New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-22
THE RIGHT TO LIE.


the acts of those charged with official respon-
sbilities, is vital to the existence Of Govern
ment by the People, and must not be infringed.
1t may be temporarily restricted by the neces-
sites of great National e1gency, like that
now upon us; but it must always be realized and
considered that such restriction is special and
transitory-the "extrt me medicine" of the body
polite, not lis daily bread" Ich Limitation Of
a great and general right is Of tho nature Of
exceptions which prove the rule rather that To-
validate it.
But the Right to Lie-to charge the Nations
chosen rulers and leaders with acts they never
contemplated and motives which they indig-
nantly repel-i. quite another matter of dub.
Gus validity at any time, and of unquestiouaolo
invalidity in such a crisis as the present, when
false impression made on the popular mind
may whelm our country in inevitable ruin.
And yet that right is constantly claimed and
exercised, not merely BY journalists aud orators
of the Copperhead persuasion, but by the Chief
apostles thereof Thus a large aud strong Con-
yention which assembled last Wednesday at
Harrisburg to nominate what they term a
Democratic State Ticket for Pennsylvania, de-
lberately aud unanimously
R.,orG That the Democracy Of Psnusylvsns havs been
evor IA Of toe UnOn "a' N tis nams ana
or tie thc Union nat party 'od' pad' Ibat W
snounce least ntinston that the Drmoefec parry en-
now has entertained OF ever can snieIan the
slightest sympathy with the present gigantic hees.ii0h o.
"a traitor. Ia sgiDst The Uovetnmen or ~oud ever
consent peace ANY ,otms Gyolyns ai.nenbcrmsns
this Union utterly lnjns ae4 in proof Of th- We pom
IN r1uatou he lavish contrib 20 tue ~sf Ia blood
aud treasure heretofore snd nov oe'. aIe ., 70"
Thousands VI Democratic c kon' VINO were am s no hs
fly the OF the Union and peru '"o' 'e' !" IT.
Eo lied. That when the war began We lad the solemn
oise Of the Federal and Of TIE party "hsh
placed Ia power a. Itcs'eo 10 lhe resolution plci o.
Jolly 1851 thst !. not -sse tucif PER- IA auy
pint opps''ou OF for .uy putpos o. % 'ss
for the pupo. 81 overtime sLs o. hs
IN. e.Lbsb'd ius ut'us Of these Htae. Dat 10 d
m.insIn the supf.u,ey o'the Ie'ieh shd op'
TIE Ubiou win al 30" dlsnf - 'hg a.. itI'' - 80.
uuia scd and tha IS soon A. these ot
accomplished the Va oDgn' . se"- Dot ins cas'A
Administration soins under 'he p1u'nee % 'n'A ae',A
Of uis Abohonis, always opp'.sd {" tho Utica sad with
gu, .as Of The s sS S.SP. gs S,1 ~
1A q. sfen and tha' Il hA, greatly esSJed our Ia't b'9s
" al aolsfs9s poAos
Now the assertions which We have placed
in italics are either true or false, and are
ceptible, if true, Of specific and irresistible
proof. II the Democratic party was made"
in the name aud for the sake OF the Union,
the time and place Of such fabrication, II.
authors, engineers aud hackers, can all be-
shown on the open page Of our National his-
tory. If this party was thus "nadc," hos
shall We explain the undenlnblc fact that the
con,r,ers aud engineers of every formidable
effort for D.unlon have usually affiliated with
such Democracy How happened 1t that JEFF
Davis. aud Lee, and Slidc and Hunter aud
FLOYD, and WISE, and neary every other con.
.picuous Disunionist, have chosen for years, If
not always. 10 nc. with the Democratic party
Hunter and Wise, Toombs aud Aleck stephens,
were formerly Wbiss: how came they 10 gfa.
yitale toward Democracy ere they plunged
into Treason How come. IL that Of the thlr.
teen Governor, of States who plunged into Srccs.
sion. nan Ons wasa Democrat How j, 1t that
of the thirty odd Democrats who recently con.
trolled the majority Of the L. ;. Senate, ma.
iorty are thb day Rrbrl.i How comesu that Il
majority OF the Democrats IN buchanan. last
Congress are to-day ayowed Disunioni.t. aud
active Rebelsi II this Rebellion did not have
its origin in tho bosom of The Democratic
party-f It's responsible authors did not pow.
eriully aid 10 nominate and elect Polk, Pierce
and Buchapan-then We are williul ials.hers
aud the Pennsylvania Democracy stand Justllicd
in their allegation abOye.clted. But II they
did just that-if the author. aud chief en..
nesrs of Disunon III the South, with their sympa-
lhizers aud justiiicrs IN the North, Lave manly
been known and recOg nlZed IN the past a.
Democra.s-what shall we say Of the assertions
embodied in the former Of the above resolu-
tons
Mind that we do not hold all Democrats
as DsunlOnlsts, nor even "a sympathzers with
Secession. We know aud gladly recognize
Thousands OF Democrats a. true and loyal
Unionists But u million such could not make
true the assertion that We have emphasized as
false, nor yitiate the truth that Secession, like
Notification, originated among what arc now
called Democrats, aud claims (tho Wood
Democrats say truly TO be based on the
famous " resolutions Of 9S."
But "the Federal Administration" We are
next told, ''has totally changed its grounds
since undertaking " defend the Union against
Southern Secession, ''AvOwIHG and PROCLAIM
ING its purpose to be totally different" from the
original and approved one Of sustaining aud
preserving Tor restoringl tho Union. When,
where, by whom, in what terms, were those
avowals and proeamatons made I We braud
the authors and hackers of this charge as will.
full and traitorous hbelers. What they say is
not merely false-conspicuousy, eminontly SO
but it is calumny uttered IN the interest of
armed rebelon IL Ia a liz an or.s. a..