The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-19

Who Are the Disunion1sts.
Some Of our neighbors, with whom we have
been so unfortunate as to disagree politically,
have been very busy during the past five or six
days in endeavoring to prove that the HERALD
and several other anti-republican papers have
ranged themselves on the side of disunion, and
endeavored to break up the confsderacy. So
far as this journal is concerned, the statements
above referred to have no foundation in fact.
On the contrary, the real disunionists are to be
found on the other side of the house. At about
the time of the secession of South Caroline
the beginning Of the movement-the Tribune
printed several articles calculated to encour-
age the disunionists. The Spruce street phi
losophers did not hesitate to declare that If
States desired to 60 out Of the Union, there
should be no opposition. The Tribune made
this statement very distinctly, and de-
clared that the North would be great deal
better off without any Of the slave States.
No means were left untried by Greeley d Co.
to force the cotton States into open rebellion.
Day after day they were tainted with coward
ICc ouu dCCubcu VI pusAAoAAAuAty.
The course of the HERALD was quite diff
ferent from that of the Tribune, as may be seen
by the extracts we print elsewhere. These are
extracted from our files, and they show that
when the federal government was menaced by
South Carolina we repeatedly called upon
Mr.. Buchanan to place proper garrisons in the
Southern forts. Again, we directed attention
to the exposed situation of Washington, and
called upon the Executive to strengthen Gen.
SCOTS hands with troops to the number Of
fifty or sixty thousand, if he asked for
them. We told the outgoing administra-
ton that Washington must be held at any
cost. When the electoral votes were to be
counted, and subsequently, as Inauguration
Day approached, we again suggested that a
strong force should be stationed at or near
Washington. After Lincoln had been sworn
in we demanded an outline of his policy, and
declared that he must take one side or the
other. Anything was better, we said, than I'M
certainty. For cur own part we believed in
peace, but we lived in hope Of settlement by
some means, and held ourselves ready to sup
port the government, even in apolicy which we
disapproved, SO anxious were we for action
of some kind. Tardily enough the administra
ton came to the scratch and attempted to sup
ply Sumter. Hereupon the leaders of the
Southern confederacy took the responsibility
of making war, and placed themselves in q
false position. The attack on Sumter was q
very great blunder in every point Of view-po-
litical and military. Of course, as the South
struck the first blow, every loyal citizen of the
North sticks by the flag and the honor Of the
republic. And our position was to favor peace,
to promote Cancellation by all proper means,
and at the same time to be ready for war if it
should be commenced by the South. Thus it
viii be seen that we advoeaaad the detail of
troops for Washington more than three months
ago, and it is our policy which the administra-
ton has adopted.
Now that war has been commenced, the
Tribune labors to still further excite the public
mind, to foster the mob spirit, to instigate do
nestle violence, and to bring about attractions
of the public peace by accusing others of the
misdemeanors which properly lie at its own
door. The Tribune aided and instigated the
secession movement. The Tribune is now anx-
ious to make more mischief and create riots
within the city of New York. Therefore we
declare that the real disunionists are to be
found in the Office of the Tribune, the editors
of which journal are laboring with all their
might to still further embarrass and compli-
cate public affairs.