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

every part of the Union. A President has no
discretion in tho premises-he lays perjury on
bis soul if be does not to the extent Of his
ability, enforce the laws of the United States
every one of them. But the People make
the Government, and they can modify it when
they see fit.
Mr.. Weed proceeds to reassert that THE
TRIBUNE caused the disaster at Bull Run by
crying "On to Richmond" and then be.
came systematically rcpentant and confessed il
had done wrong." This is very old lie, yet q
very base one. None Of those who repeat it
quote tho language on which it PROCESSES to be
founded. Let nae quote it for them once, to
deprive them Of all excuse for repeating
their lie.
From The Tribune Of Jaiy %. 1851.
wish to be distinctly understood seeking to be-
sved from any responsibility for urging the advance Of the
Union Grand Army into Virginia though the wachword
Forward to Richmond mine and would have pre-
iorred not to ese it. thought that Army One Hundred
Thousand strong might have been in the Rebel Capital
before the Goth inst while felt that there urgent
why 1t 'EoId DO there, II possible Aud now If any
imagnes that any connected with THx TRIB
uNE syer commended imagined any such strategy The
launching Thirty One Hundred Thousand Union
Volunteers within fifty miles Of Washing.on against Ninety
Thousand Rebels enveoped in labyrinth Of strong ntrench-
and unreconnoiteed masked batteries then demonsrs
ton would be lost his But will not dwell on this
II needSd scspegost for all the Military bunders oil
tho last month"; be individuals must die that the Nation
may live. II her bes; that capacity, do not
SHRINK from the ordeal"
Thus spoke THE TRIBUNE in that very atti-
Gle " Just Once" in which this malignant asserts
that i "eOnttSsed had done ,oroag," in urging
an advance of the Union army. There was
season in which base and cOwardly clamor,
raised by rival journals which had urged an
advance as resoutely as THE TRIBUNE, over.
bore and drowned the truth on this subject, but
that time has passed. / did urge that the great
Union Army rotting in idleness and debauchery
about Washington, should advance upon the
Rebellion it was called out TO put down. II ought
to have done 80 a month earlier than it did
not part of it, but the wbole-and it might
have been triumphantly in Richmond and the
Rebellion half suppressed before the day Of Bull
Run. How needless, how wanton, was that
disaster-bow dsgracclul to those who might
aud should have prevented t-History will es.
tablish.
Mr. Weed proceeds TO assert that The N. y
Times recently accused me Of "seeking, through
u. MERCER, the French Minister, Foreign Inter-
veution," and that this is VIRTUALLY admitted"
by The TRIBUNE. 1 certainly did not I'M
derstand that The Times made such charge;
bay aal rnrth
contradiction. TIE Times did say that had
seen N. MERCER, aud that l had written to or
received from him u letter-ditto as to Mr..
yallandigh am-which / did not See tit TO con-
tradict. Mr. V. once wrote me civil private
letter, TO which ! returned civil reply and
that ended tho correspondence. As TO III.
MERCER, heard that some ono had told him
or written him that i thought no or so about
Mediation, or wished something done or said
about it-and wrote him forthwith to say
that no one had any right to speak for me ia
the premises, and that / bad no counsel to
give to tho Emperor Napoleon or bis represent
alive, and that whatever any one might cay
ut variance with this position was unwarranted.
NJ. MERCER politely acknowledged the receipt
of my note, and that is all of that correspond
ence.
And now if any one on earth can imagine
that the Emperor Napoleon is represented in
this country by person who enters into
negotiations with private individuals respecting
our National affairs, and especially so delicate
matter as Intervention, 1 will not contradict
him. Anything will be believed Of an Editor
by bis enemies, but al Embassador is sup.
posed not to be an idiot. ! once met NJ.
MERCER, and, being kindly received by him,
DID venture to ask him some questions touch
ing the disposition Of the Emperor toward this
couuty-its unity, its greatness, and its power
TIE answers | received were frank AID salts
f. .ory-and that is all | can say on that
subject Whoever inngines that could
solicit Intervention on the part Of France in our
National affairs, or that her ambassador could
discuss the purposes and plans Of his Govern
ment with Il private citizen scarcely known
TO him, must be strangely ignorant or utterly
denented. | knew before--for it was plainly
France desrcs TO SEES our Civil
War ended but what the Emperor proposes
TO do in the premises neither know nor have
sought to learn from NJ. Msrcier
l stated, in reply to The Times, that be-
lieyed the Rebels would be- beaten in the cam
paign now openiDg-and that being beaten,
they would be compelled TO. lay down their
arms; and that Foreign Intervention, should
any take place, would be on the sids of the
Union. added that If nee should b. beaten.
.ha Irtervent;on yyould probahiv take the aide