New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-11
PRESIDENT LINCOLN, EDITOR
EROOKs AND PEACE.

Mr.. James Brooks has been chosen by
portion Of our city representative IN the
next Congress--sot the JEFF. Davis concern
which aspires to meet at RicbmoId, but that
which meets at Washington on the first Mon
day in December next, charged with the duty
Of aiding and supporting President Lincoln in
his efforts to defend and preserve our country
against the wes, the malignity and the arms
of the Richmond traitors aforesaid. And yet
the said Brooks, while making daily profes-
sions Of entire independence Of party aud de-
rotion to the whole country, IL oV".s'ntly
speaking aud acting as would beht repre-
sentative elect TO the traitorous Richmond cabal.
but os is most decidedly unbrccming Member
OF tho Congress of the United states or any
person owing allegiance TO tho Federal Con-
stitution. Thus in his N,n- Iork Elyrs, Of
Saturday he assails the President as hOsiii, 10
any other than disusiOn Peaec in a long
tissue Of disoyal sophstry and malignant
fasehood, closing 40 follows:
And now. ss,o Psses' 'Ps.ee Convsntoa. etc.. etc
Mr. BTookss position has been well defined in numerous
pu. m-.iinsa here ard e,o~hsro for tso aostl. alter
Boob. believed fe.ce nd ReUnioD then possbe bus the
Ada.nsts-ii rspo,es all ida. Of peace AID d.
p SEE mt to then, snoici,y from To soar ths. the
south iisr apparently In n.ss. met q, anes BY defiance
aud withdrew ali peaceful suggestions The Proclaim. lon Of
January Put end TO oil hope Of peace from h' Adni'
ration The Of Congress then Slammed to sy,ry door
Tor Peace and opened wide the fses Of Janus Tho Va
Administration has since been conducted pupos.l,
the South aud to weaken tue North, thereby
iuefea.pg and erany tho hores Of Independence on the
part OF Southern opis snd weakening the sdt ut
pe-s Of both Conservative well - Of Dem
for the early reorsop OF the Unon upon TIE prnc
pie 81 conpreIise and concesrLpuyos'sb, We saw be
soldiers handled nsn-uVeTed In Wash
inston As de'isnedly to % In the wrong place the night
time Mr Broosss ptsssnf UaBy'sion 10 thai hs az
i'fg Adnhi,f'ai9n Of our t'OoHaest 'si!y defr1 me
,gd'anne ns Union 10 muoh a. J,6 Dat"i Gote'Hmcns
d0s,-ss 1t 10 aid JEFF Dsv. Under thrse cf
ourassnce. wha, are peace men 10 DO North or South
cu,h.d IN between million and quarter Of bsyone' both
EOith and SOUTH Not much kiss-and hence rsse "
the hight to talk AID think gTsst freely TO ohsS the
they dsem best We look % with tb., Of
tho North have much hand We csn stsnd - In pre-
serving personal misunderstanding, even from
military Slavery our rights properties etc. The hdnninist.
tion Gao It seems 70 us being bent upoo p1r..ns itself
by the Certogeh-Box, in spite Of the Btioi-boS."
We propose to show BY reference to con-
spicuous facts and unquestionable documents
the utter nexcusable untruth Of this assault,
and then ask the public to Judge how far its
utterance at this crisis falls short Of overt
treason:
i. During the Winter of 1901, the Legs.
lature of Kentucky-(~hich State had just given
her Electoral vote for Bell and Everett, whom
Mr.. Brooks protested to support, while Mr..
Lincoln, though native of the State, received
but 1854 votes of her citizens out Of poll Of
146, 26l, and had not single supporter in any
branch OF her government)- view Of the per-
ills TO our country then imminent from Seces-
sion aud Disunion, upon a calm survey OF the
whole ground, decided that the only fit and
adequate remedy for our National ills was TO
be sought through the assembling of Il National
COnventiOn-not an irresponsible gathering Of
President-makers such as has been frequent
in these latter days, but meeting of wise and
ripe sages, officially delegated from tho several
States, like that which framed the Federal
Constitution, and charged with the duty of OK
aiming and revising that great charter with
view to tho restoration of National harmony
and tranquility. Mr.. Lincoln, then President
elect. at once gave his hearty aud unqualified
adhesion to this Kentucky overture and sought
for it support among bis influential friends.
with such energy and success that when the
Peace Congress assembled soon after at Wash.
ington, they were prepared not merely to sus.
tain but, If necessary, to propose it. After
waiting in vain for Kentucky TO do So Gov.
Roger s. Baldwin (Repubcan) Of CONNECT.
cut introduced it-as follows:
.Whvea Unhappy differences s.i,. which have a.nated
from sssh other Pss9as Of The Ps0Ps Of We United Ssss