New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-26


ess, others by priyaion, others again on the field
battle brsvely fighting for hberty-l AN moved WIZ
4 feeli,g for which no expression would be appro-
pirate but The silent eloqueice of tears.
Sir history bas no brighter age in all her lone
annals than this / say }, wiho { hesi'ancy, 81
though l am tue Representative OF Kansas Oh tbs
1oor
Il il recorded Of the chivalric bat l-fated peopl'
OF Polu6 that they stood up 9, Her and ere's',
work for Europe aqiost the swell log lide Of i9ide
iny.dets who In the Seven eenth Century tlieal.
ened to overw elm the civilization OF that continent
tirllar record VIII be made by the pen u im'
parfis history to te sgify 10 the TRANSFER hero
lem ct INV no6ie friends and constituency. IL s,al
&c said Of them that though lew la number, Limited
! ia means, surrounded by enemes far away froi5
friends and ieeniorceuepts they yet STOOD az, Ike
wall Of sd,man,, against a power which wiriged
the resources of nation OF tEiny ni.ous, baked u
OF its prey and sayed continent 10 iieedon aDG
civilization. Such is the inscription which The eier
raj page will bear iu letters vi light, regarding The
TRANSACTIONS TO which refer; and traci'iolmy song
aud story STALL celebrate TO pUsterty tue worth u
their deeds which today may find 10 recognition.
| In what has beea said we may see two methods OF
cIehiog-OEe by reasoning, p'f0r,, ana the Cther
by inference from bistory-alike inculc ng tie one
lesson, 10 wit: ,be folly Of attemp iug TO hold Slav.
rs in subordinate position, or 10 place " where "
vii be in courfe Of Ultimate extinction. IL tena
,Ous OF existence, aud iis very esis ence I'M hes
,ule; and TO make Ills secure IL ia neverfsilipg
motive. Security is what il wants-Dot security
ud a.iling OF degrees Of come more, most-posi I've
sec ray, comparative secnii.y. or superi.ive re-
car.ty-but ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Hence, nuiiniteu
20 yer will alone snfiiec it. No truth IN history
brought more directly bone to US ihan Ills Lehlent
iy, patiently, iodugeutly, extensively, ana iany,
nave we tried the experiment.; aud nov We rave In
lesson Numbered In cars from he cannons inou ~
Aud therefore Lord John Russell was Ieriecuy
correct in saying, a. lie did few weeks ago, n
Newcastle, with respect TO this country tba'-
"su7posug This COZ ended by the reron Of It's differ
ptrts tina the Su should 10 euer sgau Win al
h, sbts Of tie Coosidon snoul We not 'gn p''e tst
isd suhect Of Slsve-y brDugt IN along w'h thel-,ha
a, Later cease ion the ace Of the
ssrhl Vel then gsnteneu a. you vii see IN. qlrIfr
wh Mr. Liscon last eeeiioa carp II thr peIt, ard
TINS thu quarrel would sud Per5aps iO ch
wsr follow"
Lord John Russell ia substantially right in this
rspe,t. Let tlis Plan Of the Authorization for
bringing back the seeded States on The old bais be
realized and We shall he preelsely where We We're
at the commencement OF t1is struggle. Slavery
aight pOssibl, De satisfied with Mr. Lpcon's polly
to-day but whit would not tc-moIrow inevitably
dis,l6sei II might possibly, willie suffering tom
the Dis er Of sccessiol regard it, si'uatiOn Olertbly
satisfactory ia tue Union ON aluos. any terms. but
once recovered from tie shOck Of Ito oeieat, woeh
it not a am develop its ambitious and aggressive
ra'uss with much virsisncs a. eyefI No one e'in
doubt Il. Hence, shouii thi, policy prevai nothing
ia more denOusrlby clear than tnat the future lie
,ory OF this country viii re lize tie very troa
blrs OF which 30 gieyousiS complain IN our past
: and which calmiuated N tie overwhelming eAiAnlty
o-crsil war. After the lapse Of Ilfle time, when
,be ttrile Of The present hour shall have ,onpoeed
itsf 10 rect he old monster will again come form
iron. lis sif ~ every ate ia the South we shhlI
have tits and thai for the benefit Of slavery
SCI M ia a test IN oil the Il eios fer STATE Legisiu-
ture for Governor, for re 1ibcr Il Congress, for
. n. IL Hose
,arditae e. WILL of course, be chOten VINO are most
ultra in their Pro-Siay cry tendencies.
