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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22
AL HAIL NEw-YORKI

We have heard good deal within the last
three months Of a popular reaction against Re-
publican principles and the Republican party in
this State. That distinguished Silver Gray, who
specially represents Dir. Thurlow Weed in the
Old Gentlemen's Conference at Washington, gave
distinct utterance to this brilliant idea the other
day, when he said that, if an election were now
to be held here, the Chicago Platform and Honest
Abe Lincoln would be voted down by at least a
hundred thousand majority. On what facts this
opinion is based we know not. Certainly, so far
as the public are informed, out of all the Repub-
lican host of last November, only Mr.. Weed
and two or three of his most dOcile followers
would now be added to the Fusion, Slavery
Extension party. On the other hand, let the
Compromises and Slavery Extensiorists take no.
tiee that the TownE lections now going forward
in many of the counties of this State show not
merely that the glorious principles of Republican
ism hold their own but that with the People
ihsg are stronger HOU man w NOttHbtf' III OF
Lawrence, Montgomery, Delaware, Fulton, Che
mung, Steuben, 1ioea, we have GAINED on
OUR FORMER VOTE And this has been
accomplished in the face of a perfectly united
and most Jealous enemy, and under the discour-
agement and depression caused in our own
ranks by the treacherous abandonment OF the
Republican standard by politician esteemed so
shrewd and influential as Mr.. Weed. SO much
the more cheering are these victories. They af.
ford new and more decisive proof that the
heart of New-York still beats fearlesEy for Free
dom, and that, however individuals may falter
and may fail the mass Of our people stand now,
az always, for the Union, the Constitution, and
the Enforcement of the Laws.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1861.
NOTICES FOR THE DAY.

,cH suffer death before rW consent or 0dci'e "'y
friends to consent TO any concession compromise
sOAich looks Ike buying the prirge Of taking posses
s;0n of the Government to trkich IRE hare COaStta-
xiorai right; because, S6dteper mighHiakc Of the
merit Of the varioas propositions before Congress-
should regard any concession fhe face Of menace as
the destruction of the Government itself and consent
on all hand, that our system shall be brought dorm to a
zl NTH the erisfing disOrgani=od state Of affairs an
Me;oo Bat his thing scH hereafter be- as II IS no'o,
an the hands al thepsoplc; and i tey desire to call
oupsntion to rcn,ore any grieranees complained o. OF
to give ner guarantees for thc Pemane"ee q rested
,tg6ts. il ia not mine to oppose. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22
MESTAKRa CONNECTED.
TIE N. y. Times quotes that paragraph of Mr..
Grecley's recent Card which relates to the fran
ing Of the Chicago Platform, and says:

tn, N. y Times quotes that paragraph of Mr..
Grecey's recent Card which relates to the franz
ing Of the Chicago Platform, and says:
MI Greeley successful in hi. eBdsATor to soften the
language Of the Chicago Platform this poin-shough
believe lie did not persuade the COMMITTEE. quite far
h. bred in th, direction II they had not been obs
ns:o b. this point believe the people Of New
MEXICO would have been allowed TO decide for themselves
whether Ss,ery should thhe not while remainss
Trrttos should like know therefore, what shadow Of
resson be possibly urge for refusing them this privilege
by admitting State His for sotening the
Platform then elect tho Republican candidate
But thi, already take Il Tor granted
be veull not Gaze 10 retTsct the concession"
we must correct The Illness misopprehen-
sions in the fewest possible words
|. IL was the language of the older Republican
Platform-thut framed by the Convention that
nominated Fremont and Dayton in lS56-that
Dir. Greeley sought to soften at Chicago.
That Platform was understood to impose on Con.
gress the duty of prohibiting Slavery in every
Territory, even though il were morally impossible
that Slavery should ever go there. The Chicago
Platform requires Congress to prohibit Slavery
whenever and wherever prohibition shall be ne
cessary. And the Convention did go exactly so
far in this direction as Mr.. G. sought to have it.
III. Our reason for Directing to the Border.
State or c. F. Adams's proposition with regard
to New Mexico is, that it asks us to play for
very important stake with dice which our adver-
saries have cogged. Slavery has been legalized
aud fortified IN New Mexico BY Federal patron
age and power. Its presence there is Fictitious,
unnatural, the fruit of intrigue, conspiracy, and
Government influence As we are on the eve of
new regime We insist that the eight years of
Democratic Pro.Slavery rule over New. Mexico
shall be counterbalanced by four years of
Republican ascendency before the People
are called to make decision so mOmentous and
practically irrevocable. As yet, they know us
only through the incessant calumnies of our foes:
let them have o chance to make our acquant-
ance-to see us as we are--and we are sure they
will think better of US. If The Times were de-
PENDANT in lawsuit and il was proposed, when
the evidence for the plaintiff had been closed, to
let the lawyers on that side sum up and there
upon give the case to the jury, it would probably
SEQ the proprety of letting its ewn side BIO heard
before closing the controversy. Wells that is
what We insist on with regard to New.Mexico.
III. The Times seems TO think it nice ar
nugement 10 have ono Platform on which to
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

