New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-22

~ nv Lincoln used the language which have
oro,ed. "This country is half slave and half free
Il mnst either become wholly slave or wholly free.
I'm October of the same year, Mr.. Seward, IN BE
Great irrepressbe conflict speech Rocheeter sad;
q The most pregnant remark Of Napoleon Is that
Europe is half Cossack and half republican. lie
systens are not only inconsistent, they ore incom-
patible; they never did exist unoer one Cover
ment." They never did. Our fathers, be goes
on TO say, recognized this truth. They saw the
couAict developing when they made the Con,H-
tution. And what tender-conscienced and ttnIer-
hearted men lamented this strife between Slavery
aud Ani-Slavely; Our fathers not Only ioressW bu'
hey initiated. They Knew that ihese TWO sys'ehe
would fight. But they thought under TIE parchment
Of tie Constitution they could fight J. ont 10y types
thew could discuss il, ballots and parties, types and
free speech would make brother States and sister
/ S,ate.--settle the conflict between two lnecoh-
eilabie civilizations. What 10 lh' sh...o1F w
seventy yearsi II is the history OF two CIV
ilsstions constantly struggling, aud always
at odds eXcept when one or the other Iuies
So long az the South ruled, mp 10 1917, we had
uniform peace. The Missouri compromise WA me
first rising protest OF rising Northern clvilztion
AGAINST the Southern. Ii IN unsuccessful pre-
test. The south put it under her feet, but she dd
not Kill H. |. continued alive through the stormy
davs of Texas and showed It's head above water III
the Cornpromise in 1850. And again II was stTanged
and put under the heel OF fourteen States. but IL
eliminated again by the irreqressbie power OF
| God own laws, and in 1861 had wrote the name
OF Abraham Lincoln ON the walls OF ,ne
Republic. Not ltd victory. Not victory, pay u'e
herald Of victory. II was seventeen hun1red 'nons-
and ballots recording tine stIength Of the l!siDg
/ North AGAINST the Sonth And the stsesmanship Of
The South read correctly the North She SAID can
for four or eight or twelve year,, buy tbs man,
ami bride that and bully that. Bnt that is "a llmi{.
ed existence. There is another way opeii to ne.
agree AZ the outset abide the issue of iree discus
sion, and put my system before conudTiiy Of
Massachusetts, frae sneseh: vii gay, an as good
as yOu--God is on my side, lot on you're; viii
knock ont all those doctrines, and appeal from the
"in@teenfh century Of freedom and ballots 10 tie
tan, &C the sixeenth century. The OH ""'H
a new wea"'' 4, aIl. She thought because
once. twice thrice, the spaniel North had gelleh
down on her knees that this time, also, pols0ned by
cotton dust, she would kiss her feet A voice
" No 20, this time" and applause But INSTEAD OF
thai Tor the first time i'll our history, the North has
flung the insult back, and said; "By the Almighty,
the Mississippi is mine, and VIII have H. Az
plsuse.l Now, when shall come peace Out OF this
conflict, when shall come leacei Just a. II came
in the conflict OF parties and discussion. Whenever
one civilization gets the urpermOst positively, then
there viii be peace. and never till then. There II
DO new thing under the sun. The light shed upon
our future is the light of experience Seventy years
have not left us IGNORANT Of what the 0ristocracy OF
the South means and plans II 1t has left Inc Seere-
tary of State ignorant. Laughter ana appiaaseG'I
/
the board. She is wise power l respect
her for il. Size knows that she needs TO
rule. What does Mr.. Jefferson Davis plan Z
Do you suppose lie plans for imaginary line TO
divide South Carolina from Newly ORR and Massa-
cbuse,tsl What good would that do An
! imaginary line won't shut ont ideas. IL is not
CHARLES Sumner in the Senate, or Henry Wilson in
the Senate that makes the institutions Of South
Carolina perilous. She must bar out those ideas.
That is the programme in the South. Tic
inagines he can broaden his base by ally
ing himself with weaker race. lilo says,
then, | will Join marriage with tie weak
races of Mexico and the Southwest, and then. per
hama can toll 10 my side the Northwest with its
interests az an agricultural population and not the
North East with its tariff set of States And lie
thinks thus for community and quiet slayehoding
J empire be will bar New-England and New-York on;
in the cold. and will have comparative peace. But
# he bar ew-England out in the cold, what then
She is still there. ilaughter.l And give her on y
: the fucrum Of Plymouth Rock, an idea Will upheavS
the continent. Now, Davis knows that better thar
we dO-a great deal better. ills plan, therefore, Is
to mold ali empire 70 stroDg. DO broad, that il car
! control New England and New-York. lilo is no
n only to found slavehodiDg despotism, but he II
10 make it strong that, by traitors among us anC
by herunipg ne in by power, he is to cripple, con
fine, break down. the free discussion OF these North
ern States Unless he docs that he is not cafe. liz
8 knows it. Now DO NOT say he will succeed, but
will tell you what think s the plan OF a ststesinan
, like leader Of tins effort. 10 make Slavery safe
LIE must mold Massachusetts not into being slave
holding Commonwealth but into being silent, un-
protesting Commonwealth; that Maryland and
> Virginia the CarOlinas and Arkansas may be qulet
peaceable populations. lie Is wse lie
knows what he wants, aud he wants It with we'll,
like julius Caesar of old. lie has gathered every
dollar and every missile south OF Mason and Dixoni
line 10 hurl thunderbolt that shall serve his pur
pose And if he does achieve II separate Conederdcy
i and shall be able TO brlbe the West into neutrality
much less alliance, q dangerous ume aud teTiiD,
4 battle will these Eastern States have. For thei
; will never make peace. The Yankee that comes on
Of CrOmwelrs bosom Will hght hls Naseby hundred
I years if it last ong, but he Will conquer. Ap
> Iausel In other words be Will Try 10 rule. ii b,
conquers, lie ID to bring, in bis phrase, Carolina Il
q Massachusetts. And II we conquer, what Is ou
policy 10 carry Massachusetts 10 Carolina j.
other words, carry Northern civilization all over In
South. II 1873 contest between Civilizations. Which
ever cOnquers triumphs over the other Now
may seem tedious IN this anal sis. But 1t eecin
10 me that the simple statement includes The waO,
duty and policy Of The hour. IL ID conflict which
will never have all end until one or the other Gle
ment subdues its rival. Therefore We should be
like the Souih, penetrated with an idea, and ready
with orituce and courage ~ sacrifice everything tt
that idea. Why, no man can fight Stonowal Jack
Con, honest fanatic on the side OF slavery, bu
John Brown, an equally honest fanatic On The other
: Applause. They are ooly chemical equals, an'
will neulrahze each other. You cannot neu
taze nitric acid with cologne water You can
not hurl William III. Seward at jon. Dawn
| Great applause and laughter You must have ;
man OF IDEAS both sides. OtherWiec the Gle
ments Of the struggle would be equal. IN what
say therefore, TO say that the object Of tht
N6!.h il 10 eu1due the South; meaning by Norll
and South what have just tried to describe 70 You
as the two civilizations. Our object s 10 eubdue The
South. WAT right has one civilization TO Gust out
the other Il has this right: We are a Unior--noi
partnership, marriage. We put our interests al
together in 1877. We joined our honor and Our
wealth This question is not TO he looked at like Il
technical lawyer dottiuR crossing his 3, and
making his seui.colOrs into colors. IL rs TO be
lnnkrd III IN the hr0a1 liQht Of nai0nal Rlaleanan.