New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-06
THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS AND
THE SOUTHERN REBELBION.

upon, In tue election now AT mana, 10 restore
TO power that organization of Politician
which calls itself the Democratic party.
They are exhorted to do this in the interes
of Union and Of Peace. /" Put as in Office,
say Horatio Seymour, Francis W. Hughes, Val
landieham, Cox, Illinois Richardson IL Co.
&" and we will make an end Of the Rebellion
wlio saving the Republic and its liberties"
The end they foreshadow is universally
desired; tho promise is fair: what hopes OF its
fulfllment are justified
These arc not new men: this ia no new or
ganization: 1t is Monsieur Tonson CONF
again. These men mtre in power two little
years ago. They welded oil the powers
Executive, Legislative, Judicial-of the Fed
era Union when this gigantic Rebellion va'
inaugurated; its authors and chief instruments
were their lifelong political associates aud init
mate personal friends. The unity Of the Re.
public was broken, its authority defied, lis
revenues conlscated, its treasures seized, it'd
regiments dsarmed and paroled, while they
welded the scepter and enjoyed the emolu-
ments Of Office. The Secretaries of War, OF
the Navy, of the Interior, who laid the Nation,
bound, stripped, and helpless al the feet Of
demonac Treason, were oil Democrats the
elect and representative leaders OF that party.
But that was old Buchanan's laul,."
No, sirs you cannot thus escape rcspon-
sibilityl Mr.. Buchanan's olense was beEOus,
and terribly must be answer IT Mt the bar ol
History. Who gave him power TO commit it .
Who elected him President, knowing that he
was pledged to these embryo traitors to do
their will in all thing,l But le. that pass.
We are considering now the action OF the
Democratic leaders outside Of the Cabinet after
the treason had defnityely unmasked itseli.
Through all tho Winter Of 1901, the work
OF dissolution and demolition was os,cntatiously
pressed forward. State after state formally
repudiated its Federal obligations, and pro.
claimed its adhesion to hostile COnfederacy.
Democratic Generals, Colonies, Collectors, Sub.
Treasurers, Postmasters, &C., handed over
revenues, treasures, fortresses, regiments, can
non, custom-houses &C., &C., the unquestoncd
property Of the Union. to its Rebel antagonist.
Tire Republicans could make no opposition,
having as yet no power: what resistance was
preferred, what attitude taken, by those who
now ask restoration to power as tho loyal
Democracy
The leaders, through conventions, through
the Press through the proceedings of Congress
and OF Legislatures, were busy in proInulgaiing
their opinions and seeking TO impress them
upon tie country Those Of this State held a
convention at Tweddle Hall. Albany, whereof
Hora.io Seymour was chief spokesman. Mr..
Seymours speech is on record, and las been
recently reviewed in these columns. Its whole
spirit, like that of the convention, is one OF
cowardiy and abject abasement to the traitors
who had assumed to SILVER tho Union. Not
to resist and Overpower them, not TO compel
them TO fulfill their constitutional obligations,
but to lay the North sroyeling at their feet,
and bring them back to a semblance of loyalty
by abjuring our cherished principles, was his
method Of restoring the Union. Eew-York had
repeatedly voted in Congress, as at the polls,
not to establish Slavery in oil Federal territory
South Of the parallel of Sc 30. Her Wings
so voted with entire unanimity; her Democrats
unanimously on ore occasion, with but a single
dissentient at another, when us yet there was
no Republican party and lcarcely handful
Of Abotionists. Iloratio Seymour deliberately
proposed that We should reverse this vote of
erery party that ever held power in the State
should say to the traitors "Though We repeatedly
refused. because wo believed it wrong, to do
this when you were loyal and peaceful, we
will do it now that you are in armed and IA.
grant treason"
The Rebels did not ask this OF US; they did
not even consent to accept it as q peace
offering. They had pronounced the Union dis.
solved Internationally and beyond remedy.
The Democratic party proposed to try new
prostratons at the footstool of Slavery as an
expedient toward restoring it.
The argument of Seymour ran thus: "This
will keep the Border States loyal; and they
will coax back the already reyolted Cotton
States" But the Cotton States eyinced 10
disposition to DO coaxed back, aud the Border
States--that is. their Democratic politicians
uniformly held that, if the Cotton States re.
fused to come back, they should 20 after them.
The leading proposition Of Seymour & Co.
was, ave must make concessions On the
Slavery question that will satisfy aud recall
The South" The argument for these. couces.