New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-01
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Government aud of it, officisls the only indexes
of national sentiment 10 which foreigners have
cess We sbal rejoice 10 find that all these deceive
Us, but their concurrent indications force us to the
conclusion that England has ia this great struggle
taken the side of lawessness, of Slavery, and OF
violence, from selfish and disbonorable motives.
Ills IL a conclusion to which we have cone with
much the same reuctsnce that we should admit the
di-honor of "A gray-Leaded father. But how eau we
resist it
THE CHARACTER OF THE REBELLION.
We know the character of this rebellion. We
know that IL il unprovoked that is made simply in
the interests Of Slavery. We know that i has been
brought about by the long-coniinued Vaccinations OF
able but unprinciped meo; that il has been eonsum.
mated by acts of the grossest fraud, treacnery, and
spoliation We know that il Is directed to the over
throw Of just, equal, and beneiicent Government,
and that in all human probability, Its success must
be attended by the greatest evils for generations TO
come. Ii may be said that our English brethren DO
not know or believe all this that they take very
different view of the subject that they persuade
themselves that Slavery has nothing TO do with this
conflict; that 1t is cont niou for power, or
struggle between tariff and anii-lar # party. Bat
why DO they so regard it Rom4biss refuse TO
| recognize III the German Reformation any religious
movement. Luther, Calvin, Lamer, and Cranmer,
according to them, were wicked men, governed in
their Resistance 10 the Church OF Rome By the basest
motives. They probably sincere in this convc.
lion, but to Professionals they not the les mex.
cusile for taking good for evil, OF for siding with
the evil against the good. 1t l. for the state OF mind
which Lead to the dominant judgment OF the English
peogle in favor of al unlusiiiable Pro Slavery re-
belIon that the Christian world must hold them ac-
cOuntate.
THE DOMINANCE OF THE SLAVE POWER.
Slavery has been abolished in tue dependencies of
France aud England, because the Shareholders were
tie minority. IL has in like manner disappeared
from all tue States of this Union, where non-save-
holders We're in the ascendency. Under me COnsu-
mtlon OF the United States, which prohibits all IN
terference by the General Government III the mu
ncipa affairs of the several SateS, Slavery was re-
cure. But this, many OF the Southern planters were
Flow to believe. They were afraid to trust to the
guarantees Of the Constitution, and therefore, as long
NJ leust thirty years ago. 1t was sAd tN rcpfeseh,
atye men, that 40 az the South ceased 10 control
the Union it must set up for itself. For the last
twenty years, disuuion has been on this ground
opelly advocated and skifu and persistent efforts
have been cOnstanty made to bring ne puohc mind
1T the South to this conclusion. The South, up TO the
election Of Mr. Lincoln. has controlled the Union
OF this there il doubt, and 1t Is often boastiaily
assered ~ proof OF tie inherent superiority OF the
South 20 the North. Although less than third OF
the free population Of the country, and possessing
less than a third of IT, wealth, II has had eieVen
Presidents out OF sixteen; seventeen judges Of the
Supreme Court out OF twenty-eght; fourteen Attor-
Eey Generals out OF nineieen siNty.one PRESIDENTS
vi tie Senate ont of seyenty.seYeU; twenty zone
Speakers of the Iouhe of Representatives, out OF
dirty -tnree; eighty foreign Ministers ON Of l3i
The ike disparity runs throughout all tie ohcers OF
the General Government. nothing can more clearly
eyInce the dominance Of the slave power III tie conn
ellis OF the nation. Our foreign aud domestic policy
Aas been in like subsection 10 Southern inhuenee.
