New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-15

universal, 80 rigorous, so searching. Reports
were duly made; the evidence spread before
the country in all it's piquant details, and
prompt action had thereon in Congress and
the Departments. In fact, no party ever be-
fore hunted the robberes of its antagonists so
keenly as the Republicans have hunted those Of
their own camp-follOwers. Mover before were
exposure and correction so prompt and thor
ough.
But this in not all Gen. CamerOn's manage
ment of the War Department was assailed as
loose and open to the charge OF fayortlsn'
Gen. Cameron was sent on foreign mission
and Democrat put in his place. Is re
iobberl Mr. Stanton is as well hated as q
public man ought to be--he has been charged
with every possible and some impossible
odenses-yet no mau up to this hour mas
dreamed of accusing him OF collision with
thieyipp contractors and jobbers. The General
in.Chief is Democrat. The Commanding
Generals in the East and in the West are
Democrats. The COmmissary General and the
Ouartermas.er. General are Democrats--at all
events, not Republicans. ThTee-fourths OF all
those who on whose acquisitions supplies are
furnished. aud OF those who pass these requlsl-
tiony. are Democrats. And if any one obtains
a contract no must do it by bidding lowest IN
open competition with whoever viii. II he
cheat. 10 fulfilling it, some Of the Democratic
officials aforesaid must help him. And it is
our confident belief, based upon ample evi-
dence that our armies are now supplied as
cheapy and honestly as any on the globe.
What means, then, this iGcessant racket
about jobbng and peculaton Why Is 1t kept
ND long after those who are clamored at have
themselves exposed and corrected the abuses
complained of Fellow-citizen' 1t means
sympathy with the Shareholders Rebellion. 1t
means that the War is to be broken down and
the Southern Conlederacy bos.ered up II pos
sible. II means disloyalty and the crafty giving
of aid and comfort to tho public enemy-that,
and nothing else.
JOHN VAN buren,.
The Prince isn't dead. He has only been
rusticnting, and is coming out strong. He
came very near volunteering as Major-Gen.
eral for the War six weeks ago. He wrote
: TO Gov. Morgan to that effect; but the Cover
nor did Mt seem to see it. John you'd, on his
own showing, have volunteered to serve during
his own pleasure, if our State had been inVa-
ded by the Rebels, and if the President had
held fast TO the policy of holding up Slavery
with one hand aud putting down slayehoid-
ers' Rebellion for Slayery's sake with the
other. Since the President has concluded that
| this won't pay, John holds himself relieved
Union, and takes service under Seymour.
Having long ago publicly renounced his Free
Sol professions and proclaimed his determine
ton TO attend TO his own Interests instead OF
watching negroes in Nebraska" we consider
Johns patriotism July illustrated. He can
now retire on his laurels.
GEN. SCOTT.
On the 81 Of March, i-6l Gen. Scott wrote
a confidential letter to Mr. Lincoln, WHO wa.
to DO inaugurated President next day. Mr.
John Van Buren,, having obtained copy OF
this letter Certainly not from the President)
now gives i. to the public, without authority.
We are glad of il. Gen. Scott assumed TO ad.
wise tie new President how to avert evil war
Here is his prescription--the only one, in his
judgment, that would avert the calamity:
Throw Of ID, old sid ,.,um. new d.sisn,iiou-,ho
iulOl Party. ddopf hs o5ncGOD groposst b,
Nr trfsdsr 10 ne Pris C,areHsa aud ry life upon
shE heye case q secrssiou; he conirsy
an eay retain u many NOS all Of tne STATE, which have
already broken on lsom the bHon. Without equally
hensu measure the reniinns avohold siaie will P.oba
Div joip the hoai,ouory Coucd-fa,y in less A,a sixty
when th city. being included foreign country would 70.
cure P-naeut garrison o. az ea' IS troops protect
tie Government within IT,"
Mr. Lincoln had been elected President ex.
prossly. unequiyocal!y on the platform Of resist
ance to he ,rension Of SGrsry. That was the
cardinal point in the Republican creed. Gen.
Scott says to him--You must abandon this
principle, utterly and irrevocably: You must
consent to aud participate in the positive estab-
lshmcnt of Slavery in all our present and
future Territories south Of the parallel Of BE-
30; o. you must fight not only the seven
seeded ktates but all fifteen of the Slave
States The only possible alternatives for Civil
War arc |. Consent by the Republicans to the
Extension Of Slavery; or 2. Poaceable Separa-
ton. And the SO two alternatives are really
but one, since had we consented TO Peaceablc
Separation, the seredng States would have in
sisted Oh taking with them what they would have
claimed as their share of the Territories that
is, all south of 80 800 We should have
mad Disunon aud Slavery Extension both. And
Gen. Scott doubtless knew whereof lie affirmed.
How is it possible. in the face OF such de-