New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-16

hey read yoq hst ~ vln ges the motive and toe
usdsr VIC ,;vs that acuaie1 the publication OF ms
cIs Mr. Greeley did believe anu nc r;,"a,' IF tbe
q son,uon with almost every iueheen' wore
State Of NswYork ,hs ,no ,lns;og Influences which
Pas c11rrrnt legislation. lie believed thae GU on
nt that the purity Of The LessLa,e ~
a consideration higher anu f0rs ~ men of What.
as ond therefore he Sis, az Tue Inen, vi ", 90
suO-oi ,rho voted for these measures ought hot
sgS pa h. returned 10 he legislature he csHe
.shaI;sv, this az other men came 70 oene's I- as:
10 ~ .,r,o of yOa IA hundreds within the mourning
Psinsle %. same 10 believe it. Was MIR. Greeley at
&c. daring the session u that Legislature Eo'
- Hoar Was he present w ben any OF the corFup ~
a. 90 were brought 10 bear upon any ueulpcT VI uo
p.I.ia,r,sq Why IL .ney bad been gong to 90 any
80 ~ tbat Kind Horace Greeley is tho last man on
- tace Of this round globe thai would have been In
5snd IN tire interview How did be come 10 oeileTe
vi lust as other men came 10 believe lt-irOin tne
In o. universal EXPIRE siou Of opiniobi from the uuHa-
nn,s voice as we'll Of juci viduals az OF the Pupiie
res. by the voice Of tie Governor through nls vow
neas, re- aud By the voice Of the newspapers i'0 Ono
ana the State TO the otsr from re voice % NJ
{ rJnson, speaking III the est "HSnilt ina in the
4, from the voice of john Mcheon, sSSaAiiuS -. -
ma essa. from the voice Of Wan. Gurus SVyes'
speaking 10 the same csse- good men auu
Coud Horace Greeley doa5t it kesd lor s'
but Snetsnth part OF the onHHie u s.i od of tbe
different newspaperB Of s pauIes RON oIc ~" "a tn
StatA IN the other which nov Eold IN my hatu anu
SorlS yondoubt Il IL is an Old saying that VIVA,
everybody says must be true, ana thero 10 u'H S0'u
G@,tIemen Won were told in the opening that TIE
sr,,1HryF newspaper was the ouly paper that COM
nlaips6 of this-that The TRIBUNE alone assaulted Mr.
fgtIeohn and thai il vindictiye IN It's tone and
h ms spirit. They have given you all the evidence
Say are at liberty to give; all the evidence tey
got or could GET teJ dug 20 show that Mr. Greeley
a ctuated by vindictiye or malicious mo ives: But
,sr or not Mr. Greeley sctuated by malicious
es assert and wiz Prove II is disputed, that
and has been, tie universal voice Of the press OF
State of New-York FROM tire day these measures
ere passed. and the TACT known TO the community
as they had passed; up - tbs very hour IL was and
a ne universal voice OF tho press Of the State of New
ys that the measures in question were corrupt, that
Tbs acts were 6isguceiul that the legislators Were
corrupt men dsgracefu themselves disgraceful 70
the State Kissing and ty-gord among men, and
to 20 down forever as n bi,siug and by sword. II
Mr. Greeley or The TKBUNE ell into an error Oh his
point, il was the common error OF the press every
where Gentlemen, the press hss some dulles ana
some rights. When you take up newspaper, or 60 10
buy newspaper for two, three or ave cents, as the
ase may be- and there newspapers at the same
,a yOu take that which hss the most news IN 1t. by
gs very act you approve OF putting ali the news into
81 newspaper that no found. You want that news
p N that tells you the most news II man Is nj for
! place az newspaper edl:pr, he Is a man VINO 90.
: all the news ne CANAL the information, and all
L., instruction for the peo lie ibt ne Is abe TO OBTAIN
3 these newspapers il some sense our schoomas-
S7a In this Republican country, to bring us 10 the
oowledge Of What it is important for US 20 know, IN
Ssr 90 preserve G0yeinm,nt and retain our Doer-
hes say man who assumes these functions, has
Iuty 10 reform Yon know gentlemen, that COM
mon carrier has duty toperform TO the public you
sske article 20 the common carrier who ples Ma cali
i1g upon tho Lakes or elsewhere ana no REFUSES 10
carry It. YOU sue him for IT, and compel him 10 take H.
