, 1862-10-13
Gbe Gtitattt.
MONDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1852.


MONDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1862.
MB- ALIENS HEEKCW.
Mr. Allen, the tory nominee 1t large. for
Congress, made party haraneue IN Metro
,pe&itan Hal, On Friday evening, in rels-
tlon to which We have only this to say: II
Jch. Davis and Henry 4. Wise had heard
1t, they would have app1auded it to the
echo, partly for the denunciations Of our
government which it contained, and partly
for the latent sympathy with them and
their cause which It betrayed. At least,
taking al the facts Of the situation into &C.
count, these arch-rebcls would hare con
graduated Mr. Allen and patted him on
the back, Justly believing him to be as
good an ally Of man-selling and Of the man.
sellers rebellion as would be tolerated in
the North, in the present temper Of our
people. They would have exhorted him
to so on in the path that he is now tread
ing-wou]d have entreated him to keep up
his abuse ofthe Administration to widen, be-
yond healing, the minor diffarcr ces among
the body Of Northern men, which existed
when the war began-would have begged
him to stand between them and the pun
isllment which the confscation bill and the
Presidents proclamation have ordained for
their crimes-would have a1jurcd him,
as q loyal lcnchman Of the 0llgsrchy, to
propagate the wicked delusion every
where, that the rebels, seeking by cruel
and bloody war, to overturn the Constltu-
ton that they have agreed to support, are
still entitled to all the rights, privileges
aud immunities which that instrument af.
fords to those Who are laying down their
lives 10 uphold and defend it; hence.
that, as military measure, in laying hands
on properly which the rebsl owners have
fc1feited, and in freeing the slaves that
rebels are using for the destruction Of the
government and the glorious institutions
which it has fostcred, Mr. Lincoln is pl.v-
ing the part Of u tyrant, and should be over
thrown. This Is what they would have
*aid; and We appeal to the honest, un-
preiudiced sense Of every man who
knows what Democratic speech in
these days is, if this is not a.
true as holy wit: We tell Nj Allen aud
III his tribe that they are doing the work
Of the rebels more etIectually than they
could do for themselves, and that there is
not a malignant il the South who is fled
with intense hate against the North, the
Union and Freedom, who docs not in Lis
heart thank them for the eff ,leacy with
which they arc serving the d1$loyal cause.
ST. much for the doctrines Of the speech to
which We refer Now a word as to q
question Of fact:
Dl1. Allen states, broadly, without reser-
yation, and if as by his own knowledge,
that Mr.. Bates, the Attorney General of
the United States and a member Of Sir.
Liucoln's Cabinet, is Of the opinion that
the Presidents late proclamation is yiola-
tit,n Of the Constitution; and on this state
mcnt the speaker justified his own malis-
nnnt carpipg at that most glorious and ne
ccssu1yofthe document which the President
Las given to the world. Mr.. Allen is mis-
Informed, or he is guilty Of wiltul misrep-
rsscntation. We happen to know that Mr..
Eates cordially sustains the constitution
ality Of the Presidents act but as
Dir. Allen does not seem to have
high opinion Of the CHICAGO
TRIBUNE, thank Heaven for that.) we need
not ask Linn to believe us, but to be con-
yinccd BY facts as he can see them. If Mr..
Bates position is as A1r. Allen states, the
Irtsidcnt would have vacated his place
and filed it by man whose views are in
consonance with his own, provided tha:
hr.. Bates binself had not instantly acted
upon the belief That lie could not be part
cf an Administration that, in matter of
such transccndcnt impo1 tance, WAS yiolat-
ing tue fundamental law, mud doing incal-
liable injury to private rights The Presi-
dent snot man to be in opposition to
the law officer Of his Cabinet, on q
QUESTION like this :; and who that
knows Edward Bates darcs say that, for
The paltry cmoluments and easily earned
1onors Of his office, he would do violence to
hls conscience and lis oaths3 To believe
Mr. Allen is to believe also that the Prcsi.
dent is fool and 1lr. Bates is knaye,
How much easier to suppose that Allen
exercised the prerogatiye Of sccessionist,
and invented the story that would suit
him best! In spite Of its inherent absurd1ty
and Of our denial, mr. Allen, Will, we have
no doubt, repeat his talachood all over the
State, sud perhaps prove it by an anony-
NOUS letter in the Chicago Post, or, if that
fails. ty an editorial in the Chicago Times
Testimony Of equal value to his own.