New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-02
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But INV feet still dance and play.n

1rOIcsOIne OH dRo-
",Tis true my hair Is gray,
But my feet still dance and play"
We have had some passages with the General III
our time. lie has said hard things of US, it must
be confessed, very hard things. How he has lashed
us over the backs of the Socialists and Abolition.
lists and Disunionists to be sure! Perhaps some
of the finest strains of the Generals eltquence have
either been aimed, or had a significant squnt, at
lis. We have felt ourselves honered by these at
tentons. They have sometimes revealed to Us an
importance on our part which we may have been
too prone to forget Nor have we been altogether
silent. Indeed considering that it is our business
not to be silent, it would have been piece of bad
faith in U.S. had we failed to pay our compliments
occasionally to so distinguished an antagonist. in
discbaTeibg our whole duty toward him, we trust
that We have at least illustrated the virtue of frank
ness. Among the Oxford Tracts, we remember
one "On Reserve in Communicating Religious
Knowledge" but, in our little passages with the
General, We solemnly declare that we have not
sought to practice any such jesuitical reticence
Indeed, it may be that we sometimes have erred on
the other sde-expressiDg our humble views with
an inconvenient and untimely pungency and cOncen-
tration of the yernacular. Such, alas are the
weaknesses and faings of human nature
Butifwehavea passion, it is for burying the Ratchet
touching symbol Of the restoration Of peace and
goodwill Whatever may have been the character of
the earlier and remoter past We are confident that
ever since the election of Mr.. Buchanan, we have
been found faithful in our adherence to the great
statesman of Michigan. We are proud to remem.
Der that We were the first to nominate him for that
eminent position which he now fills with such dis.
tinguished advantage to the country and with such
credit to himself. When no 60 called Democratic
journal had yet put forward his claims, it was our
privilege to announce that Gen. Casa was to be our
Secretary of State. Others were skeptica; many
were Indifferent; some Knocked; bat we stuck to
our candidate, until in due time be was gaze.ted
and entered upon his Office. And since that vent,
we can say that we have never ainched. There ORA
those whO have gene of after strange ilcls. Walker
has had his eiaqmurs, who have not ceased 10 pro
claim that he was to be substituted for .lc present
Secretary. They have set on foot unpleasant 70.
ports: Gen. Cas- was failing; his Aes,th Wa,
broken down; he took nap every afterEccG; Mr.,
Buchanan lad to do his work, and was tilet .; IL;
Mr.. Appleton bad to do it; Gen. Gaze was only
keeping the place warm for Walker. sad on.
But We have given in to none Of there cai. nnies.
Having secured to Gen. Cass the pltee Of Prime
Minister we felt ourselves bound 70 stand by him
to the end.
Nor do we complain that the 5ccr'.'ry has not
paid to all our suggestions that Difference witch he
might have done. 1t is true we have asked in a
public way for one or two fayors aach h. has not
granted; but who could expect bur - place i'm
piict confidence in such new allies Of course he
must try them first, and see how they would bear
being snubbed and refused lt:ic But We trust
that DOW be is satisfied, snd that making up the
foreign appointments, y which it is well under.
stood that along with Air. Bu.harsn, he l. now
deyoting his energies, b. viii give doe weight to
our recommendations "e dcu ask for great
deal; We are MT 80 graspag as u" u.al statesman
who demanded the appointing - '~o Cabinet
ministers and two enbassa1oss il. .ara for bic