The national Republican., 1862-08-28
hR. alxIIxrs LITTER TO THE PRlsl.
LENT ANDrHH COMMITS OF TIE P1ISs

hR GlxIlHrs LITTER TO TIE PRlsl.
LENT AND THE cohHINrs OF TIE P1Iss
THElI0n.;
It Is not little smuing to read the com
nen,s Of the press Of the country upon hr.
Greeley and his letter to the President, but
more especially upon Mr. Greeley him'elf.
The letter they do not attempt To controvert.
for very obvious reasons. HE arguments they
csnaot meet nor rsfuts, and a. the last resort
Of bsffied snd defeated antagonists, they call
uames, uss slang phiase pile up opprobriou'
epithets, and resort to all manner Of personal
sbuee.
One paper calls him fool, another knave
one o swell ll.hsad, another hypocritical pre-
tender, . chariatan, and . poltroou but We
will not now quote al the choice words and
phrases which are being hesped upon the head
Of Horace Greeley by the editors Of the pro-
slavery press.
tis easy to see from whence springs this
uumeritOd abuse, Of which the editor Of the
Tribune Is just now the victim. Ne man Of ell bic
calumnlators could have written q letter
upon that, or any subjsct, which Mr.. Lincoln
would have condescended to have noticed;
this Is where the Shos pinches. They are mad
tba. the President Of the United States should
depart from the universal custom 10 such cases,
10 notice the "horribs monster, Greeley" Es-
pcciAlly that be should commit himself 10 the
policy 10 any event Of sbolshing slavery, even
to save the Union. Slavery 10 the pet institution
OF the most Of these men, and they had much
rather the Union should perish than that slavery
should receive any harm. Papers like the New
York Hera d, journal OF ObnmSce, Albany
Argue. Boston Post aud Boston Courier, are
chiefly anxious that slavery In this contest shall
receive no detriment. The salvation Of the
Union is . secondary matter. The President,
however, says, "If could cave the Union BY
freeing all the negroes l would do it;' and be
says this to Greeley which Is the unkiudest cut
Of all. To be sure be says, "If could save the
Union without freeing any slaves would do
It." But this be cannot do. II the North IL
willing, the South Is not; that i., they will not
cease 70 be rebels while slavery exists among
them. Mr.. Lincoln snd the country are fast
6rding this out.
We mean all the honest people Of the coun.
try, always excepting the Hunker editors and
politicians, who have fed so long upon South.
ern dirt, that they still have sort Of natural
longing tor the same kind Of fodder.
Mr. Greeley may we'll congratulate himself
upon the f,'ors which he has raised. The
country Is swaking TO realizing sense Of the
dangers which are thickening around Us and
the Presideut is profoundly thinking Of what
may be bis duty in the terrible conflict which
Is Just now at our doors.
Mr. Greeley has BY bis letter 70 Mr. Lincoln
contributed largely TO the slucidation Of the
problem Of duty 10 this hour Of peril. lie,
bis enemies ravs-hey gnaw file.
We do not say these things because we are
great sdmirer Of Ar. Greeley We believe
however, in bic emancipation policy, and We
are glad also that he wrote this letter to the
President, because II has brought out one from
blm which shows that bis mind Il fast tending
! to right conclusions, and when II 10 made ur
We ehall have prompt and vigorous action, il
the right direction.
Mr.. Greeley can afford to wst-to bids hil
time