New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-10
EEPCHT or TIVE SEcEETa2SE o."
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History records with admiration iLo', Will
Hanribsl's victorious army besicged Rome, the
ground on which be was encampcd vas sold ia
the lclcagucgcd city, and brouFh, quite a. good
. price rs z, would have done were the 4 public
At peace and the iicr,e Carthaginian content and
quiet ii africa. We must think the buyer
evnceA more plnck than business sagacity.
although dc event saved him FROM the repn3ch
Of hayi,c DEMONSTRATED III, patriotism ~ the
crnon a. az ha packet And s0 when we read
tia. our Government has continued to eXpend
lundr.ds Of thousand. on The extension and EN-
belinh.n,nt %. her Capitol, on the introduction
Of water f.on lie Potomac INTO the C.,y BAe.cn
tlat Capitol is located, while i Is struggling
doepeIafely sgsin.i "a Rebellion winch threatens
g. r,scrrc. which ha' repeatedly displayed is
gic'or'pse standards within sight OF that M
trur1ls which 10 once confidently hoped 20
mae H. OWN, and winch The chances 81 war
might a any mom,r. enable 20 'urn that me-
tr0poli. ard destroy or iosrlliy dci'ce aud dis
figure tint INC -7iiccr; Capitol aud it, AZ mos,
wr rc.iil. and chocriullv admit thar this is n
great coariry, aui tho, some o. performances
must hll the civil -ci world with ams7 mont 81
not N.,h elimination.
Brt courage may run into rA,LAess, while
confidence in "Maniicst Destiny may b. cx-
agge-atel to downright folly. IN or ilig-
mcnt. al work Oh public cdiiccs ard water
works IN aud about Washington should have
been suspended on the day that ady.,os we're
received OF the bombafdmcIt ol Sumter, no, 10
10 resumed until the Lest Rebel flag within the
boundaries az tho Union had been hauled down
and burnt 70 ashes. The Pacific Railroads.&c.
incs'imablo and pressing importance Rs il isl
should rot haze hecu commenced tlll ID, Eebel-
lion WAS flushed. Even the surveys 81 Public
LAM, no, pr.,~.ngly needed sho,li have stood
st!li Whale pn.ehases lIom Indian .,ihea should
have been utterly arrested. There chOu.l Aaye
been but one National purpose one ab-orbug
thougli-,ho crushing out OF The Shareholders
Rebellion until tha, paramount end had been
achieved. md the. We are conf lont, would
haze been the cour'e Of any people less vain
glorious and sof-sur:oirnt thau our. Can no.
,obfi,iy ard cominoN sense
We are thinking Il Secretary L .her's Report.
but we are not cri.iciing il. 10 i public
4ryclt and obcys orders. His annual exhibit
OF tire doiAgs OF lhs Interior DemgtrseE, is
lucid end gratifying. II IS II gratifying fact
that, though sur Free Homestead act only went
into operation in .jsnuAry last, nom than One
Million and 10 Hal. Of acres hayo alroaay been
located under il, in Inc very r.idss OF tls great
e5. and cos,,ics, var ever knoYn- Tho Sccrc-
laIy is entirely right IN recommending shat the
WHO ur IL soldier in his couu.ry's service should
bo authorized 10 make aud perlc,ba presumption
ila her hu.hanl3 absence; bu, caro- must be-
I AIKEN net to open door through which all nan.
per of abscn.ers and ncn-res!denls may acquire
4 title 10 homes from the Public Domain. AMI
We trust re-. surveys will rot be pushed too
vigorously until the conclusion N our Civil
War. Let sho soldiers, when ihe War shall be
over, haya tho bclt OF our I abl. LANDS offered,
free OF charge, from which 70 select their future
homes.
Mr.. ushsrs Report is Sc muscular and, n the
main, 50 judic!ous. that We ayc lt,lc surprised
at this evident mistake in the matter OF Invalid
Pcnsions--a mistake OF which he seems himself
dimly conscious. The law grants these pensions
d persons who die, Wholhef OF wounds Oh dis
ease, in tho Military or Naval scIyice o1 tho
United States. II may or may not D" wise 70
.o.,enl rs benefits 20 por,Ous Who. laying re