New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-14

Last evening the Hon. .. D. COX I Onio oenvereo
an address on Puritanism in Politics " before the
Democratic Union Association, at their hesdquar-
tiers, No. 932 Broadway. The lecturer was intro
dueed by Luke T.. Cozans, and commenced by saying
that we were surrounded by the Constitution as by
mound; tha. q reptile had been boring that mound,
and the deluging ocean Of war had swept in to
destroy 1t. II must be crushed and the mound rebuilt
but il would not be done by the present Admlnistra-
ton. We must patiently wait and work for two
year,, and for q better policy. Meantime new
schemes of division may distract us. .,
Stnfe may come between the people OF the Morrill,
He feared il because the reptile brood still Hour
Ishes. 1t was not confined to New-England IL
has its Chambers in Michigan, and it's Greeleys IN
New-York. Their policy for the present made tho
Union impossible. He feared new alliances among
the States, and fresh conflicts among the people,
He spoke as a Western man, ever opposing all
schemes Of disuniOn, still opposing them-Dut ne
spoke to warn. Gov. Seymour, lie remarked,
meant much and we'll when he aaid "the Western
and Central States desired to stand in the Union
protected by ell the mupiments OF the Constitution"
They will in time restore that Union--et New
England do as she pleases. They do not intend to
desert the ship, but they do not intend to be con-
troled by the Constitution breaking negro-lovlng
Pbariseeism Of ew-England. That section must
reform itself speedily; or otherwise now alliances
VIII be made without. her. JEFF Davis, he said,
understood the elements ut work. The West was
aware that Now Eugaud was getting the benefit
and itself tho BURDENS Of the war. The West was
robbed by tariff on what they bought, robbed on
what they sell. Beecher boasts that the Yankee has
al intelligence that turns 10 gold all it touches.
/ The rapacity mingled with puiitanism is making
men study the census. New-England and fanat-
csm and peculstion have made d.sunion. New-En-
gland stands in the way Of reunion. Perish New
England TO let the Union live. Cheers and groans
He thought that prccent abuses might be remeoied
| l. DE-. brad in
bone. IL would reform mems morals by statute
and make parsdises by politics.; but it did not un-
derstand the mechanism OF TIE State. Ii New-En.
gland wrote the history Of the war tho truth would
never be known. The keynote OF her people IL that
Slavery ID its cause and must DO extirpated.
The truth was that Slavery was neddled with
and returned in violence what was given in wrath
and malice. Abolition WAS IN the moral senee the
cause OF the war. Abolition was the Offspring OF
puritanism. TIC influence Of the Aboiiionist
marked the religions sentiment in crusade against
Slavery. Wendell Phillips, as Republican, rep
resented the Administration with its emancipation
proclamation. [iIisses The Pnritan character
was such that whenever it enjoyed blessing Il did
not want il extended. The tendency OF New Eng
/ land pnri,anical policy was to make Government
moral reform society az would appear III the Maize
/ liquor law whisky taxes-and IN laws against
mince pies, or walking in the garden on aSlnday.
| DR. Cbeever demonstrated that our failures In
battle were owing TO tho dspleasure Of God because
of the sin Of Slavery, forgetting that when we were
beaten the STAKEHOLDER sncceeds and that God, by
his Puritan logic mast be Pro Slavery. Massachu-
setts sad the Indian war OF 1876 was punishment
from God because The men wore periwigs, aud the
women siungo apparel; also for proianeness, the
reopio goiLg out II church before the blessing was
pronounced. Purtans inaugurated thes py sy.terni
murders maminQs, and cruelties wore than those
OF The internal PIT were Perpelrated by tiese gody
men.
! The boast that the Puritans were the authors OF
democratic institutions false, proved BY bic
tory. Gov. drew boosted that New-Engiand had
done NJ uch 70, the nation. This he denied; but IN
stead sho had turned ont OF office such men a. Doug
las and McClelau, because they repudiated Puritan
ian. she gave, IL was true, Gen. Hull Gen. Butler,
and Gen. Arnold The Puritan Gays: l sm--oene-
characterization - Observation-Disclosures
tality--entity and pop-entiy; among mountains,
nm lIimaaya; among hoodf, the ocean, auon8 eie-
pbants, the everlasting big elephant.
The Brahmin of Boston is alone permitted 10 a.
tain tuch universal rericctions. He by introspee-
ton arans the idea by squirting with both his
eyes, like Butler at the top OF his own nose. be
hind this terrible war PuIitanism aud Aboliionism
stands gibbcrng ito insane proclamation. Abolition
lem aud PurianisIn DO not intend 10 restore the
Union, but are determined TO give rho Democracy 40
chance 10 restore 1t. Bnt by the God OF our faith
era though these States may be for time torn
/ asnunder by tho extremists, the Democracy will
never cease 10 labor till the old Government Ia
again. ~
The nations echoes Seymour's words, till the
Middle and Western States will do It. They will
drive this dissonant den which has made tins
fIaircidal violence and hate TO ia New Engla land
none TO prey uuoa itself US Of old, aud will pour
into the laeerated bosom oil the nation the hhliowed
and healing spirit OF material confidence and cou-
/ ciIiation Thus will the nation reform itself.