New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-08
MAYOR oPDyKE,s MESSAGE.

The War Message transmitted yesterday to
our Common Council by The Mayor viii be
hailed with enthusiasm BY all loyal hearts. 1t
cannot fail 10 exert a wide aud deep influence
in nerying the People OF the Free States to
bear with patience the inevitable burdens, aad
meet with .ieodlas, wj the all bat inevitable
mischanccs. OF this terrible struggle The
MAYORS rapid yet accurate glance oyef tie
immen,e and ID but uniform successes OF TIE
National arms Cor months pasf, their recovery
Of port after port, until noarly tho whole sea
board /. now ia loyal hands the r.opcping Of
the Mississippi and the restoration 10 the l Mon
Of nearly entire States, Is calculated TO
strengthen aud to cheer The patriotic. despite
the admitted rcpnlsc Of on recent dcmonfra-
tons on Charleston and Richmond, the cradle
and Tie couucil-fre Of the iusuIrectioa
Mr.. Opdykc does not covet tie sympathy
nor expect the cooperation ot tho,e whose
heart. are with the authors o this atrocicu,
treason. Those who can sgcak 81 ihc JcL
DWi. rebellion os an " inequlnr opponlon' to
the Federal Government, 'ro too Ter gone 10
disloyalty to heed or hear hiui. " Aoctcf quail
Ges hi, asowols OF hosi.lh. 20 Secession by
uroclaiming equal hostility 20 something be
calls Abolition will derive oolthrr Inspiration
nor comfort from the Mayors tiurly utter
ance The popular heart Sill warm, however, TO
, n.a- strate ,gbo declares fiat the Govern
meat. IN resisting she traitors, should avail
tself of call the instrumruialitics that the
USAGE. o. civilized warfare viii justify" eid HAT
m this crisis the Net on needs bud u entitled 10
the service. oil al her loyal children" So
when hc calls Oh the comiry 70 rally all her
strength to "ropt' With becoming sprlt the
first approach 10 that foreign Intervention III
her affairs which il at fines obscTe!y threat
encl, and which We canno, admit fer an in
slant without National disgrace" and nrnnons
hs c0untrymcn 10 " seek out, discover, and
bring to punishment every disloyal person, "
while calling on The loyal TO stand together,
and 10 speak and 10 act as one man for the
safety and honor OF his country" b. uses
words which fad their way at once to every
manly heart.
infht N's binif' ipdt H'Ih c""i1'
Whoever il wholly with his country in this
crisis asks only, AZ 10 men, who Is heartily
loyal, who dislOyal; and, as TO measures, by
what means can the rightiul authority of the
Union be most promptly aud surely restored
He does not find il necessary to assail and de-
fame the Administration while protesting Il
uphold the Government. lie does not pretend
that the man who wishes the cause of tho Re
bellion removed is therefore equally culpablC
with al upholder OF that Rebellion. Nor could
any thing induce him TO endea'or to stop en-
listments in the Union armies until the person.
mel of the Administration be recast in accord
snce with bis anipathes or his wishes; fol
ths would BE- 10 play the part Of ialst
traitor, not Of true patriot.
From the beginning of this contest, our pref
erenc.s have in the main been contraycned
alike With regard to tho policy to be pursued
and tho Generals to b. placed in command
our eroat armies 1t has been ind is Ou
| profound conviction that Slavery and th'
Union cannot both DO consersed-that Que Of