New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-27

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NAu' os;,or who does the 9everomeut, but the
-. links Inos aud best d0ee more than his
-. !, spite Of all the editorial Glow coaches,
",--;a. common sewers snobs, and turnsPts, the
80 (. .Irsys growing more worthy TO rule And II
-, ;,.t In proportion editors speak from their
.o;nds and wills, and not the minds and wills Of
o,s.,., ~ mudpuddles reflect the weeds; hence
o. /, no bigger fool than the citizen who is always
citing and croaking because editors don't precisely
reSsct bis opinions, but air their own pets
II their pets are miserable bras all the better to
have them aired early say And such il seems 70
me are the offspring Of the Republican press in regard
20 recent very important historical fact though
must confess my acquaintance with the Republican
press does not extend great way beyond the columns
oTHE TRIBUNE: therefore gladly avail my self of that
peculiar institution of TIE TRIBUNE, "The Letters
u from the People, which sometimes think 10 worth
al the rect Of IL 10 give my individual kick par
ticusr editorial manifestation which seems to me
unworthy of great editors great party, or the very
position we hold in Gods creation as human critters
unworthy not only In point of manhood and magma
nimity, but Ii point OF ssgscity-tbat wisdom wmcn
God gives to the snake to compensate nun Tor the want
Of limbs.
One can have patience with country parson,
coset-phosopher or literary milkmad failing TO dis
tingu between historical pivotal, national fact aud
private personal accident; but editors especially
history and 70 know when letter found in the heel of
xtrarnp,rs old boot has political significance, and
when only signifies that the cobler used too big
by my most fayore editors, and must tell the world,
somehow that cannot be held in any way responsible
for their stupidity, to nothing Of their cowardice
They committed the intense blockheadism in the
matter Of John Brown--but that sudden The
recent stump goes far to show deliberate constitu-
iioBs tendency TO throw away advantages by an in
durable ignorance OF their nature. refer to the dis
NAL editorial tcne in regard TO Mr. Summers speech in
the Senate still echong after his speech in New York
mot 90 much what lie said what is not said-about
these speeches. and the utter editorial failure to recog
nEe the historical importance of the fact. 1t is mis-
taken o. incredible impotence, for personal, private
affar-a petty political Inconvenience should not
have said utter editorial failure for of the Pro-
Slavery mOuthpieces of Shamocracy do seem TO appre
ciae the situation. The stupidity is precisely in the
wrong place.
have sometimes wondered intensely how civilized
empire like this, prOfessedy and consttutionay self.
governed could submit does to the actual rule of
faction Of less than 100 900 of negroes and pro-
genAors of muattoes sacrificing TO their irrational will
not only sacred principles, but immense material inter-
ests but / wonder no longer. The mystery is I'M
locked When the leading political presses 10 the in
terest of Freedom mainly IN the reappearance OF
Charles Sumner in the Senate and hs return blow de-
lvered into the frontal sinus Of the Slave Power,
private exhibition of personal vndictiyeness being
trely too stupid to that both BROOKS and Sumner
have been representative men, and their respective
sockdoageis representative acts, and when, with
sneaking aecaton of looking al nothing but abstract
propriety, they deplore unanswerabe argument
against the tyranny which kept Congress dsorganzed
half the session. and Kansas out of the Union through
II,
and with the solemn whine of superficial saintship
watching over brothers soul and vastly more than
Christian humility calling the AntiSavery Senator
10 examine his own heart TO see II revenge were not
lurking there and limiting to him to consider whether
he had better ventilate such sentiment In the
presence Of Mrs Grundy. When all this-meeker than
hoses-meeker than any OF his posteriy In the " old
clio trade-is the tune played on the Northern harp
of a thousand strings, we see that shareholders
rule us by the absence of our wit, aud unless
al this can be changed will continue TO do 80 IN secuta
M L,att nN1
will when partner s dishonest, or brother over
bearing and qusrrelsome, unity and maternity are to
be preserved only by grit, perpendicular VIII and
sectional stiffness 6ieekness and humiliation, self
sacrifice and politenese did IT, and never WILL
Victory itself is of TO party, led without both
gumpson and pluck in fact, there must always be an
exuberance of pluck, 80 that enough may be left to
use after the victory. When you are lighting with
bears il ia not udicious arrangement to keep your
lap-dogs and poode-dogs in 'front.' or to whip your
bigger dogs because their bark is too ferocous or their
bite too spiteul. Standing your modesy and polite
forbesrance after your adversary has spit in your face
Only mbecies il seems 10 me, count this mastery
policy-only imbsciles could, in the name Of their
party take pains TO disclaim Charles Sumner. man
who has fought its battles without seeking its Offices
one Of the men Il hope they are not 20 few in that
party some supposed, who could not be exalted by
any Office in s gift Charles Sumner ia more historical
than the party itsef The fact that he, without the
wave Of party support the form Of party applause,
TO bear him on, did Of his own patriotism ana
courage deal Slavocracy such blow on the Kansas
inouity that gutta percha the only possible reply
and thus reply was administered by universal accama-
ton proving that the blow told the entire system
that from the bloody pool of his prosraton while the
little giants of the sham Democracy looked on with
dumb serviity he arose, and having nursed the eX-
hiring embers of life through months and years OF
agony returned the conflict aid then and there re-
Sed his blow with such pluck and force that the men
who sefhabes at auction appeal to our pity and fairy
howl with psrsapd rage, - considerably more agnln
cant and valuable ttbe country than the Kepuonean
platform, the Chicago Ccfysntion OF snyInng Una.
was done there Tie editoriasope which complain
of locks to If we were relyif&ioo mucn on Inc
wisdom OF men who think that mere tind ,.,4- i
organized into victory that a Northern Prtsident"
desirable if elected by doughfaces and that such
cattle can be induced 10 vote for ntiSvery one
provided we can avoid anything like v.tuPeratloh,
and talk Of our adverses only with aoutns Iu OF
meal Why should think other nat tney pro-
fess to be- and, when they walk under snam les them
see that too walk under hypocris only OF anoher
sort know that all other nsn sfe Id reality ike me,
constituted to reverence what honest sincere ana
therefore humanity true and they have hsd tue mis-
fortune TO sink into AFFECT dOugbfaces there no use
irving 10 allure them into a sham Repubhcanism too
polite and forgiyiDg 10 be free We must nrst make
men of them, by letting them see thar we are not
ashamed of Charles Sumner and his speeches-by gio-
rvir in the fact that the Senator whom Slavery 80
IesIy struck down has demonstrated on the floor OF
the Senate and without any reference 10 MS own case
which il itse demonstI alton, that Slavery Is neces
sary and essentially such that the CIVILIZED worio
OWES IL 10 itself 10 extermDate al any COST ana WIN
out loss Of time As 10 the Shareholders, talk ever 80
daintily and swear ever 30 solemn that We will not
use our political power 70 Set free the slaves III Tue
States they won't believe II, because they respec, us
too much. They know we ought 10 DO II. 90 dGss
every man who knows what Slavery 10. An ihdivio-
nal or party making disclaimers 10 this dlrecuon Is
fod wasting breath and getting laughed at for MS
psus opepIy or in tho sleeve. Shareholders have no
tone for their bestia institution except IN our iony
and wickedness. They carefully cultivate both tner