New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-31

saiv,s not only but for helpless parcut, H"'' '""
dyen n the only alternative ,,.oc,;o,
Not to s,peak of the ethics Of the whole tn Her
the meecb 70 logically tangled absuIdlty' atin,
tad the lie or rum chief Of secession, pr >',a
oS united Democracy. Of equsly-and W.
equality has be recognized but the equally OF u a.
submission OF equy-he the nnrse Of fraao on 'n'
ballot box OF Unionthe ooa OF ,ne nhsatin~ words
is found in the next paragraph: Every Dsulocra. ~
at perfect liberty TO vote as he thinks prope1.
Cheers from the crowd OF your poor omce.u ylueIs
who, of course, supposed you meant
ing that even yon could have far forgotten
as to inform the sovereign citizens that they were gun
at liberty to " vote as they thought proper Hav.ps
broken up the Conyention-to prevent the nomlnaton
of Douglas and the adoption Of the Cinclnnaq p az
form-yOu then from the window of the White House,
take survey of the Baltimore and Richmond candl.
dates and platforms and cooy tell the Democracy that
II is ''immaterial' which way they go:
The sustaining pillar the t%o,tnrds rue me- C %ns
yention when nominated Mr.. Douglas" No! II was
epdap gered by the emy dicaton and rescherous
combinations Of the old public functionary, who OBJ
tanned bis position in that Convention four years before
by the Low al magnanimty Of that Mr.. Douglas. You
take care, however, to say nothing OF the part yon
played in that transaction Cunning is the last facuny
that leaves the dsordered mind The minority that you
marshaed did not believe that they could defeat the
nomination of Mr.. Douglas by remaining in the Con-
venton, or they certainly would have stayed III was
well known to the minority chiefs that Douglas would
have received the two-hirds Of the entire Convention
at Charleston, had there been no secession but tns
non intervention party unwilling to take nomination
except by twothrds vote of all the States adjourned
the Convention to Baltimore. Failing in your plot to
make nomination upon compulslon at ChafleHon, you
redoubled your efforts at Baltimore to effect or de-
sroy the party. Your efforts may result in the election
of Lincoln, but in any event you will receive the con-
domination Of the democracy of the civilized world for
all time. Influenced by your leading idea OF the SUD,
he tn
and executive dictation you unwittingy state that II
your plans had been successful nomination could
have been possible against the will OF whom the
people? Net at all-agains the will of " Congress.
Did regretful silence and modest reserve now ndl-
cate in you sense Of the errors OF your admins
tratye course-a feeling for our past relations, ana
that consideration for old age which is its due in nno-
cence heplessness, would have claimed thought from
me- But your insane intermeddliDg and arrogant die.
ation from the position you occupy with the patron
age you WELD make it incumbent upon every patriot
who knows you to expose your lnfrmitles that your
deceptive words may have no undue weight, falling
from the lips of the President of the United States.
Your repeated declaration in London that you were too
old for the Presidency, was but too true Had then
known your real age ard points of character re-
yeaed by the tombstone OF power, l should have
avoided my sbare in the Of your elevation Your
presept shattered condition of mind has, however, un-
doubtedy been precpitaed by the accession of re-
spOnsibty which TO your view involved only the ex-
ercse eff wlful and domineeriug authority. Up.
rightness of heart would have saved you even amid
the shadows of declining intellect; but your moral
obquity deprived you of every stay which the yirtu
Gus mind posse sses against mental weakness: Ia old
age the vices and idiosyncracies of YOUTH il is said
often their sway over long years OF Interested
repression Your prophetic quotation against yourself
six years ago has been realized but too sadly for your
countrymen; would its fulflment had found you In
the oblivion of Wheatands, instead OF in the chair OF
Jefferson:
ain lne's last stage what prodigies arise
Fears Of the brave, and iolies Of the wise
Down Msrlboro's cheeks the tears of dota9e flow,
And Swift expires, driyeler and show"
GEORGE n. SANDERS.