A friend Of ours in Bucks Co., Penn, in
quires how people in the country who desire 10
take some of the $50 bonds about to be Issued
by the Government viii be able to procure them
We answer, that as yet none of them have been
prepared for issue-indeed, we believe the law
authorizing them has not yet been passed by
both Houses of Congress. 1t will doubtless DO
enacted, however, and then it viii be the duty
of the Secretary of the Treasury to see that
proper facilities for subscribing to the loan arc
provided in all parts Of the country. We presume
that it will not then be necessary to pay in gold.
but that good drafts on New-York viii be re-
ceived by the agents of the Government
There are plenty of indications that this
LOAN OF THE PEOPLE will be taken up in smsh
Gums with an enthusiasm which will render tho
aid of Wall street unnecessary.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

The friends Of the Government in the House
have now the fate Of the new Tariff in their
hands. They are snxiously celebrating on the
policy of taking the bill as it has been returned
from the Senate or trying to defeat some OF the
objectionable amendments made by that body.
We trust they will mako no mistake III the
premises.
On the whole, we think the bill has been
altered decidedly for the worse. The gigantic
abuses--the inherent tendency to favOritsm and
corruption-of the WarehOuaing system estab-
lisbed by the Tariff of 46-were not dealt with
one whit too vigorously by the original bill; and
it IS shame that the Senate reinstated them
The reduction Of the Sugar duty made by the
House is oil wrong, because the Government is
lust now in pressing need Of revenue, and the
Senate bill will seriously diminish the receipts
from Sugar. In regard to Books, the House
bill is immensely preferable. Only by imposing
small duty on Tea and smaller on Coffee
both Objectionable in flush times, bat indspensa-
BILE in the present State of the Treasury-has
the Senate improved the House bill.
The bill as it came from the House was feeble
and tanid enough. Its rates of duty were in the
main far lower than they should be. In the
average, they are lower, we think, than those
imposed by the Free Traders Tariff of 1916.
But then the Morrill, bill is immensely preferable
in that it replaces Ad Valorems by Specifics, and
thus cuts away the main indictments IT, perjury
aud fraud on the part of importers. Then the
Specific Duties of this bill, especially on Iron
and Steel, preclude the inevitable vice OF
Ad Valorem duties-beiug highest Wien they
should be- lowest and lowest when they should
be highest. When merchantable Bar Irou is
worth $50 per tun, o duty of twenty per cent
on it is $40 per tun. But Reyulsion occurs;
markets stagnate; prices fall; Bar Iron sells for
$50; and now the duty is but SO per tan. In
other words, under an AID NalOrem Tariff, the
American rival of the foreign producer is rather
ensnared than protected by the impost, which
only Z" Keeps the word OF promise TO the ear to
break it to the hope" Though the duties on
Metals BY the new Tariff are quite moderate,
the fact that they are Specific renders them an
immense improvement on those they are designed
to supersede.
pn inc "Hoti VIC arc lhSlucu w ou'isc lho
friends of the new Administration not 10 take the
risk Of returning the bill to the Seuate, unless
they are sure of getting it back again. Though
not so efficient as it should have been, and Origi-
nally wps it is far too good 10 be lost. When
hearty all other civilized nations pake Specific
Duties the rule and AID valorems the exception,
we alone have Tariff wholly Ad Vaoreit. The
new bill, even as diluted by the Senate, will give
us duties more than half Specific. If it could be
so amended as to give more Revenue and more
Protection we should rejoice; but let us at least
secure the good that is still within reach.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

