New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-31

ment, without sooner or later finding himself polt
ically, not pecuniarily bankrupt. III this audience
were asked to point out the man Of all otherc who
pndiated principle and turned traitor to il
who wond you namef lVoices-"John Var
Buren, Yes, gentlemen, in 1877, that mar
professed 10 be friend Of freedom, and opposed Il
Slavery, and when the Wilmot Provso resolution
was laid the table in Convention at Syracuse, he
called boiling Convention addressed bis confrerei
as " ow.traitors," and succeeded in breaking
down the Democratic organization. And the next
year he headed movement TO withdraw from the
Baltimore Convention, which stood by the regular
nomir' e, and while dad under the hay, John
succeeded again in breaking down the organization
Of tue party And be used toboast great achieve
msnt hat be sent Lewis Cass home by the way OF
the lakes. BY bis treachery be broke up the system
Of party discipline which bis father established, and
by which his father for so many years was enabled
70 control the politics OF the country. John Van
Buren, set the example which the Democratic party
Of the South followed at Charleston and Baltimore
so suecessfully that they caused the complete dsrup
ton Of the Democratic party OF the country. And
now, when there ia no political principle involved,
when tho organization 10 used for mere selfish pnr-
poees-now, while the Republican party has offered up
s organization o. neacrifce upon tho country altar,
John Van Buren, is heard pratng abont party treach-
cry Satan rebukug sin llaughrerl; Sambo calling
Cufy black. Renewed laughter.l But John says
the eile1' of deserlng party is TO make men poti-
caily and pecuniarlly bankrupt. accept his festi-
mOny; FOR the evidence OF an expert is 10 be re
ceived, subject with which he ii entirely f;.-
miliar. ILaugbler.l 1 regret that according TO his
own account he is bankrupt politically aud tnan.
cially; and conSidering myself, fortunately, soand
in both respects, ont Of sympathy for John,
viii ASSURE him that if be wants to Dor.
uniform, wi en- Horaiio becomes conmsnder-in-obei,
-.d tender: him the commission, va. loan PIN The
money, provided he furnishes good security. lBois-
terors laughter. A voice, ~ lie will spend II Tor
GIN" Renewed laughter.l Well, John is very
fair specimen OF the kind OF geniuses you may ex.
pect to prosecute the war for us when Horatic Is
chosen commauder-in-chief. AS evidence Of Bis
pa ioifls be publishes q letter which he says be
feut last November TO Governor Morgan, i'll
which lie gives three reasons why he doesn't
think 1t beet to apply for commission: j. lie
doefn't know anything about military AFFAIR,
ard doss NJ think he shall ever be able to learn.
Il.anghier.l 2. lie has been sick for year at the
water cure establishment, and II he enduros any ex-
,itenebt hs will get sick again. Laughtcrl s. lie
docs u I know what the PRECEDENT policy may DO,
and reserves the night TO run away whenever he
thinks vroper Renewed laughter. Now, though
have not the qualification OF knowing that Gov
ernor Morgan appreciated bis claims and gave him
commission, vet we have Johns programme for con-
Quoting the war. lie proposes, in the first place, TO
take Richmond aud then to call convention
of our dear lamb-like Southern brethren, and then
10 try 10 alter the Constitution 90 ~ to SUIT them,
but Il we canno; succeed in that, TO cay 10 the
South. "Wayward sisters, depart IN peace.
lIarghter.l lba, speech Is published with high
approval In Ricbmoud; and the editor differs with
John only Oh Que point. lie thinks II the most idle
perfo IN ance iu tho world TO attempt :? take hisn-
uond And i think the Richmond Drotner has
rhe best Of the argument. ! do not, however,
think the editor IN correct In saying thas sucn
AN achievement by Van Buren, and Seymour would
necessarily cause the shedding 81 any blood. Ihis
campni9n would be something like that ancient ono
we read Of which in the city Of Jericho wasEaken by
a siege Of seven days ana bl.st OF rams horns.
Laughier Only LEI Seymour send Gen. Van
BuIen with cOrps Of irumpe'ers and prociama-
ton snch "a he made in this ha and read IL before
Richmond, and II the walls did not iall, the gates
would surely be thrown open and John would be
hinged nv JEFF. Davis rejoicing with the
that be -houid have all he had been fighting for.
ualchterl | will now return for
moment TO seymour's position. charge him with
procainiug sentiments utterly hostile To the atti-
tude Of the Government, and calculated not only TO
break down the arms OF the Government and de-
,roy the confidence Of the loyal people of the North
In it, but also TO induce people abroad TO believe
that we are hopelossy divided and to afford aid aud
announcement 10 the Rebels. What said Seymour
in this ball 81 believe this war was unnecessa-
~" IL deplore the policy adopted by President
Lincoln At the outset Of the Administration" The
war unnecessary Men might have had some
excuse under Buchanan for believing that temporary
expedients could have averted the war but with the
light we now have If any man believes 1t, he has an
amount OF credulity which would induce Il man TO
believe he could .nl up the rapids OF Niagara IN
skih President Lincoln had taken an oath TO sup
mort the Constitution. lie WIS bound TO zee the
aws faithfully executed over all the territory Of tie
United States. IL he had adopted any other policy
than he did at the outset he would have been liable
10 impeachment. And yet MIR. Seymour socks
TO bring dlscrcdit on the war 10 parayze and cripple
the efforts Of loyal by the insdious Secession ar
Quneut that war might have been avoided, and that
Pres,iellt I.ncous policy is 10 be- dopl0rcd. Ap.
pinusel 1 charge Seymour with beng guilty OF the
most dsingcnuOus evnSon Of the question presented
by the Presidents Emancipation Proclamation.
What is the position We occupy on that famous, I'M
mortal document We say that the President under
the Constitnlon is Commandei.in-C hiefof the Army
and Navy aud lie alone ID Judge Of how the military
power shall be exercised. When he makes an order,
whether I, be against Confederate chiefs or
Confederate armies, or Confederate Slavery, il is
valid Loud cheers. II is an exercise Of the war
mower with which ne is invested; and the war
mower OF the Constitution can be upheld consistently
with every power which Is consistent only with
normal condition of peace. showed IN my former
argument, by extracts from Cb'ei-J usiice fancy,
that the Supreme Court decided in favor of the
power of President Polk TO employ the military re.
sources Of the nation in any manner he thought
proper to conquer and subdue the enemies OF the
Government. Applause. How does Seymour
meet the argument lie says that no man
has ever doubted the legality Of taking the slaves
of rebels lie comedies the main point, that slaves,
Ike any other property, may be taken from the
Rebels but he says, " You cannot seize the prop
erty of loyal saveholders." Would yoa believe it,
that when lie uttered that argument he knew per-
iectly well that the proclamation provided in ex.
pre,s terms that loyal Shareholders should be COM
pensatedi [Applau,e.l lie knew that the Presi-
dent said he should ask Congress to mako
the necessary appropriation to indemnify
would dare before such All INTEL gent audience as
this to presume on their ignorance so far as TO sup
press fact 70 apparent as that Seymour knows