New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-03

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nd 90 fras their n.fuen reaches, the Nation H.
IL This country Is engaged in a death struggle
81, the most gigantic Rebellion which has ever yet
,fcted Christian people. This Rebellion ia TO be
,ubdued, or the great American Republic disappear
rom the face of the earth. II can he subdned only
by iorce. 10 this end arnnes have been RAISED, "
such enormous proportions as scarcely to be par
lleied in modern history. AT the junctnre MI. Se!
mour j. nominated by party convention. AND Tor
wha' purpose DO YOU thinsi Not 20 assist the Gov
.ramept M putting down tie Rebellion not to send
more sodeis into the iield, or to place better gen
erals over trem; not to nfuse new yigor into TIE
nsva, and military not TO make The blows
fall seaver and feeter upon the traitors but, under
the pretense Of correcting alleged mistakes ena
abuses of the AGunirtration, TO embsrrass, oppose
sad overthrow the party which placed MT. tihcoin
IN power and with them Mr.. Lincoln himself. Ne
Gen. WadsvyOrth is the War candidate 30 is Mr.
Seymour the Peace candidate. But pesce TO Ire
traitors without their overthrow - submission 20
them, ard the peace party IS, therefore, the snoits
sion laTcy We have thus the DIVISION between Ine
two pp,ies eleqrly marked; one offers us war
candidnce, the other a Submission candidate. Ten.
,yadax-t rth believes that rebellion can only be
l,oyercene by force, and he desires TO apply that
force vit,ont hesiiation and without stunt MI.
Seymour beleves either that the rebellion onsht nov
! 10 be nut down. or thai it should be put down by
something else than force. Gen. Nadsw0rth De-
leves that The only road 10 peace LEAFS through war
fierce resolu,e uniiinchiug war-war that thaii be
felt by the traltorsand that when We have tubdu.d
them we can make az honorable and lasting peace
with Them, but not one hOnr before. MIR. Seymour,
if understand hiu Alright, would have tsl war
End half accommodation. He is for peace on any
terms SO that he and his party may have the power
There is 10 difficulty gentlemen, IN onr having
peace at any time we have only to submit TO the
4 Rebels ana let them rule us or leave ne, and we
sta have peace But what sort Of peace Peace
with it's dreadful load OF dishonor; peace purchased
|, by our own bsseness; peace which VIII MAKE
he.
ell part the county in twain by line OF perpetual
fire; q peace which would bnry our Nag IN the grave
OF our fathers, and winch would take away IRON
every one OF us the name OF American ana MAKE
him walk thcnoeforward with the stamp OF coward
vis;ble upon his forehead. No, never, answer The
huudse5s of thousands Of our brothers and sous
who have gone forth IN our defense. NO, never,
anfwer the millions who yet Temfia behind,
watching their fights, and ready, If need be, 10
follow them. No, never, answers every inst
man who regards our struggle nom ADfOau, ana u
not blinded by prejudice or passion. No, peyer
al swer the hundreds of milliont VINO are 10 come
after u.s. through all the sges. have said that M
! Seymour and his party geek TO embarTass The Adj
ministratoD under Jretense OF correcting tie mis-
takes and abuses into which II IL alleged 10 have
fall,n The occasion 1oss not require that should
enter into defense OF the Administration. The
President ia 10 bold bis Office for more than two
Years longer. He las the right TO choose his ad
yiseis and his generals and If the country Is to he
saved it is TO te saved by Kim, bile counseiors, and
bis armies. OF course do not mean That he 10 not
respcnile 70 the country and is not 10 be governed
by lis opinions and wishes. Far otherwise lie is
q constitutional magistrate, liable 10 DO controlled
by the other Departments Of the Government and
/, by public opinion. But i mean that any party
which seeks TO embarnlss him Ia the conduct of the
var, to make its most vigorous prosecution more
difficult than 1t is now, il an unwise, unjnst, uup1
triotic, not 20 dslOyal party, whatever may he
It's professions, and under whatever dfguso il may
conceal IL intentions But While il 10 not my inten
ont IN 81 of .pIu PA.
ton. because this is not an occasion for it, l
will take brief notice OF two Of the charges !
against il, which have been most loudly |
aud persisently proclaimed by Mr. Seymour
aud BIS followers These tie SUSPENSION II the
habeas corpus and interference with Slavery. First
as TO the susperson of the hsbeas corpus. The fol-
lowing 10 the language Of the Constitution Of the
United States: The privilege Of the wit Of habesr
corpus shal not be suspended uuless when in cases
of rebellion Invasion the public eafety may re-
quire it," This is also the language Of our State
Constitution. IL is clear, therefore, thai the pry-
lcge may be suspended in case Of rebellion. by
whom the suspension may be authorized il tie only
question. The Presidents law officer, The Attorney
General, Las advised him that he has The power.
Nor is ire Attorney alone IN that opinion.
Ilora Biuuey, one OF the ablest, if not the very
eblcst lawyer III this country, has pub
lbhed two elaborate pamphlets to establish
the same portion. When, therefore, the |
President is charged with usurpaion, "a lie WIS by
the Convention Which nominated Dir. Seymour IL is |
night that tie people should Know that he acting
by tie advice OF bis law officer, learned and con
sentative lawyer, n citizen OF Missouri, and in con-
fOrmiy with the opinion of that mott conservative
lawyer and siaiesman, Horace BInney OF Pennsyl- |
wanna 1t proves nothing against the Presidents
patriotism or fidelity 10 his trust tlat different |
opinion is held by others. lie may be wrong upon
tie legal question. owe it TO ny self 10 cay, AZ
have Away said think he is. Notwithstanding
the high authority # the AttoneyGeneral and Of Mr.
Binney, must sti think that the power 10 suspend
the privilege lies in Congress, and in Congress
alone, and | think that body subject to deserved
censure for allowing two sessions 70 pass without
providing for tie cases in which the privilege may
lie suspended and lie manner Of proceeding. But
think 1t manifest that the President las acted
with a conscientious regard for his duties and re-
spcusbiliies. Next as 10 the alleged Interference
with Slavery-llow has the President nterfered
II there lie any cause OF reproaeh IT should
seem to be that he has interfered too little,
not that he has irieriered too much. Some OF us
COMPLAIN that he has taken counsel too long from
thCse whom Mr.. Seymour represents or by whom be
Is supported. Bot will they then say--True, Mr.
lincoln hos resisted the pressure upon him
Of the Radicals and Abolitionisis, but they
are getting stronger and stronger, and ne
il yielding TO them more and more, and
we mus, put our party in power that it may de-
feat them. Passing by the slur intended by the |
terms Radicals and AbolitiOnis,s, in their apIoa.
tion ~ the great body Of Union electors who support
Gen. Wordsworth, % 70 obviously false ne to be un-
worthy Of notice, Affirm, that NATL this rebellion
broke ont they pether designed nor counrenaacod |
any interference with Slavery in the States; aud |
that now in the altered relations of that institution
to the national life, tboy stand npon the Prcsident
proclamation. That contains the statement Of our
relations 10 Slavery, and Of our medttted interior
ence viii il, upon which we willing to stand. |
THOSE who stand there with US; those who
do not stand there against us. IA to
the right OF the PIesdent 10 issue IL, how
can there be any doubt Tie Rebels are
wa.ing war against with envenomed fury and |
with every engine of warfare honorable and dishon-
orable which they can command; using their slayes |