House Of Representatives; and BY parallel. the
Treasury Office is the most eminent in the Csbi-
net. In England, however, the Premier is %
really: he is the great mouthpiece to Parliament,
making speeches, many Of them as long ne tho
Presidents message. But how does the Secretary
of State figure in Congress more than any other
Secretary Are his written communications Of
higher import Not at all. The London press
may be pardOned for speaking of "the Ameri-
"can Prime Minister" or "the Premier" but
there is no excuse here for such q nisuomer.
AS well call the President, the King.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

1t appears from our Washington dispatches
that the Southern Rebels are coolly collecting du-
ties in the name of the United States Govern
ment, and pocketing the funds thus raised. They
have seeded from the Union, but cannot keep
their hands out of the Federal pouch. Only
about half Of the United States officials In the
South have resigned, the others quietly acting at
the same time under two Governments which
are in opposition, and to each of which these
heightened men have sworn allegiance.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22
THE LESSON OF THE HOUR.

If any thing was wanting TO convince the skep-
teal of the fidelity of the People OF this great
commonwealth aud Of this proud commercial city
TO the Constitution and the laws Of the country,
as thew arc the continued aud uDmxed ovation
Everywhere the same cordial and hearty greeting
met him, because he vas on his way to sssume
the reins Of Government under most trying and
unusual circumstances; ard Wherever, even
against his own wishes, ne gave expression to
the idea that the laws OF the country were Ia be
enforced, aud that through such enforcement the
National Constitution was 20 be recognized and
upheld, he vas "apTlsuded to the very echo
- that shall applaud agan." Confidence in The
integrity and patriotism Of the man, no lcss than
sympathetic anxiety for his successful passage
through The public dangers which threaten the
country, aroused the popular heart to such al
extent that all could see its besangs and espe-
cialy when assured <at treason was not to be
tolerated and that traitors and their symPathzers
we're to be rebuked and punished. Indeed, there
never has been IN THIS country 4 more unms-
taxable and overwhelming demonstration in favor
Of the Union as it il than this, which, starting
on the praries of Illinois, intercepted, arrested,
and followed the coming man through the
great States Of Indiana, Ohio, Pennsy lyania, aud
NJ. vi ,.,ch;ro ~ cliu,, in mi. reerles.
.a,.;n, oouto, or Oh. yve.,ern world ubere
:. ...-.i, h.;no. n. cl,sre.t water, and il.
-,
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And yet while this unparalleled ovation was
paid by an uLselhsh and patriotic people
10 Tue "o'''nni'n' -; - o,.s. -
U.s. an' ~ Hs oNo''" i'f''''''.s
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PIE are is"o, n"', 'nu '""' '"', mann ''a''V" v
oe'o'io" " 'No EC1''',l''V"
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"lo-ss g a. ios,r.on a,va ,ha a,an
49,. ., hh,oh,, I;nco,, the, d.m,nd.a hi. a..
ouiescence in certain measures of Compromise,
not that they were right in themselves, but be.
ceuss they would have tendency 70 hold the
Border States. AZ they are called, and pre-.
vent them from Joining hands with South Caro-
Ina in the destruction of the Government and in
the construction and perpetuation of another and
unfriendly Confederacy. In one word, the
theory of the compromissrs is to purchase the
good behavior of the Border States at the ex.
pense Of our own unqualified disgrace We thank
God that they received no encouragement from
ABRAHAM LINCOLN or HANNIBAL HAMLN.
But the future is still before US, and the City
of Washington is in the distance, with all its
potent spells whether of good or of evil. We
believe that faithful adherence to Republican
doctrines was Fever more essential than at this
moment. We have done with mere courtesy
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22
A'Ne IsAIMOk p. CHASl

