New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-09
GOV. srymouns INDICTMENT.


GOV. sEYMOUR'S INDICTMENT.
We have no right to expect that Cover
nor who illustrates his Wanted respect for
" constituted authorities " by charging the
President with violations of the Constitution as
aacrant "as the Rebellion itself, aud more
dangerous to our liberties" aud who broadly
insinuates that Mr.. Lincoln has abandoned
the hope or the Purpow" OF restoring the
Union, would treat his friends any better.
From beginning to end of his Message, the
Governor labors to expose to like condemna-
ton aud odium those who are tratorously
conspiring and fighting to divide and destroy
our country and those who are most zealously
and unqual.fedly seeking and struggling to
preserve its unity and integrity. Moral die
tnction., the man seems utterly incapable of
comprehending. Virtue and Crime. Justice
aud Oppression, Right aud Wrong. are ab.
stractons which convey no idea t. his mind;
20 that tho negro who steals his wife from
her lawful owner and escapes with her to
Canada IL Just AZ culpade in bis eyes as the
hidnapp,r who steals free child and sells
II in New-Orleans or Galveston as a slave.
We say alike;" but all his indgna-
ton would be- poured out upon the negro
n. disturber of social order and yiolator OF
constitutional guarantees, while the kidnapper's
oasnse, affecting the rights of an individual
only, would be regarded by him M compare
lively ,enal. But that my one should pre-
-umc, uness for some evil and sinister pur-
pose, to hate aud openly condemn wrong
which has Law md Prescription on its side,
this ia what our new Governor is morally
incapable of cOmpreLeudiug; and he returns
sgaln and again to the assumption that those
who have stesdiastly followed in the clearly !
marked and shining footsteps of Thomas Jcf.er.
son and other Revolutionary Shareholders. By /
resisting the Extension of Slavery, are ut
least equally blamaLle with the Rebels for our
present consulsion. This IL the ruling idea of
the Message, and lie seems to gloat over the
variety of shapes in which ho is able 10 present
il. Let US deal with but one Of them. lie
says:
when the Gnlf State, seeded the Ceutra Slave states
by l.rge maostic refused With them. ghey sought
to Nv ID val division by tho Peace COnfe"ea hea ia
u arlington. Uniorunaiey. tue dominant leaders Of the
party witch had .uccccdcd NJ the election Of ls overoc
ing tie si hi. ono by tho yIo OF anoat ltoo
sius divided opposOn u about 4stV IeJ"ctcd Ell
. Of conprou,e aud concl.la incol'lsl,ut with
~, ,s,,, Of s .ee,on and li,emrcd . g,von aud
tro m sgaied and conyued county strictly by tho opinions
aud .s,ta.ents Of minontS.'
Gov. Seymour here conceals the fact that the
!! zoo, 900 were pmposeiy divided at the last
Democratic National Convention Ia order 10
make prc.ext for the Shareholders Rebellion.
They rcoaM break up their own party, IN order
to throw away TIE Presidency AMI ihercupon
DisunioD.
Bat there were 2,soOooO pro-Slavery voters
of all sorts TO only 800, 900 Republican, urges
the Governor; AID tho latter should have con-
caiafed tie former But what can fyc-eiehths
Of the voters OF the country need OF concila'
ton or conc,sson from ihree-eIghihs' Why
not touch and lake! Moore's "Olotor Pui,
stuck IN ditch aud hallooiug for help, aPty
illustrates tArir position:
' Ho crtl Iolp ontP IN hi be aud .te to'.'i
Hop 10 out Lcip ne cot have Drok,u ~, 6olss
Iirn y.u on, IA Psdly WI. posed VIVA, rotl.r!
Bhy h"estroe iie'e-'afr g'a hst' enc a"'h'''"
The '2,sOO,OoO voters who bod wiIIiuly
thrown away the Executive tor four years,
had It'll the Federal Judiciary and both branchcs
ol Congress secure. They had simply t. act
together, under the Constellation, md 10 bill
could le passod d, no decision rendered, no point
ruled, otherwise than IN accordance w'ih their
views aud Nisdrs. Why, then, should they
require Republicans 70 outrage their own con
,ctioh, aud pass mel'ures III tho interest .!
Slayory which toe upbolders Ci Slavery could
have pas I'd Wilton, fepnb'icon aid had they
chosen 10 remain IN Congress all Vote ior
them With what reason were Vermont and
Massachu:er,, required " vote Pso-SIa,ery
in order 10 'conc'lintd' South Carolina when
South Carolina disdainod to DO present and
eote for them herself This Ia not Cancellation
it is cringipg, mean ser'ility, which would
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