New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-12

by the boasts Of fugitive SecessiOnists In
Canada, who, il is reported, "Openly declare
that the Union shall not be broken, but that II
the North is beaten, it shall be subjected to the
rule of Jefferson Davis, who will be next
President of tie United States "There is
nothing sacred" said Napoleon, " after con-
quest" The theory of this war is plain
enough. The Northern people well understand
that they are contcnding for the Constitution
and the Laws; but it may be questioned if
more than q small minority of thinkers have
permitted themselves TO look-for they cannot
do 50 without shudderipe--into that seeth'ng
hell of anarchy and confusion and ccaseless sp-
pTehenson which would be our fate in the
event of Confederate triumph. Large rs
this continent is, it may be safely assumed
that it is not large enough for two distinct
nationalities with natural limits III Defined
with military ambition upon one side of The
line, aud with tantalizlpg opulencc upon the
other and with "reminiscences OF success taunt-
ing continually stern, sad memory Of defeat;
while common language instead of promoting
peaceful alliances, would become merely II
more convenient medium OF debate and de-
fiance. If we never knew il before, We know
now, that Slavery is aggressive. IL is unne-
cessary to say that it is moe so than any
OTHER marked aad distinctive form Of social
life would he. 1t il only necessary to under
stand that being Of On absolutely peculiar
character, and at war with the general moral
conclusions Of the age, Slavery, Is it now ex-
lists in the American States is in tina, position
Of desperate and dogged defiance, in which
il will dare all things in seIi-deien.e. For
reasons which wc need not rocIpitulate.
component part Of that defense must be It's
extension. 1t can no more exist within con-
fined limits than q rat can live under an ex.
in the event OF o military triumph Of the
system, the spirit OF territorial aggrpndze-
nlcnt which has heretofore sought for new
ian-lnalk ets NOON the frontier OF the South
9css would begin 10 exert tself in Northern
direction. OF the inability Of the Slave Power
To conquer such States a. Illinois, Ohio, or In
diana, We might be toicrnhly certain. 40 long
az Northern Union should remain; but tie
grave aud alarming question il, how lang, after
the establishment Of Southern Confectionery,
the Northern in1on would continue 70 eIist.
It.cf fragment, into how many smaller frse-
mems might it not even within quarter Of d
century, be lrecipltatedl Disinion Is Of bad
example and might prove contiguous; while the
slave States united In n bad brotherhood, aud
BY The ties oi common iniquity. might not
hnd II difficult 10 cope with aud 10 suhjugaie
individual Ststes, Themselves exposed 20 the
assaults OF each oi,er, and weakened By intes-
tine disorder That It i no part Of slsye-ho.ding
chiv-ly spare STATE either because II is weak
or iBuAenci.c let .Io late o. NcAIoo nttost But
inofcnsise, the Northern States, even with the
best intentions, could not possibly be. The re-
cegni'ion of the Confedrrscy, however. abso-
lutc and complete. would not, for day, 81
lencc fio Anti slavery di cissions of the North.
II Is certain, that they will never cease until
Slavery is abolished. No laws however rigid.
NO considerations vi international comfy,
, Oud be- sufficient TO restrain the voices OF
men who a. much believe that Slavery in hor-
riDic IN Gods sight. rs they believe that there
i, a God at oil. This. OF itself, wonld be suf'i-
cent 10 keep up perpetual irritation at the
( South, and 70 afford continual preicXt ior
an aggressive war. But the question Of Tug.
/ tive Slaves and of their rendition would be a
GROWING difficulty, and one which, it seems 10
u.s. would be absolutely incapable OF peace.
full solution. If we know anything Of the ten.
per OF the Northern people, we can hardly be-
lieve that they viii be ready to do that Of
their free.will which they have been 30
unwilling to do upon compulsion. Trea-
, ties might be made, but treaties world
be perpetually broken. Laws, founded
upon such compacis, might be passed. but
who would obey aud who would enforce
them Meanwhile, the Government of the
North would be constantly involved in Difficult.
ties with its own recslcitrant citizens and,
the question Of Slavery still coloring our poll
tics, the people would be pretty sure to keep
out Of Office " Northern men with Southern
principles" War must inevitably follow
Peace, by infinite nursing and cOddling, would
be only the exceptions; and War--bcggaring,
blasting, and weary War-would be the rule
Into the probable history Of this people, so
agitated and assaulted, it would not be pleas.
ant too closely to inquire. II the Slave States,
stimulated only by imaginary injuries, have
shown themselves ready to shoot from Z con.
dition Of ill.temper into that of sanguinary
hostilities, what will be the popular feeling Of
the North when it il found that all these lives
have been given in vain, and that all our
treasure has been extended only with the