New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-25

erDment-hnd the coercion Ol toceo WuV see"
bv force 10 overthrow it s an indispensable con-
dition o. its exhtence. To soy that STATE
must uot be coerced is just like saying that no
person shall obey writ unless it nceordS with
bis personal convenience aud choice to do 80.
All Government rests on the ultimate idea ot
force TO make it's dictates respected. Ii
State does not choose to be coerced, she must
yield ready obedience TO the laws, aud not un'
dertake to coercs the Union. But in fact the
outcry against coercion was raised BY those
intent on coercug tho Nation, and who hao
commenced the higb.banded seizure OF ito iors''
arsenals, armories and sub.treasuries. to tha'
precise end.
-" You must not inrode State" waa the
next dodge. bir. Bucbanaus AttOrneJ'Genera'
lent bimself TO this juggle, and men who ought
20 have known better were for season De-
wlered BY it. But there ia no foot OF the Ter
ritory of any State which is not also territory
of the ITpjou--none on which tho Federal Gov
ernment has not as perfect . right to stand IS
the Stots Government has. Maryland was not
Invaded by tbs passage over her soil OF Northern
Militia on their way to defend the Federal Metrop.
oils; but the rights Of the Union were loully invaded
ben portion Of those troops wero treacherousiy
murdered in the streets Of Baltimore. Virginia
y as not invaded when the soldiers Of the Union
occupied her soil for the double purpose oi repel'
ling thence threatened attacks on the Federal
capital aud suppressing formidable insurrec-
ton against tue constitutional authority of the
Federal GovernmeDt-sgaiust tho very lie OF
the Nation every soldier OF the JEFF Davis re-
bellion in arms on that soil uas trespasser,
8, law-breaker, and a traitor; but the Union
soidicrs we're no more Invaders 10 Virginia than
in MARYLAND, or ia Mari land than in Massschu'
setts, 80 long as they stood there in obedience
IN the constituted authorities Of the country
mud for the defense OF The National Life.
-"Ah! but don't destroy the States - Is lne
| last position TO which tie tenPorzers have Ie-
treated "The UniOn has no power to destroy
ga State" No, neither - coerce, nor 10 IN
yade. nor to destroy one, so long as she iu'nn'
bar constitutional obligations and obey' the
laws, if abe "rUshes nadly from hef sphere
!, ia ,be not the Nation, that cOeTces, in7ade''
and DESTROYS. At this very hour, the States oi
Georsis, South Carolina, &c, are engaged as
.yeh in a desperate end disbolical Irugg'e 10
dsstroy The American Republic That entity,
corporation, or whatever you Pease !" term H.
lnovn 70 mankind az the State Of Georgia, Ia
every day dragging Union men from their
as,d, their shops, their dwellings, snd com
Mailing them to Ggbt fJr The destruction Of
,hs American Union. Not less than Three
Hundred Thousand Men are this day under
arms for this purpose, and more are being
I'll blessly forced into the Rebel service, at the
rate of Thousands per day. There are not le's
than One Hundred Tnoussnd good and true
Tniou n,en today 10 arms for the Rebellion
co- no other reason in the world than because
tbeir respective States command and compel
Them b. be-. They neither love, respect, nor
,-nr the Rebel President and Coogpm: they
do respect Tie State authorities they hnye aisnJs
regarded IL their rgh.iul rulers; md by these
suthorit.es the contcupti0a Of all White malice
between z and % years Of age is now being
eof,r,ed II the Union ,hall b. oSerthrown'
n.. ,yiu Ia tie work Of the State authorizes
-of ths States az bodice polite and corporate.
MI ~ Jobu Letcher, Frauci' ". PieSen',
I.bam G.. Harris, and the rest az individuals,
but by virtue OF their authority 80 Governors
Of States, has the Republic been brought 10
the brink Of destruction.
Thes. iects demsnd thoughtful attention
and prompt action. II tho Pro-Sayery jour
nalsts and politicians Of lhe Free State, are
70 bs believed, every thing goes on swim
miuglg. snd the Rebellion il soon % collapse and
come - an end. It may be so--we hope il
is-but we cannot repress grave apPrehcnfions
that thoso who eVince such auJiety 70 save
Slavery are peril.ng the salvation Of the
Republic. 10 seems to ut = decree Of Fate
or Isther, Of wise and jult God-tnat Tie
Union or Slavery must lie, and that 70 cling
70 ths one il % endanger and probably .hcrI-
fee tie other. Ard if it be Necessary 10 clear
away tie wreck which the Rebel States have
made. IN order 70 rave tho Nation, es prsy
our rulers 10 act before il ,hal b. forever Too
late.
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