New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-30

bring back into-to perfect reconciliation with us, fell
owciizens, who have Thus gone astray and abandoned
us. Aye, that Is the wish of all Though we may
think they have acted rashly cannot yet look upo
| them as foreigners. They are, some Of them of our
familes-some Of them are our brohep They may
secede from the Government, but they cannot secede
| from those thousand affections tba. bind them to
NJ They cannot secede from those tho1sand elstionc
Of consanguiDity and love which unie them with rs.
Nature has tied these knots. Party Difficulties and
politirel troubles can never mite them. They pro-
elisha themselves independent as nation How shall
we treat the erring brethren7 How shall the Gen.
ersl Government act toward themi How shall Ken
tucky and the other Slave States conduct Themselves
toward these seeding States The object of ali 10
to briue them back. We wish them Wen but we
thuk they have greatly erred--at least do. We
think they have done wrong 70 themselves, wrong TO
ne, and wrong to all mankind by breaking up that
Government whose prOnises resched humanity In every
region IN the wor1-pronises that hsve been iDdsso
bly, connected with liberty and roli'ical happiness
The wrong TO all thoae interests which they have done
prove cODclusivey 10 my mind that the Union cannos
be broken. 1t Is not yet broken. These States may
have seeded. "Ssceded"--a world altogether ille-
Climate having origin foundation 10 any consti-
tutionsl right and I'll that be enigpatical in mean.
iBgthat am willing 10 apply here, dvested OF all
right and sgu6csnce. Simply IL IS revolution against
"a, whereas revolution Acknowledged and avowed .is
war upon the nation against whom that rev.
olution lie attempted Our Union 30 far as it
exists in the sancinm Of the Consttuton-so fsr
as it exits in the Soulful sii our laws, an
popular opinion and sentiment, s'il existe in the
ory though disoteye3 and disrfgarded by those who
attempt TO form ober nation, the wish 81 M all to
bring them back-to be again one and indiyisibie.
How shall il be best dre What is the policy FOR the
General Government to pursue Now, Mr.. President,
without undertaking to say what the exact poiicy,
under circumstance singular as the present hour
presents US with i will only undertake to cay thaS
they ought not TO pursue course OF IorciDie cor
cion. Not the policy Of coercion, say. Our
object and desire Is 70 bring them back into terms
of former Union and Fellowship, That is the OBJ
jet Of private affections as well as OF our paphc
policy. To attempt by ccercion-by arms-to force
them hack into the Union Of the point OF the bayone
to shed their bloods no way 70 win their affections.
Let them 90 on In peace with their experiment This
Governme Mt bound TO paronize revolution against
sefherefore, say, let its policy be the Dolicy OF
fObearaDce and Of peace Let them mako This expert
meDt under al tie advantages that peace can give
them We all hope, for their own good and their own
welfare that their experiment will fail OF success
that when the increased expenses Of Governments
formed of few States, and the thousand inconven-
fences that attend fs derupon from The great body 70
which il beonged--fke tearing off ap arm from me
human sysemowben they have come TO experience all
the paine and inconveDiencesal the troubles ana Al
tie ress that attend ond must inevitably attend THIS
extraordinary movement-they viii begin 70 ook RACK
10 the great mansion of their trbtbe grand Union
OF this great Repubic-tbey will wish to return 20
their brethren LONGER TO try these hazardous ex-
periments Of making Governments separate forn TINS
Government. These are truly hazardous experl-
plents. think they will fail. i hope 30 only be-
cause that will have the efe"t Of bringing them
back into tbs Union. IL will have the desirable
effect OF restoring our lost brethren 10 MS. am,
therefore, for the peace policy. Give then an OPP
rortunity Of MAXI the experiment. DO not excite
them by war or too ied Tbey have been sufficient
ly msed by other Add TO those Causes tho IT.
rtation that the pt Of blood will ne ,essarly create
and we can have u rJssible bore OF reconehlrion-
then TO us or we TO them. Let us rather trust 10
peace. Let trrst to their experimenting neon
veniouce of their errors. They wi | come back: we
will invite them backnot receive them as oenoers or
as criminals; we viii receive tneu az brethren who
have fallen into error-who have been deluied but
who discovering their errors, manfuy returned 70 US,
who magnaDimossy receive them End reoiec over
them want the General Government 10 pursue this
policy Of peace and forbearance What shall the sep
araie States dot Those slaveholdin2 States still ad-
herring 20 the Union ought 10 be more particularly fof.
| bearing. Bat what shall old Kentucky dol Oar AZ
fections are all clustered upon her. Her peace her
honor her glory her interest ours. Fer character
is ours, and prond heritage IL is. love Der with All
my heart. am one Of the Oldest Of her children.
c6ildreu, and with heartfelt gratitude do I
acknowledge it-with all ny hearts devotion DO
ackT owledge II. l can never repay tie obliga-
tiors Which feel owe to her. What shall Ken
lucky do--our country--cur magDanimous old State
what slall che do in this great ciithis trial Of our
nsion's faith Shall We follow the Seceesi0ts g.
she'll join in the experimental Government Of the
South or shall adhere 70 the tried Government Of
the Union under which hve--under which our
fathers lived ard died csll upon You 10 bear wit
ness, IA candid, truthful men--do you know OF any
wrong that the Government has ever done you Can
you any instance of wrong suffered on account
of your with tie great Union of which You
Gre part Kentucky herself came into existence
under the ConstutioD-and under The Union that she
still clings TO. Under its protection sae has gown
from handful of pioneers arr few hunters to the
noble State that sbe now sin every passage Of her
history maintaining her character for honor and fidelity
for devotion to truth, devotion to country-seekng
at whatever distance, at whatever sacrifice, every
battlefield upon which the honor and the interest Of
her country were 10 be cOmbatted for. That il old
Kentucky. Fearing none-feehng herself In influences
and Pc Ser irresistible in the right cause, ire,ibe in
defense Of herself, she has gone on and prospered.
Where il the man Of Kentucky that fears that any
body viii come here to take sway our rights from
US. Oar self-poesesson and character is founded
upon this conscious ability 20 defend ourselves
that there is none 50 bold as to ATTACH us,
Now what, ! ask again. Is Kentucky TO dol This IL
question upon which many Of u.s. feo.-cizens, differ
in opinion. came not here to-day 70 reproseh any
one for his opinion came to argue the matter with
my feow-eitizens and 70 present my views the sub
ject as ore of the pc 10 Of kentucky. We should
council yetBer OCCASIONS. No man should be
entirely given up 70 bis opinion in such matters He
should ten with respect to the arguments Of all. IL
ia the good of the country that is at stake, and the
opinions Of al should be heard and determined upon
calmly and disyassivnately II we diier, IL is only
about the of advancing the interests OF thae
country. What will gain by ing Of with this So
cession movemen;--tlis experimental government le
il rot hazardous experiment Can seven States well
bear all the expenses that must arise ont OF the niin-
tensnce of armies, OF naves the expenses OF state
Government like with like expenses They
must have PRECEDENT. They will probably not give
him q lees salary than give our President. ihey
must have Congress. They will not give tleir Cons
grtssnen lees than We give Ours. lhey must nave al
the reinue all the derert departments ofgovernnens
and thew will not place them think at less cost than
we can The army and navy, the expenses OF which
oar legislators frequently conf LAM without being able
to dimiuish, that they must have aso. How can