The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-18

Puritan policy of the Russells and Palmerstons
who control the destinies of the British empire
The Organ OF Anarchy and DisunsOn Out
for Peace.
In the Tribune Of yesterday that white
coated and virtuous philosopher, the Hon.
Maesa Greeley, is out for peace. "Nowhere on
EARTH" says he, emphatically, "would aspeedy
and honorable peace-a real peace-be hailed
with more heartfelt gladness than by u.s." Nay
more, 60 enthusiastic is the Hon. Massa Greeley
in bis new role of Christian philosopher, that
he is even in favor of diihonorable peace, If
better one cannot be had; and acknowledge
ipg-what we have 80 often cbarged-that be has
been advocating, until recently, not the reunion
but the subjugation of the South, he declares
that eff the traitors prove too strong to be
subjugated, we are for peace on their terms,
rather than useless continuance of the war;"
That is very well for Massa Greeley and for
The Tribune 1t is well for those who have raised
the storm and plotted the war to be the first
to cry out for fair weather and for peace Only
the other day JEFF. Davis gave the key note Of
this song in his lachrymose letter to the Mary
land Commissioners, and now the Hon. Massa
Greeley bowls in concert with his CO conspira-
tor, just as he has done throughout this whole
secession sffair. JEFF. Davis is the point and
the Hon. Massa Greeley is the tail of the dis
union weathercock, and the one has followed
the other around the entire circle of opinion,
through every wind and variation. At first
both were for peaceable separation; then
both favored bloody civil war; now, having
made the circuit, both declare for peaceable
separation again-for terms, commissioners
and treaties.
If peace was the desire of the Hon. Massa
Greeley, why did he oppose those compro-
misses which would have secured peace during
the last session of Congress? Why did the
Crittenden compromise-which was satisfac-
tory to, and was supported by, all parties ex-
cept the rabid fre-eaters and abolitionists-
meet with such email favor at his hands? Why
did he assail in advance and oppose upon
their passage all peace propositions and all
measures promising peace, while he suggested
and supported all those which would ALLEVIATE
still farther the two sections of our country?
But no. When compromises were practicable,
and when civil war could have been avoided,
the Hon. Massa Greeley would hear of peace
on no terms whatever. He wanted no compro-
misses, no terms, no peaceable reunion. He
backed up every fanatic and discouraged
every patriot. He made compromise impossi-
ble
But all this while, however, he most vigor-
ously advocated disunion, and urged on a
separation" which he did his utmost to make
anything but "peaceable." Again and again
be declared, through the Tribune, that it was
best to let the seeding States go. Again and
again he assured the seceders that they were
doing no more than their forefathers had done;
that the right of revolution was inalienable,
and that they could set up new government
for themselves in the stead of that Of the United
States, upon the same principle and with the
same propriety that the Congress of 1776 de-
clared the colonies Independent, and abrogated
the rule of England. These sentiments were
not only reiterated, but were rehashed in
correspondence, and telegraphed from
Washington by the illustrious Harvey.
If there were not sufficient aid and
comfort to satiate the traitors upon the
ample, well spread editorial board, the Tribune
supplied them with dessert of telegraphic
dispatches, high spiced and richly seasoned with
treason, and Harvey was the chef de cuisine
specially engaged.
Nor were encouragement, advice and instruc-
ton sufficient JEFF. Davis was determined upon
war, and needed an ally who could give him
something better than such words. Hon. Massa
Greeley was his man. Day after day, while in
Massa Greeley's employ, Harvey used his posi-
ton as Tribune correspondent at Washington
to worm out the secrets of the administration,
and forthwith telegraphed bis news to Judge
Magrath and to the Tribune. Either through
the telegraph or through the Tribune the infor-
nation was certain to reach Charleston, and
from the Charleston papers it is evident that
the latter channel of information was quite
as useful, though hardly so speedy, as the for
mer. AT last the Iribune's spy ferretted from
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