Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-01-23
Speaking by Authority.


The New York Tribune of last Thursday,
announced in an Editorial article "authera- I
tatively, that President Lincelh is not in fa-
vcr of making concessions 20 the slave power,
either pretended concessions or. real conces- !
sions," and adds away then with The idee ef
tinkering the Fugitive Slave Law, or ofieger |
demane with New Mexico, or of combining
Carsou's Valley. Utah, Pixies Peak and Da-
kota in single incongruous state. These
are hostrums not suited to the disease to be
cured" II Greely really makes'the above an
pouncement auth oyGta:frely, then the country
has but little TO hope for. from the incoming
administration. It will favor coercion and
ignore the idea of compromises and conces-
sions for the sake of the Union. We are re-
luctaut to believe that Mr.. Liucoln has deter
miued TO pursue a line of policy during his
administration which must inevitably end 10
the disembursement Of the confederacy, but
it is not likely that man occupying the
prominent position before the American Peo-
pie shat Horace Greely does would publish this
as an o6icial announcement Bithoe6 feiDg
authorized to do so
Greeiy is fanatic OF the frst magnitude.
! He is q monomaniac on the slave question,
aud it IS therefore impossible for him 10 rea-
sou nationally upon it If lie could to-mor-
rev stir up a seEvi!e insurreetion among the
slaves IL the Southern States. aud turn that
portion of the Union into desert he would
DO so. Mr Lincoln 10 making such an ultra
fanatic his confidential friend, and authori-
zing him to proclaim in advance the policy
he will parsue during his administration on a
question of vital Importance to The country
proves that be is rot a conservative Republi-
eau. or even a shrewd politician. If he is re-
ally determined to carry out Mr.. Greedy,
programme, then the fourth of next March
will b. the darkest day the Americsn peopl,
ever bchcid 1t will be the beginning of an
administration determined To crush out sla
very, and deprive the Southern people o
their most sacred Constitutional rights. Tht
result oe the course indicated would be, tha
all the Southern States would at once uDIt
for mutual protection and self defence. Thei
would come the attempt on the part Of th
administration at coercion. The first OloV
struck in this effort would be the death kne'
of liberty in the New World, and the CON
meucement of sanguiuary struggle, such G
the world has never witnessed Aithoug
there is but little 10 Mr. Liucoln's autecedent:
to justify Us iD believing that he is not a far
attic of the Greedy school, yet We still boz
that before the time of his Inauguration. /
will become aroused to a proper sense of th
i, solemn responsibilities of the position he
about TO assume. and determine to be a h;
tional aRd not e sectional President. Ii
allows himself TO be surrounded, advised au
controlled by such men as Horace Greely.
will not be long in accomplishing the destru
: ton of the only really free government nc
-, In existence, and The curses of the future &c
erations Of maukiod viii pursue his memo
- It'll the last syllable Of recorded time. v
have no disposition to condemn him in a
. vance. and therefore deeply regret that he b
p authorized Mr. Greely to make the announc
iu meps We have quoted above.