New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-15

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The arrangement Of bis weapons would seen
to indicate that Fernando intended to carry
the Constitution in bis left hipper; 80, VIVA
with that fact, and the necessity of toki0g hi
choice between the fierce brand and the friend.
bOugh, we very much fear, that Fernando
would be found dropping his toasting-iron, anC
relying too confidently upon his branch, Leaving
the Constitution to shift for Itself, aud very
possibly TO be troddcn under foot "Let the
Democracy bear their victory meekly," cries
Fernando as if be were q second George Fox
But We hope that the new member intends to
be equitably smiabe. We should dislike to zee
him courteous to crime and petulant toward
patriotism, fawning upon faction and fierce
toward good faith and public order, softly
cbeek-by ;jowl with knaves and only cold and
harsh with his neghbors and feil0wotizens.
1t would DO 50 unlike him IL would be such
a violence TO Lis generous aud unsclish nature !
As q private amgeement Fernando may
wave a whole grove Of o.ive-braaches, without
any objection from us; and if he chooses to
march against jeff Davis Is the English army
marched against Macbeth, he may do 1t, a.
WAYS provided he steals nobody's trees. As &
general rule. We suspect that in dealing with
the disobedent birch would be found superior
TO olive, but that is Fernand0's affair, and not
ours. VIVA. we do most omPhstcally object
10 Is. that this smoOth-spoker gentleman should
be taken as a due representative Of those who
in this war have struck no blow, without
sincere feeling that it was for tho right ana
that it was aimed, in the presence Of God and
man, at TIE wrong. IL would be fearful
to doubt the integrity Of the loyal States 1t
would be dreadful to consider tina. all this
aste of life, this diminution OF socn happl-
ness, this bankruptcy and this bloodshed, were
the wretched resut OF our own errors aud In
Jeiensible passions. Prove THE, aud every
sword should fall from every Northern hand,
for by all laws Of the commouest morality, we
should disband our forces, and ash for forgive
ness. This is the slough OF political de5pond,
into which Tho political philosophy OF Fer
nando Wood directly leads us. Tie
and those who think with him, have no hearty
faith in the justness of our cause. They teach,
through all the miserable hints and hesltatlons
If their speeches, that surrender Of something
of policy, OF law, of territory, of God knows
what's the ony action for the Government.
John Van Baren wants the Constitution col
amended that traitors VIII be willing to live
under it, and 10 obey il, which is very much
like leaving the revision Of tie statutes against
petty larceny TO the pckpockets. How We
wish this clever lawyer would but say what he
thinks He knows, not only from history but
from common sense. that the Shareholders love
4 Constitution only Us it gapes with flaws
through which TO drive the coach-and-six OF
falsehood and disloyalty. lie knows that it is
not in the power of the human intellect to
frame a Constitution which treason will so
.pect. He knows that from the beginning I
down, tie Shareholders hayo claimed and
have been allowed such license Of con-
struction, tha, the Constitution, interpreted
by their Judges has been, ln every dispute, !
their resort and refuge. What folly is II to
talk Of embodyng recent decisions of the SD
preme Court in a new or an amended instru- /
nent They are already in the old document |,
They had been made, recorded, reported, cod. !
led, promulgated ~ fundamental law, long
before the Charleston assass.Es struck ut the !
be Of this nation. WIZ that which could not !
Keep bad men TO their allegiance. persuade /
hem 70 return to II
al A
tune, We have been compelled TO drain many
, bitter cup Of national humiliation. But that
which to the intc!lig ence, the honesty, and the
public pride OF our people would be bi,tescr
.han battles lost, than homes made desoste.
han brave ones murdered, tLan fortunes seat
erred than social serenity disturbed from
morning until night and again from night untl
nornng--that which could Dc rendered to.er-
lblo by no patience ard 10 philosophy, would
be tho spectacle Of the Loyal States suing fOr
peace and treating for forgiveness Ii ia not
10 be considered without blu'h. lt would
make us the opprobrium y. history IL would
prove US too conteinptible even 10 point =
moral The students oi future age wou.d
leem us loo rlsignihchnl even Tor references,
md the United States would make gu escape
rom contempt only by lapsing into oblivion.
If anything could reconcile us TO such fate
I would DO that, in the general losgetiulneSs,
mankind weuld no longer remember that we
produced Fernando Wood on James Bu- /
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The DGilg Rctormer (Watcitown, y. ~, !
hus gives its opinion Of the relative availability
If tho two Generals whose names We're before