New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-28
HARPER.


The niece de resistance in Harper for this
month will be found in President woolseys centen-
NAL paper on the Experiment of the UuOn the wise
and thoughtful suggestions of which will command the
attention OF every intelligent reader President Woosey
happily forth the favorable circumstances derived
from the character Of the early colonists: M Guzot
in speaking Of the English and French revolutions, con-
trass them in this respect that the English occurred IN
religious age among religious people, while the French
broke out In an age when the human mind ccabed or
denied with holiness everything that had been
settled before. The first colonies belonged 10 that Te
gors age though it would not be true TO say that re-
Igous liberty the only motive Of even the Puritan
colopss vet it wasa very strong motive and 1t furnished
the best conditions for the rise Of GodfearinS and lib
ertyoving nation For they who Planted first % ell the
church. and the school by It's side, who within few
years founded college, rs pattern for all that should
aftcrwarc arise, might indeed be narrow In some OF
their views and practices, but they were the best
POSSIBLE pioneers Of q coming hest OF freeinen. So
Also the Quaker settlements were dictated by
the desire 70 enjoy their religion in peace
away from tho oppressive laws o. England
and OF ts colonies: their leaders were among the best
men of the mother country The Catholics OF Maryland
founded their colony the sake OF religious freedom
The Dutch of New NetheIa lands did not indeed egrate
for this purposes but they belonged to noble race III
whose memories the times OF William the Silent were
stu fresh and their settlements at the END OF his son
Maurces life were favored by the more liberal of the
not II is rrue have motives in their enigTtons much
hcnd the ordinary ones that lead people away from
their homes Some. moreover, who iCfned them at an
early time added anything bn character and strength;
vet the chvarous spirit and the attachment to hngish
institutions which animated the best Of the settlers in
that quarter to become valuable elements IN the
formation OF tie national character" The profound
Illusions which led TO the OF secession and the sense
OF the value Of the Union which prevailed at tie North,
.re forcibly described in the following paragraph:
Why was 1t, when Southern men and Southern inter
osts had controlled The cornry FOR rsuons' wha1
the North and West were divided, ana probably Woad
always cont.ns So that Ire de was Cas- IL $500 iot
hrcn FER from decided expression Of public Will and
wise aGjustm nis tasen IN tine might ~ cast nave oe
yed DISRUPTION IhcIe were u ~ s'e dns 20 us no
prospect of increase IN the future OF me number o.
he other scale We're Ak the policy o: the country
Tor the future. Secondly the temper VI me Norihefn
south was thought TO be threatening rather than pur-
POSING supposed that the North cod not act as
tho war would paralyze the movements Of the Govern
Even the North had some dsirusi OF l,se Inls
Is po; tine first instance IN which great hasses Oh men
lave failed to comprehend each other OF themselves nor
da Ci the sH Tho S al North and had IN
Importance attached to IL in mems minds wlie had not
teen thought exist Nor IL the commercial value
Union that seemed so precious, as ii the nsygai9n
Of the Mississippi, the fee peIeonIss, Us DelSre
no Unauthorized CT al hazards; bat IL was the
Union idea, and involving tho future peace OF
this lGfil i0F
OF th,e words was standing on the highlands above Gin
rina aud looking toward the KentGcly side OF the
Ohio Then dozen impression mode on hin mind
of the terrible results likely follow DISRUPTION for tho
re OF ta great river would divide free soi from Slavery
fr brndrs Of miles And whom the boundary should be
fxeJ WHO would could prevent fugitive slaves from
rrossnr ti Who would not resist their pursuing mag
t1sne Who could prevent q taousld border nCultie5
which might give rise to warf Wherever the two repub-
s met there would be desoatio or chronic warfare,
obstructng prosperity Of some OF tie ffest regions
ntLe world; there would be bitterness end national
hatred blight would come over vast tracts unless
Inv glow Slavery should restrlct It's
limits and allow fits Antagonist 10 encroaeh on ls 90
mains Nor such evils In the future worse tan the
oss m great Union which Constitution regoc,
where common prineipes Of Justice we're supreme such
feelings found IA nulttudes OF niinds but they
conld nor parfake of them who had chung 10 their State
n the h ghest object Of tsir pride and allegiance
Among tie results Of the President woolscy refers
n The of universal suffrage "in IL worst
shape aud with the worst consequences which IL fas