II itbe within his dNty 10 do So because the law
recognizes bis calling and makes il his duty, as far as
possible to exercise that hng Tor The oest interests
Of the public. So IL is with tavern-keeper ana q
aooTe of other calngs which might name. And THIS
Ia true OF newspaper editor. He Oughtto tell you the
uews and let you know what Is gong on. lie ought
60 enlighten you; If the foe lgrks In ambush, let
him tel US of II, and we Wall 6e on our guard
If the foe to our liberties, rights, our interests
hes In wait for u.s. let the newspaper tell us OF IT, IL
the foe is approaching give The alarm Don't stop to
get absolute proof Of IL tae Joe Is upon us before
we guard the gate. The editor should tell, ac-
cordng 10 the best of bis knowledge and relief, con-
cernipg she subject. Tie community needs often TO be
reused and to be told Of the seahy approach OF the
enemy the suspected approach OF the enemy, II you
please That s the duty OF the newspaper editor. lie
IL bound 20 do go II d true man and lover OF his
country and his fellow-meni aud he will do it, though
BE- be called into court TO answer for hbeis never so
often. Ii be has duty to The public, paramount TO
bis dufJ TO himself he will il he is true man, sacr
Gee ssliinteres for the public good. II these
nres were corrupt the people ought TO know it, and
ought to be guarded against them and the REPETITION Of
Scls Of similar corruption. Gentlemen, there was an
Inquiry made by correspondent OF The TRIBcSE,
desiring to know whether that journal would support
Cor reelection the who had voted for this corrupt
LagislatiOn, 50 wing that OF them, MIR. Myers OF
Syracuse and Mr. Ltilejohn Of Oswego, were renonn.
ated, and demanded ~ know II The TRIBUNE was
going TO support these menf We want 10 know said
(less inauirers because fHE TRIBUNE 10 influential
paper and believes that putty is above party What
has that paper to do with TIE people OF OswegoT"
Why, the paper circuates there and many people be-
ieYe that it tells the truth ant 1t Is bound 70 speak out
II silent il may misead these people, They look into
the columns of TAG TRIBUNE TO what Mr.. Greeley
thinks Of the matter. They want to know what Dir.
Liltlejohn is, and whether they ought to send him
back or not lie Is bound 20 tell them one way or tue
other That Is what the inquirer and the people Of
Osweg0 Ia effect said to this paper. Suppose the editor
Of that newspaper had hept client tie subject He
mblegds these people, don 10 They wrote to him
Cor information enghte the subject, and
II he is true man be will enbghten them. II he
fcr the interest Of party alone he will not enlighen
tbenj but 10 cares more Tor the interest Of good
00Tls and Of good government be will enhghten Them
"rgh il rend the party ia twain. That is our case
our view OF it.
hat corrupt legslaticn Of LAST Winter What do
The corrupt legislation Of last Winter ~ You
e heard the expression {. . ousand tines IL is no.
Gus You cay u man, but when you mean
sticuiar man, you ray " the man." Everybody
avs what you mean. The legialation was notori.
Nothing could De more From the 18th OF
nj, lS6O, up to this hour more political nominations
ys turned upon that than yOn any other one thing
obably that ever occurred IL the whole history of the
ee Of New.York l reninj you OF the Chicago Con-
1tion; did not that torn upon this question the
IdPs NSlsia.Ioh VI tsst hlIlef lou know whelntr
I'D or not. Ion heard men stunipIDg the State last
tumn, making tins tie theme and almost the only
me, Of political peisuasiOn und of political discussion.
Vi remember that Senator SpinolR, Brooklyn Dem
corat Travelled the whole State over, and throughout
Tho State Of Maine aud elsewhere. happened 10 meet
hp' in Name myself--giving everywhere IS reason
"a the now President OF tie United States should
oi be eected-thst this legislation was corrupt,
waxing the great argument against the Republican
party and this bad % be met everywhere III Mr.
gteeley had omitted TO come forward and take
che ground he took in the article in question
E would have beer reere.nt 10 HE uarfv racraaut