New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-26

s, nd yOu tAtnShes your ldncHul theory ABOUT SIN
born and the rest of the Martyr" family, as they
fully ndorse ny course, which will be seen by their
letters so far as have heard from them.
THADDEUS HYATT
BGtaing;on JAIL May 20 1900.
J. X INGALLS, TO THADDEUs HYATT.
DEAR HYATT: At last The TRIBUNE has spoken
not IN your defense, but in lis own. That IL should
Iecl tie necessity for any apology, indicates growth
and pressure Of public sentiment which even It's denial
Of the right 10 create and arouse cannot ignore I'm
doubleday the enthusiastic meeting OF Friday evening,
with various limitations from country correspondents,
las awakened The TRIBUNE 10 an apprehension that
there issue pending upon great constitutional
right to which il il iahess" Ii IL certainly most
generous reflection of that paper to say, as it does
that much thought has not been gwen to The point III
controversy, since II has studously ignored and mis-
represented your position from the hrst ana treated IT
az n matter OF mere "tweedle dun and tweedle dee
AZ il very appropriately appeals 10 those thougntless
peIsons who measure Truth by cianor, 10 clear Their
Nil DE- Of cant.
The heaviest logic Of this very respectable sheet is
directed 10 the point, SUBSTANTIALLY that where two or
NOE methods are adopted resist any great wrong,
one, least, must necessarily eylhce hack OF manly
courage wsdomas of course, II s absurd 10 assume
H. the three different courses can be right and manly
The elevated purpose which this iorcible proposition Is
intended serve, evidently is 70 engender sort OF
family quarrel, between yourself, DIR. Howe and Mr.
Andrew, Messrs. Sanborn and JOHN Brown Jr. You
a. represented as guilty OF most arrogant assumption
IN exercising the right 10 act in accordance with your
conscience and wisdom, rather than follow theirs and
thus branding them as fools or towards and setting
up yourself the only - wise and brave" That such
ally and unjust imputations of your motives, coupled
with such impotent conclusions" from begged
premises, will estrange any one OF those friends, am
happy to know is mpOssible-that it will msead the
public it would be insulting to the popular intelligence
10 believe for moment Each lover OF free institu-
tons at least viii rejoice at every form of Resistance
10 such unwaIrantable tyranny-whether IT be the
simple "prOtest," earnestly uttered; the appeal 10
State Courts; the quiet endurance of the unresisting
aud accomplishing prisoner OF State, or the defiant
haroism of forcible resistance.
The TRIBUNE Will still be ieve that course alone
was proper pardOnable and that OF course the one
which least deranged the purposes of party eXpedl-
ency Ii viii even volunteer the opinion that under
due restrictions the power itrei, which II admits ~
a mater Of grave import may be properly lnifusted
r. legislative bodies" conveniently ignoring the fact
that no such power has been nrusted either by the
Constitution statute and that the power thus sely
and impudently claimed il wholly unrestricted, iiiim
liable and irresp onsble Ii attempts comparison OF
your case with that of the Newly ork Marshas, who
are servants of the Government ard whose mlsdeeds
tie Constitution makes il the duty OF the House 10 IN
yesigate and The Senate 10 try, with the view alone
% ia peach the consequence of winch If confined 10
removal from and disqualification for Office This STA
Gle specification of quasi,Judcia powers conferred
uuOn Il Senate, by imphcston Itself prohibits the
exercise III all OTHER matters, and limit even III deter
ninations in these specific within boundaries
which do not encroach upon the Judicial functions OF
determining and Furnishing crime. HE TRIBUNE, IN
confoundng the uspation Of Judicial process over the
citizen with the right 10 inquire into the conduct OF
Government employees, intlmates that such powers
might be used for tie pu5lic good. and the purica-
ton of Government. SO far as II refers Ia the issue
Won have raised. however, II rs an uncertain good
Which tie trainers Of the Constitution concluded TO do
without in order 10 protect the citizen against the Ger
g0fn evil which il wOuld nyOve-the same as they de-
eded TO forego the possible benefits Of the Spanish In
QUESTION, 10 avoid It's inevitable WRONGS.
II gems, in the estimation Of the wiseacres OF THE
shot he If Assn l.
considerably pallated by the fat that the nqnson
"proposed 90 implicate weil-knOwn citizens, and a
whole political party; and hence 1T was desirable
that the Committee should have every iacihiy il
"aiked fOr" WhdeycTnghts IL might violate; because
tie inv estigaiiCn was 10 react upon those INSIST
cling upon it, and doom A." The mining party to be
" hOisted with their own peiard.' IL Is even limited
at to press abstract question OF rlght 10 an Issue AT
iis particular time was t. give aid and comfort 10
" tie enemy" The controlling motive If here full.
BETRAYED a mine had been sprung upon the Repub-
lean party which was in fair way to recoil upon the
II ners; and if they had been left 10 Their own course,
would most efecually have damaged themselves, and
perlaTs have left the battery in the hands OF those
ihey intended 10 destroy. Now 1t tc0s provoking,
when this cOnsummation nearly realized for you
10 step in and spoil The sport and persist IN showing 10
tie country that the engine was capable OF discharge
in the direction originally intended, and that II was
dangerous any way, or IN the bands Of any party
For this 1HE TRIBUNE will forgive You, espc-
caly for saving the Committee " from becoming RI
dicuious and il does what il 10 repair the error,
hy attempts 10 rdiCule and bclittlc your position
In there attempts it oXalts itself into the position Of
sole Judge and arbiter of the proper time and place.
for he speaking publishing OF any lnalat.ibe truth
Only when men can gain anything is the nphoiding
Of lie rights OF the citizen Of free speech or OF free
pets 10 he tolerated, hereafter.
That THr TRIBUNE has no respect for martyrdom
except Of ancient date, is quite too apparent since y
tees no violation Of any sacred rights Of the cir
zen" in your sentence 10 perpetual imprisonment
without law or precedent for refusing 20 acbnowhde
as just a gross usurpaton OF power. IL y only "a"
cAercsc OF the personal conscience, against the DE-
hosts Of authority, which has brought any martyr
10 face tie rack flames. He had on 20 follow " thc
example Of quite at wIEe aud cltscioiliouB "
" himself" and the Quaker Of former times wouid
have relieved from all pains end penalties visited
on him for refusing 10 testify at al under oath, or 10
lear arms. Perhaps the quiet endurance Of those men
settled nothing, and elucidated nOtlIing ANA yeI
the right OF conscience If fully recognized aud pro-
icctedi both there regards Whena Loyejoy dies m va
dcatng the freedom vi the press, Sumner fails Oy
nurdeTous assault in the very Senate Chamber for IRE
tpocch, the results might have been avoided IN oaen
by subsnting for an eainest conscience, IN ,he
discharge Of duty they understood IT, the more pun
bic and accommodating article which political eNpe-
dicncy and etiquette would have imposed.
With John Hampton, il was only matter % lhlTly
ghillings and there was nothing 10 be gained Dy
coniesling the kings caim Why did he not do M no
mary other, and, very likely better and wiser men