New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-11
BROwNsoN on THE REBELLION.


un0whsON's oUsElgGLY RENlfw. hPrh 3D. ~
N.iIsr g..
Auar l.onl The vigorous and racy theoinsH'a'
discussions which usually make Up consider
able portion 81 she contents Of ths Review, ne
never tai. to luce, with articles on ;bc current f"p-
ics Of political interest. which arc dscussec "ih
no iess freedom and bodncss fhan sbllily. HE
nres.nt number contains remark, bio paper Oh
the e,ist;ne Rebellion, which, whatever exceptions
NAV be- ,asen by some readers TO ia cohei"''"'S'
c.nuot lut command wide attention ns the oarh-
.st .,,res, ION of The views OF al experienced and
quick ..igh,ed publicrt.
Dr. Brownson argues thai slavery hae pro.
dured our prevut national cFisis--ihat tho Re
belion itself 10 only the armed phasr 81 tho slavery
ouestion-and that unless shis question Is disposed
of 80 that Il can never come ny aean Hi me "i-
loris of our Government and people VIII be idie
and all our sacrifices 81 men aud money VII b"
worse thau lost In his view, the tire has cone
WIEN the Slave syf;em and the Free lahorsy ten
cannot exist SIDE by side in The same conntr!.
IL is ~es unqos. the object " ,he nited STAGE
"a ihe pr,reut civil war ~ break np The h'ut"ofn
I
,hs rrcseut Rebellion. snd far 30 human iorol ht
and humsu ability can 20, 10 guard ag"in.t ANY i'se
ti-D ion future. Tie aim of every uaiion e. ouiu
b. trst OF I'll, reii-pf.seFvatiou OF ne n'h"ihh',
m il own eNisieIc- aud the 'eTiiy 81 ~ prY
oar u,iion osn 30 this OILY by rendering Universal
either tie slave system or the Free nor = nt'i,
l-callAn. Slavery everywhere a. tie laL". ~ per
Iuit1np q OWicte. Mere we 70 heat 80 We are
bear.g H.. armies " the gon!ederl'y and eilo 10
4 rssu, military power should ~ long ~ Slavery
ocsuuieI it, former pnriOD, AT tent teln oay Truce
tor ,oms few year. no fo!id or durable peace ine
,Jbers 81 ,hc rebellion would siu siubnt1, ready
to break oui and burn airesn on tie rs, opportunity
Tho Ia, ehoding interest might consent again -
Govern aod Nee the UuiOn for iis own euts, bat %
voulI rot ID. eaiuguished and would brab ou' 100
MI more formidable Rebellion. and af:in coy"i.c
are nation the Omeut that the ~ resi- 81 Tree razor
-lod show iis II able And determined 10 assert ~
own rights and legitimacy.
II, attempt to comhine the two -ysi"ins las
been tried undor The most favorable Circumstance
hut without success. The experience ot he III
tun.. with tho same object IN view, would only be
a repetition oi The past
ltis u,clr-s 20 mu.iiply voris aborti.. lhon can
L., no ,e,,nan.ni union Of Freedom with slavery, DO
ii,al un- and integrity with Siavery ~ one nall
o. ire States and Freedom ia The other. We have
tiled the vperimeni tor Toe bes, par OF ceunry,
ard il hai iA.d, utteIiy failed Ficedom has ui"de
after conrroui,e bas been consented 10. We Rave
pfessed The ut,erance Of nobles' couv tons
DO al thai could 70 b.iie the irrep-tsi' ie in-
iinc.r Of Lrutniiy, les, ty some word or deed we
mich. endau.cf the safety II The Union, ana The re-
sui, h.s been contempt on the part Of the SYnih i0r
the lniJn-saring North and the present Relation.
new trli Of NE experiment, can sucreed no better,
for a., uaorle Of the oyat states, II they would T..
t,in tlC slightest approach 70 reif-esiect, cuiluui
possbly mako greater eoncessions, or d2 more thah
they have already doue 20 render prac,sih aud per-
naneut that union. The experiment has failed, 40
fail II alwayr viii and alwaye must. II suot cor-ti
tutOnhl Government, II IL not Repuhli uniHrn, a.
some Of onr European friends pretend thar haa
failed; but he attempted union Of Freedom and
Slavery, OF two ess.n'iaily hOs,ile and mutually
pcllaii systems m ths came State.
The claims u Slavery on the Union, DR.. Brown
son maintains, are nuded by the act Of secession.
We have no PATIENCE with those politicians, dema-
gogues and peiiiOggere, who labor 10 restore tho
old Dion ~ slavery aud Freedom, SbO believe, or
profess 10 believe, IN The po,pby Of iis rcstoraiion
aud who wy 10 persuade IA that on That union de-
pend The future greatncss and glory OF the Republic
III. slave interest had always the right 90 reocdo
from the Union, II ~ ohose and IN thls seDoo we
recognize rho alleged night Of secession, for the
United States never made slay holding obligatory on
any particular state, or GA any Of their citizens.
The slave interos, bad always the right II II chose,
70 90 out Of the Unon 10 10 bo interest in
or OF tho nation. r. hid the perfect night of s,lde.
struction. Bat having gone out Of the Union, and
oeased TO b. an interest IN the Union, deny the
Obligation Of the United States 70 force il back,
even TO permit it, voluntary IL has gone out,
aud we say let it stay out. Bat the night Of Slavery
to secee by no involves the right of the slave
holding States themselves TO secede. Slavery might
secede bat il could carry with il any portion OF
the national territory, tho national property, or the
national population and 40 the slave has rights
and no property Of his own, it could carry no ngutr
and no ugop>nv wlih II LIZ secession, therefore,