There il nothing surprising or abnormal IN tnls lIe
,lay,hoders although q minority, have always held
the lalance OF rover. OF two CoHieudng candl-
dates he Was sure t. succeed who could secnTe the
southern vote. Everything, therefore. was pIoulied
aud given TO obtain that support. Beside ialst tie
,aye power has not Only been thus the arOier III all
struggles for place or luhuencc, Dat u bs ai"ayS
hrea ered disunion, II il not satisfied ~ lis de-
maud-. DiuuIon and its consequences nave ever
been regarded the most dire Of uationa. iiarlies
To avoid l., tie North Were willing 10 submit To
everything. 10 this day, Northern men would nave
lady allowed the South TO have every President,
twoirds Of all Offices Of trus and power to oon'roi
our commercial relations AT Der pleasure ana to nave
her own way IN everything. rather than Flk The &C.
mctijn OF our national unity and lie
he SOUTH Las always been treated rs spolit chJ,
10 winch tie other members OF Tue nanny gave up
for the sake OF pence. IL not u4tii her demands
touched the conscience Of the Nor b. that sop wac
5ut concession. II she loved slavery, she might
take what measures she cav nc 10 chefish ana err
uetuate H.. But when che demanded, as lie cOncl-
ion OF her continuance ia the Uuioo that tie nation.
IN q nation, shout love IT, sLouli sgaze aud extend
IL; that every foot OF the territory Of the tnled
SU,es, 20 long rs It remained under tue control OF
ne eltl bONtfbAclt, rhoilu DC tHiNS iciiatp'
that the area o. Slavery should advance whene' er
aud wherever he nation enlarged ils bound. .ics,
then the reason heart, ana conscience 81 the North
said NO!-yOu may hold slaves, # you please, but /
you shall not make slayeGoidelso OF IA. Is Was Tie
cause oi di-uniOn L. was the determination G. thr
So.h to convert all the Territories las distinguished
from he States into slave territory, and q require
he enactment of slave lave by tie General Govern
ment that Id to the refusal Of lie North ~ make
iuttLer concessions to tie slave power.
TIE INIQulTY OF THE SOUTH.
The leaders of this movement, oi course, advance
cct an reasons 10 Nindcdte TIE eAeIese Oh ihelr &
tuucd rlght 10 break up this Government They say
that the COMPACT has ben violated, that iugltiye
snves have not been restored, asreeaty 10 tie pro-
ysions OF the Constitution. and that the Constitution
itself was virtually annulod Oy the eect - OF Mf.
Lincoln. TIE cola lut about the non-renollloh OF
FUGITIVE slaves l. q mere preteNt Tie COton, or
Cnif States are so fir removed from the Northern
fuutie.s that they suffered Little noting from that
source. Besides, the Genera. Government has ever
Teen ilful - tie constitutional compact ia tbs ie-
g.rI Congress not OIL enacted q stringent lu-liNe
1--we law, bUt every deiaruitn OF the Goveumeut.
judicial ana executive, was strenuous IN carrying nj
into effect. ne Hon. MIR. Douglas ouce said IN bic
"A zee In the Sen,ae that for fugitive slave liber
ated 10y Illegal action az tie North, he could adduce
he ca,e al ton Northern tTecmon outraged al tie
south. A. 10 the abroglton Of the Constitution by
tac oci0n OF Mr. Lincoln. II can only mean, that
ih. ineruretaiou Of the Constitution given 10y the
extreme South WAS fepudilled 10y those who voted
Tor that gentleman. But when n Is remembered that
10 ,cutimcnt has been uttered 10y Mr. hncolI, US
! President, Nhic4 ie does not hold in common with
! Washington, jefferson, ard other founders OF our
Constitution, It is obvious that tits plea ID almost oe
void OF meaning. II plain tia, the South bas no
opuression 10 conpl,in OF She has always had more
tau beer due share ~ the approximation and III the
rNecutivc authority OF the coputgy. No act Of Con
gre.s OF any political importance has ever been
ra- "a without tte concurrence ot Southern men.
! The south has prospelcd-has increased in popula-
tou, wealth, ana power under the ueaeiceul opera
ar ti.. .ttau.l l,otpruueut. ehoider.