New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-14
PUCu ON CONFRONTING TO SAVE
THE UNION.

We have met, III our tune. with heat hits,
and hard hits, and solid knock.dosus, but IN
all our e1pericace We know not another blow
80 telling as that which 10 administered TO
Hon. George T.. Pugh In the following leader
from Tie Cincinnati Gd-tns:
Coursorrnso TO PAIrrsr sscEasios-mr. Push mad.
10 II. speech si th. v.l.hd.h Coarsnoa Al CosHba
the following u,sr,ion. hs gfol.s before Ihs Eebsol
would b.,s prevented It:
TIL. democracy DID not bfluI The war aboui-ii vi" by
u. Of tue Adoiiutiagot g. psWtf No ous bot ihs
sbjeoi dave % the "A Hiussiion YOU'D y ihal tis con
iC,er-y could have tesn ssed Ga hesosb!s tsf9s
psss lie ios- ts could not asi he eid hot '-.e ,h' a.
n.s isr Of opinion. bot sssisct"
Mr. Push states thls no, an op'nion. bu, fiet II,
doc, produo, any evidence Of a set thsfsoe. We
conclude that he spesis upon tho svi.nes sessy upou
record We admit that Mr. PdsA hnos' from per.onsl
snewedss whether the eonrov.y could hsv, bssa settled
obyi,ie tho K.bson. snd upon h' kno~ieiso Of
that fact propose discuss the sabse. Of Isspoa.b ny
for the v according bs pse pie TIA, not shoy who
rebel bu, they who cid prsv.st II ~ oonoedn. to
souiheia dsmands are guilty o. The Robsiton
Ths terms Of sstsm.nt presented BY tho South In
tho Democratic Conveution al Charleston ia platform do
nyns the power Of Cousr, ef, Territorial Les'i'us to
exclude Slavery ffom s,y Territory sad s'.ng the duty Of
ho Go,eneB, protect ,h, ilshi, ana properly Of slave
holders whefevet IL, coustnonal sothonty eIsnia 1hs
va, thsir gmGtu VIII this tho platform Of tho party
10 Soutners delegates declared their wusne Ia support
any candidate Bompsd BY tho Convention snd to so on In
hsImoDioas control Of tho Democratic party before
Without H. they declared Their deliberate rmnstion to
s.e-Is fro u the Convention aud spi. the party.
Tue Northern delegate, know that this would throw th"
election Of Pfesdsn, into the hand, Of the Republicans
Their stated mshod ofinnaenens Northern elections TO
proclaim that tho election Of Republican President would
usks tho South sceds the Nsndios thrs1 Of the
suih ls and its repetition su,ed the chief el.e
ton..rins ammunition Of tue Norh-rn Democrats. Here
hsy rod the alternative prssntsd to them Of tho southsfa
platform, the Secession aud which they h.d pro-
elsinsd In advance, aud by proclsmng had sncoas.d
ors whe Mr. Push knew IL to be fac, that the
ovey could have been settled to avoid and tho
record Of The Convsntlon show, how he m-t tho Issue
Mr. Puri followed Mr. Yaoeey In speech to the Con,sn-
on and thanked hu Tor hs honesty pcins before the
country that The 3sua demanded advances step fo tbs
DeInocIsic party the question Of Slavery lie went
to that ssbssrvisney to the Southern demands had
ducsd the Democratic party to minority in tho North
And" said Mr. PuSh. "wbsn hers to debate With
you, you BY toiing inferior elas
that shall not to have express any opinion.
shall cali upon you to stand by yonf pixh,sd
faith that We shall pat hands mouths. aud onf
months Ia the dust Gsnomso. you mis,aAo us-ws will
not do H."
Here was the lIms when the difficulties might have bean
sed will seession and and here. 10 the face Of
the Southern thres, Of Secession from tho Convention end
fom the Union r Push refused to compomiss lilo tola
s N that the terms which they demanded -
condition Of their sy Ia the democratic ship" they must
yo III you choose abandon IT," said hs N part fom you
We mus, We will part froa yoa without snge bot la ser
row."
Upon this performance Of tho Northern Democracy d
Chleson Mr. Ppgh juhsd in saying that he could s!sts
l.ett tkstSI hAy
tod without war; aud BY HE pneps that they who dii
not prevent Rebellion by ysdns to the demands Of h.
South are responsible for the war; hs h assumed i,' IT,
,po,sbity upon hins, and the Northern sscsios Of the
Democratic party.
The organisation Of the South Tor Secession went on from
that hour When tn, Republican Administration came Into
povsr. Ssesslos ksa begun TbGs w. SsvW hssa at@s