New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-31
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY JANUARY 81 1851

Was the sentirne! Of the earth, AID wac law Which
lay a. the foui dtiUu Of Repullican institutions. l.
Wa The &c t'nert the oarsh, ana YVES Law "n'cn
uH net be .usyeLded by COngr-er.ontl IP0hn-es
repealed except by that great Legislator whoe Gu
enfC euter Hto ne subtle essence Of human lite
lie repeated, that this Anti Slavery sentiment lay at
tie bottom Of Southern dsconent-not while II lay
dormant aud lpt. lie passion, il the breast Of m
fnCy-1t willie II was client, did it provoke TINS
terrible anger, but when it found voice in the
Iohics o. tie country. IL was charged WIN q de-
sign 10 accomplish Unccnsii utiOD8i ends ana 10
g1rsp at unco stituiouai power. Tnat they DIDN'T
theIeyes believe; bnt it lad controlled the election
and there Was the rub. IL bad come, Ike CHUNG
ffoa, 10 nip in the bud perOnal anben, ana TO nus
taie the det Laid III IL Of sectional aggraudZe neni
audLGd charged The balance Of political power in the
cou1tIy. tt mission not one Of to-day, but was
to oreyaili nor woyld he deny that it ushers IA
nGiy reform SiiOn. There must be no more hleXlGan
was for Slavery ambition travelling along the GRIM
way Of military conquest. The arms of the Re
public should 10 more 20 forth to change realms into
deets, or 10 suck clties, or TO sntdue Territories III
Ofttr to PEOPLE them with Slavery aud endCS them
UIh slaS fascination The ambassadors oil the IIe-
yuc il D~rsPe viii again dare to assemble at
ID. tomb u The great Challemagne and proclaim an
Offend Maiif SO. Beuoefcrth American slavery was
Dd 20 lie eIlged. No longer was she to DC the feast
ed TamIcrcd cblld Of American destiny, thing TO be
fooled ~ cares,ed by the Government. No, but from
tbs tine Out il would be simple necessity in the coun-
tn having defined constitutional rights, and haylngno
u.Te. All ls had long been fOreseCn By the ar. co
no eyes OF SO'lDtlN ItDIfNtrf hnu "Do pIt iiOtNu
tie very year when they would come to pass. la that
sme hour wien the horoscope ioIetold the political re-
verses Of 1850, child born which has already
gown into armed rebellion. From that boar to thir
TCyOlutOn had been promedlJated and prepared, ahi
dat too ty tho very men who, as officers OF the Gov
eminent were sworn 20 msiutain the Constitution and
tie laws, but who had thrown of tire mack aud ro,
yeod themselves as oonsplraors IN tbs very CaPuai
oftbe country. With til. view Of their predicament,
otis origin cause, history and authors he from the
WY Out,et ssw how liule they could do beyond
aiding tie issre which awaited them. Upon the
Tiositent and bis Catiuet grave responsibilities
lnd been cast, responsibilities for which they
SG Sa one O' RS r. the Consolation, it was
I've duty of the President to see the Lave faithfully
executed. But lie had offered an excuse ior then non
tl6llment by the fact that all ministerial and fed
,r,l officers brd rsgu6d IN South Carolina bis power
xss practically parayzed to fulfill the law That
roint was one Of grave importance, but II had Desu
fwallOwed mp by an event OF sil yas,er magnitude.
fhe President was Ccmmander-in-C Chief sud he was
,b8roed with the duty aud vested with the power TO
,Iesryc on land and sea the national defenses, and Tor
be full execution Of that duty 40 Judges, or Courts,
Or Marfhalf, were needed. NOlllDg WAS Wshled Dut
10 do; hut on the contrary had left the country
"paked TO ia enemies" ana l-ft brave men IN for
uess,s uugarIis, and refused TO send them succor
ana suIpGt. But If i. were said that to have reni
81 ps aud men 20 these forta would have precntated
bloody outraQes then he answered that 1t should have
been done before tho irt mutteinC OF the st0rmdone
earlv gradually, hen sagldors politicians ana cii-
zeus had advised and inplored him. But II had noI
been done, and the Executive OF TOR great co9n'y
stood retr!icd bv fear, yHCaii1G between deter
ujrstian and cOwardice, while rebels tore from hl'
neryele.s Crap the Insignia OF the Republic, ana IN ls
place hoi.ted lie banner OF 'cee.sion ana r.Iel-
Ion Congress was Vowerless to control tlls.
