New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-23

the poll'heN, r.5rit too that he would have I.
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60 worship the Co1-lruhon' Au1 '',9 oOi'' :, b"
10 hoen our IA ion2I ''i'l' "iu .'"'' - ~
ionB o0 Tin, oat oar uhiiouai RUN.
wnyW w c-"oses many and aggnvales moro OF our
ii !, i not ifUe that cur onentC'ioh-Worsilp
sNh: ,a5 yvjthsMveIy IL is nevertheless true t,"t
Ci.sha Tte SO many OH ers is set Gu he OF that
t1 ., 1fe Constitution being the pofulaily Hc'
Lod ed proec OF Of slavery the great work Tor
Si",erv to DO was TO deepen and spread ms wor.EP
~ me Constitution. Perhaps on 10 mihu mas ',is
" 80, leen done more successfully ard fatally
Uor ~, the INGENIOUS and Ieye i've NINA OF 'ne
p'csi1ont SO that now when lie ls III p0sl'loh u
sove rs. country and when too ne las a Ae'rt 70
eovo H. lis education ueyeitleess cohyels Iiul "
ID Il. Tsuglt 10 cOR'oud the CONSTITUTION WIN
4he country and 10 regard slavery as the le'ei.G.
cnre az the Constitution he necessarily DeoNes t,t
In savine Slavery he l. saving Tue eouuuy. tn"'
Saver is the de IDLY enemy OF We country san ne
40 rlce in a mind edu, aied 10 look upon slavery az
the ret proteee OF tie Constitution, anu 'ne |ohsl-
tntieu to be all one with he county
W., ,ons, he the Presidents answer 10 the cues.
ticn-Nhv lie could have hls Marshals lus9e the
- ;oyy,ots what but that the coUtry iSl8very
70 -; 30 Constitulion ard lie Constitution being
-, oi,b ,be country Gia1e II Necessary! What to
- he same answer TO the qussiion-why he can
su.;iIrly employ bis GenerGlsi And what also but
,he zane answer 10 the qGeslion-why lie suffers
flor without his sui.erance IL would not bel the
washington CITY Pn1On 10 lie CfON Oci with scores
OF these ha} less oues} 1hat aeearsed prison
Among the most pleasant TcwenbrJuces a my tIiei
Congressional lie my suc ess IN getting out OF
/. the black man Noah IL .uson. Wam were my
tbapSs to Gov. Akin and Col. Orr ioI tie help they
gave No!
said that this Consiiuion.wosh ship is not peculiar
20 the President. Read Yesterday speech If Sena-
tor TrumbGil OF Illinois proof that lie Is 10 less
addicted 10 it, and for proof tiDt tie Iail,n would
have been no better of lad lie been tie President.
TnIly 90 agree wi bin that the provisions OF the
Constitution IRE ample n war well as II peace,
sDd that its iniracti0n s Of 10 Tine Necessary am
lot an opponent Of tue Consultation. have probd-
bIy made dozen speeches .OT II where tie Senator
has made one and written dozen pages iorit where
fohtinp tits battle in behsf of Constitutional lib
efv IL bebooyes us espeCi.ly 10 see 10 II tba tee
Constitution receives no oetriment at our hands:
and win. Ne also saws, We viii have gained but
little In sappressng the ln-urecilOt ii IL Oe u! the
exveuse of The Constitution which he says this he
grimes 10 the Constitution an ian OTlant g WHEN
does rot belong TO it. DENY that our object IN the
war is to save the Constitution from detilment or
even from destruction. deny our cDlcct is we
uDlnteTcsiiDg and Lille one 81 saving ri OF "hith
not one American ia one iuDGrgd has read lie whole
Of ana which not one American IN one thousand
uyes is mind ana much less It's LeaIt to-ald BET
ter Que than which thousand men in the country
are capable OI writing. On tie contrary we are IN
struggle TO tie country, aud TO save ~ 100 az
whatever hazards TO the Cohsutu ION or 10 aught
else. We are to cave from conquest and from the
ests the highest aud the humbl st-or fields aud fer
este her waters and mountains, her temples AID
schools her loved bones Of tie living and Der scarce
iy lees loved, and even more sacred, homes Of tie
avad. AL these we aIe TO from dI.hOnOTable
trsnser:-and the remainder OF the great elements
which 20 10 make up Countrywide IeuIl and the
genius and priucilles Of their GOvernment--we ere
20 save from tarbarous and ruthless destruction.
