New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-13
WHAT Ys WANTED.

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, tberron should command unhesItaing rtSpe0' "n"
tbo most unpestioned confidence. In the'r repP
70 the Republican State Committee ana ID tiieir
eou for state Convention they may be little
Ia,re IN their looic NAV halt little in their
history Of current events, may be just IN 'no
least degree scIvilc in their devotion 10 sia'e-
holders lust little partial to party name, ou'
the purity of their principles, of that fine sense
Of severe morality, of that dcicstatOn OF corrupt
measures, and that contemp: OF corrupt men,
which have always so sgrsly characterized
them, there can be no doubt. Messrs. WOOD,
Cagcer and Richmond nothing unless vir-
tuOus.
The call invites some criticism on the several
points relcyred to as possibly weak. We do not
exactly understand for instance, how and peace
can be vigorously pushed at the same time, as
Messrs Richmond and Cagger propose. Sunshine
and shower are just possible in nature, like smile
aud tear at one and the same instant, but 1t Is
feeble running and clouded sunshine, anger aud
auialty. virtue and vice. storm aud fair weather.
Any opposite passions or qualities existing al 'Le
| same moment under tie same conditions, are con-
trary TO natural law audan abSudiiy 1t is neither
1
wise nor humane to prosecute war with Ugor IL
we lave any liberal proifcls cfr'ace" to n'he 10
the insurgents Vigorous against them Is JuS'i-
fled only by tie fact that their purpose is mo
destruction of the present Constitution and uhioh'
md the substitution over part or the whole, inc!
can. of the States OF gOvcEmeI. based Ike tni'
! Of South Carolina uEon the ownership o! mei''
With an armed instruction for such purpose
there can bero ilHlcaii.y The only terms th"l
can h. undcrs. ol as possible are, that the isur'
gents shall ly down their arms without he'l-
taiion, sur.trd, ring the Iiugeodc.S to be dra'
with by 10 CGrnded mfjesty OF Ia"
| 70 suffer the pc,al'y she Awards to the worst Of
ilons. While The miteridel people may beg for
! demency on their return 10 their allegiance
" Surrender, yillniu :" il the proi'i Of peace
| n policeman offers TO detected burglar or plcA-
,ocket and the Go,rrrmcn, has no other form
! MA 10 p;eselt 10 JEFF. Davis or his fellows.
| eace by any profcr on our pasi IS DO mere
possible than it is possible fr policeman to
! execute TIE Law by oferiFg terms to the bur
| car II is for the feloU. whe;Lcr his object be to
break into a house or break up Government
10 restore the peace he bes outraged and slbmit
! 70 Tie cons noes Of hs crime. Aud here i
is that tie Democratic Committee fail both in
their logic and their facts Whether they are
n-apabe OF comprehensive, or whether they
wllfuIly perycrt ibe facts of history because OF
| ;hcir own habitual subseUicDcy in fine. past to
the men who are now in arms against The Gov
ernment 4 must be cleer TO tie most careless
reader that Mes.rs Richmond and CaFger mean
that what they really are pleading for is warl'ke
| yigor in the rebels and such pIolevs Of peace on
our at as shall insure their success aud or utter
confusion and defeat. Patriotism Of this sort
fourishes in TIE warm lau,uGe OF South Caro-.
Ina. but cannot stand tie nore bracing climate
Of this region.
1t is here we find the radical idea OF thc pol
ties and the partisanshP Of these new-schco
Democrats. They regard neither war EOr peace
defcnsble that ia to end in the separation Of IA,
! states. Truly. But all they mean by this plausi.
! ble statement is 10 express their fear lest the
South should be succcssul and insist upon a sep.
aration; asd this they would prevent, not by
compelling her TO obedience and good behavior,
but by sorrenderng to her oil that she has ever
! asked. 1t is tier late good masters tLey n'c
afraid Of losing. Therefore tLey demand that
'spublic affair shall hcnceforih be conducted
"upon broader principles Of constitutional duty
aud patrioifm.' As - hence(0ftA" refers 10 a
here 'of,re, a1d as broader is ia the compare
.iyo degree, and as the management OF The affairs
of tho whole Union have not yet been in the
lards cf the Republicans, IT must be to the last
| Admin stra.iOn these gentlemen refer as not hay
ipg teea fully up TO lis duty. We catch Dow
! ihe meaning Of Alcssrs. Richmond and Cagger.
That high integrity and pure public virtue
! on which they pride themselyes and which
hey demand shall be shown ia the
conduct OF public affairs, was exempGed
under Mr.. Buchanan's Administration which
they did more than any other men TO pat in
power. Cobb and Floyd, and men OF that
stamp, are their model statesmen; lie " broad
{" er" principles they ak for refers to the
.sberctOoye" Of that ilustriCui era Of pure
statesnanfhip, about which the only mistake |
was that there was not quite enough Of it, We /
want more of The age Of Cobb and Of Floyd, |
Of the coed times Of Utah army contracts OF |
Russell acceptance, Of Fort Smelling, and
WIl!etts Point transactions; if We can get back
TO the prime pies which governed in those good |
times, only giving TO them mofe breadth, and ac-
cept from the South a permanent peace on the
express understanding that it shall be for tie
present only negro Slavery and not the Slavery |
OF the poor whites also, that shall be extended |
over tie Southern States, then Messrs. Rich