New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-07


he establishment Of strong, consolidated, cen,ra
soyermept Look at the courto you have taken
.ince the outbreak Of the rebellion. IL was Lanfd
hat when The necessity Of vigorous aetion Piesseu
lpop rs, the Government was cl0tned WIN eNn I
binary mowers, A its duties and responsibilities
lpcreased, liz hands had TO be strengthened Bnt u
might indeed have Teen exI ected that the people Sc
well as tie Government would treat WIZ
scrurulous respect those fundamental guarsn'eoo
Of our rights and liberties the achievement OF .he
preservation of which we're so often IN the b's.y.!
of the world bongit at the price Of bloody revolu-
lions. Outside of this Republic, and, l have DO
doubt irtide OF il ulso, it was remarked wro souo
surprise that The writ OF habeae corpus, the hoeiv
of The prese the authority OF the ci, courts o Jus
lice were In come cases rather cayaiie:Iy den'. W.
How easily il il forgotten tnat you 'aoho' pc ,bo
apothsr's iigbis to be i1iiDeed without Pa'ius 'so
way for a violation OF your o"ni L 10 no. 80
exaggerate the importance Of these occurrence
can Well understand the violence Of popular req NJ
nent az well az the urgent necessities pressing
unon those who stood at tie helm. Bat most ear
peslly warn YOU that condition OF thugs PRODUCING
fu h necessities must not last TOO long, leS' u
bad habits Iappausel tho habit Oh dls'1saihah
these Fundamental rights on side, and The bao'
of permitting them TO be violated on tho other. III
nav opiuion The manner Of treating is eneinies s lbe
true test of the tendency OF aGovernlDent. IL hhy
lie questionable whether we can niiord 10 suppress
rebellion in tue sarne way and with The same means
in and with wnlcn the NlnB VI nuef'eo VS. ~ w.
habit of suppresaing them, but II Is certain that We
can not afford to initiate him in bis manner Of nam
iaiaiag the restgbiished authority OF The Govern
ment. lCheersl But now look at The tank before
you ] am willing to suppose that the Rebei armies
will he beaten aud dl-persed with greater ease ana
facility than az present deem IL poes,oie' iheh ,ne
,pr, of disoyalty must be eXiingui,hed the source
OF tie mischief NUT be stopped This cannot be done
by strategic movements and succefs in battle How.
then. is il TO be douel Take the State Of South
Carolina: You beat the Rebels defending lts soli
and occury the whole State with your troops
Armed resistance 10 tho authority OF the
United States becomes impossible, but you want 10
restore the active cooperation Of the people OF ooun
Carolina in The Government OF the ufikd STATES,
without which the restoration oil the on Greer OF
things ia impossible. Now, you either call upon Tue
people of South Carolina 10 elect new Stale auno'
f;es az their own. or you impose upon them q FRO
y,sonal Government, appointed by the President ~
Wa.bip gton In the first place tie people OF Sonlh
Csrolina--a large majority OF whom are disioyai,
and those who are not disloyal are not loyal either
Ianpau,el and to certain extent seem 10 be ineor-
tigible-are most likely to elect new set OF Secs
sionists 10 office. Ii will be reorganization OF
treason and conspiracy for you must know TINT
consriracos do only precedo rebelions, but also
follow uusnccesaful once. The new State Govern
men, is at once in conflict with the Federal auhori
ties. The latter find themselves counteracted and
cloaped IN every imaginable way; and after series
Of unsuccessful attempts to secure cordial and
Trustworthy cooperation, aier season oil uiesome
and fruitless wrangles, they find Themselves Obliged
10 resort TO sterner measures; then forcible cup
preston of every combination hostile ~ the Ubiop
close surveillance OF press and speech; martial iaw
where the civil tribunals are found insufficient; in
one word steady and energetic pressure OF force,
by which the Federal Government overrules and
eoerc,s the refractory State authorities. You will
see at once that if THE pre,sure be not
strong enough, il will not furuish the Govern
ment OF the United States the necessary guar
antics OF peace aud security; and If it be
strong enough 10 do that, II viii not leave
10 the State Government that freedom Of action upon
which our whole political fabric is based. Or you
follow the other cours. indicsted--institute proyi.
.ional governments by appointment from the Presi-
dent in similar 10 that III which territOriss
arc organized Then the General Governueut enters
into immediate relation with the people Of tie
reb Iious district While II leaves TO the PEOPLE the
election Of the Territorial Legislature, if may call
il Al, il controls the action Of that Legislature by the
veto Of the Executive, and tie rulings Of the
judiciary in regular and organic way. Thus mis-
chief may he prevented, the execution OF The laws
,.cured and the supremacy Of the General Govern
,nelt maintained by the Governments own agents,
until tic States be rcorganIed with safety TO q e
Union. Ibis plan may be preferable to tie Other,
ina,much as II will prevent the continuation Of
reteous intlIgurs aud facilitate The repression an'l
punishment OF dlsioyal practices WHO contiei
with lawfully instituted authorities bat 1t 10 evident
that such condition Of tbDgs cannot last long with.
out essentially changing the patnre OF our general
sysiem OF government. In either Gaze will be tie
rule Of force, modified by circumstances. ready
10 repect individual rights wherever subuis-
ZION IL complete, aud TO override them wher.
ever necessity may require II. DO not ray
that tAete things are less dangerous because
they aIe done with the assent Of the majority; for
the assent .! the people 10 consolidation VI power
i, the frat step toward ,ubversion Of liberty. ZAP
rlause But is indeed this Government, in strug.
cling against rebellion, in reestablshina it's author
itv reduced TO policy which would nearly obh,er-
ate the line separating Democracy from Absoluti.m
s really unable TO stand this test Of its character
Tor this in the true est Of tho experiment. II
democratic institutions pass this cri-is unimpsirod,
they will lie stronger than ever; il not, tho decline
will be rapid and IriomediaDe. But can they psss
T. unimpeiredl Yes. This Republic has her des-
tiny in her hands. She may transform her greatest
danser and distress into the greatest triumph Of her
principles Cheering. There wonld have been no
rebellion, had there not been desp0tlc interest III
compatible with the spirit of her democratic nsiitu-
tons Cheelsl, and sLe has the glorious aud inesti-
mabe privilege OF suppressing this rebellion by
bIging liberty instead Of ,sraining it great cheer
ingl, by granting rights instead OF violating them
Good Applause. / tball have TO speak OF
slavery, aud ] wish you would clearly under
stand me. i AN en- AniSavery man. lChsering.
An the moral impulses Of my heart have nvsde lne
60, and all the working Of lay brain has confirmed
me in my faith. Loud applause. Hear, hear.
have never besitated to plead the cause OF the
outraged dignity Of human nature. l could not do
otherwi,e and whatever point OF argument might
gain with any one, If denied it, would not deny
IL, l shall never deny il. " Good, good" APP
plsuse. And yet il ia not my lifelong creed, which
would make me urge the destruction of Slavery
n0ao. AZ an Antl-Slsvery man, would he satisfied
with the effect the course Of events is already pro-
ducine upon Slavery. When formerly argued in
favor of its restriction, knew well aud clearly that
M the supremacy Of the saveinterest III our
political life destroyed, the very life of slavery
gone snd the institution would gradually dis
appear. For many REASONS 1 would have preferred