New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-21
"RECONsTRUCTION."

into a discussion Of hypothetical terms OF
"pcace." reconstruction" "readmission,"
&C., finally copies our statement that We pro-
pose To leave this whole matter To the uninfu-
enced discretion of the Federal Executive, and
that we think our contemporaries might wisely
DO the same and says:
we are not cure that hi. prudent and Wholesome
a-e II the motive j. what and the rcto.nc"
Of the pre would silence the elamor Of the 40
clifton journals FOR The enforcement 81 u" Proclamation We
fyf part would sladly drop the sutJec'.
Tho Uorid, then, is convinced that our
course is the right one, but it pursucs the oppo-
site because "Aboition journals are equally
reckless and unpatrio,ic. How many OF them
are sol We are in the regular receipt OF GER
tanly not less than One Thousand OF the jour
mails which support the Administration cmbrac-
inc some thrcc-fourths of the whole number
published throughout the country, and we do
not believe those exceed one Dozen all told,
who persist in the discussion in question. while
not twenty of them all have ever INDUCED in
the "clan0r which The World deprecatcs, and
which il proceeds to stigmatlze a. 'brow-beat-
ing" We are confident that forty-ninc Of
every fifty Administration journals cherish and
practically eyincc willingness to leave tins
whole matter to the Presidents unembanasscd
discretion, in view of the manifest truth that all
wranglng On the subject in the loyal States
tends to revive the failing hopes Of the Rebellion
and postpone the desired return Of Peace.
But The World must not be allowed grossly to
misrepresent us because Of our protest against a
discussion which can have no other than per-
nicious consequences. 1t has no warrant and
no reason for talking like this:
Tng TRIBUNE which despite IT, fans'icism has sufficient
political ,agacity that course like that here
ended would PROSTATE and crush the Republican party de
deIeca,e. ali discussion the subject 1t peceves that
publican press should advise the Administration to disregard
Inc Emancipation Proc aaon and only the
ton OF the Union II the
attempt by Mr. Lincoln TO maintain and make good the
with considerable a.oitness. it attempts to
smooth the path OF the Administration by Encouraging discus
sion and intoxicating the idea that the Administration has not
oo9nd itself by IT, pa acts that II Is not iee to settle the
controversy according 70 it, present judgment OF what l.
pedicnt. iHg TRIBUNE feels that, public journal in
aIse petition. Having with blind imp-tuosiy bounded on
Mr Lincoln to issue the Proclamation, 1t cannot without
sSpo.ing isef CALLING croshre advise him to ate It
ho~d not ruin the party by logged consistency la carrying
II ont IL could only zzlr the Abolition doss TAI the mat
,cr 10 adjusted all would BE- we'll"
lie UOTfu cannot Uctu to NC tiltl
we have never implied, nor limited, nor dreamed,
that the issue of the Proclamation Of Freedom
was mistake. On the contrary, We hold that,
if that Proclamation had not been issued, We
should not now be meditating "reconstruc-
ton" at all, but rather thinking how to save
Washington from capture and the Free States
from invasion. We have not doubt that that
Proclamation was fatal blow to the Rebellion,
and that all intelligent Rebels so regard it,.
The fact that we do not agree with some others
part supporters, part opponents OF the meas
ure-as to its necessary effect and implications,
stands quite apart from and independent of this
conviction.
The World gropes and bIunders in its assump.
ton that that the President may be required to
"take it back" that is, recall his Proclamation
in order to make Peace. If that PrOclama-
ton bad the natural effect ascribed to it by