The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-06-07
The Tribune on Secession.


The New York Tribune is desirous Of
having rebel leader put to trial Tor treason
before the Cour, in order to get decision
as to The right of secession. What decision
Mr Greeley desires OF expects we can judge
from his record. de holds TO the right Of
secession
'If the cotton states shall become satis6-
ed that they can DO better ou, OF the UnioS
,nan in ii, we insist on letting them go in
peace. The right TO secede mag be q. reUOtu-
fionary one, but II exists neuerthelsss. "-Trib
une. Nov. 9, 1860.
He favors Southern secession
"If the cotton sta,es uniledly aud earnest
" wish 10 Withdraw peacefully from the
Union we think ;hey should be allowed to
DO so."- Tribune. Nov. IS, 1860.
he says force would be wrong:
"Any attempt 10 compel them by force
10 remain would be contrary TO the princi-
plies enGucialed III our immortal declaration
OF Indeper rdence--conlrary to the lunda-
mental IDEAS on which Ihe human liberty is
based - Tribune, same date.
l He v i'll resist coercion
eve must ever resis, the rish, OF any
state TO remain in the Union aud nullify the
laws lhereof-io With from the Union
is quite another matter Whenever con-
siderable section o. our Union shall deliber-
AleIy resolve 10 gel ont, we SHALL resis, all
coercive measures, to keep it in. We hope
never 10 live in republic whereof one sec
ton is pinned TO another by bayonets."-
Irl5une, same data.
He finds precedent FOR secession:
"If the Declaration OF independence JUS
nfied the secession from the British empire
Of three million Of colouisls. in l776, We do
mol see W by ii wonld not justify the seces-
sion Of five million OF Soulherners from The
Union in 1861 Tribune, December II,
1860
He agrees to forward" secession:
"Whenever it shall be clear that he great
body OF The Southern people have become
conelnsively alenated from the Union, and
anxious 10 escape from it, we will do our
best to forward their ws."-IrIballe, Feb.
%. 1861
We would quote more, but these are
enough-Ioo much. They show that the
Tribune led off in advocating secession
from The very day after Lincoln's election, till
tie week before bis inauguration, and many
abolition journ ais held 10 the same views
A beautiful record this, for the leading
'tUnion parry !" orgaL-which has never
retTacted one of the above opinions; but
holds them ready 10 be used in fuInre,
should that parry TAIL to hold power, and the
sixteen starred flags of 1856, again be
hois,ed BY the equality party.
Was it any excsse for Greeley that the
present Chief Justice, Chase, and Secre tary
Of State, Seward, had. as Senators, voted
for proposition favoring dissolution OF
the Union, or that Abraham Lincoln, as a
member Of Congress, had made speech
from which we quote:
"Any people, anywhere, being inclined
and having he power, have right to rise
up and shake off the existing government,
and form new one iha, may suit them
better"
.sThis is a most valuable, most sacred
rieht-a right which we hope and believe
is 10 Iiberaie the world. Nor is the right
coufned 10 cases in which the whole Peo
pie OF an existing government may choose
to exercise it--any portion OF such people
that can may revolntionize and make their
owa OF so much OF the territory as they in
habit. More than this majority OF any
portion Of such people may resoisiionize,
putting down minority intermingled with,
or near abou. them, who may oppose their
movements" Congressional Globe, Jan. IL,
IS4s.