Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-01
A Rebuke to the Tribune.

The New Yorl, Commercial Advertiser thus re-
Dukes the finaticism and disunionism of the Tri-
bune:
The New York Tribune has long aspired to the
glory Of founding new school of politics and phi
losophy. 1t has advanced many novel and strange
doctrines from time to time and of late has seemed
to be approaching climax. 1t would now erect
new standard of patriotism, and introduce new
tests Of political courage The American people
hitherto have in the simplicity of their hearts,
considerd it patriotic to love the whole country,
to cherish feeling Of devotion to the Union, and
of reverence for the constitution under which they
live. But the Tribune seems disposed to eradicate
MI such superstitious sentiments from the Ameri-
can heart
According to its theory, the United States is no
longer to be deemed one country, bound together
by common interests and sympathies, but species
OF duality two nations in one, consisting of North
and South and each half must prove its patriotism
by intense hatred of the other. 1t virtually pro-
poses that our future political action shall be re-
duced to the simple problem which section shall
be most furious and savage in its animosty Not
long ago, the Tribune favored us with mathe-
NAUTICAL calculation Of the value of the Union 1t
proved by figures TINT our present national system
is worth but few pennies per head (some 80 or
40 cents, if we rightly remember) to each man,
woman, and child in the free States. From its re-
peated and bold defiance of oil consequences, the
public are left to infer that the conductors of that
press, in the submity Of their patriotism, pre-
pared to yield up their per capita share in the fund.-
and release forever all their interest in the contn
uance Of the federal partnership
Equally remarkable and imposing is the Tr-
bunes estimate of political courage. To stand at
a safe distance and defy and denounce the
South" to hurl prodigious words and ferocious ep
ithets which can only be intended to stimulate
cry passion, to affect a phrenzy over distant evils
without proposing single adequate remedy, must
hereafter be regarded as the loftest display of
moral heroism. But to speak the honest truth in
the face of prevailing excitement; to rebuke the
madness of sectional fanaticsm regardless Of mere
personal consequences and TO defy the wrath OF
the Tribune and its CONDUCTORS, must be taken a
sure and certain sign Of oriental servility." Gov
crnor Hunt for Illustration, was so unfortunate as
to appeal to that portion Of the Southern people
who still loyal to country and faithful to time
honored covenants" He ventured to express a
hope that angry strife between the North and the
South may not continue forever.
These sentiments so entirely in unison with the
patriotism of the country, and consistent With the
firm defence of every Northern right, are con-
demned by the Tribune as indicative of extreme
humility" and are especially contrasted with the
defiant language employed by General Rusk, Of
Texas, toward Northern Abolitionists." Now,
until Governor Hunt appeals TO Southern fre-eat-
eI5, VIC suhii uO hiu Tue JustCt W utHtNb Iudt MT
holds them in even greater aversion than General
Rssk has expressed for Northern Free-soilers. The
truth is that the disunionists there and the agita
tors here are necessary 10 each other They keep
each other alive by their insane threats and bar
barous reproaches The Tribune ought to know
that there men of good pluck Of real and tried
courage, who will not join the gladiators on either
side, and who do not regard their discordant howl
ings as the highest proof of moral or physical
bravery.
Further-as We do not often indulge in this strain
of comment upon our contemporaries, we may rs
well now make clean breast Of 1.-THE Tribune
insists that the country must forever be distract
ed by internal feuds and angry Discussions" II
wants no peace, no appeals to reasonable men In
the South and no fellowship with Wings who are
opposed to the extension of slavery and who are
determined to resist il by all legitimate means un
less they viii first renounce their old principles,
and tranple the Wing flag under foot. Nothing
win do but geographical paIty--the North against
the Souththe free States against the slave States
IA Northern President and Vice President elect.
cd by Northern votes. Such is the programme,
and the only issue rendered by the Tribune andits
fusionist confederates. This is the "mienium"
10 which we are invited
The Tribune knows, or should know, that the
formation Of "a Northern party" will be hailed
with JOY by every traitor in the South, by disu-
nionists everywhere, and by the enemies Of our
country the world over. Whether it will require
most courage to join in and swell its ranks, or TO
resist il with immovable fidelity 10 the constitu-
ton, Is question that remains TO be solved. OF
this one thing we are sure, however. IL wiU be
discussed without fear by many free and independ-
ent citizens for happily the right Of free discus
sion is not yet the exclusive prerogdtve Of the Tri
Juas, as our bold and able, but especially of late,
denunciatory and overbearing contemporary, seems
TO suppose.