New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-14
A mopgsT BID FOR PEACE.

nomination for the office of Military Governor
of South Carolina. 1t is truly touching 10
witness the seriousness with which no antici'
pates the possibility of serving his country in
this important capacity. In modest half
column he puts forth the reasons why such a
nomination should be officially rendered him
setting out with the declaration that "it is
not an agreeable thing to print in his own
columns complimentary remarks upon himself. y
The perfect case, however, with which he re-
counts in q tone of graceful self-appreciatiou,
his many and peculiar qualifications, cOmpels
us to doubt the soft disclaimer. At any rate,
if net agreeable TO print, it is very agreeable
to read. without this candid confession OF merit.
we might all have gone on in blnd ignorance Of
the eminent git of s'atcmanship which We now
learn that he possesses. That the editor OF
The Boston Courier is highly educated gem
teIDan, and above oil an accomplished rlletori-
elan, that journal has given us no Opportunity
to forget; but ii is So long since he allowed
himself to mingle in the turmoil IL Stale or
National politics, that We really needed to he
reminded Of his signal abilities IN that eiIec-
ton. His first claim, however, Is urged on
other grounds than those Of political aptitude
"Thc qualities essential TO tho conduct
Of The Courier," he says, ." are the qua ties
beat fitted for q government 50 peculiarly try
ing as must be that Of our petulant aud IN
trac,able sister. South Carolina. The felicity
of the analogy is precisely what We should
have expected from 50 Thoughtful . "r'1e', DIT
il. frankness absolutely charms us. For our
own part. We should have been 10th 10 iui-
pute petulauce and n,raciabiliiy 70 HE
Coarier, bat, since its editor Il free
with the implication, we may confess 70
n not materially different opinion. Neitfer
youd we venture to establish a similarity be-
tween the broken, shattered, dccayng con
di,ion Of tie State Of South Carolina, e1-
hauslrl b. its own folly, bankrupt AID dis
giacrd through rs own concct aud wicked
ncss. and The condition Of Tie Courier, uu,ess
that journal had Haunted the comparison Of IT.
own accord Taking th,s view; We should ad-
nit partial appropriateness IN the appoint
ment of its Editor to South Carolina. But 1t
would 10 only partial, since the object OF a
Military Governor in that State would be 70
reform aud reacjusi, and not to maintain tie
old, uncomfortable state OF things.
This, however, is OF very little importance
compared with TIE discovery OF his political
aptitude which the editor Of The Courier has
made. Lie would expect " to enjoy some per-
sopal intcrcours. with the people OF South
Caroli,a," IN the coursr of which he could
speedily convince them Of bis unminged
horror OF the principles upon which the pres
ent Administration was founded, and bis gen
era sympathy with their views upon the un-
deriving questions Of the war; He thinks they
would Ike hn--hopes they would, at any rate.
Liking him, they would perhaps listen 20 him;
and he might "in time have some effect b..
ward the rc-establl.hmeRt OF the authority OF
the Federal Government" Nothing could be
more conclusive. Having always beld the same
opinions as The people of South Carolina upon
national questions; actuated by the same senti'
ments as themselves in so far as the principles
of the present Administration are concerned,
he, of all men, stands tbe most suitable to
Represent this Government, and TO chastise the
rebeIl:ous spirit which has there arisen. We
already fancy Inn exercising the func-
tions Of lis Office; enjoying his personal
intercourse with the leading Rebels OF the re-
gion upsetting negro schools with one ukase,
md alru ni a n
weapons with another; rebukng with lofty
zeal such presumption as that OF Robert Small,
and restoring prize steamers and their living
freight to Rebel owners with benign apologies
deluging the land with tho milk and water OF
his kindness, conquering with persuasive
rhetoric, and combating with no more danger
Gus columns than those Of The Courier. II is
said in Boston that sleep, not death, follows
their assault, and We presume it is not taking
liberties with probability to assume that If BIZ
Southwark yearning should be gratlfed, he
would. of course, carry with him that we'll
written organ to more congena atmosphere
than it mas ever found in Ntw-Ensland.
After pleading his cause As we have shown
tho editor of The Courier lntimates con
sciousness of personal shortcomings and dis
qualifications" We will not listen to suci
prudcry. Coming from any other source, WI
would repeD the idea with Indignation. Lei
him be just TO himself, and confess his virtues
without such futile attempts at seli-dotraction