Tore 10 myself, Toce 10 truth Tore Il 10 the SUB
sect 10 state that earthly pOper coHld induce ne TO
cote fer specific measure for tie Introduction q
Slavery chere had not before eristed, either south or
north Of that line. Coming as I do from ISlGve
STATE, IL is my solemn Deliberate and rel'-mot'red
determination hat no porer--ao earthly pOTer-shGH
compel 10 eOte fo7' ne positfre introduction o.
Slavery either south north Of that iine. SIR rhac
yOs reproaek and Justly tOo BRITISH ancestors far
the introduction Of ms institution upoa the continent
Of america a~ for one, Hnaitag that tie Posteraty
Of tie present inhabitants Of California and NeH
erioo shall reproacA for doing just rhot 'ce re-
zrooeh Great Britain for dOiag 10 as. If tic citizens
Of those Territories choose 10 establish Slqgery, am
for admitting them ruth such PrOrtsiOns "a hetJ Con-
stitstiOas but then, ii ciH be their rofk, and not
ours and their postTty nria hare 10 reproaeh them,
and not ms, for forming Contributions agoying tie tn
sf'tRtSoa Of Slorery foextt among them.
%ftgTt . fBKNRY CLAY.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

IN, ..-;., r,ess unfortunately Is invaded
by a number Of local English words, introduced,
il may be- innocently by foreign hands, but
stupidity initiated by domestic ones. Inc latest
If the batch is the term Premier. applied TO the
Secretary of state. 1t is a pure mistake. There
il no Prime Minister to the Cabinet except the
Presdept himself. If there be one place in
the Cabinet likely to be more important than
another, it is not that of the Secretary OF
State, but the Secretary Of the Treasury. The
Ways and Means Committee, with its Chair
man, is the most important Committee in tho
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

In the Senate, yesterday, the bill authorizing
the Postmaster General to cut off the postal ser
vice from rebellious States, was taken up, and
forciby advocated by Mr.. DOolittle of Wiscon-
sin, who exposed the absurdity Of the h!pOcrti-
cal cry raised by Southern Senators that the
measure was step toward war, and again
called attention to the impudence which spts
upon the Federal authority, while it at the same
time demands that the insulted Government shall
continue its fayors TO the traitors
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

The Common Council met last evening. In the
Board of Aldermen, resolutions offered by Mr..
Froment directing the Corporation Counsel to
report upon the validity Of the street.cleaning
contract with Hackley were, after stout oppO-
sition, adopted. The resolution of the Council
men, inqulriUg into the appliances used to pass
this measure was not heard from. The Board
wiped out the ordinance under which the police
have recently arrested peddlers of small wares.
The Councilmen referred the same subject to a
committee, and agreed to order for themselves
gold badges, as proposed BY the Aldermen. In
order to maintain the honor and dignity OF their
position, the members of the Common Council
viii, by and by, no doubt vote themselves car
riage and four apiece, with coachmen and grooms
salaried by the chg. No action was taken on the
Street Commissioner question in The Board OF
Aldermen, although it is understood that u new
"Riug" has been formed with view to efectng
a radical change in the heads Of departments,
subject to appointment and removal BY the
Mayor.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

The E1p1ss copies conspicuously The Albany
Eoening Journals paragraph charging us with
advocating the {" inalenable right to secede,"
treating its adyersaries with " Characteristic
coarseness," and now I" backing square down."
&C., &C., which it joyfully heads "a Hard
Click" but it carefully withholds from its readers
our specific and emphatic denial of every one Of
those charges-conceals from them the fact that
we have made any such denial Yet that sheet
pretends to give daily esprit of the Press! ="
For years. the name of the Editor Of The
Erening Journal has been used by The Express
as the type and synonym Of all conceivable ras-
calty. For years, his every good quality has
been ignored, his bad ones blazoned and exag.
gerated, in the columns Of that scurrilous sheet.
Its readers have been systematically taught 10
regard Republcanism as mere mask for public
robbery by all manner of corrupt and venal leg.
islation. But at length he has taken to Union.
saving, and now the visage Of Tie Express
wreathes itself spontaneously into approving
smiles at the bare mention of his name No
more free wool at $1,000 a clip'-no more
Trades against City Railroad grants and Legisla-
tive corruption. Democratic State Conventions
burst into irrepressible" shouts at the bare
mention Of his name, and all Cottondom is thrown
into ecstseies by the concet that he has justified its
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

