New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-17
qHE WISDOM OF VALLEY AND OF
WINTHROP.

Mr.. Samuel II. VALLEY Of Massachusetts, cnce
a Congressman, but Congressman no more for
ever, in writing late letter to al. SAltonstall,
:" esq, Chairman, &c. "a letter which IS chiefly
croak, sta1tles the cOntemplatiye reader BY
excismirg: 81 am no crOaker." This reminds
US of the old lady VIE was the moot terri
bic taite-tearer OF her 5icnage aud who always
concluded her scandalous stories BY crying; 81
''reyer says nothing to rObOdy." We axe afraid
that Mr.. Samuel II. VALLEY is too modest to do
himself justice, and. although there may be oiheis
whose croak is hOaIser AID more fOrrihc than lis,
we assure him that he has neat BOte Of his own,
and knack at iOgubIiosity, which, like George
tbs Thirds mind, rs estimated b. DR.. Johnson, is
" far from contemplate" Among the Moor
Howers, be bowls fairly, aud he may in time, BY
assiduity. attain TO the true teIrier-tone of Mr.
George T. Curtis, the dec0rouS style of lamentation
Of Mr. Robert C. Winthrop, tho polished pathos of
Mr.. Everett the chaTmingly venerable complaints
Of Mr. George S. Hiuard, OF even that ''wOlfs long
howl" which was once heard but is now silent in
Boston. But if Mr. VALLEY wishes to rise as an ac-
complished croaker IN the estimation of his fellow
shorsters, he must not IN the intervals Of his ago.
MES, make such cheerful aud inconsistent admis
sons os this: nave faith in the prosperity of this
" country and the perpesuity of this Union This
will never do Mr.. Valley; this is as lad as if you
should perform a d,uble-shufie at funeral; TO
make such an admission is 10 be immOrally jolly.
You are to hayaa in nothing but night, and con-
fidence in nothing but chaos; and We must say that
ia thus chesrfully writing to TIE moumMl Saltonstal
your discover degree Of good spirits which your
sweetly wretched friends will scarcely relish But
Mr. Valley is little given to extremes. In the last
part Of bis letter, he expresses the belief that Bell
and Everett viii be elected confession which
must have been more painful TO Mr.. Saltonstall-
supposing that gentleman to be possessed Of cont
mon scnse-tban even Mr. Valleys liscreditablo
disbelief in DisunOn.
Mr.. Winthrop who spoke 70 the same congre-
cation which had he sad satisfaction OF listening to
Mr. valleys letter has just returned from Ea-
rope, and was captured by tie Belleyerets before
he had recovered 4" from the fatigues of travel,
" AID The dizziness of fore ign voyage Not hay.
ing been lllo@ed time TO settle into good, steady
state Of total intellectual 4. Isolation. he winks
'-'A 'AO w. o. u wv u WAN t4ip OAAli, III luc
most Extraordinary way He sometimes chirps,
aid souttm mes walls. But what he wants, in or.
der iist Re may chip cohiiauaiIy, and give up
Nailips for life, If iilo truce and termination
" 20 The fatlc dal strife, which has been so long
"waetd between the North and the South" We
must give ms amiablo language more largely: s.
four ars' truce to oil thete dismal and dresry
'hne wholly abstractdlspuies aud chickering's about
Squditer soyereienty and bred Scott decisions
ard scutte'n obghrches, and sectional agrees
" 'itrs, woud 90 more to restore Just views Of
lie Coz stitnion, and just Vows of Slavery. too,
% Than all he haIalgues aud shLiprics which have
" been comPCsed and uttered s.nce the DAYS of
Dtm'siAtnes'- OH Wttbiops "Laraf que"
So suppose, irc'uj,j Non, utrt : a bald and