New-York daily tribune., 1861-01-19
From The Albany ErsaiHs Journal.

To uin .ueh men a. Senator johnson and Mr. E,heir.
Geor m omsI Of EolR Carolina Gov Hiel. and M
Davis Of Maryland we would 60 1'' a , IN ,29eaon % sS
to the horrors Of civil war, imPore MeTbefs Of Con-
s South W. tnow how I,s Of consideration our previous
suggestions have attracted We know too, with how mnch
sopgb. Vbo1nd in sppss 70 Bach bone Piact
Thee thing m J n s RSs SIs ST ysy % nca ,S..
and upon which the were q thirty millions Of Pe'e depends
We win no; dsms, the hope that there luton In Con
gcss nom the North who Union Men from the South
with aerna feelings, and In the discharge o. e9n2n iny
agree upon term, adjustment which vii hold Border Slave
Tho CHEAPEST and hinne,, kind Of patriotism Is ha, which
nothing So too with that Psee. Of courage which Gnt
ofdanser vspors and Ofthe army Of
not one them faced their When heroic John
Brown acting upon the principles which 90 many Pole,'sd H
eusi While in our way have upheld freedom aud resd
he eIsn ion aggression Of Slavery while In this aoOi duty
II needs be- for the Union bat look with abhoHence
Dpon Journalists who labor 90 % prevent the sd9p1n
en- state. sustsiu themselves ,
In view the isl that approaches and the ordeal through
which public men pas hops that Republicans will 50
bear themseyes that ;hey viii no. ee called zoe s 70 'e
By thst .n fe the angels how can man then,
The image of hi, maker, hope to win bytl
lie, ai lie ends thou aim's, at be thy eounry's.
Thou fAlrs a blessed martyr
Had but served my God With hafthe zeal
Iserved my King ie would not IL mine ss'
We should be sorry to say anything to discOur-
age the study or the familiar quotation of Shakes
peare, but when the study is delayed till very late
in life it il evidently best as in the case before us,
not to attempt it without a competent instructor.
The example of Cardinal Wolsey is one well
worthy Of the most careful consideration. Shakes
peare has painted no more pitiiul picture than
the fate of this bold, bad man who, all his life
long welding the power of the State for selfish
ends, panderiDg to the passions Of those who
could aid his rise, using corrupt men for corrupt
ends, faithless Of any virtue in humanity, filed
with arrogance, oyergrown with pomp and pride,
but brought at length, to see by reverse OF for
tune how he had miSused his powers and his oppor-
tunites how he had betrayed his trust, how he had
forgotten, in his selfish aims, his country his
God and truth. And so he bids a long farewell TO
all his greatness, his "highblown pride" at
length breaks under him, and he is left, "weary
" and old with service, to the mercy OF rude
" stream that must forever hide" him. Few old
men, old men especially who have seen much of
public life, can read this history without profit.
The commentators upon Shakespeare usually
succeed in making what is plain puzzle, and
what is really puzzling utter nonsense. The
albany Erening Journal, if it is going TO enter
upon that line of criticism, will not, we fear,
prove an exception to the rule. The purport of
that last speech of Wolrey to his servant is sup
posed to be very clearly established, but The
journal gives to it quite new character. Ii
uses it to strengthen an argument in favor of
merely temporizing and worldly purpose insti-
tuted to strengthen wrong and sacrifice the right
for the hope of some possible temporary advan
tage Such is not usually understood to be the
solemn counsel of the humblcd and repentant
priest. Be just, and fear not" he also said
though The Journal sees fit to eliminate that
advice from the passage that it quotes.
However, whether it is best to "uphold Free
f" dom and resist the extension and aggression o
Slavery" may possibly be settled without re-
course to Cardinal Wolsey. We also place a
certain value upon the Union; we also are willing
to "go just as far in concillation and concession
" as the Constitution permits" even without the
authority Of the distinguished names that The
Journal enumeratesi We also will implore any