The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-19

Bat this promise was soon fogo!ten and the
Tribune became as arrogant as ever, and
ere long its inflated editor put forth On
edict in the name of hundreds of thou
sands addressed to the President Of tho
United States-demanding change of pol
icy in his administration of the govern
ment And now We are called to witness,
with amazemant, new phase of charater
astartling change of switch!
The editor of the New York Times, in
a carefully prepared article, charged Mr..
Greeley with seeking, through NJ Mercier,
the French Minister, foreign Intervention.
And, still worse, the accusation goes 30
far as to impllcate Mr.. Greeley in cor
respondence with Mr.. Vallandingham! We
venture to say that not ten of the Tribuns's
hundred thousand subscribers, or any
outside authority. would have believed ei-
Their of these statements. And yet both
are virtually admitted in the Tribune OF
yesterday:
Blu. here follows ssthe exact truth with
regard to our views on the whole subject,
which NJ. Mercier, or Mr.. Vallandigham,
or any one else can have for the moderate
prices of six cents in Washington, or three
it he purchase in New York:
!. We believe that the war for the Un-
ion has now entered upon aphase which in
all probability must prove fanal--that we
are on the eve of movements, combinations,
attacks, battles, whereof the result must be
well nigh decisive.
9 We believe that the rebels are about
to be badly whipped at several vital points,
aud that their defeats will be so conclu-
sive that any impartial empire would ad-
wise them that their enterprise is hopeless,
and they ought to give it up.
3. We beiive that, if our armies do
not whip theirs will whip ours.
4. We believe that, should they be
successful and we defeated in the general
results of the campaign now opening. i'm
partial third parties will say that we
ought to consent to peace on the best at
tanable terms Whether we shall take
that council or renew the struggle, as a
united people who have come TO understand
and to accept its real character, the cost
and suffering involved, events will deter
min.
| 5. But we believe that the time will
conceive do not say how soon, as that
must depend on the results of conflicts yet
future--when the great powers Of Europe
will mediate-not by blows nor by me-
nances, but by representations against a
contura arce of the struggle as fruitless,
wasteful butchery. and urge settle.
ment IN the interests of humanity and COM
mere.
Thus the Tribune pronounced that We
must subdue the rebellion by movements
ompinalions, and attacks" now ION the
eve. or call upon the 'tgreat powers of
Europe" to interfere against the continu
ance Of the struggle as fruitless, wasiful
bu:chery, and urge settlement in the in
terest of humanity and commerce." In
simple direct, unequvocal language, Mr..
Greeley says that if We are not successful
in the campaign now opening our cause
ard county are lost, and that we must
have peace, upon the best atta nable
terms"
This is saying openly aud publicly, to
the enemy. that they have only to hold
out two or three months longer to secure
the trinmph of rebellion and slavery. Had
an opposition journal OF member of Con-
gress uttered these sentiments the Tribune
would have demanded their removal to Fort
Lafayette.
MI. Greeley evades, though he does not
deny, that he has communicated with the
Minister and Mr. Valsndigham, suggest
ing mediation TO the former. and peace to
the latter. In entering upon the question
of mediation with foreign Minester, he
takes ISSUE in violation of law, against the
government. Aud in opening CORES
pondence with Representative whom he
is constantly denouncing rs trai or, he
commits an oHeuce leave others to name
and characterize.
And now have Mr.. Greeley. the col
ums of his owu Tribune being the exponent
and witness, as first INVITING the with
drawal of the cotton States, and conse.
quent DIVISION Of the Union; and then. af
ter hundred thousand lives have been
sacrificed, and twelve hundred millions Of
treasure squandered demanding the inter
veniion of the great powers of Europe
in favour of 'peace upon the best terms
attainable." for the sake of humanity and
commerce.