, 1862-03-17
Gbt Gtibune.
MONDAY, MARCH II, 1869.
LET sEM HOWL.

The men who are just as much Seces-
sionists as they dare to be in the North
west; the men who are for the Union pro-
vided Slavery is il it and there are no free
niggers; the men who are willing that the |
South should 50 off and set up another |
government with man-selling and women
whipping as the cornerstone; the men
who want this war waged with
agencies no more potent than sugar
p1uns, to the end that tie North may re-
alize JEFF. Da.iss prediction, and be
swamped in bankruptcy before the rebel
lion is conquered; the men who think
that the rebels are pretty clever fellows,
and want to hug every one they see; the
men who have been very much dis
tressed about the apoor pIsonesrs" taken
at Fort Donelson; the men who
do not want rebel property eonds-
Gated, prefer1ing that the loyal North
should bear all the burdens Of the war that
rebellion has provoked; the men already
engaged in making presidents QUITO mill
ta1y commanders; the men who pretend
tobelie1e that seven millions Of people may
be conquered without firing . gun; the
men who hate all auti-slavery endors-
CTS. the men who believe IN
"strategy" more than in mimic bullets;-
all these men and many others, too numer-
GUS to omention, hate the CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
It's independence; its ability to take care Of
itself, its prosperity in a pecuniary way !,
its hosts Of patrons who honor it
with their confidence and support; its
standing as the most enterprising
and fearless Journal IN the Northwest, arc
each so many eye-sores that run all the
while with water that is bitterer than gall
Poor fellowsl What triumph for mig
gers stealing; what victory for man-selllng
Hhat feather in the cap Of treason; what
q godsend to the weak-kneed and faint
hearted, what q boon to concealed traitors,
what blessing to bogus Democracy, if it
could be got out Of the way.
Periodically all these band to-
gether to lie it down, to blackguard
it down, to hiss it down, to hoot il
down. Some how it don't so down
Day after day, it comes out just az
fresh, radiant, bellige1ent, fearless ant
independent as ever 1t has the happy
knack Of not caring for squibs, for smut
for fa1sehood, fo- abuse. It dom
value great names without great deeds
1t has no reverence for ancient shaus, o.
for modern humbugs. ItWon't crawl On it
belly for anybody. 1thas mind Of its Own
It will take special dispatches from al
quarters, will give the news with suc]
comments rs seem to it demanded b.
The facts, will employ correspondent
all over the country, will insis
upon being live, progressive, ou1
ou,spoken, anti-slavery paper, hating al
manner Of wrong, oppression, nlisgovern
nent-hatiDg especially human slavery
whether Of black men OF white men, il
al its forms and manifestations-above al
other things hating the secession spir1
North and South, which has any sympsb
with, OF mercy for the unhung nliscrcant
Whole slave1y's sake, are tugggiug away {
the pillars Of this Government, and ;th1oug
it, st the rights Of man in all the world
The TRIBUNE can afford to he hoWled !.
aud snaI1ed at until the hoWlers are tirct
Conscious Of its own integrity, it dot
moi look to this man or that maj
tlis clique or that clique, this tactic
CT that faction, for its readers. Il looks l
the patriotism Of the people of the Mort
west; and never yet has it faiIed Of appr
citation and support So, let the hoHie
howl, on Whether they are 1abellt
Democratic" Or Secession" or "sor
headed Republicans matters not L
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