New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-21


who originated the Chicago platform ana determined
10 wrench from their brethren Of the South portion
Of their rights, now that the cup, OF ealamiIy
las touched our Gps, they, TOO, WIZ u!nh uctpen
of il before they are done with 1t, II they reiu'e
us the full enjoyment Of all onr CONSTITUTIONS
rights. believe that the remedy for tho evil OF the
election Of Mr. Lincoln viii be found wlbln lhe Cpoh
and under tie Constitution. If the opPosluon 10 MN
and La principles bad been c 10 themselves, re never
would have been elected as President, and, while we
cast bllme on the Republicans and ADOHtiobi w
cannot look orr own actions without say !hat
we are TO blsme; as tho result OF our VcAe lso
the Union has been severed, onr hrst men stricken
down by commercial calamity and the ia9off no
lonVer enjoys the fruits of lis toll we should rleht
in sckcl0h what we have done and Tor tne iutucuee
niue To stand by the Union and the neg OF ouf Cou
try. The seven seeding States nave ;o 80
the have formed a Constitution. Let I'D examine we
effect of Secession in ore Of these States ana snow o
manner in which Georgia was taken out. Iea9 Lo'i
a recent number Of The augusta Chronicle ana ''e"'
t,neR -
we contend and sys contend como the worst ior p
,ous erdpu the liberty ospe,h aud OF the press ~
from cebiousnes' by wen regulated public opniYn S 10
the gh 81 me pope the largest hoeiy GoinpuU Ir5is
public safety ard the penlaneIcc OF Organized sociey
rather strange to ind 0sinn'et aorf'e; s a.
DIS uson Tor surely crror must be inpOet Tlere Ien'2h -
free combat f. and wha, should msodtie' fear ercey
he aud how do love darkness rather 'hn so "a
And 80 come now to declaration Of what we regard as
cardinal tuihat least tTnth which we nse gL -
that the be formed shgsid Tet solely on me
Of the governed, and shaH rect there We can yps
yle ought be he source Of oe, We wen o. any one
living that tho whole o;emcu ?F sccson ond the !oiLon
of mes Government far at least Georgia concerned
proceeded only qpa, consent OF toe people Pe
through under circumstances ement and eiy Dy
6 a, bd GsIae rushing maidnns events Of tho hour the
election Of The 9Th January ho"cds falling ca N le Io.
vote Of OF 25UU or aud the night OF tat ec2n
Cooperate, uists had majority, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 'ne as IN
NEARLY 600 aud az absolute mory Of eeea Ge 5 the
deception, the Convention showed n'joHJ o. 81 S'
Bn ,hase tSps sfe past and we refer them to show The
reason why fictitious majority feared the ultimate ana uhe.t
appeal TO the source Of powe6e people, And call them 70
mind now feeling to DO cur imperative duty as me 81
the largest crcu alton the Confederate Stses ~ o,oe. 80
stu up suiie bu, to impress upon tie IN authority the NJ
Georgia Convention and the Confederate - "a
,rwad IA their work none deny. without sIplSl ana
direct authority from tie people The excuse was thai we ho
cessitics of tho demanded celebrity anu
ple their beit spoken, have sas'sined mem
Notwithstanding msBy objections tt tine now IN 9gI !a ,
ment that this as,unPton Of power shoud g d. ~"
people snoud spesk. soonri or later they nag. % ~
ents hour cannot always rule aud we ask hat sue
manen Constitution Proposed y me Mo NJ.
