New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-08
MILITARY COMMON SENSE.


ally has all that nonsense knocked out of HIN
during his first campaign; while philosophi.
cal Doctor of Divinity, who remains clostered
I'D in the college library, with no check upon
bis simply curious generalizations, becomes a
MARTYR to his lexicon, and limps, oil his life,
through the routine of regulation logic. Fal.
lncies pcrpetualy breed like maggots in the
brain of the snug philosopher, but the man of
fight must be man of facts. Gen. Logan,
for instance, q meritorious and gallant officer,
comes back from the siege Of Vicksburg to
Illinois, and makes an excellent speech to the
assembled citizens of Duquon, in which be
Smiles Copperheads as with the sword OF
Gideon. From his passage through the ordeal
of hard fighting and short rations, and all the
dscomforts of campaigning, Gen. John emerges,
in the sourest possible humor with traitorOus
shareholders, and with exceedingly clear views
of the policy and equity of confscating the
Blacks of the Rebels. lie is not to be gam
moucd by Greek quOtations-the whole AleI-
andrian Library would not make him bulge
one eli from bis position. lie is bomb-proof
against the EtbnolCgist, is Gen. John. He
does not call himself an Abolitlonst-he Is
simply bluff and honest soldier of the Consti-
tution-but if distressed Copperheads can relieve
their minds by bestowing upon him the
opprobrious nickname, let them do so to tho
extent Of their vocal power 1t will not kill
him. A man who hos carried his life In bis
hand before the batteries Of Vcksburg regards
a raying, roaring, rantlng Coppcrhead, as be
would gallant but small black and tan ter
rer. TO one who has been seasoned in actual
service, who has fought the wild beasts OF the
insurrecton, and knows their nature thorough
". these Peace Conventions, aud Compromise
Meetings, aud Projects Of Reconstruction, seem
to be no better than boys play. When he
hears some eloquent Seymourlte bawlng at
the top of his big voice about the right Of the
Man-Owner to his human property, the soldier
listens at first with Incredibly, and then with
contempt. He does not comprehend tbs ruth
ful and wet-eyed commiseration Of our
Southern brethren" How should hel These
same Southern bretLrcn-has be not been
hunting them and harassipg them, be.iesing
them aud bornbarding them, taking lorg shots
at them and shor. shots at them cutting them
mp and cutting them OF, reapng thor harvcsts
without asking leave, and generally has be not
been doing his possible TO damage them after
every conceivable fashion Aud has he not,
ti.l hou
Of human stock. aud resou,cly refused TO re-
turn the same. remaining obduraie after the
most affecting appoalsi lie knows, as well as
he knows a revolver from rcdoubt. that the
Rebels are fighting for Slavery. aud. under
the circumstances, bis stomach for the dgnihed
profession of Slavecatching is inhnitessimally
small lie regards the Abolition Of Slavery
with just the repugnance with which he would
regard the demolition Of the Southern
brethren's" best battery. lie has no theories
which are too fine and good Tor human la.
lures daily food. Not he
Tie sensible General 10 whom we have
alluded tod bis fellow.cizcns few truths
which may be prayerfully and proftably pom
dered by sundry smart politicians in this
ncishborbood. "Jut here" said lie, " let
ne tell these gentlemen WHO talk 80 much
about Abolitionists aud nigger-steoling that al
the prayers That can be cent up-it makes no
difference out,ido Of the Proclamation or any
thing csc-iLat machine hos gone up, played
out" The General here and thus irreyerently
alludcs to the institution Of Slavery. He
rhetoric may not be- exactly regular-his rea-
soning may not be precisely in accordance with
the Mosaic thcolosy--but Aia conclusions arc
rcfresh.ngly correct. No mailer what hind Of
peace you may make, except that for our
national honor aud dignity, n ialsc. a mean, q
cowardly, q mabe.sbilt peace, ID to DO avoided
as we would avoid famine, pcstiiencc, or sud
den death. "'Ihe machine VIII never run
again with lie pristine EaoOthness--wLl never
again be the great governing machine Of toe
country. Nobody need fear return 10 lie
old days when We were brayod, aud bu.lled,
and befogged, and befoolod. A National Com
gress representing the whole country viii yet
meet 10 Washington, but The North viii never
again send there u majority OF douehidccs,
and the South win never again send there
majority Of Drawcansirs. Abolished, or only
partially crippled, Slavery can mover again be
Il dominating Influence in our politics.
For this as Gen. Logan justly observed, the
landowners have only Themselves to thank.
" The Southern gonilemeD," he said, have
done it themselyes. Nobody is responsible but
for the loss of their slaves" This
Democratic General, the reader will perceive,
has way of looking at matters and things for
himself, which il very ediying. lie feels that