New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-27

ard OG0rman, twin star with the Prince 10
tho galaxy of Seymourism, was making Dem
ocratic Peace speech to the Democracy of Phil
adelphia. The contrast between these two
speeches is pointed and complete; for while the
advantage IN polish is entirely with the
Milesiap, a very great superiority in relative
honesty and candor must be fairly conceded to
the Knickerbocher.
Let us Illustrate the candor Of Mr.. O'Cor-
mans harapcur BY an extract. Iic undertakes
to state in his own words the position of his
antsgonists--a process always delicate and apt
10 prove al ordeal 10 The integrity Of an ad-
vccate--and say':
but think ssr some udyn Mt AbolI.lonlst cry on'
MAX. p,acs .ior,hod,r.f Union with Negro sy,ry
tolerated. Neverl never! ar ra!her-wart ~ the knife
Did Mr.. C'GOrman ever hear an Ab0litiOnist
say that no peace should be made with tho
Rebel Shareholders unless they contracted
therein to aboli.h Slavery We never did.
We know well that SLqUehoid,rs, now high IN
the Rebel councils--Mr. Boyce of s. C. for
oue-warncd their brethren years ago that
"Disupion is Abolition" That was the stand
ing argument of Uuionsts throughout the South
for more than ten ysaIs previous to the out
break of tie Rebellion. We believed the posi-
ton a sound one-that for the Shareholders to
secede from the Union and plunge the country
into civil war would very greatly endapger and
probably overthrow their peculiar institution.
We do most certainly believe that if the Rebel
lion be persisted IN, either Slavery or the
Union must perish. But that the present AID.
ministrntion, Or any considerable portion OF its
supporters, ever presented to the South the
alternative Of Abolition or persistent war, is
uotoriouslS untrue. Why, then. does Mr.
OGornan so strongly imply the contrary
Why docs be not tel hs hearers-what he
must know 10 be true-that the Government
would be only too glad to welcome back the
Rebel States to loyalty-that their first intlma-
ton of wish for = Union Peace wcnld be gladly
responded TO from the White Housc-and that
Peace would render each State the unchecked
arbiter of It's own internal affairs, Slavery III
cluded Why does he misrepresent this i'm
uortaot natter, unle.s be wants to excite u
mistaken sympathy for The Rebels, aud parayze
the arm that strikes for tie National life }
Nr. OGoTmans whoio address coolly as
sun.es thai the Rebellion j. caused by upjusti-
6able attempts Oh the part Of the North to
overthrow Southern Slavery, and that the Slave
states would readily return 70 loyalty if these
attempts were but iorborne In other words:
lie makes the Nation all wrong, the Rebels all
right with regard TO the origin OF the Rebellion
Those innocent lambs, the Shareholders, sought
release FROM the bonds OF the Union, because
tie pcstent Yankees icond persist in troubling
their domestic peace and using the power
given them by the Union TO abolish
Slavery ii Mr.. OGormnn is substantially
correct, TIL, is war of aggression and subju
CATION on the part of the loyal States. who
may easily secure Peace aud the restoration Of
the Union by simply doing justice aud faliil!ing
their constitutional obligations That We do no.
state the case too strongly, will be seen BY the
following extract:
A>.pst sindnes ls1u,heia dc,peTaou cannot svsil
u VII hl aid melt As he snow Of today before TIE sun
Tow c.n this Lndne" be So,yni Hos. the Nation
's ~ 10 ~reGc .n' r:aq.I''' n 49, 3, IN.
Corsituton sud law. Loud add continued cheering by
b, Al al sloae Il can be restored Return 10 IT, latter a.
.9rt Wis.t,,rw- have doto inconsistent with ia letter
o p'rlt l., undo WA-tev,r errors sc
have c0,cltsi thai clnGot oe rpioue lo repent &c
Such 10 sty OF assumption and orgu-
mentAt.on now common with Northern orators
and journalists whose productions are assdu
ousl, and Systematically distributed through
the ranh. of the Union armies. What is their
inevitable tendency TO make tho soldiers be-
lie,e that they are being sacrificed IN War
essentially urjgst-that Size Rebels are the H.
jured, suffering party--aud that We have only
10 trea, them justly TO secure their Joyful and
speedy return u loyalty and the Union. Can
men who believe this be- expected to bear
cheernly. stcadfastly, the inevitable hardshps
of Winter campaign VIII they joyiully
give their lives Tor tho National cause when
The oracles in which they conGde tell them that
the Union cannot be saved by War, but read.
" may DO by treating the Rebels with kind
ne.s and justice'
THIS is very practical matter. 1t Is OF
more account than gunboats or pontoons. II
our armies arc thus 10 be systematically de
moraliled-f they are t. be taught that the
War for tine Union is useless unjust, aud sure
30 defeat is ay0wed ehd--tlien it is idle 10
call out new lcyies or 10 consolidate regiments.
If our soldiers are 10 be made to believe tho
War an unjust one it cannot be ended too
soon.
bat there il not one Of all the newspapers
printed under the sway OF JEFF. Dayis-therc
i, not a single authorized uiterance from the
heart OF the Robellion-tbat gives any counter