New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-16
masses OF "EsECoNsTnUCTrON."

and prospective Governor of that State, (Sbould
he receive votes euough,) made "Peace'
speech in Newark, n. D., on Saturday even
ing Mr.. V. is of the Western school of De
mocracy, which differs from the Eastern (lion.
Ben. Wood exceptcd) in saying very nearly
what it means. Mr.. V. tod his Newark friends
that he had not voted dollar nor man
toward the maintenance Of the War for the
Union, which was greeted with thundors OF
applause. lie also told them that the Peace
movement in the North and West has brought
fear and trembling to the Rebel leaders in the
South-also, that, "take away the pressure
of an invasive war, and we VIII soon
see as much Union sentiment in the South
as there is horo"-which he probably be-
lieyes, but we MT. Dir. V. Beeins to forgot
that all demonstrations of UniVnism i'll the
heavy slayehoiding districts of the Southwest
were crushed out before there 'rGs any 4" III
vasiyo war"-thst men were mObbed, and
seized, and shot, and hung there, for avowlng
their devotion to tie Union, before the Union
forces had any where " invaded the South.
( We believe with Mr.. " that Ma orlty OF
| the Southern people never deSlrcd Lor assentcd
| to dissolution Of the Union; but We know
that the violent and desperate classcs-the ne
grotraders, blacklegs, plantation oSerseers, and
hard drinking bullics generally OF the South
were unanimous and furious for Secession aud
War, and that the more quiet classes made no
outright and manly resistance to them. Hence,
while we do not dispute Mr.. VS. assertion
that be is for the Union, and will never give
i. up, We have no faith in saving that Union
noe by stopping tho War. The time for that
has gone BY, if it ever was
Mr.. ", be it noted, is not opposed to the
War because Of the Proclamation Of Freedom,
for he mad been vebcmently opposing it months
before any such Proclamation was even proba-
bic. Yet he does not scruple to play upon the
preudces of bis more ignorant hearers BY
calling this u War for the negro" and pro-
testing that he will never surrender the fruits
Of our fathers struggles and sacrifices for the
emancipation of the negro Yet lac ought to
know that those fathers solemnly proclaimed
that they struggled "for the rights OF Human
Nature" and that Jefferson, Laurons, Patrick
Henry, George Mason, &c, freely admitted
that their struggle against British tyranny was
based on principles that condemn American
Slavery.
but we were attracted 10 this theme b.
Mr. VS. statement Of the principle whereon be
fOrecastes the restoration Of the Union. Let
us state 1t, SO nearly as we may, in his own
words:
lie roody 70 trust the peoplehe believed they
for To .ioa iiisTs made II Ttr principle Of lie
a,AAoyisdse1. ihe GaHgat0 II ne SoUh'en married {
'on Of As'eJry'E maa be ahced q bp"S her old n'y'o
q ms AIdis niha jar + an IbO!aion gany sfcltag
hfr a'org. iGfeAi sPp!ansel"
OF course, this is condensed report; but
never before were absuriities and sophisms so
made to contradict and expose each other.
Mr. v is for " the Union rs our fathers made
it" ana for the rights Of the States" yet he
proposes a glazing intraction of both. In effect,
be proposes that the laws Of Georgia or Ala.
bama shall override those Of New.Jersey on
her own soil. For, by the Constitution and
laws Of Ncw-Jcrscy, the "old negro nurse
Aforesaid, ia free TO 20 or come, and can never
be taken from The State in opposition to her
own viii unless duly indicted aud surrendered
for trial as fcon. But Mr.. Vallandie ham
would have her recognized and treated
slave in New-Jersey because she was slave
in Georgia which is an oGcnce glind common
law and common humanity. Nay, it is one Of
tie distinguishing traits OF weak and barbOrons
States That they permit foreign jurisdiction 10 bo
exercised and foreign laws TO be enforced on
their soil, which should know no laws but their
own.
According TO this new reading of " State
X ghts," while q Jerseyman must bold no slave
within the jurisdiction Of his own State, a.
Georgian may hold Il hundred with impunity
If, then, Com. Stockton or ex-senator Wright
should wish to put himself in trimming for the
Democratic Presidential nomination, AMI to
that end should buy few negroes in order to
demonstrate bis conservatism, be would have
to spend time enough in q Slave State to get
naturalized there, and then be might do it.
That will never answer. Perhaps New
Jersey is ready to rcGstablish Slavery in order
to prove her conservatism aud in the hope Of
coaxing the Rebels back into the Union; but,
if she s, size will not do it for the benefit OF
strangers only, but give her own citizens
fair chance. But it will take different sol.
der from this-prObably one with more lead in
ito mend our fractured Union.
sr.~..s~.e..-.<-.--..sss
MIR. WEED.
Mr.. Thurlow Weed prints a card in reply