New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-25

and dwarfs all questions of ordinary politics
till it be ended. "Tell your brother" said
the President lately to the brother of promi-
pent Democratic aspirant to the Presidency
% that he cannot be next President OF the
United States unless there shall be United
States to preside over" Until that point is
established, all others are nowhere.
Could we at once address every voter in
Connecticut we should prefer of all things to
set before them large map OF the United
States, with broad line drawn through 1t
between the States and Territories claimed by
the Rebels and those which they would leave
to the Union. We would call attention to the
fact that they claim West Virginia, Kentucky,
East Tennessee, Missouri, Indian Territory,
New.Mexico and Arizona, being about third
of the whole area Of our country, in which
they have no foothold save that East Tennes-
see, though abhorring them, lies trampled under
the bloody hoofs Of their conscript-huntng
guorrillas. We would ask them to note that
the Virginia they claim nearly bisects all they
leave US Of our country at the point where "the
Panhandle" reaches within hundred miles OF
Lake Erie, and that Gov. Letcher says he las
the pledge OF the Confederate chiefs that they
will never make a peace which does not secure
every foot of il. There is no shadow of pre-.
tense that the People of West Virginia.
region larger than Massachusetts. Rhode
Island and Connecticut together-are Rebels or
a L.. rapfadavata -.
for they have voted overwhelmingly against
Secession OF oil timcs-as enphatcally before
a Union soldier appeared on their soil and when
they were wholly under the rule Of Old Vr.
gina, as since, aud as they Will doubtless do
again at the approaching election. SO, measur.
ably. with Kentucky; 50 with Last tennessee;
SO with New Mexico. Ill these they have for
two years been trying TO wIest from the Union
with eminent bad luck. Docs Connecticut pro-
pose 70 surrender them TO foreign and hostile
power against the passionate entreatics OF their
people Tor protection If not, lot her vote
down the candidates whose election would be
hailed as their triumph by tbs traitors IN arms
TO enforce that surrender. Let her vote FOR
bloody rcbellion-who are honored BY the hatred
of its authors-and who are uuecndtiOHaly for
the whole Union.
Secretary Touccy, in hs recent speech
commencing Seymour for Governor, boldly
Justified the course of Mr. Buchanan aud his
Cabinet in letting the Rebellion get entire cou.
troll Of seven States unresis,ed, stopping tue
collection Of resenue for tie Union aud selling
the arms, forts, ships, money, and munitions Of
the Union, and coolly apprOpr.atIng them TO
the use OF the traitor Conicdcracy. Accord.
ing to Mr. Toucey, that was just what the
Government should have done; and be hailed
the prospect Of Scymour'S election as showing
that we are about to return to that policy.
Concede tho premises, aud the deduction is
legitimate and plausible.
But Seymour, it is said, wants the Union
restored-has said hs will be satisfied with
nothing less. Certainly: he wants it restored
as Touccy & Co. sought 10 have it preserved
by letting the Rebels have their will OF it.
They repudiate its authority, defy its laws,
expel its fnnctionaries, and convert its prop
crty and funds 10 their own use, saying
Keep still there! we want peace let us do
rs we like, and there will DO no war :" But
we send an unarmcd steamer with food for
the furnishing garrison of our own fort, and
they open upon her with bali and shell, az if
she were pirate intent on the sack Of
Charcston; their conlederates in tho Military
service Of tho Union betray our main army
into captivity seize its arms, munitions, &c.,
and no word OF remonstranco il heard from
Touccy or Seymour They open on devoted
Sumter, and batter it into runs; aud Itill no
word OF remOnstranco from thc.e model Dem.
ocrats; but when men begin to hight far the
Union as well os against It, their souls revolt
at the spectacle. aud Seymour protests against
=" the subjugation o. the south aud al. such
scheme of Southern INVASION" be eXclaims,
and raves at length Of /" bloody sacriiices' and
=" iratricidal war. There can 10 Union be
got III this way he predicis--as if il were
ours is except b. putting down its assailantS.
Aud lhc tOrtd winch accuses Us 0i lcrVcrt-
ing the issue in Connecticut. passes over in /
silence Gov. Seymour's own letters, whereby
we show in his own words what that il,lie lie. /
Tile U0rd commences an elaborate eA-
hbt of the canvass in Connecticut with cap
ton which reads thus:
/" Popularity Of C0'. ScymoHr-A Drmocrdtic
Triumpt 25ic-Seym0Ri ~ .y,rRt cstf-
noied al J,OOJ:'
but tapers off at the close 10 tho following
ictailcd estimatc
BucRisOHAM S8YsorR.
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