New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-10
NEW. YORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY NOVEMBER TO- 1853

Federal centrnlisaiion. IIe feigns to regard
washington very mucE M citizen OF Warsaw
migh. regard st. PeterslNrg. He decams
against the President asa depot, aud talks OF
the Cabinet as cabiJ. He smells plots against
State Rights. He trembles for Personal Liberty.
He moanngly predicts Monarchy. He an
nounces that we are all the slaves Of Mr.. Lincoln.
These trcmors, whether real or simulated are
of course, infinitely absurd. II is not to be
expected that General Government engaged
in supprcssng an enormous and widespread
revolt, will be chary in the use to their very
fullest extent, of its unquestionable Constltu-
tional powers; but most patriotic men Will be
disposed to commend the moderation OF the
Administration, rather than to censure it, 1t
is fighting for the Constitution, and 1T must
give to the Constitution liberal construction.
II ia contending for its very life, and it must
strike within the limits of the law, where it can
strike the hardest. 1t has certain power IL
was intended, in the very beginning OF our pub
lie existence, that it should have that power.
In the earliest councils of the Nation, the whole
question was debated and decided, and all the
States sanctioned the decision. If the General
Government had no strength, no power, no right
and no might, we should be, of oil nations, the
most miserable But here are factious men, who
profess to be wonderfully fearful of Washington
influence. although legitmately exerted. while
thoy invoke the commercial influence of New
York with It's immense wealth, upon the rest OF
the country What is the difference, We pray
TO be informed, between Capitalization here, and
Capitalization in Washington, except that the
latter would appear to be the more legitimate
and certainly the safer. We should have but a
small hope of the future prosperity OF this coun-
try if its policy were to be dictated by the
voters Of New-York. or of any other greab CITY.
There is honesty here, but it is too often voted
DOVE; there is intelligence here, but IT Is too
often disrcearded; there ia virtue here, but
it is too often dcspiscd. But, though We
werc the purcst of the pure, and The most
sagacious Of the sagacious, Il would be rot
merely arrogant but dangerous for us to attempt
to prescribe opinion to the whole country. We
have a weight, just aud admitted, and We need
claim no more. The wisdom Of our fathers
removed the seat Of the Government from the
temptations and the pcrls Of cities; ard for
tunatc for us is it that they did so; but the pre-
caution was taken in vain, ii great cities are
still to exercise an undue influence upon
national affairs, or If their political decisions are
to be regarded as warnings" Ito other com.
munities." This would be kind of central.
izaton" very delicious, doubtless, to the souls
(if they have any Of caucusmansyers and OF
ballot-mongers. of the whole race OF partisan
sharpers. There would be glorious booty for
tho picking up, if it were once settled that as
Ncw.York City went so must 60 the Union. 10
that Kind Of Capitalization" We should in-
iinitely prefer the worst that Washington can
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