New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-01

il vas not enough to accuse j: Of too much favor
for Slavery, another grievance has been found. Tie
North oppresscd the South! The struggle was Of
two natjorslitiesy Tho South bad risen for inde'
pendence!
It's independence! there were then subject prov.
inces |, tho heart Of the Union? Doubtless these
prov noes had no part in tho government OF the
corntry, the South had not the same rights as the
North OF course the South was held in this state
of inferiorty and subsection by numerous Fedcral
earrisons7 Not at all. All the States enjoyed tho
same rights, took like parin elections. If any Sec
ton was favored it was the South TO which fur
thcr suffrage was granted in proportion to tho num-
Der Of its slaves. If eny advantage had been en-
ioyed i. was by tho South, which had given the
majority of Presidents and chief officers. Yet in
this free country, country without an army, ana
whose material means as well aS laws were sui.
fcent barrier against oppression, in such country
We arc told of province claiming independence!
| We ore of your opinion, gentlemen, that 'nde'
pendencc and nationality aro words TOO noble 10 DO
abused III their abuse, things ere compromised
and the moro noble and sacred these things the
more careful should we be not 10 confound them
with what is neither noble nor sacred-a revolt In
the name Of Slavery, Il fratrcidal revolt which
would destroy free Constitution and tear asnnae1
a common country for fear lest there might DC H.
reference with the internal slave trafc, tho con-
timed bleeding in Virginia, the sale ana separa'
ration OF families and lest perchaDce some IerIi-
tories should be shut ont from the coDquests Oh
Slavery.
! III vain We seek in tho United Statnsfor nation'
al,y striving TO regain its independence. No' oi''y
has indcperdencc been nowhere sssaied, but thelc
is absolutely no trace of separate natlonai'y'
Nowhere, perhaps, is there q more thoIough Ha'
t;onal bomoceuie,v. North and South the Iaee is
no same; faith, language, history, and, we
boldly Nd. interests aIo all the ssmc. All
these States have struggled together, sn''
fcrcd together, triumphed together. Their go
i ries. their defeats, are common. lheI Nons"""
ton sprung from tho free consent OF an; III
Ipledced themselves alike 10 remain faithful 70 us
obligations.
/ This pledge is 10 empty word with which sap1ec
nav iaiy sport. Among the Inventions OF our
ertch there is none NOR, extraordinary tNah mo
y,ctf Of se-cssion Those who discovered il VII no
Doubt teach us where Il should stop. II each sec
ton Les Il night Of secession from the County as
whole why rot each Stat" right Of secession froin
such section, Why 10, each County night Of Sc
cossion from the Slater Why 1T each town u
right Of secession from the COUNTY, Why not
each citizen a right o. secession y N the town
The truth is that tn. for S.av''y, tho South
would not talk Of IL oppressed ricpe.dSnoe, nor
Of the rish>of secession. Slavery las brought tie
two .cc,ions 10 strife. The extinction Of Slavery
will restore Unity. The North aud the south will
soro day wonder that they could lave failed TO ap
preciatc the most complete and homogeneous Q:
nstiona.ities.
!, last resort remains. Tia. We hero may 10; ~"
the crca, struggle on the subject Of Slavery, an ct
temp: is madc 70 present the struggle as one ior
domination.
But this latter struggle is The very life OF III"
countries. l, is not surprising that tho N"ru
and tho South cech s'rove actively, enorge;ioaliy,
nosi.y for the Triumph Of ,heiI candidate aud pol
licy. But when one Of .hem, losing tie battle OF
the ballot plungcs without hesitation into another
Kind Of battle: when IT rcsis,s, AIMS in hand tie
result Of G regular election; when On The very DAY
tina. il ceases 70 rule il tears into f;acIner'e the
common country, j, is guilty OF crime for which
, it is difficult to imagine an excuse.
, IL.
! You viii crash the .cvot, gentlemen. You VIII
srcoced-suoh is or belief-in rtstabhshing the
/, Union. IL will emerge from The bloody trial
stronger, more free, more worthy o! The noble
destiny TO which God summonsit.
II /; has been demonstrated TO Us, it Is true, That
the recstaLhs,incut Of the Union was impossible
but was !: not also demonstrated to e., and By
irrefu,able aIgumer' that you would BE- always aad
Of necessity defeated; that You would reVtE kno"
how 10 handle muske,; tha. recruiting would
become mprao,icable; that Your finances would
be e. hausled tho, your loans would not b. taken
that you would become bankrupt; tia, riots would
rayagc your ci,es, that your Government would he
. oycrhroyn. You have given 70 oil these orac!cS
the s.nplos. and best answer You VII. reply in the
same manner 10 those who Gs,er. that Tie
re6stablishment Of the Uuion il impossible.
What seems really impossible Is not to
restore the Union. Where draw the hne
between North and South? How maintain
between them q state Of Peace, OF even Of truce
{ How shall Slavery and Liberty live eide by eide :
How, moreover, restrain the South from Eu'oI"sn
protcctorates, and By wha. arrest tho fright
: full Consequences Of such protoctora'es' Geo
graphically, morally, politically, separation would
create IN unnatural situation, situation violent
and hazardous where each woa.d live, arms IN hand,
waiting for the Lour Of conflict.
We have full faith, gentlemen, that such trial
will be spared to you. j; is not that overlook the
difficulties which still remain FOR You TO overcome
they arc great greater perhaps than VIC imagine war