New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-27

wreck and dust, and therefore not 10 Dc STOOD
mon BY the most jealous Democrat in the
country; who might as well vote for James
Madison for President, as pretend to be
planted upon the antique arrangement. The
good Democracy Of Rhode Island would be
told By such men as James Fepner aud Elisha
Potter, if such were still living, that taking
about the Union and the Constitution ia q
waste of fine words TO the efectual butterng
of no parsnps. The unfortunate "Gov."
Dorr "stood' upon his Constitution" until
he could stand no longer, aud then be ran
away. His talk was excellent, but hs stand.
ING. place was shaky. II is Of small use TO pre-
tend an unbOunded affection for the Constitu-
ton and the Laws, and at the same time try
10 stroke aud pat into good behavior traitors
saturated with hatred Of both. These Rhode
Island resolutions remind us forcibly of Prof
Andersons Magic Bottle out Of which he
poured now milk and anon whisky. If we
might be permitted to give kind of running
summary of their contents, it should be as
follows:
Greet soupdes. these Rebcls-injred gen.e'oen' these
eece.ioni.tsrnusnt Weld inch 70 tlsm the villains
they should have what they want the poor feIow'-'he
President should be suaned-but then he IL bad President
and must not be suained-s owing TO the id Abolons
we are very dad for the OF the Union arms bat on
the wols perhaps should he soryhsbes' corpu'-iree
dom Of he i.htsao suisncips'
tion--s.ctionsi legislation. etc., etc. ETC.!
Now, with all due respect for the Rhode
Island Democrats-und for some few Of them
we have great personal rc,pcct-we AK
leave 70 say, as the beggar did, when be re-.
ceiyed a donation of Goldfish, coffee, sponge
cake ond pickles. in one disi--' these things
don't mix up we'll" The Rhode Islanders
should have given Us our Loyalty and our
Dough on separate plates; for the strongest
stomach will hardly relish such salmagundi
as this. To drop metaphor, the irresistible
conclusion Of the sensible will be, that the
leading opinion Of these Democrats is that it
was an uncommonly reprehensible thing to
elect Mr.. Lincoln President Of the United
States; though it is impossible to show that in
that election the SHAREHOLDERS could find any
other real grievance than that it portended a
conclusion of the extension OF Slave ter
ritory. Very good: now we turn to Mr..
George Bancroit's eloquent Grafton given
here on WsshiDgton's Birthday. Mr., George
Bancroft used TO be good Democratic
authority, even in Rhode Isai;d; and we 6nd
him quoting Washington against Slavery, and
vigorously declaring that henceiorward no
"mau deserves the name Of statesman who
"would consent to the introduction Of that
element OF weakness and division into any new
"Territory, or the admission Of another Slave
estate into the Union" In the name OF
common sense Why did MT the Rhode Island
Democracy, foregoing babble and ancient jack
daw itera,ious, speak some such fresh and
truthful words 90 thcse' How much nobler
and maner they vould have been than oil this
rigmarole Of slobber and SLAYER, which sickens
us as We write of it,
For relief, we turn TO the fiah Resolution
OF the solemn serie,. The artist who arranged
these picturesque words here begins 10 paint
with q brush dipped in oil the hucs Of the pal
cite; while his prophetic eye sces whte-robed
Peace still afar of, but unquestionably adyanc-
ing, with an oliye-branch in ono hand and al
attested copy Of the Rhode Island resolutions in
the other. A rainbow spans tho sky, beneath
which the old drama Of arrogance, bullying,
cruelty aud injustice goes on once more with
internal regularity. All is charming. until sud
denly the rainbow disappears, the skies are
again overcast, the voice Of war again is heard
in the land; aud We wait, in panic aud trem.
bling, for the Rhode Island Democracy, IL
" the picture ?" We can't say ,ce do.