The Montgomery Congress has confirmed
Toombs as Secretary of State, Memmipger as
Secretary of the Treasury, and l.. Pope Walker
as Secretary of War. Mr.. Yancey declines to
go into the Cabinet, preferring to take the mis-
sion to the Court of ST. James. Howell Cobb
cannot refrain from dabblirg in finance, and has
offered resolution looking toward the taxing of
cotton exported to a foreign country.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

ng-chershed opinion Of him. As the grand old
Hebrew prophet 80 forcbly expresses it" Hell
&" from beneath is moved for thee; it strreth
sup the dead for thee; All they shall
speak and say unto thee . Art thou become
" like unto US 2"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

Mr.. Dawes OF Massachusetts,, from the Com
mttee of The House Of Representatives to whom
was referred the Presidents Message of January
g, yesterday reported concerning the United
States Navy. 1t appears that there are now in
commission, in various parts of the world, 1o
vessels; that % are unfit for service, and not TO
be repaired under several weeks, or even months
time; that the entire naval force available for
the defense of the Atlantic coast at the time
this Committee was appointed consisted Of the
steamer Brooklyn, Of % guns, and the store-ship
Relief, Of two guns; the former being unable,
by reason Of her draft, 10 enter Charleston Har
Dor with safety, and the latter being under orders
for the African coast. Under these crcumstan-
ces the Committee refer with much severity to
the extraordinary disposition of our naval force,
by which il was kept out Of the way in man.
ner which would be injudciOus at any time, but
which now clearly showed hopeless imbecility or
deliberate conspiracy to give the country into
the hands of traitors The report next takes mp
the matter of designations by traitorous naval
officers, sets forth in plain terms the name and
offense of each of these, and places in clear
light the extraordinary conduct Of the Secretary
of the Navy in accepting the designations con-
Guiding by recommending the passage of resolu-
ton of censure upon that Cabinet officer. The
full report will be found in another column.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

bound to render allegiance to her alone, and
that the National Government has no right to
use coercion. The resolution was received with
favor.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

The Old Gentlemen's Conference sat late last
night, for the sake of indulgng in talk, five
minute rule going into operation to-day and
cutting short their discourse. The Border-State
Proposition or one substantially like it, is to be
voted on to-day.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

Mr. Lincoln arrived in safety at Philadelphia
yesterday afternoon, having paused at Trenton
on his way. He was everywhere received with
enthusiasm, like that which has hourly greeted
him since the commencement Of his journey.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

BY the arrival of the Kangaroo at this port,
and the Neya-Seotian at Portland, We have
foreign adEices which are two days LATER than
previous dates. In the English House OF Lords,
the Address in reply to the speech from the
throne having been moved Lord Derby re-
ferred with regret to the posture Of American
affairs, as being likely to affect the manufacture
| ing interests of England He also severely crti-
cised Lord John Russell's dispatches in relation
to italian affairs blamed Sardinia for her course
toward Naples and regretted the tone of the
French Emperor. Earl Granville lamented the
| state of American affairs but thought that cotton
from India would prevent any serious inconyen-
| fence to England. Ia the House of Commons
| Lord John Russell defended his policy and justi-
fed the action Of Sardinia. Blenheim Palace,
the ancient seat of the Marlborough was seri
ously damaged by FIRE on the 9TH instant, and
famous picture gallery was quite destroyed. The
bombardment OF Gafta was continued with
great effect An armis,ce Of y hours had been
granted 10 allow the besieged to bury their dead
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

Mr.. Wilson, yesterday evening, made most
vigorous speech in the Senate, remarkable for its
incorporating adherence to true Republican
principles and for the splendid defense of Massa-
chusetts which it contained.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

The Pony Express brings San Francisco dates
to the 9th instant. The news lie of little general
Importance. Several very heavy failures had
occurred among dry goods houses in San
Francisco.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

The Democrats in the Senate seem TO have
been hopelessly hoored in their attempts to have
Messrs. Black and Petit confirmed They yes
terdsy obtained an Executive Session. thinking
that they had force enough to carry their point,
but were obliged to retire without accomplishing
their purpose.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

Captain Meigs, whom ex-Secretary Floyd saw
ft to remove to Florida because he would not
become his tool, has been restored to his work
on the aQueduct at Washington.