New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-26
TWO DEMOCRATS.

| for senator are uBNhf N. bOW anu a. - N'et"
both lifelong Democrats until the outbreak Of
the present war, when Mr.. Low took the side Of
the Nation and Gen. Niven that of the Rebels,
and so each has continued to this day. No
man has been more earnest, more active, more
devoted TO the cause Of the country than Sen
ator Low; none more jealous in his advocacy
of the Rebel cause than Gen. Eivcn. lie figured
prominently at Fernando Woods "Peace Meet
ing" last Summer, which boldly affirmed the
Right OF Secession and denounced the War for
the Union as unjust and atrocious. The fol-
lowing letter from Gen. Niven was read at the
Union Convention:
i MONTICELLO July TO- 1861.
\ My DrAp YOUNG FRIEND AND NAhRsAKE; The notice
of the presentation 10 Won Of beautiful sword has Just
mel nv eve feel proud that any bearing any part
of my name worthy TO buckle on the sword not only
hut TO receive it as mark or appreciation OF worth
Nav you be ready draw II in defense OF constitutional
rights bat never against those who sock merely pro
lection against oppression.
The war now wagng is against our own brethren
Whether there is right ~ seccde or withdraw from
the Union disputed question. which strong argu
ncnts may be used either side. H. then 1t be dis
puted question it ought not 10 be sstcd by the arbtr
nent OF the sword. 1t Is now war Of srbjugaton or
eYtcrninaiioD on the part Of Nj Lincoln and his Abo
Dcnocri,s have been drawn into II from fear or bc
cause they believed the National Capital In danger but
the true question is shall the South be crushed out
ard Mr. Lincoln saysyes. Honest men should say no
will not lend OURSELVES TO party who prefer the
Chicago platform to the Constitution.
THIS dpoThbe state OF things can only DC terminated
hy compromise and in this day famed for the spread
OF civilization and Christianity 1t /. shame 70 ask for
hundreds OF thousands Of men, and hundreds OF NH
lions Of money 10 settle question between onrselves
We must remember that thousands Of men A. pure a.
patriotic ne enlightened as Pioas as sano as ourss,vcs
united heart ard soul viii the Con'edcfate "hcte
then Is the hope OF cocrcing themt ,
hope the Democracy will soon see the distinction
between defending ourselves from invasion and
the South. II is time they begin TO move and TO pro
claim that they will not be used ~ push on this unrght
I cons and unnecessary war .,
! VITA kiud regards 10 your mother and h.hor. and
best wishes fjt yourself.
ain. q rI'fN.
Leaving the loyalty of this document to
speak for itself, VIC propose to deal briefly with
its logic and itS assumptions of isci-as fol-
lows:
!. Gen. Eiven says the present war Is
"agains; our own brethren" Suppose the Re
publicans, after losing the election Of 1856. had
refused TO abide the issue. or had seeded from
the Union and commenced fighting over the
forts. Grmories, mints, arsenals, sub-treasurics,
&C., &c, in and about this city, Philadelphia
Boston, Pttsburg, &c, &o.-does any man
believe that A. G. Niven would have talked a.
above7 Who doubts that he would have in
sisted that "our brethren should be reduced
to obedience TO the laws, and the Union pre-
served nj oil hazards
2. Gen. Niyen thinks the assumed right 10
Withdraw a State from the Union "a disputed
question" which ought not 10 be settled by
tho arbitrament Of the sword" Then why did
he no, and does he not condemn the seccders
for resorting to that "arbtramentl" Our side
preferred any other ordeal-we would gladly
have left the issue Of Union or Disunion TO
vote Of the whole American People-to Con-
gres5-to the Supreme Court--or to National
Convention. Kentucky, Border Slave State
proposed Convention; we all said Amen
whcreupon Kentucky (n the peace Con-
gre,s" y backed out from and voted down her
own proposition The secedcrS would submit
thcir case to no other ordeal than that OF the
sword They attacked us; captured (through
treachc:y) our main army; paroled itsrank and
file for exchange, turned its arms and NUM-
tions against US, seized several Of our principal
forts, and finally commenced an oyerpowering
hombarlment Of Fort Sumter before VIC had
fired anywhere a single shot. Ne made no
war. and sought nOne but we were wantonly,
pcrsstently attacked and had 10 fight or be
branded cowards and sncaks in the eyes OF all
mankind. There il not man living who, II
our Government had abjoctly succumbed to this
blood.thrsty treason, would have hcapcd more
rcproachcs upon it than A. c. Niven.
g. Gen. n. fays Democrats have been drawn
into the war from fear, OF because they believed
The National Capital in danger" He speaks a.
though that danger were afectc. or unreal. But
the Rebels have all along proc.,-,Smed their de-
termination TO have every Slave State, including
MARYLAND, which of course involves the pcrma-
ment loss of our National Capital. Maryland
regiments fought against us at Bull Rum ana
| have been 80 fighting ever since, with clear
understanding that their State is to be " liberia
! ted" and annexed to the realm OF Jen. DAVIS.
Before we had raised regiment, the Coniede'
rate Secretary of War proclaimed in aspeech at
their then capital, that they would have Wash
ington within month. They have been very
near taking it several times since, and were
almost within sight Of it few days ago. Then
why pretend that the danger to our capital Ii
unreal
4. Gen. Nivcn says, "This deplorable state
of things can only bcterminated by compro.
mise" But the Rebels say just the contrary
From the hour Of South Carolina'S secession to
the present. no one on their part has proposed