The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-04-03
from Tue ia iva gton FREE Press
WHAT VERMUzT SAYSOF THE TRs-
BUAE's ABUSE. GF GEO. II. MARSH.

As to the remarks of the Tribune We have a
few wo ds to say. MIR. Marsh's debates in Con
gress during the Tyler Administrator and pub
lie discusses elsewhere in many parts OF our
land, on topics OF the greatest public interest,
are well known to those VINO keep themselves at
all acquainted with such matters. They have al
WAYS been dis inguiShed not only for their learn.
ing ard ability, but for the profound sympathy
which they have showed with the progress ui
political and religious freedom, not only in our
own country, but throughout the world. Those
who have been personally familiar with him tor
a large part of his lite, know, too tina, his phi
waite conversation on all such topics has been in
perfect agreement wit his public d-clsral ious
After diplum,ti career abroad, in which Mr.
Marsh won both tor himself and or his country
a most desirable reputation wherever he went,
he returned home, aid at once joined himself TO
the Republican party Ots leading pri CT piles
we're those which he had always sustained) and
during the campaign OF 1896 he WAS an active
woIk er for the the election OF Fremont; advoca
ting his election in public and in private with
great ability. Intensely abhorring slavery in ey-
cry form, aud having had abu daut means for
seeing how the Slave Ulgarchy was rul ng and
running our country and undermining free inSt:-
tutiUI.S everywhere, he WAS never more earnest
than When he was expos ne the means and de
nuuncng the men by which lis success had been
secured Tor So long period
During the canvass vi last wear, Mr. Marsh
did rot occupy himself in pubic speaking fer
the Republican cause, b cause some laborous
engarenenIs Ut a literary sort which he had pre-
viousy made, dse,abled him to do SO. but his
Interest in the Cause was as intense that OF
any man in the country !; and in city or Country
h,.r.. IL l,tn I'D II
every where and at all times for lis success
And IN regard to the progress OF free principles
and free Institutions in Italy, if there is any
American citizen who has been ready at all time,
e speak in publlc or in private with deeper
sympathy Tor the Italians IN their great struggle,
with d more thorough appreciation OF the consc
qurnces ot its hal result Oh The Cause ut freedom
and liberal c'viIiz iiom as distinguished f.oh 4
d, spoiic one 10 the whole OF Europe, We should
like 10 hear him named.
We, therefore, pronnuce the paragraph which
We have quoted from the Tribune 10 be essen
tally and particula iy false and slaudcroGs. We
caaIi0t put u all down 10 the score OF ignorance
IN the Tribune. either. But Just now, that aole
but not ai"ays CONSISTENT paper, Is In 4 very
quar- elsOme mood. We do hot need To H. quiz,
why. Ii seems dete! mined 10 h,d fault aoou
pretty much everything done which il has no
happened TO recommendation everything no
done which IL has not must be Let aloue. Il
wants Ia be all poseIiul, TO have ali ot It's pIin
cpes on ali SUI jects, al! its lines of policy, gene
raj and particular, whether alSays IL the sam,
diiec ion or not, taken up aud followed, instan
ter, all ITS iavoriJe Candidate elected. and al
whom IT does not select, defeated OF course j
| cannot be alwa,s suited, and it makes up Tor it
disa poiui'nents in being angrlly dicratoFal, ant
sometimes abusive where it has no occasion &
be,-as ia the case befjre us.
Fro = Jh- Blrl'ngt n Daiiy Times.
The New York Iri5Has j. mffsd at the N
poiutuent Mr.. Lincoln sent TO the Senate o.
Monday. None OF them suit them exactly
which makes it bid-ior the Tribune of couI 81
The most If its spleen is vented on Mr.. Marsh