If We should have the honor of an interview
with Mr.. Peabody in his bank parlor and Mr..
Peabody should say 10 us a. the humble repre-
sentatges, for want of better, of the North,
sYou must concede." SIC should with the ut
most simplicity reply. "Concede what' Apart
from the fact that the reyoited States have from
the very beginning spurned at any possible con.
cessiOn, the difficulty is in finding out what of
all eur rights liberties, opinions, aud sentiments
we are t. give up, in order that We may retain
the wretched remainder To this day, conces.
sion ia a talk, phantasm, an abstraction, and
q Pigment. The trouble is, that these States
mounted as they are upon the high horse of re-
beop, have done nOught but geueralize, and
have never given 10 the world catalogue OF
specific Injuries. They cannot afford TO attempt
it, The Old Declaration Of Independence is
minute TO degrrc IN its specifications. There
ore twenty sx plain counts Ia that indictment of
nc ne EoS Of England all so clearly presented that
Congress might safely have gone to common
law jury upon every one of them, But now II
we may say 80 tue very simplicity OF our Ssi'ehso
il embarrassing, We have according to the su-
prone law Of the land elected President. In
this election the Seeding States participated. 1t
was only when they found that, upon a fair
Constitutional count. our votes were in number
greater than their votes that they determ;see 10
revolt The fact u.s. when you clear away the
fog of false rhetoric, it will be perfectly apparent
that We are the injured party. IL Is We
who have been the object Of d conspiracy to
cheat us out of our franchise. To us it has been
sad: You shall not vote for whom nor Tor WAT
you please. And when We, disregarding this I'M
pudent interference. do vote to please ourselves,
and our antagonists erazed by our audaclty
begin their fantastic tricks, well meaning gentle
men tell us that We must " cOncede" Human
nature rather kicks at this, and certainly no
human government can be managed upon any
such one sided principle.
The secret of this most unreasonable conduct,
as Mr. Peabody would see if he were here, lie,
that South Carolina, the instigatOr and leader Of
the instruction, determined, before she began,
to make no terms with the Federal Government.
Those States which have followed her pernclous
example might hsvs been persuaded to hold tast