New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-17
A DIVIDED HOUSE.

is only a Governor and Davis is n President (oi
O. certain sort). For all that, Brown considers
himself to be as big as Davis, and Georgia just
trfe larger than all the rest of the Conleder-
ate States put together Davis thinks Brown
his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. thinks quite the con.
trary; Davis deems little Georgia to be subject
to the legislation of his Congress, while Brown,
bursting with extreme hatred Of consolidation,
and pining for a fresh bolt, deies Davis and all
his minions, and exhibits an irrepressible pas
sion for setting up in business on his own hook.
Davis calls for the Georgia militia, without dis
tincton Of age; Brown, as generaliS'imo Of
these braves. commands them not to bulge one
inch Of outsiders some esp0use the cause oil
Davis. and Others give their hearts and hands to
Brown; and the quarrel having reached the
Congress, much babblc has ensued, and even
bloodshel of the forensic variety may be ex'
pected. In the meanwhile patriotic editors
view this intestinal broil with alarm, and howl
at the prospect Of probable damage.
The simple truth appears to be that Brown
and his friends lave had more Of Mr. Davis than
they can plaoidly stomach. The head of the
Rebels is denounced a, ga dcSpot," bent upon
1.-The humiliation Of tho last yestige Of State
soyereignty." Davis wants law allowing him
TO appoint the editors Of newspapers, and pro-
hibiting any one from engaging in that highly
respectable calling without written permission
hal and obtained. Where are we living cries
Brown. Are we residing in Turkey ejaculates
Brown. EVEN the Lincoln Government, "
asserts Brown, "despotic as it ia, has not dared
10 attempt any such encroachment upon the
liberties of the people Of the United States"
1T is monstrous," writes Brown, ard backs MP
bis statement By signing his name to 1t at full
lcng;h-Joscph L. Brown!
Without wishing to impertinently interfere in
this mighty contest, We must admit that the
weight of our sympathies is with Brown. II we
understand the object of the Rebellion, it Is
liberty for White Folks. five comprehend the
political philosophy Of the Confedcracy, it is
that every man, being Of age and Of beachcd
cntcle, has right to say what he plcases, do
what he sees fit 10 do, obey tho laws OF disobey
them at his private will and pleasure, and, under
bis own vine and fig-tree, fog his own ''niggcr'
without magstcrical hnderance. This being the
case, We DO not see Why every editor should not
edit bis own newspaper. Davis does no, think
80. The Emperor Of Austria does not think so.
Here is a striking resemblance between Davis
aud the Emperor Of Austria We sympathize
with Brown--not the Emperor OF Austria.
The President" Davis, If We understand the
matter, proposes to take upon his own shoulders
and those of bis agents the sole business ofedting
newspapers in his model commonwealth. He
asks for law empowering him at any time To
doposc, dethrone, and, maybe, decap.tate tie
genuine, original editor, and to put in his place
3 ONE gifted and knee-crooking creature OF his
own. Nor is this all. Heretofore the men Of
he newspapers, in consideration Of their cheer.
ing and rousing and stimulating productions,
have been exempted from military duty. Now
they are not only 10 DO dcposed bu, drafted
They must lay down the pen and tie shears,
and take up the muskct ard the sabcr. They
must pass from bloody theory to CORY practice,
and no longer indulge in he dulcet consolation
Of slaughlering the knayish Yankees IN the ab.
strac,. Imagine the CONSERVATION in the Rich
inond sanctumsl
Nor must Mr.. Davi5's refinement Of despot.
ism pass unobservcd. He snatches an editor
who Is so unfortunate a. 20 d.spca.e him from
the embraces Of his beloved journal; he
marches him OF TO the cruel wars; and, to
clap the climax Of indigniiy, he puts a stranger
in the place Of this victim of compulsory abdi-
cation. He delivers over 20 the interloper the
.nkstand, shears, pens, pastc-poi, and all the re-
naming utensils of the prescribed. lie cCnlis-
Gates, as it were, his types, p.c'scs, ana other
of the craft. He causes the news
paper to say things complimentary 10. himself
and abhogrcn: TO the soul Of he lawful propric-
tor. This ill-starred individual, no longer left
70 superintend his machines, thus grossly per
veried from their original purpose, is cursing
and swearing his soul out in the camp, eating
little or nothing, and drinking only water
marched here and there bis brains, which are
his only remaining stock in trade, extremely
exposed, and his very legs, upon which in
time Of emergency he must solely rely, liable
at any moment to DO rendered useless by the
and the surgeons. 1t is pitiable
case. No wonder tho Governor Of Georgia is
righteously indignant
The Coniederacy is already feeling tho evil
Effects OF an ideal Union which shall in 10 way
trench upon The personality Of the States, this
requiring as nearly as possible, in theory, abso-
ute independence and practical ignoring Of