New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-17
,lowne.. Perhaos be is too slow in some things

H., al men both in aid ont OF Congress are with
him. I agree with you that the Presidents plan
of settlement is wrong one. But your Lon
eressional plan, Xix" this Is premature. low
much precious lime was wasted over tue pr"il".
ture quesl ion Of the confscston 81 real crave
Not loot Of j, should have been sold before the
close Of the War. Nothing should nave oeen
done with it bur 10 lease the acsnt portions oi "
and tnst oply from year 10 year. ~" gre" III
convenience could eusve from s'ch postpone
ment Of the sale of Southern soi., nor iron, fdch
postporemeDt of the setting up OF ciVi' gov
efnnent upon IT, War and especially t.ch q
War as this-is M time for unnecessary WORK.
II " IL! not be wei done. Moreover The doips o'
it will leave necessary work ild"nc. :.
Then there il the unreasonable work OF amer
ing the Constitution. Not Que mouent shouid
haze been wasted in that worse than Useless ui-
reciion Il noihins IN the Constitution h'i'oers
the mcst rAeGtaa prosecution oi rue "fr' t"oh
su,el, there is no excuso for euharrass'ng our
seses 10 time Of War with ATTEMPTS 10 alter "
II o, the other hand sbything in it stands IN ,ns
way eff such prosecution Congress ca Vifthaiil
Overcome il. For thc Constitution does 'iSs!'
accord 10 Congress he power to make Whatever
laws il thinks necessary cad proper for car
ryinQ on tho War, b it even laws f'- taking into
tie military service every slave nnd every Az
prentice or every scho"Ihouse sns every ehurch
IN th. land. A natiou il no nat'on-cortanly IL
could not long be one--tha. 3Ues not recognize
such qbscute power.
Then there il the undue has.e TO come 20 the
terms uf Peace--a haste with which the tr"si-
dent is no more chargesble than thousands OF
lo,sl msn. When they. who without the least
proyocatiOn. took up arms TO dislneinoer our De-
loved country. shall 10y them donn theG and moi
til, then are we (. b. tor Peace, o. for anytime
but War. Then and not till then are We to -
er even Trims OF thc terms 81 Peace. Ihe War
ended. aud then viii BE- tho time tor our c0ncesa-
jOns 10 our dcluded brethren. just and gencro Is
may these concessions be There are many cnoi
peopl. who, in their great desire for Peace,
rn,,ld have tAe War ended on any terms kiey
won d even come 10 the eyeriusi' tedOn terms OF
;he Rebels aud accept Of Dlsdnion. But these
good people are foolish people. There Gao be no
Peace in Diiunion. 4 trace, ana very bret
one ia the best there could BE-. War would break
ou- every few years Decides thar can get
Peace only by conquering il, it can abide only On
the cordIiipn II Reunion.
And then these premature Presidents! Domi-
natiou. which for SIX months was 80 came ny
deprecatirg God grant that they may not fats'ly
divide us. God grant that they may not fatally
divert our inter - from fnc prosecution OF the
War, But the blame Of these roinn.tions rests
not on the President, buI on the m"ss oil A's
party A..
our one pre.eot work Orr absorption ~ Il shonli
h, 90 entire ~ 10 .eaye "a ne tu,e and no heae;
for snythyc which i, unnecessary, ar for any
thing whirh is necrs.ary untl The very Day, nay
the very boGr, when i has become " cessary.
scarcely need rdd that N giving orrselves to
the work of overt rowing ID. Rebellion, we are
H. maxi no conditions | scarcely ned ADJ tina,
thos, Democrats are 20 h. condemned, who insist
on stipustng .Jr The safety ri Si8'sry ere they
can .inbsi in this work: nor that ,hoss sboli-
tionists a.c also 10 he condemned VINO rut the
shdiiion OF Slavery before he suppression oi the
Rebellion Tbs suppression - 4 cuty NA"h
must Do discharged. come ~haf VII < ite Nif-
charge to the D,uccraic or the Abolition Party
For il il tnp nearest duty Moreover. Jet tie
AbolitoRisi magnify tho crime OF S'srery az he
nill tie crime If the Rebellion romans The far
rrra'er one. For the l. beiln superadds N al |
Iaai - lad IN Slavery. psrricdal blows at 'he HE
Of the country sad contempt OF tbs sscredness
IL nationality l haze iaisclf boen q somewhat
Earnest sd,oca'e Of Abolition. but 1T no time
during the Reb.lii0n have | fs'i 81 Nb,rty 20
ircgire 4 Abolition whether, or bow ! should
y.'rk toward puitinr down TIRE Rebellion. l nd
tfat ~ the sole legitimate OiJcc: Of tie War We
are prosecuting IL 10 put down the Rebellion,
,herotofr none haze the risl, 10 cnitAsTass or
pcryer. tho War hy their 'cheree 10 G:rm on
their schemes II help SGvers We DO 10. say
that the Additional ia Ia cease woIniug AgaIst,
or the Ant-Ab0liuonst - to'ceaso working for
Slavery. But " DO Auy thst ihe putting down Of
the 'Eeh-hoa l. the counncn work .. Ah0hinD-
i.,s.sni i.Abolitioni.ts, Democrat, and Re-
publicans: and that differ as they may IN Other
respects. hey sret ~ bs ose in 'h" pr secutlon OF
thi. COM oG work. A tnut"r a. bis country IL n
who. when traitors have fallen upon her. nlioHa
himself under the council. II snJ party, however
dear, any inieT.st fowsTer Cherished, or hny
cause however sacred, To withhold his help from
her Such party such interest "ch cause not
wi,hstanding he IL to Dc arm an soul against
the traitors
reprat ihst | regrr. your Protector rather, |
should say tue lstse"nADe puDhraiivo OF ~.
THERE'S great deal Of trth ~ itSahd generally \
very forcIbe piesentiiion oil that truth. But The
country caunOt n0w alluid 10 have ne hold al Nir
lincoln on the popular CONFIDENCE weakened. !
Pardon me for saying mat The eve 81 tse Prcsi- /,
dcntiai Election Id not the time to b. making AZ
issue with sir Lncoln in regard 10 either BIS
real or suppo.eI errors. For from present indi- |
cations, it Is highly probable that We shs ueel
TO concentrate upon lin tire votes of III tine loyal
voters 10 order 10 deiear the oislysl candidate.
Issues with the Southern Rebels aud their |
Northern friends are The only oacs We can afford
TO inskr before the Election Let Lincoln get all
the loyal votes. let rrnout ge. item. let Chase
grt them let any other loyal man lcs them, II
his shalt be- necessary ~ preSont the election OF
one who IL IN the interest oi the Rebellion AMI Of
spurious Pcne. doubt not from yosr ardent
patriotism and your strong ssze that you entirely
agree with NE ut this polut; aud that they alto
gether nirjudge you, who sGppOse that you will
Ia no even; vote tor Sir. Lincoln The election |
of no 10 al man, however fadly he may be, can