New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-24

coonn policy Of Bpg!as2 telore Christianity had ITS
best development IN isstisnlons laws Let Us be
int laHan nature. and recognize the further hct
that by degrees Slavery had incorporated ITSELF WITH
every element Of national wealth political power and
Jclai consideration thrugg the Statss recently In
revolt and ho hoid responsible f.r al the woes
and ell tho crimes which have followed in the track OF
civil wsT, while sbate not ot 0f our albion
Of the act Of treason against Government hoh
has scrlI llcnsly discharged oil s con5utatoaG ohh,
cations LEI remember that The history OF the word
affords not singe Instance Of arsccraoy OF priVr
lege coming voluntarily - che altar either OF partsEl
or n Humanity to make burnt Offering OF that privi@
eye There ave been sser but ever reluctant conees
sions IN obedience 20 al admitted principle bot the
principe n eff has ,eea conceded only on The peTio-s
edge Of battle.
Mans regeneration has ever come ns comes The
Kingdom Of Heaven 10y violence " and the ',ohhf
take IL by force" With these facts IN our'ie are
We net prepared 70 anticipate the verdict ~ hsNIy
that, who'll rnprovOked a. was our oiyu war ~ any
Interference with the eonsnutonairghis Of We Soah
II not The wholly unnatural coneosoD Of we con
fict bet8eea The principal Of force derived iton the
Pagan ages and the principal o. freedom fet.c,eo nom
every precept Of our mott holy rehgionf
Thoughtful men. looking On from aisSbte Shd oa'
side tie currents Of passOD raw the icfssoaac"lIss q
our inst concluded etrife
1T is the frst blov in great civil Wal tad The
late Sir Cornewall IeWls VIXEN commenting upon The
rag dy ctcd in the Senate lla. upon senator sum
uer BIZ Brooks OF South Car0lna fn letter addressed
TO The same distinguished stetesusn by 81. de Ioeque
vile tnan whom oar country and is institutions never
al a finer friend. after che Presidential conn CT %
ltst, OCcGrS TINS reUaIfhDlt prophecy.
81 ,sree VIII you that az THE election u1st mt
the Union upon a must lead q cvii val and ne
Oh the South threaten 30 great IN si not ohy 70 -s
u country hpt 10 al Humanity that tie friends 81 AuTc
AMI am other numb,r woud desire iaeT cheek egcn ii
ir expense 0! war over these ~ ore' w3ele Wal
zee 'ong been unknown
pfjjceophy was teaching these men ~ historic o&
AMI, what we did not believe tai va beard the boom
ing & that fatal gun shotted foI the walls Of fof
For what purpose this reviowi To enable us n re-
i'm 10 la NJ mr. and
deaco with great national wrongs .
Wv should We expect 20 constitute an exception 70
Tho uniyersl law Why Should We ihI 70 zee ilas
when Slavery 20 resist the Advancing toe 81 prone
opinion and 20 exend and pcpetnaie ~ empire rade
lie appeal the ordeal which has settled every f,ea
struggle between right and wrong 1t only Carried 10
its logical results ;hat conflict which was "HTerress
bic and which could eBd Ouy by the vonntaly or H.
voluntary destruction Of one OF the forces. Rehg.ons
intolerance and the reiyltode imposed Nv he IeIds'
system have more than once gone down, not by 'ooh-
t1ry surrender tut before armed opinions victorious N
tie battle field Let not DO amateur students OF his
.ory Wa has often been the great AssZe OF God be-
fore which He has Od nations stahd ana answer 10!
crimes against His juetce.
lis free lave often been free Of purgeuon in which
Ue has burned and consumed systems and institutions
Il conflict with lis law. Yes; We have been reenact-
inc az Oitrepoated drama drama ever attended By
iufnite suffering and infinite woe. Yet, while We re.
aze tie suffering and the woe, let us not forget mat
amid he war Of opinions. the commissions OF soch'v
mad tie Of revolutionary violence, humanity
docs mo- G. but with ill her train OF virtues, sud oil
her symbols Of power. moves onward and onwdfd H.
dylu8s peTish institutions purified man IS dlsap'
pointed, tod is not cheated. Life ISSUES rom dcath'
progress iroD apparent retrogression
S"eet are the uses OF political adversely. The pre-.
