The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-05-24
Peace aud iss Rrtends.

Friends Of Peace" Is q title complace cently
arrogsted TO themselves by the Free State avn .
pathizers with the JkrF. DAVIS reh .lli)n.
Senator BAYARD wants peace. BES. Woop
delights in pesce. Nay, this sentiment il
not confrsd TO the Free States; for JErp.
himself absolutely dotes on peace lie is so
ford OF II that he has a great mind not TO take
Washington, though tho volunteer portion Of
his forces have enlisted for nothing elss. In
fact, every one wants peacs We only differ as
to the terms. Some want it with tho Union;
some without-s terious divergence while
other rome, who would prefer either Union or
Disunion with real and lasting peace to deso-
lating civil war, insist that such peace Is only
possible on a basis which recognizes the Right
Of the Nation TO BE. Let us look at the mat
ter q moment from the stand point Of these
The city Of New York, with Long Island,
Staten leland, Wsstchostcr, Rockland and Put
nsm COunties-in other words, New York below
the Highlanes-contsins population Of about
1,5OO goo, which has doubled within tho last
twenty years. IL ia surpassed in population by
but nx, and in trade and wealth by still Tower
OF the states now omposing tho Union. II has
peculiar interests and impulses, and is apt to
differ In politics from tie residue Of the present
empire state. Its dcm,gosues have often
Threatened its severance from the residue and
its erection into a separate State. No one
doubts that 1t possesses the elements OF such
separate existence; and, though we cannot
doubt that The separation would no q grave
mistake, VIC maintain the inalienable right OF
its people to 80 k 1t Whenever they shall 800 II
ami to urhc 1t by all legal and constitutional
means.
But suppose ii were 10 ignore these and resort
TO violence, usutpation, insurrection-that a
cabal Of its Democ 'atic politicians cut Of place
were TO declare these countries severed from the
o'd and erected into new state, were to pro.
claim FERNANDO WooD or some ono else its
Governor aud wcro to proScol and seize the
state fuuCs deposited in our city backs the
state arms stored in our city Grmory, Sc, &c q.
snd to arrest imprison torture, ami hang Ill
who sh. uid uitclaim their autboIi anu I'D
themselves still citizens Of the old EGipi' 5 ate,
would IL answer for tho state aud her loyal cit
lions to acquiesce in the SEPARATION Would
such acquiosCenCe secure pcacel Would IL
not, on tho contrary, iniuato aud To- citi.
mi2c eternal anarchy ard war For, were
this secession to bc quietly submitted to all
must resliZB that IL would bs folio we'd b, al
other and anoih,r Every defeated party in a
lotly contested election would un lrrtake to
take the section ia which il prciomnstcd out
ci the state: every local grievance like that o.
the Anti Renters, woU.l seek redress through
reputation Of t.i1 .a'Cs authority, ani tho
iu'vi'ih,o eid would be universal chao, and
chronic dissolution. Under such rulc, prop
c.ty woul vanish, industry llngui b. and tho
ohly right practically recognized would bc the
light uf the strong haud. Hence, if We ra-
garhcd the division Cf our state a. an unmi xed
| good, we should still insst that II can only
| be safely, rigbtfullp effected through he con-
sonting action II tho state as it is sui OF tho
/ Union IJiD1af