New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-23
niASsACHCSETCs AND SOUTH
CAROLINA

war, they should be LETT to fight it OUT This
IL one OF those flippant comments upon public
aiisirs, which being strongly suggestive Of sec.
} 9ndary jGyeniity, get into circulation because
they are easy 10 read, although Heaven knows
: that they are hard enough to understand!
. Massachusetts has had it is true, several quar-
rcls with South Carolina, bit AZ she has hsd
. law aud tho Constitution upon Der side in every
one Of them, Il is ditiicult TO zee how she has
"made war" If she has, then eycry man
makes war who declines to be tamrly swindled,
and appea!s 10 God and his c5uutry for redress.
South Carolina undertook 20 nuliiy the tariff,
add Massa cbusetts joined with President for
whom she never voted, 10 resisting that origi.
nal act OF rebe.lion-but vas standing by An
drew Jackson, in deftnsc of the Consultation
aud the Laws. al act Of aggressive warfare I
south Carolina passed law imprisoning COL
orcd Saamsn which her OVID jurists pronounced
Unconstitutional. Massachusetts sent Corms-
missioner TO tea. the law in the Courts Of South
Carolina. and because il vas perfectly known
in that State thst the Law could not STAND
judicial Investigation for moment hlr. Hoar
,yas driven by a mob out Of Charleston. Who
made war in that ease? Senator from
Massachusetts pronocBced a speech in his
place, which he had q perfect rgAt to make,
and for which he was bali murdered, on tho
foDr Of the Senate, by . Representative from
South Carolina. Who mode war thsnl The
simple truth o. history is, that there las been
II n.r - NJ nth
Carolina ia which the State first named has
not been absolutely ia TIE light. low absurd
is il, then, to charge Msss chUsetts with
making war; 1t is nj making war TO resist
iasolent demands. 1t is NJ making war to
insist tha; liberty Of speech in Congress shall
be respected. Ii is nc making war to insist
that the laws shall be executed.
Bu. II vii! be said tina. Massachusetts, nullifed
TAO Fugitive Slave lsw. What interest had
seuth Carolina in that She lost 10 iugirves.
aud nobody shall persuade lis thu. at any tme
O. under 0ay circumstances she vept very pro-
fusely tor tho injuries OF Virginia. She never
loved her tobaccO-cbewug sister well enough
ior that. Besides, it appears tbs, South Caro-
Ina herself always pronounced The fsgtlse
Slave Law unconstitutional, and though, for
different reasons, never liked II say better than
Ma-sachusett5 did And, finally, 4 You come to
tie pinch of tie argument It is conclusive that
tie Fugitive Slave Law was executed ia Boo
ton more than olce, aud that too by the public
authorities OF Massachusetts, in the very teeth
Of popular opposition-by TIE police aid, and
the military aid aud tae judicial aid Of the
State and City. The authorities could not
prevent a good deal OF social discontent-but
they put it down By the strong arm Of tho
law, as well as by several communications
written to The newspapers BY Mr. George I.
Cuuis--apd much gratitude shareholders have
displayed for the service.
Such is the prlitica, record Of Massachusetts.
We have made no account of her vote in tho
las: Presidential Election, in Which, although
Size bore an honorable and leading part, sho
merely acted wiGh q majority OF The States.
some OF them lar outnlIabellLg her IN popGla-
ton and surprising h IN political power, If
not m diyec. political influence. II She alone
we've responsible Tor that result it Is certain
that no of.nso against the Constitution could
the weight VI which must not be shared by
others. In 10 sense, can shc, by tie exercise
OF en- md,sputcl right, be SAID TO have made
war. She voted for her candidate, aud South
Carolina did no. do less.
or The moral hostility of Massachu5et,s to
Slavery, il is fair that We should speak
Trauhlv. it mus. be admitted that Sic does not
Ike the system. Those who assert that she
re-. ards with honorable ecorn all claim to q
rigat 81 property in nan, il toe abstract do
her simple Justice; nor do We seek II ch'Dgo
that estimate Of her sentiments. Her ci'zshs
ms. be content to stand With al '1AeF so0',
true. and enlightened men Of tue een'at! anu
Of every Christian country IN tho "of'o' iN'
r.,ht OF opinion Implies tho rish. OF expressing
il; aal especially 50 when opinion Is s'S'''a
~ plain and practical legislative measures
That r,,bt has been exercised by Mas achu'
,e,,s. but so il has been % al Ne"-L'g''n"'
be- lie Middle States, and BY The great S'a'os
,c u, Wat The North has been critical Oh
eouthern morals but who can say that the
s.utb in denouncing us as SELFISH pehurio"''
,,.soiu. race of flcclAnAers and shaIpef' mas
not am2ly returned our Little eompi.meNlS'
I'm, TO dislike man-se.g, man-stealng 'no
theft OF children, the general debaueheiy %
women the pllrering Of tie laborer' tno r'.
version OF Christianity to sheer Satanic f"'
poses, and to say as loudly and as 'Aa'p'' "t
possible that we dsliked these was n0' ~
of war, nor would it have been 50 eols'1".e
c,-,.,1.., - thor, had mol been in tuck