Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-06-09
THE NETWORK TIMES.

The New York Times is not well satisfied with
some of the great Republican movements of
the country. twas exceedingly dispeased with
Horace Greeley and the Chicago Convention
in their exclusion of Mr.. Seward from the
nomination. What would have pleased the
Times in that convention, would also please
the democrats; but fortunately, perhaps, for the
country, both of them were disappointed
The other great measure of the Republicans
which meets with disfavor from the Times is
their opposition in the Senate to that senseless
platitude which goes by the name of McLane's
treaty. The course of the Times on that ques-
ton needs explanation. When paper, which
often shows the highest order of ability in its
editorials, comes TO advocate such an impolitic
measure as an entangling alliance with Mexico
poor distracted, rotten Mexico, il shows
some extraordinary warpng of the judgement,
or an obtuseness of perception, or a lack of
knowledge, that seems mysterious. An article
in one of its recent numbers endeavorcd to
show, and pretty conclusivcy too, we thought,
that the Senate of the United States had great
ly detorioratcd of late years, being no longer
the digniied and able body that it once was
but one of his evidences of this fact was sur
prising;-it was that the Senate had rejected
the Mexican treaty! That is, one of the evil
dences of the dcgeneracy of the Senate is attri-
buted to the action Of its Republican members
for it is to them that the rejection of the treaty
must be attributed. And we may add that this
action is not the least among those for which
they are held in high esteem by millions of
their fellow countrymen. The Times, lin this
matter, appears to be following the lead of the
Sm'-we mean the newspaper of course-somc
of whose old articles, with but very little alter
alton, might answer for its modern editorials.
SO much attached has the Times become to
the principles of filibustering, for the sake of
its dear Mexico, that it seeks precedents in
Monarchical Europe in favor of fibustering
herc-here in Republican America, whose pei
icy is peace and moral suasion. In the act Of
Garabaldi to free his fellow countrymen from
the shackes of tyranny, flor the Sicilians are
ltalians) and in the approval of the act by Eng
fish writer's precedent is sought 10 be laid up
against the time when another band of free
hooters shall make their brutal onslaught upon
a neighboring country under the pretence of
extending the area of freedom.
The Times ceases to argue and betakcs itself
to threats. He hints ominiously at a war with
Mexico in six months, and seems on the point
of putting himself at the head of the filibus-
tering columns and outriyaling the grey eyed
man of destiny himself. Nay, he may Guido
even the demigod Perseus, mount Steam IIypo-
grille, course aeriay over the seas amidst cloud
fabrics and castles Of SPAIN and release the
beautiful if not the chastc AndromedU from
her piteous chains.
The Times was cradled into this troublous
existence amidst flibustering throes. Amidst
the disorder and chaos which seemed to place
hut li,,ic above tine level of Mexico, 1t came
forth with high pretensions of conservatism, and
seemed like star radiant with hope. Fillibus-
tering was one of the evils which its advent
promised TO cure. Though the Shiny snake
of bribery seemed to coil around its cradle, yet
no one doubted the purity and dignity of the
Times. Its high mission was recognised as
necessary; and it was hailed with hearty god
speeds along its course by the hopeful, the mod
crate and the true. But how is it now? The
Times virtually condemns Republicanism, and
aspires to position which would rehec, no adj
ditiona credit upon a Walker, a Cortinas or
Carabaal! 1t has made itself the organ of
ilibustering, and is ut best, alike ignorant of
what it advocates and what it desires.