New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-02
WE MUST CONQUER OR sUCCUmB.


Whether the Rebel States and the Loyal States
OF the American Union are hereafter to exist
under one Government or as two independent
nations, it is a geographical necessity that they
shall forever lie side by aide without any strongly
marked ply steal barrier to divide them, and that
their people, having common origin, speaking
the same tongue, aud possessing many other
salient points of resemblance, must always MAN.
tain intimate social and commercial relations
with each other.
For a long series Of years, the majority OF the
people of these two sections of the country, or,
certainly the leading influences in each, have
been gradually adopting antagOnistic policies IN
regard not only to Slavery, but to many other
social and political subjects. From much bitter
wrangling in Congress, in State Legislatures, In
political conventions, in religious conyocatlons
through the public press, and on the roStrum and
the stump, they have finally taken up arms
against each other on q scale which has no par
ael in any war in the Western hemisphere.
In the very nature of things, it is essential to
the future peace and prosperity of these sections,
whether they are to live under one Government
or two, that the chronic feud which has at last
broken out in yirulent war that iDfames the
whole Continent, shall not be patched up by a
hollow truce or superficial compromise leaving
the radical cause of the controversy in full vigor,
but shall be fought out until it is settled beyond
doubt or cavil that the Nation is stronger than
the Rebel States or piee persa.
Turong t. the Loyal States, we say, that if
we cannot conquer the Rebels, then this continent
ia not large enough to hold the two sections in
amity aud peace for half dozen years. The
vast majority Of the South relgiously believe that
the great body of the North are mercenary,
cantng set of cheats in trade and hypocrtes in
religion, mere pedars and swindlers, destitute OF
courage and oil manly qualities, who dare not
fight, aud for each half dozen of whom one
southern " gentleman" is n match whether in
guerrilla folay or pitched battle. Now, If we
hope hereafter to live on any toerable terms
with these people, either under one Constitution
or two this ngraned sentiment of Southern
superiority must during this war, be washed
out in the blood of the traitors below the Ohio
and Potomac There is no alternative left but
10 CONQUER IHtUi Ut NO suDpu'h W lh'an' II
we yield without contest commensurate with
the greatness of the occasion and the vast arma-
meut we are putting into the field, then let us
be- assured that the arrogance heretofore shown
toward us by the naughty South, will be but Z" as
the little finger to the loins" compared with
the dOmueeriDg and dominating insolence aud
intermtddlDg to which we shall thereafter be
subjected. Nay more--if we yield ore iota to
their demands while they stand with arms in
their hands, or, upon fair fight in the field
fall to conquer them, then we must make up our
minds, whether they remain 10 the Union or
separate from IT, either TO be treated by them
a. Russia has treated Poland. and England Ire
land, or, within two or three years, again take
the field ana yindeate our rights and our man
hood at the cannon's mouth.
Shut up to this alternative, and ready to meet
il, an overwhelming majority Of the people Of the
loyal States will brook no postponement Of the
day Of trial. no evasion Of the issue, between
patriotism and treason. Resolved that the pend
ing question shall not be- adjourned, they demand
that the Government shall use the men and the
means placed at its disposal, in settling it at the
earliest possible moment and in the most efectual
and decisive manner.