New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-06
rKw.YORK DEMOCRACY.

desOatng Civil war. Every good cilizen desires
termination Of that war at the earliest moment
consistent with the integrity and bonor Of the
Republic Yet ii is certain that the c"nspirat0rs
who began this war by most wnntOn AID fla
grant rebellion against the National authority
were emboldered TO do so by their reliance on
Northern sympathy aud aid. In other words,
they hoped TO unite the South by terrorism and
a mad-dOg cry Of Abolition, at the same time that
they divided the North by d skilIful use OF party
tactics and party affiliations. They thought the
Northern Democracy would side with them against
q Republican Administration, aud that thus
South American revolution would be speedily ac-
complished. Never we're men more d'agreeahly
surprised than they were by the glorious uprising
Of tho People Of the Free States to defend their
Gag and their Nationality after the bOubardment
of Fort Sumter.
Tue enthusiasm, the uuanimity, evinced in that
uprising it has been the aim of every patriot
TO perpetuate. Hence the Republican State
Committee proposed to the Democratic JOINT
State Convention ard common State Ticket,
ignoring all party issues and dogmas, and pledged
only to vigorous prosecution OF the War Tor
tho Union.
Ought not this prOfFer to have been accepted
Why was is insultlngly refused
Messrs. Dean Richmond and Peter Csgger
(both WilmOt-Proyiso, Van Buren and Adoms
men in I84S) based their refusal to unite with
the Republicans on the ground of their disbelief
in any " irrepressibe conflict" between in'iitu'
tions based on Free aud on Slave Labor re-
spectively. We submit that this scepticsm was
more plausible year ago than it is now or ever
agaln can be. But suppose it well grounded
that there ia no natural antagonlsm between
Slave and Free-Lsbor iushtutions-what toeu :
Were tho Democrats asked to affirm the u
trary Would they, by uniting on Union war
ticket, affirm anything whatever with regard 10
Slavery Surely not. Then their excuse ior
not consentng to q Union ticket is dodge,
and one that Will deceive none wbO Wish 10
stand by the country in preference TO any party.
Mr.. Francis KernaD, in taking the char OF
the Democratic COnsebton, found 1t necessary
to give qualified lndorsement TO the War Tor
the Union at the same time that he declared
another. 1--WE can at least give q tone 10 this
War" says Mr.. Herman. 1t is our duty 10
oppose AbolitiouisIn at the North aud Seces'
" siouism at tho South" lie would show that
1--WE hase fought to put down this rebellion
/" from love to our whole country, not from hate
ito our brethren of the South" Aud ar. X.
is 50 maiadroit az to add:
Let 10 In temperate and moderate d,cuou compare ths'e
We've so tLs We alive a. tho wise! al ho't psae con
Lu, lo th. whoe couury Lei & not sslt thst shn
Gov,rnusL threatened With dsst'uc ioH aud our n'
t,ou, cfua,big srsud deserve tho ard
t,apt ht have been felt for h jews Il olf who heH
s, 1 ~ ,4 sisg q ty, rae JaS@ II iaS .irft
sih eah oiaey sSh aisg dea sniaa"
Could there be imagined q more forcIble con.
demnation of the policy which this Convention
wac called to ratify Surely, "lhe jews OF
oil" acted in the very spirit Of Messrs. Rich
:rond aud Cageer's manifesto. Alas that ,uch
men a. Mr.. Herman should be 30 blinded by
party spirit as to purSue in act the very course
winch in words they condemn
Mr.. Hempn j. Redfeld succeeded Mr.. Ker-
nan in the chair, and proceeded TO yentIlste bis g
DOIance of history in haranguo equally unfor-
tunate. Being unable TO pick any flaw 10 the
conduct Of the Republicans with regard 10
Slavery, be was driven 10 tie neceIsity of as.
sailing them for passing a Protective Tariff and
(as he aeges) repeating the Sub Treasury. Said
repeal consists Of y clause in the Loan act Of
the late Session whereby banks that subscribe to
the Loan are authorized to retain the amount Of
Their several subscriptions until checked out By
the Secretary of the Treasury in the reg liar
course Of business. The obvious common sense
and benefcence Of this provision conyinces us
that it must be at war with the sub-Treasury
system, but who can seriOusly object to III The
Government wants money; it must borrow; the
Banks want to aid it; but if any amount they may
loan it must at once be taken from their vnults
in specie and depos.ted in the Sub-Treasury,
their ability must be limited indeed. BY this
act the Government checks directly on the
Banksi they pay in coin or notes at the option
Of the drawer; the Government pays its credit
Ors q hundred cents on the dollar, while the
Banks, une1housted Of specie, are able to lend
the Government quadruple what they otherwise
could. Meantime, the Government never trusts
any Bank to tae value of ono dime but only
gives its bonds for tho amount Of their several
loans. DctesllDg the SUD treasury system ts
we do, wo wish it to be every where understood
that this arrangement ia at war with that sysiem
But the Republicans have added to their sins
by framing Protective Tariff. So they have,
Mr.. Redfeld And do you remember tho
speeches made last Summer in PCunsj !yania by
your candidate for President, Mr. DOugas, at
tacking Congress for mol having already psssed
such Tariff Do you remember Con. Jack.
sons letter TO DR.. Coleman in 1924, forcibly