These ore Che things Tor which are vGgnC ttls
War with stupcndOus and unmingated crime. These
sre the sources from vi ch draw our aspiration:
aud the Senator is poorly employed in attempting to
turn away from them 10 the dry breasts OF 'he
Constitution. The Constitution his lis value--its
great value In the present crisis il is 10 be used
means TO save the country: and tie country must
not be involved In even he slightest Danger for The
sake Of saving the Contribution. Our great under
living principles of Free Government will reproduce
Constitutions often there shall be occasion for
;heir Reproduction. Yes, and we are only trne to
those principles every new Constitution will be an
Improvement upon It's predecessor.
l would always consent to fling away the whole
Constitution rather than retain IL, II 1t necessarily
operates the lose OF any OF the pOssessons tie
damage Of any of the rights or interests which are
essentially c1mprised in the true definition OF the
word country. bad r4tie loose ten thousand Com
stitutions than lei the Cataract OF Caiarsets pass
FROM ont our national lluits. Aye, would rather
lose them than lose bue Minnehjlia. None would
consent TO lOse tie Father OF Rivers at any price:
but would no; retain The Constitution in exchange
for the least river that waters precious American
f0il. Not only that highest peak of tie Rocky
Mountains where the inlrel Id "PathindeF planted
our national standard, but even tie humhlest bill
whic casts its shadow upon that soil is far dearer
nv patriotism than any Constitution. Yes, and
bad aiAer the COnstiluIOn all bloed out than
30 it used f it perri It's such ufe to rob the least
black baby OF lis least righs. Infinitely dearer 10
my patriotism az We'll IA TO my humanity is that
baby than aOy paper. The Constitution Is here to-
day and supIlauted to.rnOrfOW-aud probably by
better one. Bat the sacred nights # that baby are
slshuned III tie Great Heart OF Heaven and are
ehargeable aud eternal.
Ohno, the Constitution is lot the country. /, is
comparatively petty Thing. Ard if in tlis hour OF
their country deep danger The people be lal-
led by no other or 10 stronger cry than TO tie
tOIstitnsi0n, len beyond doubt both country and
Constitution viii be Lost. IL not for Constitu.
Zion Int for country that our Revolutionary Fathers
fought. They bad country before they had Con.
stiuiior; ard they loved it as well before az they
cid aer Ii W u not lie faid that il was u e tDii
end doll "Arlicles Of Confederation" which 70
wrought upon their spirit But IeIbaps it will be
said taat it was tie Declaration II Independence"
admit lie power over them; aud L would that il
mad such power over We would not have teen
sn the straits in, had that paper been 10
US as II 10 them, the supreme Constitution-the
Constitution Of Constitutions. But were we 10 ad-
nit that tie Revolutionary Fathers fought for
CcnsutUtiOn--the DecaatiOn OF INDEPENDENCE being
thur COnstitlti0U-yes there is no comparison be-
tween ours aid tbeirs-ours which bat furnishes NIT
cLinery for the working Of Gov, rnmeLt and theirs
an whose principles lice tie very GOAL OF all free and
righteous political government.
Nothing can be more shiyeli0g 10 our patriotism
shan 10 call IT away fro the 1--we and ins iratiops Of
county 70 this exaggerated importance Of a mere
paper. The Swiss will peril all 10 rave the dear
mountains and valleys and homes Of Switzerland.
b't 10 no such pitch OF enthusiasm can tLey be
wrought by call 10 keep Themselves within the pre-
81 SHe hhiis OF pager in which, if thev have one
1ihe ours, theIe II neither soul teniIAent, and