New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-07

serious effort; so long as Slavery shall live, it
will remain implacably hostile to the Union.
S. 1t lie Internationally falsc-that tho
President, or any considerable portion OF the
Republican party. contemplated or anticipated
lfe.and.death struggle with Slavery Is con-
seoueuce of his election. On the contrary, tho
Chicago Platform, the Presidents declarations
and every authoritative utterance OF kepubiican
sentiment. were uniformly favorable 10 rIgid
ard punctilOus maintenance OF every cohsli'u'
t;onal rjeLt Of Shareholders and Slave States,
down TO the commencement OF wanton war
upou tho Nation by the Slave Power. II the
Nation is now at war with Slavery, 1t Is 80
simply because Slavery has made and still
wages war upon the Nation. The Proclaim
ton of Freedom is purely military measure
of self-defense against aggressive war. He,
then, who speaks of it IA "pervertiDg the war
for the Union into wer for the Niger" is
certainly liar aud probably q traitor. He
ignores the most notorious facts, and wrong
fully accuses the Presdent of doing what his
whole course proves him most anxious 10
avoid.
6. Before the President decided that the
Republic must treat Slavery as On armed and
desperate rebel, large portion Of the Demo
cratic party were doing their very utmost to
embarrass and defeat the Nations efforts to
maintain its constitutional authority. Not only
in the bloody riots at Baltimore. and the con-
scquent breaking Of telegraphic aud railroad
connection between the North and the Capital,
but in the speeches and other demonstrations
Of Wall and Burr of n. j., Hughes and
SchnaLel Of Pa., Burke Of n. H., L. Ii. Sey.
mOur of Conn.,, &C., &C., an ardent sympathy
for the Rebel cause was manifested Our
States Democratic Convention for 1861, and
the speeches Of our now Gov. Seymour before
and after tbns Convention, evinced far
more sympathy with the Rebels than
with tho National cause. The Demo
cratic State Convention Of Connecticut,
held early in 1862, was IN session when the
news arrived of Barnsides brilliant victory at
Roanoke Island. Though the news wcs handed
up to the President, he never announced ii,
and not word, cheer, greeted The National
triumph wherein Connecticut's sons bore a
noble part. In Congress and everywhere,
while the Boraer.State policy held undivided
sway, and Fremont Lane Hunter, &c., were
rebuLed for their demonstrations against
Slavery the Democrats evinced general and
growing desire to make war upon the Admin.
istrstion in the interest Of the Slaveholding
Rebels. Seymours nomination last Fall ard
bitter 6lti-War speech thereupon were maze
when 70 denomination by the Pre1idnat against
Slavery as the coEuer-stone Of the Rebellion
! had been made or was anticipated.
7. Sncs the Proclamation Of Sept. 22d, tho
Democratic party Of Ito loyal States has been
still more open, incauiious, aud venomou, 10
its hostility to tho war; Its leading Journals,
Nth scarcely an exception, arc 80 conducted
that they may be read al Richmond or Charles
ton with the heirliest satisfaction. It's orators
make speeches whereof nine.tenths arc such rs
must rejoice the heart of JeG. Davis, aud q
nero fraction lie oddly aud formally hostile 10
the Confederate Rebels. Their Govsrnors'
Messages are reprinted nj Richmond with
hearty approval Their Members Of Congress
oppose nearly every measure devised and intend
ed to crush out the Rebellion, mouthiug Of 90 The
Constitution aud "the violated rights Of citi.
zeus," precisely o. BreckiDidge did for the last
weeks before he lelt Washington to join The
traitor armies. Their brokers arc hard at
work iepreca.ipg Government Securities and
ra,sing lie premium On Gold. Their legislators
Of New Jersey, Indiana, &C., are conooctiDg
such ant-Nsiionai and unpa.riotic rcBolyes as
/ have lately printed, ind you, / trust, have
read. In some Democratic ttroDghOlds. draft
ag is resisted; ia Oihers, deseiters are pro-
tected, By force If necessary. la ,hort-ior
cannot eyen glauco Ut tilbe Of tao evidence
- the Deiuocfttic leaders ara journalists are
msnif.aily intent on dsmornlziOs tie armies,
destroying tie credit, ard defeating tic cause
Of tho Union.
Now, Mr.. DOollie, l ON one Of Tia.
small, perhaps, but increa'ins class Of Reputli-
cans who have grown weary OF taiS. We have
had about enough Of fighting the Southern Rebels
IN our front and the Northern Democrats in our
rear Oui property, our lives, are ut the diI-
Fosal Of The Government, and w.il be cheerful
y rendered up for tho maintenance Of tho
Union but We DO not believe tho war can be
long pro.racted unless The Democratic party
can 10 compelled to abandon is completely
with red-bauded treason. While il shall con.
inuc TO carry elections without rcbuke by di. |
rect appeals to tao coyariico, tho disoya!ty, |
aud the ayarjce Of tie multitude i ,