New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-04

cares and responsibilities. It il not an eternal
attempt to gid treason, and varni'h disloyalty'
and lacker crime. 1t 10 not ingenious sophls'
try and curious special pleading in behalf oil
those who have brought the land to this dire
extremity. 1t is not On experimental tamperine
with law, to try how far disafectlon may go
without mourning penalty. 1t il not petty
opposition, the vent Of personal spite' 10
" laws the most wholesome and necessary ior
" the public good-laws OF immediate ana
pressing Importance" 1t is not jealousy o'
the President. 1t is not an ungenerous GUS
picion of the patriotism of fcllow-Senator', and
reiteration of stale calumnies against them.
II ia not craven hankering for dishonorable
pencc and arrangements which it would be
idiocy to call adjustment 1t is not gu over
seu,itiveness lest men who under the law
have forfeited oil rights, may not be treated
with as much consideration as if they were
Immediately innocent. II is not that eau
tiousness which cares little for the rights OF
Northern white men, but trembles at every
whisper of black emancipation. 1t is not that
juridical perspicacty which makes felony Of
opinion, and mere misdemeanor Of overt acts
of violence, fraud, cruelty and oppression. 1t
is not that tctchy opinionativeness which. be-
ginning in Illuminating concessions to the Slave.
Power, has ended in absolute hatred OF those
who are not ready to follow that Power ipto
the slough Of revolt.
We do not pretend TO understand what Mr..
Davis meant when he said: "a majority oil
I" the people think The Senator from Massa'
/" chusctts disloyal;" but we take upon our
selves to say that majority OF the people
think nothing of the kind; for if they do, they
have yet to give the smallest indication Of such
an opinion. The only apology for 30 asper'igc
an insinuation is to be found in the opinions Of
Mr.. Sumner upon the matter Of the Fugitive
Slave act-a piece, at best, Of laundering aud
clumsy legislation TO which We must bow, but
which no consideration of loyalty can force us
to call beautiful. Does the Senator from Ken
lucky see no difference between this estimate.
legal or moral, Of statute, and that frenzied
crmnality which assaults oil the foundations
of law, and gives over half the country TO the
horrors Of civil strife If so, the tribe Of
those who strain at gnat aid swallow a
camel is not yet entirely extinct.
There is a loyalty which, while It Desires
peace, as the sign OF stability and the pledge
of prosperity, finds in the very iersor OF ITS
devotion thousand reasons for distrustng all
who pipe the nnc.en. pastorGls Of compromise.
There is a 10y atty which does not at all coInprc-
bend and no more relshes that perrersiiy o!
captiou,ness which refers all these Humberless
troubles which have come upon MS TO few
Abotionsts in Boston, to one man IN the
Senate, and TO mere handful OF Representa-
tiyes in the House. Such method Of debate IN
times like there il "a obs0cte as the trial by
ordeal or the rules Of the witch.findcri. There
is loyalty clear-sehted ard conscientious,
which finds the real cause Of this rebellion IN
tie natural antagonism OF Slavery and Democ-
racy: aud which, while it dePlores the fantastic
tricks fpur.e-proud demagogucs and nrlStocratIc
patriarch. still adherrs through all doubt and
Encouragement, 10 the simple Justice and egul-
table beauty Of the Constitution.