The cry neees 9r haste can no longer exist, aGa we 90
TS6t TO roysr hemIe YES probable from what we
can leaTn that the Permanent Constitution ~ DC
Ter Of prncipc i justice aud Of right wed0 most sdsntly
hope aud .ineeIsy believe hat no mere
oag rIovgi end zoe Miak hey Ia5f qi'sHb .l''n>d ~
tnoggh and require and lo'h
tb-t dcgstes And we require ti no, only e. u, sea sa
but became believe popular ratification VIII give s,ren9n
this Permanent Constitution let them submit 20 we o. the
people s, have election FOR ner Ce'renfon fof
union, harmony, ior strength ss this act Of ounce
And thus went one State ont of tie Union-agaiE5t
the voice Of the people who elected the delegates to
the Convention Now 1t IL said that majority OF the
popular vote Of Alabama cast against gong out,
bat so CHANGED that small majority Of the delegates
were for secession while the bulk were opposed to it,
and they took Alabama ont and refused 10 LET the peo-
lie have any voice in the matter. The vote OF Louis
lana against secession but the delegates sup.
pressed and took Louisiana ont against The wishes Of
tie people. In all elections there are some advantages
taken presume and in revolutionary times all things
cannot be regular but IN government resting upon
the yoe of free people We here zee that States were
taken out OF the Union against the voice OF the maoT
Ties of their citizens Those who favored secession in
these States were active, ardent jealous men, who
were determined TO take their Ststes out and cared
nothing abont the people for they intended, when out
to be- the governing pO yer Themselves and to tax the
people for the support Of their Government. 1h6se
men, without the voice Of the people, orsny authority,
elected members Of Congress who went To Montgom-
cry made n Provisional Constitution, elected Pro
virionaI President, put new government into
operation, and now DEFY the Union. They Ihaye
adopted too "a permanent Constitution, which
GEORGIA eays must be submitted TO the PEOPLE;
but they have not done ii, and they may or they may
not submit il. This revolution in seven States being
accomplished they have proceeded TO levy taxes
Federal forts, arsehals mnts, custom-hOuses, and other
property grant parole 10 soldiers aud officers when cap
ued and sent home that they shall not again until
regularly exchanged prisoners Of war in fact they
are Government de tGr'0 rs much the rest Of the
United States. How ia II with the Border States,
Tennessee ard ArkaDsasI Now, We know what Diff
Cuties We have had there have been agents and SYM
patizers with the Secession movement IN Kentucky,
and tho came movements that carried cut tie seven
Cotton States have been practiced IN all the Border
States, and have been agated until our trade il
destroyed, and prospects for the future nearly
ruined. attribute the great Of these caianites
TO the Republican Platform, with lie free soH free
lslfVn III xagtn, Ham
ocmic party and the running of three candidates Thus
the Republicans were enabled TO triumph and the Sc
cessoIs were enabled TO take these Suites ont of the
Union against The will of the people in most If not all
Of them Now, gentlemen, Virginia felt seriously In
his matter, and called upon the eight remaining
Bordec States and lle Free States 10 send
10 Washington 20 what
new guarantees and securities could be OBJ |
aimed for the rights Of the South; Virginia, the
State Of Washington, Jefferson, and Madison, the |
loD.f q sat snan, lad slill heart OF love for the
Union; she appealed 10 the States and they answered /
ler call and al Washington, though twenty states
were represented, there were but seven Slave States,
a Arkansas did not send delegates at Washington, we
net them. That was II noble appeal Of Virginia to |
he States chat had elected Lncoln-it was an appeal
o their Justice and the love Of the Union and 1t was
10, made in vain. NewJersey responded iavora6iy'
70 did Pcnnsy lyaia through live out OF seven OIL her
delegates who all had voted for Liucolui 50 did Ohio,
~ i've out of seven all of whom, but one, voted for
Lincoln. Our neighboriug State Of Indiana sent i've
Republicans and L did not seem to me that there were
nv Democrats Wbies, or Americans on that eide OF
he iver-siill ten Of these wero ready TO grant con-
assons 10 the south and the State delegation finally
decided no! 20 vote on the main propositions. Illinois,
he state OF the President Mr.. lincoln, cent five dele
,ates I'LL of whom had voted for him, but three OF
hese maintained that the Southern States were en-
lid 10 new guarantees in the new condition OF things
md one of them said to me that no sacrifice was
100 great for the preservation of the Union. Kan
,as was divided but there were two noble spirits
rom that State who said we were entitled to additional
guarantees and they were ready to give them. The
treat State of New:York sent delegates by her Repub
lean Legislature and five ont Of the eleven were for
Concession, and giving Us Of the South everything we