Tie Constitution had given them no power 10 III
terierc They had voted the money to carry on
lie Govern ent and what else could they do
Nothing Int 20 take their share in that Issue which
a., uuc-tIOu OF The country. As
"a tLs ..,s ion movement that any one State had the
iph, 10 90 out Of the Union he did not believe. Tue
Constitution showed 40 snch right. lnelr ia'hers
would fpUr. e idea Of secession. II would DC spurnrd
lv fbos sta'c,.ar who believed that they were not
n Ling a compact OF voluntary aihllaon If States;
boz "A Constitution which would soicmLAe the eternal
veIIoek OF the people. There We're three ways IN
witch STATE could cut itsolf loose from Federal ale
pisnce: By the amendment 81 toe Constitution, az
provided in The Constitution i,lii by the consent, not
Of q State going ort or OF the remaining Stat'-, huI
by the universal a,guesence Of the Amen; an people
und by tlat tight or power which inhere' IN man ana
NOT ia Siaies-tLa option Viii all men bad to deieai
gG%GRHfRtfGRd Neutrality-suspicious. to i've IN [ etale
and traitors But 10 THE question o! coercion WAS
ROT tho coercion of States but ndiyiinaS States ud no.
commit murder and other such crimes. hen ina ri-l
t.ings and men were punishable, not States. II had
b. en- sup t-;sd that suppose eight states seeded, what
them That was the old puzzle, the old problem,
solved by every Government that ever dcmoDslrated
the pgwc r Of scli-pcpeuation. In tho crime OF one
man ten thousand NAV have been Engaged. and they
are all equally guilty, but not all punishable Dract-
cay becausc the wheels OF Government, ~ lnhicuig
punishment on AL would roll axle de' ? IN blood, ana
30 clog. But the principle remained the same AZ 20
tie question OF waglng In tbis material age, wa
was a humdrlm thing. The battles fought by the
knights ard Crusaderr and sung Of by he troubadours
OF I'D, had all passed away. war was 10 lohg,r u
question Of personal yalor and individual achievement
hit a mere question Of murier-ot who could indulge
in mot iron aud lead. IL was no longer re9u-
lated BY The law Of honor, bot by the law OF TRADE;
- Al. 4 1 - tFfads "a, If liz.
North he might indeed be anxious 30 let secession
rke il course and he would willingly crown every
rhrcondDg State with instantaneous Independence.
There would then DO no more rendition Of fugllve
.laycF no General Government TO quell servile iusur
r,stiou no nor, foreign Powers 10 interfere with the
Government Slavery would Of sef die ont. Tne
cotton Hatisics OF the world showed that American
,laye-raied cotton is not TO reign az klng forever
These statisiics the weiTd sisters which attend the
ing proclaim that h. reign shall be but short and
hat lis sceptcr should 30 into ali n hands, no son
Of Lis succee ing % But the question was, what was
20 be done liz beloved that more unjust rebellion
and more pcifoioa- as regarded the relationship
& the men Of the Government they singht TO err
hIow, was never known. Aud us dliiieuliy was TO
see bow any branch of the Government couli with
safety and propriety enter upon negotiations
M IN. For The Government 10 cOnciliate Ia
this matter was TO eyince that they were either ia the
last extremity or that they possessed magaanlmry
entir l. sublime. Could II be supposed that they
would change the laws oil the land nj the armed behes
Of those engaged in resisting them To do 10 would
deroralize and ,oparGiLc amy Government. How
could they onr terms to insurgents with npllttet
banners OF revolt in their handi To do 70 wonld be
not only h confess their mpooncy % execute inc
laws bit would DC offering bounty 10 popular cainor
and .urrectiCu He never saw mob less deserving
10 be- lenienty dealt with than that which had
seized the possessions of the Federal Government,
and taken the property and money, and who
had Gred upon an unarI1cd vessel bearing its flag
r. the view of these thing5, and as long as
thew continual in their present CONDITION, let
it., hal LII an no