New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-13

helpless garrison for bours without reply, and when, IN
the progress Of the boubardment, the fotiieation De-
wrapped IN flames, the beslegng batteries I'D ''o
ation OF the uages Of civilized wariaIe instead OF re-
laxing or suspending, redonbed their fires. "A more
wanrOn or wicked war was never commenced On any
government whose history has been written. 20
temporary with and following the tall OF Sumter, lGe
siege Of Fort Pirkens and still Is actively pressed
the property Of the United States Cover rnent con-
timed to be seized wherever found, and s troops oy
fraud or force captured in the State Of Texas III viola
ton of a solemn compact with its authorizes tba hey
should be permitted TO embark without nolestatoI.
This WA the rsquiial which the Lcne Star state mace
70 brave who, through long years NJ peru hho
privaiion lad guarded it's frontiers agails the incur
sons OF the s,yages. In tie mdst of Tue most nctlve
and extended waEike preparations III TIE S.p,, NC
announcement WAS made by the Secretary OF var Of
the seeded States and echoed with taun's and inso
lent bravad0es by the SOnthe'n press, that waning
ton City 10 be nva ed aud taptured, ana thai the
nag of The Confederate States would soon foh' over
the dome Of it's Cartel. Soon thereafter there fol-
lowed IN invitation TO all the world-enbracing ne
cersry The ontca. to and despera5oes OF every seo
accept letters OF msrque and Ieprsa, to prey upon
the itch aud unprotected commerce OF the ohl'eu
States.
In view of these events and threatennga, what was
tie duty of the Chef Magistrate Of the Republic lie
might lave taken counsel OF the reyoluOhis anu tI5i
bled under their menaees; be might, upon ne ~ %
Sumter have directed that Fort Pckens fhonid bc
proceeding yet further, and meeting fully the require
ments OF Tie "let.us-80uc" policy insisted Oh IL the
South be might have ordered that the stars and stpes
sOnd be laid in the dust in the prefeDce OF every Dt
of rebel bunting tha might appear. But he dld none
ihese things nor could he have done them without
forgetting Bis oath and betrayDg The most s1oihe
trust that has been conded 20 the hands OF man.
With heroic fidelity TO his constitutional obigauonS
feeling Justly that these obligations charged INN WIN
the protection of the Republic and It's Capital aBlos
the assaults like Of fore and domestic eheiss' 10
threw hmself on the loyalty Of the conn,i! ioF sup
port in the struggle upon which he was abont to enter
and noby has that appeal been Responded TO- o,aee
contaDg an aggregate population OF nineteen millions
have answered the appeal with the voice oil ole
nan Offering soldiers without number, and treasure
without limitation, for the service OF The Government
In these States 100000 freemen cast their votes IN
favor OF candidates supporting the rights OF the Sonth
az the last Presidential election and yet Waeie
alike in popular assemblies and upon the tens ca hed
this million and half Of voters are found Yielding 10
none in the zeal with which they rally TO thelr cOuI-
try fac They are not less the friends OF the South
than before but they realize that the question now
presented il not Of administrative pol cy or OF the
claims Of the North the South, the East, or the west;
but is simply, whether nineteen millions OF people
shall tameIy aud ignoby PERMIT 1--we or SIX millions
10 overthrow and destroy institutions which are the
common property and have been the common
blessings aud glory of ALL The great thoronghfares OF
the North the East, and the West are luminous Win
the banners and glsenBg with the bayonets OF citizen
rendezvous but they come in no hostile spiii to the
South II called TO press her soil, they VIII not Inne
a flower Of her gardens nor d blade OF grass OF her
iie ds in unkndnes' NO eacesses VIII an wy Toy
steps of the armies Of the Republic no Institution OF
the States will be invaded tempered with no nights
Of pereons or Of property will be violated The known
purposes Of the Administration, and tue high character
OF tue troops employed, alike guarantee the truthful
ness of this staten When Instruction was al-
pretended few weeks since in heryland the Massa-
chusets men offered their services to suppress
it, These volunteers have been denounced by the
South az "kpaves and Migrants" "the dregs and off
.,ourings Of the popnlace who would rather flch
handkerchief than fight an enemy in manly combat
vet we know here that their disciple and bearing are
most admirable, aud presume, may he safely Affirm,
ed that larger amount Of social position culture, ard
elevation In character has never been found in large
an army in any age or country. III they go " the
South Il will he friends and protectors, TO relieve
the Union sentiment of the seeded States from tie
cruel domination by which IL is Oppressed and 'enoed
unfr the star and stripes in the midst Of tho-e who
long To look upon them and to restore the dag that
bears them to the forts and arsenols from Theh DIS
loyal hands have torn IT, Their mission viii be one Of
rece unless wicked and blood. lhirsy men shall I'M
sheath The sword across their pathway.
IL is in vain for the Reyolutiops,s to exelaim that
this il subugstion." IL 50, precisely In the sense
In which you and / and all law-abiding citizens ore
subugated The people Of tho South are our brethren
ard while we obey the laws enacted by our joint su-
thory and keep acompact TO which we are all parties,
we only ak thai they shall be required TO do the same
We believe that their safety demands this; We know
that ours does. We impose no burden which we our
selves do not bear claim privilege or blessing
which our brethren Of the south shall not equally
share. Their country our country aud ours Is theirs
and tia. unity both Of country aud OF Government
which the providence Of I'D ard the conpacts Of
hayo created we could not ourselves, without self
il notation, destroy nor can we permit II TO be de-
stroyed by Others
Equally vain lie II for them to declare that they only
wish Ito be let slone snd that in establishing tie
Independence Of the Seeded States, they do those
which remain 10 the old Contedeacy no barn. The
Free States, if allowed the opportunity OF dong go,
will undoubtedly concedc every guaranty needed 70
afford complete protection to the institutions Of the
South and furnish assurances Of her perfect equality
in the Union; but all such guarantees and assurances
are now openly rpurned and the only southern night
insisted Oh Is that OF d'smemberug Tie kePnonc;
II il perfectly certain that in the attempted exercise OF
this hight neither States nor statesmen VIII DO "let
alone" Should ruiian meet me in the streets, and
seek with an to bew an arm and leg from my
body would the Ices resist bin because, as dis-
honor.d aud helpless trunk might perchanee survive
tho initiation. 1t Is easy 10 perceive what fatal results
to the old Conlederacy would follow should the blow
now struck at its integrity ultimately triumph. We
can well understand what degradation 1t would bring
to it abroad and what weakness at home; what eA,
haustiou from inCessan and standing mics, and
from the erection Of Notifications along the thousands
of miles of new frontier; what embarrassmes 70 com
from having its natural channels incrmbered OF
cut off, what elements Of dlsintegaton and revolution
would be introduced from the pernicous examples Ant,
above all, what humiliation would cover the whole
American people for having failed in their great mis-.
sion to demonstrate before the world the capacity "
ouT race for self-government.
While far moro fearful responsibility has fallen
upon President Lincoln than upon any Of lis predeceS
sors Il must be admitted tina. he has met it with prompt
itude and fesressnes. Cicero in ore Of his oraions
against CaIne, speaking of the credit due himself for
having suppressed the conspiracy Of that 1rchTaoT
said off the glory Of him who founded Rome was
great, how much greater should he that Of him who
mad saved it from overthrow after il had grown to be
the mistress OF the world r. SO il may be said OF the