cous ewe for US IS 70 be found IN inat new chatter OF
ber which has invested fonr millions OF our fellow
men with the priceless gift OF personal ueeuom Oai
Institutions are hcnceforh TO be homogeneous and IN
harmony with the divine law. The nation enters upon
a new Ga. She has cast off the Old and wrinked
skin Of corruption. and we seem TO realize the VISION
Of Milton when. in a period Of civil conmotion, he
looked bCigd the storm clond ami anticipated the i
turc Glory If his country: "Methinks see ID my mind
noble and prssant nation rOusing herself like srong
man after sleep and shaking bis invineble locks Me
thinks her as an eagle renewing her mighty youth
and kiDdng her undazZled eyes at the full mld day
beam purging and unscang her ODgabused sight at
the fountain itself of heavenly radauce.'
The evil spin. having been cast out OF the nation
rcndirg and tearing the victim 1t went we find our.
selves i'm the midst Of questions ana new relations
demanding the highest wisdom and the cslmest state
u3nship
wheming in its course all the dceprooted systems and
relations of labor in the South and generating the bit
terness ard hatred inseparabe from bitter evil STRIFE
becomes the controlling duty OF The day The past
we cannot heal it is the living present with which We
have do DO not ask npon hat political terms Tor
this not the place for such discussion Dut WIN "hal
sentiments should be prepared TO receive again our
Southern brethren TO the fold Of the Union1 Having
overthrown the which aeDated us. shan we now
ueedlessly strengthen and perpetuate the Jeaousies
and suimOsitles of the paSt Or shalt we, remember
ING the spirit which united fathers IN the seven
wears struggle for Independence. remembering how
much Of the national progress has been common pride
and Is now glory inseparsble from every old State,
remembering that long followed AID loved the Same
fag that We now worship the same GOD, at inc same
affairs ard that friendship and love and every sentiment
that bpautes the spirit uI modern sOciot! nave uaue
sacred nuuerabe associations between every genera
ION Of the North and South nom the revolutionary
cd dow, 20 he very hour that %, sections in hos
m array shall We be ObvloBs II thsf past and Ie
using our hearts aud OuT reasonable commence 10 our
brethren sacrifice every common and saeIed feeoiee-
ton upon the altar OF Teyeleef SEail We n9t rather
sink both the god and the G5ar IN the Dust and inyok-
ino a. spirit OF " Arlington and guioai by IN. coun.
se,s march with them hand in hand 10 this new and
better II the Republic to its great moral victories
ma IA hi.h o.Stiniesi Every worthy consderation
seems 10 out to meet the great body Of oar SOUTH
ern behorn IN The spirit of charity and iiaierna kind
less IL l. TIC highest wisdom to adopt socii. and
public policy th.t sllll secure lLion siro3gei than
feIGinr armies can gusTa1tee-a union - common in
terests comm III IDEAS and common arecro.s lfthere
be wounds which osnnct b, healed DANG the present
We By O ,iAofcI.Te AID unlocessi Iiy distrastiul
policy and bearing. keep .-em ever open
and unLca'eds Civil war Las more than once
proved n Of national strength and Pe1nanence
,atLe, than Of veal rcss and decline The most solid
Staes OF Europe have been theaters OF civil wars never
surpassed in their hates or ferocities II there be
general harmony in theirpotical and social systems,
,hers is no anmoity that viii not. in time. yield TO
persistent wise policy. Such policy England adopted
toward Scotland and the throne OF Victoria has no
frmer pillar Of support than the northern island OF
Rritain Many OF Der wisesi statesmen from Burke TO
MIcaulsy and Bright have lsmented the adoption OF 3
policy Of dsrust in her government Of Ireland and at
Ills very hour imprisonment and exile closing the
frs; act Of Al o!epeaod aud eyernoDacing nation Al
tragedy Ifby vindic;ive paiicy We could recall TO
life the noble armies Of martyrs who baie-helds IN
hospitals and in loaths0ne prison houses, have yielded
M heir lives in defense o: the dag and the hopes II
fo,, we could find motive for assuming the stituce
of syen-ing eooquerors.
csnaot here forget that the South by It's war OF
oenss in behalf of thu institution Which had cooled its
poisonous folds its whole sccis snd political
c-anzation, hos already paid penalty which might
well touch with plty the heart Of Revenge hear
hnr Ranhais meaning In AYerr hnnsehod because their