New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11

TO on the 9Th of the present month. Inc
Democratic party of the North was going to
"rse upr then, Just as it is talking about
doing now. and the Southern Democrats were
given to understand that they could go rlght
on with their revolution, and that II the fed-
eral Government interfcred the Northern De-
mocracy would give it all it could attend 10.
II il quite remarkable how like the talk OF
these people now is to that of the same I'M
FASHIONED orators sixteen years ago. Inc
South believed them then. Several things
have happened since, and it is quite possible
that the South has learned to take the utter
ances of their Northern allies with gram OF
salt. Sixteen years ago last November Mr'
Lawrence NJ. Kett, addressing puDic niee.
ing in Charleston, s. c.. said: Let me tei'
"you. there are million of Democrats IN the
"North, who. when the Black Republicans at
"tempt to march upon the South, Will DC
"found a wall of fire in the front" Mr. heitt
cot his imuress,ons from such Democrats as are
now engaged in "arousing the people" lie
lived long enough to find out his mistake Tx,
Gov. Price of New-Jcrsey in the spring "
1861 said his State "wOuld go with the South
"from every wise, prudential, ana paViio',o
reason" and he was confident that iehnsyr
vania and New-YOrk would CHOOSE also
"to cast their lot with the South"
Democratic meeting in Philadelphia SIX
teen wears ago this month adopted
resolution to the effect that the withdrawal OIL
the Southern States released Pennsylvania
from her bonds and "would authorize and re-
:" ouire her citizens, through convention 10
abe assembled for that purpose, to determine
&" with whom her lot should be cast-whether
"witb the North and the East, whose fanatl-
" cism has precipitated this misery upon us, or
"with our brethren of the South, whose
"wrongs we feel as our own, or whether
PENNSYLVANIA should stand by herself as a
" distinct community" ExPresident Franklin
Pierce, in January, 1860, wrote Jefferson
Davis that in case of dissolution OF the Union
the fighting Twill be within Our own borders
L" and in our own Streets" between two classes
of Northern citizens. Senator Eaton OF Con-
necticut gave out with great distinctness and
emphasis about that time that the Democrats
of his State would intcrpOse between the
assassins" of Massachusetts and "our
brethren of the South" should they attempt
to march across Connecticut for the INVASION
of the Southern States. And the list OF such
proceedings and such speeches might DE
prolonged indefinitely. Whoever recalls that
period will remember that the air was full OF
Just such large and loud talk as we have
quoted, and as the Ohio and Indiana Demo
Gratis have been treating us to a stale repe-
titiOn of.
SO far history seems on the edge OF an en-
core SO far lightnings-are they real thunder
bolts, or only cheat lightning" or still less,
sheet iron limitations 9-seem playing round the
same old spot. But the Southern Democrats
are not so eager now nor yet so trustful OF
the ability of their allies to carry out their
contracts. They are shy and well they may
be. They've heard just this sort of talk before,
and believed in it. They know now pretty
nearly how much it means 1t depends on
them whether history shall repeat itself and
lightning strike twice in the same place.
They are wise to stand alOof and shake their
heads. They have been very sadly fooled by
these folks once. 1t is too soon to step into
the same trap.