New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-10
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For more than thirty years, Notification and
Disunion have afflicted the land. For nearly the
same period, Slavery agitation has disturbed the
general repose. To sppease She former, and ST.
lence the latter, all conceivable expedients have
been tried. Presidents have issued anti-Null6-
cation procamations. Senators have sung paans
to the Union. Tariffs have been repealed and
gag resolutions adopted. Blobs have howled
through our streets, and compromise measures OF
varied bues have dragged their slow lengths
through Congress. We have hunted Indians III
the everglades of Florida, and chased runaway
negroes clear up to the Canada line. We have
acquired Texas and fought about 1t, aud backed
down from so 4O, lest SO should have TO hgnt
about that. We have sacrificed great statesmen
and elevated paltry politicians. We have dis
solved old parties, and formed new ones; dis
carded ancient doctrines, and set up novel test
of orthodoxy. But all has been in vain.
We will not stop TO inquire how, nor whence,
nor why, Notification, Dsunon, and Slavery Agl-
tatiOn, were originally precipitnted upon the coun'
try, nor by what means, nor from what motives,
tneir lurid fires have been kept burning till nov.
We shall not try to apportion the blame nor the
praise which belongs to this party or to that fac
ton. All this belongs to the past. History will
pass its unerriDg judgment upon it. Our present
purpose is simply to soy, that We are very sure
that all parties at the North have had enough Of
these disturbing questions, and most heartily de-
sire to see them brought to al end. The disease
has reached a crisis. 1t must be oradicated, or
n speedy dissolution of the body polite is at hand
Threats of disunion have ripened into acts Of
open rebellion. Notification, covert and cautious,
within the Federal Government, has given place
TO armed resistance to its authority and defiant
accession from it.
Men Of all shades Of opinion this side Of TIE
Potomac long to put final finish to the causes
which have engendered these interminable dis
tracing, and now most portentous controversial.
Even those who are moved BY no higher motive
than desire to be relieved from an agitation
which, for whole generation, hos absorbed 80
much of the time, talents, aud temper of tie
country, eagerly hail the present exigency as ht
Heaven-ordaInod opportunity for striking an eI-
terminating blow at the root of the evil. Others
who regard the existence OF our free institutions
as staked upon the issue, demand that the tree
which has borne such nOXious fruits be now
leyeled to the earth. Cut it down, say they;
why cumbereth it the ground
1t can BE- done Peaceful expedients have
failed. War is the only remedy Let tlmidity
stand aside, and leave events to flow on in al
uninterrupted channel Let us listen to no com
promises. Let US stop at no halfway measures.
In his recent speech, Daniel s. Dickinson has
given voice to the Northern sentiment: "Let
Gus" said that veteran National Democrat,
" settle this thing speedily and surely. 1t may
"ruin this generation; but we owe it to the
"neIt that they should have no such troubles as
eve have had. Let us strike now in our might
"and, if necessary, wipe the rebels from the
" face Of the earth. Let us finish things while
ave are about 1t, ard leave nothing behind US