New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-25
lust ONCE.

Al individuals griefs wrongs may be Of little
count TO Others but when the grayest public interests
are mperled through personal attacks and the coarses
jmpdtations of base motives, the assailed however
humble owes duties TO Others which cannot be disre
gsrded. propose here to refnte months OF persistent
and envenorned defamation by the statement of few
facts.
am charged with having opposed the selection of
Gov SEWARD for pace in President LINCoLSs Cab
met That is utterly absolutely false, the President
himself being my witness might call many Others,
but one such ia sufficient.
am charged with what II called Opposing the
administration because OF thas selecton and yari
Gus paragraphs which have from time to time appeared
in THF TRiBuSE quoted 70 sustain this incu patton.
1he simple fact that na Of those paragraphs q-as
e,fScy ,criea or ia aag Suggested prompted Jy
me SufRces for that charge It is trueI baye De-
sire to conceal benttle it-ba my IDEAS as to the
general Sonduct Of the War Tor the Union those
repeatedly Nexpressed by myself and others through
THs TRIBrRS and of course not those which
the conduct OF that has been based. 1t is trne
that hold and lSye urged tiEi this war cannot mus,
not be long onc.Sthat K mus be prosecuted with the
81 utmost enesgy prOnvnsss and ygor it viii prove
aailuse- every ssh I'gag Of the Secession flag
desantiy within dayss>walE Of Washington renders
the suppression Of the iSvoI move diacalt II dH
doulasul. II is true that thfnk Government
tina, begins the work Of pottNg down rebellion by
forming camps OF distraction, or anything Of that
sort, is likely to make aelg ongS0b Off, Il Is true
thai 1 think our obyioes policy, under the cicum-
stances would have been be courteous and long
suffering toward foreign lowers I'M resoiute sndreaSy
IN our dealings with armed rebels an5 Il seems 10
tia The opposite couFse has been takaa. But TOE
wateiiword Forward TO Richmond" IL uoS lnine nor
anything Of Ike import. wish Ioeyade norespons.
bii-y, but % rePel a. pefscasl aspersioH 10 with
regard TO The lss srfe ufpi,t change IN tie Cab
met. While LHow III SON. OF the hest rnaselis,
in the coiniFy eniefs no lie Composition of Mat
Cabinet, set feel thai ehsyer might be made therein
with advantage 20 Che pulls selvce. Yeti did NOT
write, snd did NOT Intend hare published tue e.
tiee csliny fra change Of Caeine', wbish only ap-
psaTeS trough a i.issff reterson. | sbrrDk from
printing r IN parf becarsc any good effect might
have WIS likelyto be Heneatled By The very course
which has been takelthsi of sssaifng ne It's sup.
posed author. y v5gr q, rf5s
I have co Gcsr, in the tniscs bat rbs- wiai s
bss. 70: the country shall be done. 1.-THE public icdge
tba: bs great endan ereiss,ie and successful prose
clEpn OF the War-wislt he mest surely snbservsd by
Fetsi1ilg lhe Cabnst az il u Aequssce in that ee
oision. Tie end le.rg secured, he are 70 me
utterly indiaerm.
! visa to be dis;iDe:y sndesood .. no. seeking TO
be relieved from any TespOrsitiliy for urging lheat
ssEee Of lie Union Grand Array mo Virginia, though
the ple,ise phrase !" Forward 70 Richmond ~ rot
nine, aad would have pEtlered not to iterate il
thought Ibat that Army, Ons Hruersd thousand strong
might have been in ne Rebs csgi'al on or before the
aefh inst, while fet thar thtse were Urgent reasons
why il sioa'd be there il possible And now IL any
Que imngpes that l. any eosnecied with Thy
1nIsrss. ever commended Unsigned any such
strategy IS she zunehire Of barely THIRTY thousand
of the One Hundred thousand Union Volunteers with.
in Cry niles Of Washington sgainst Ninety Thousand
Rebels eavelopsd IN lsbylintb OF strong inirench-
menis and mrecornoteye6 masked batteries then
demonstration would be lori fis closed ear. But
will nor dwell on this. II am needed al a sape-
goat Tor all the military blundes Of the lsst Donh
be Il individuals mus 6ie thai the Nation may
live If can her besi Ia that capacity, do
ncs shrink from the ordesL 49,
Henceiorib, i bar sll cririeisH in these columns on
Army movements, past or future, unless somebody
should undertake to prove that Gen. Iattesonis wise
aud brave commander. He seems to have none TO
oeal MS rases 60 II there Is anything to be said IN
his behaK, 1 viii make an exception in bis favor
Otb.r thvn this the subject closed and sealed. Cor
respondents and reporters msy state facts, but mus,
f.ri.ear comments. know that there is truth that
We, needs be uttered on this subject but this paper he's
os, 10 full sharea that Il ought end perhsps more
eeeid sord 70 do--and heneeorth stands back for
ofhor, ONLY beg ii 70 be undtrstood-onee for all
"a II less than half the Union Armies dIscty at hand
are haieis against oths rebel forces hat coud be con-
.s.,,ayed=,sore than double their nambercu ground
sDecisy chosen ard strongly fortified BY the traitors
Tnx TnIsuSE does not appToye and should not De
held responsible for such msdnsss Say what you wall
af the mast, but remspterfbs for the future though
We keep silence. -st
Henceforth, Il shsIl be TsF TRBrSts sole voesliOn
% rouse and animate the American People for the ter
s;bs ordeal which has beialen them. The Great ne
vube mmuenty needs the utmost exefsions o. every
- go ,,sa,4 ana band lSs have trisaoservohsrbysx-
sssug brsassIs aAsaG and around bsri hsass!ssih es