I II Mr. Holt, or Mr.. Johnson, or Mr.. Garlic, or
other men hse them, 90 not squne M - tie Highest
standard OF So1iher- xaion, they VIII tie soon -
a.9e a. hose shO 90 will take taeir places. The
pre,identa. election viii be controlled IN the 5 ine
wav. /. viii he treason 90 the South 20 vote Tor Il
Northern man, nnlr.s ie j, a NofIheru man with
souttein principles" Their chosen candidate VIII
be he one who gives the best proofs OF III devotion
I 10 the South. Here, them will again be generated
that species Of ollieian known as lie doug hisce
Those st The North who in times past, sooniniou.ly
thgay themselves lown ~ the feet II The snveholl-
.rs, es "rngd,iils," 10 pave the edihcs of Their
power. Will again pass into the teryice OF ihat
! - olvarcby." Northern Hr,ilty aud Southern an
roganee viii grow space; and from one cemsnd TO
another, from one concession TO another, they viii
advance until tle disorder again reaches III criss,
when another eSI losion vi ensue the Anti slavery
element will F.-e into power MS before by reason "
]
will b. agin inperiled ia consequences of which II,
with, perhaps its alies, VIII again fly 10 aims Gts
natural resort, aud tie country will again be To-
voly,d ia the borgors OF civil war. Tbs Is The IN
evitable Jon aud reaction OF our present. system
Tte movement while Slavery Lasts, Is one which
proceeds upon .tural laws, us as memorable as the
/ laws which govern the movements Of the Ilanels.
IkAy cannot be counieracted BY any sort Of political
/ .S,s fdemain.
! Nor dos IL improve the case In the slightest de-
gree that all this will he done through men aud Or
aanLatIon. heretofore dear TO the people ~ repre-.
senting better cause. Circumstances change, ana
I meu change with them; Tut principles change not.
Men NAV not see, eeeiug may not believe. Agnln
men nav be willing for the sake Of power, 20 dis-
card the principles which they once stood pledged.
Or they may never, in hct, have been Pledged TO
principles in themselves, but OILY 10 certain ap ca-
lions Of them.
The resolving force Of the war may turn the spift
Of Slavery into new boty, with new head and feet
and hands The cid persosset OF the oh Sarohy may
lie entirely displaced Hunter and Macon, aid Sill
dell and 1oombs, and Stephei aud beaureearo, hhu
eit and Pryor AID the whole array OF the present.
may pass into eternal oblivion, and new names be
substituted in tLeir stead; names 1t may be, Ia many
Instance, which have been, and are even now as
soca,ed with .ur own in political action. Bat tfis
i'll not improve tue case. Slavery VIII be Slavery
s,. Organizations cannot change IL, though II may
chsngs them. Nor mems names. nor party
usues change il. Ii may enroll itself under lie
Flag Of or 1ion,' and turn its face frou Rich
mond 10 Wash ston. II may gather around the
parlieus Ct ths White House. Instead Of the Conied.
crate marion. II may bow TO Abraham Lncola as
the god Of its dol,try rejecting its present IDOL on
the banks of the James River. But IL will, never.
theiess he sure to come into our Senate ard House
of Representatives; il will be sure to come into our
Electoral College, IL will be sure to come iato our
National Conventions; and it will be 10 be fe.t
wherever IL is. II will vote for Slavery. 1t will
vote for Slavery frat, and for Slavery Last, and
always for Slavery. II Abraham Lincoln would be
rec ected President, lie must secure the vote OF