New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-18
MEAN TREATMENT.

ally should he be paid. During the late can
yasa, We are free to admit that our Copperhead
voters. calling themselves, for some inexpcablc
reason, democrats" did their dlstastctlu task
with all the alacrity and energy possible, under
such discouraging circumstances; and although
Mr.. Belmont might perhaps have bet little
more freely, yet, as u whole, it must be conceded
that the Chicagoites accomplished wonders.
The miracle is not that they cast 30 few votes,
but 80 many. Now that they have lost the
fight, and in discounted and dsconsollie
state require wine and oil TO be poured into
their sensitive wounds, the Rebels, who should
send send TO them words Of sympathy and en-
couragement, ere abusing their dsintorested
and devoted allies in very brutal way. In
gratitude il the mcancst of vices; and We do not
scruple to say that the Richmond ingra' Jude -
the most disgusting Of all the yarie-
| ties which have come 30 our knowi-
edge in this frigid and uniceling world.
| The Richmond enquirer OF the Eth INST. -
especially insolen' "EIaye the Democrats" it
asks. "shown us sympathy or done ~ simple
Justice AT any time during the war; Did they
ever boldly stand mp against the heated passion
and heroic bravery of the Black Republicans to
protect the Confederate States' Or when they
arose, was it not merely to protect their own
rights, and further their own plans They are
no longer the pure and noble Democrats OF days
gone by They have adopted, for party pur-
Al. .fs h.. Ill on
poverty and the crime of Europe; all the thou.
sands living in mi-cry and vice at home, who
mistook license for liberty, and were by train
ing and impulse alike incapable OF comprehend
ing. much more OF loving, the enlightened Strnc-
ture of Republican freedom" 1.-The cowardlcc
and bascncss OF the Northern Democracy" it is
asserted are uneyampled in history They
"hayc. without blow, surrendercd every night
Of their own" In short, they have forfeited
the respect and confidence of the Rebel, who
regard their ancient and open enemies. the
"Black Republican," with far more lcnent
eyes.
All this j.. indeed hut cold comfort 10 a.
beaten party. The ConiedrrnlcS really "v-
pccicd too Inuoh They anticipated that the
friendly Copperhcad, in their quarrel and not IN
hi. own. would refuse 20 pay taxes, would or
gan2e mobs. would run away from the military
service. would 20 to Jail in the jolliest frame OF
mind. would rise against the inauguration of
Lincoln, would seek 10 plunge his own body
polite into the slough oi Instruction, and gencr
alv would fight for the cause Of the Stakeholder
as be would fight for his own benefit and in his
own behalf. We must declare that We consider
demands like these not only cxorbitant, but
cruel Dough Is dough craven Is and viii
Lc a craven to the end of time. a coward who
wonld dare nothing for his own Constitution,
should hardly be blamed for declining to die for
Mr.. Davis's. The fault was not in the De.
mocrlcy in doing so little. but IN the Con-
fcdcracy in expecting 80 much. We chcertnlly |
bear testimony 10 the acrlmony with which the
serpent ha- guawed the file why should |
be- be scohed at because his teeth proved
no harderl Ii the insurrectionists couldby any
accident for moment possess the feelings of
gentlemen, they would recall the long, ar'iuous,
nngrudgine and ll-requitcd services OF their
Northern henchmcn-thcy would remember
how many times Democratic Conventions were
the meek instruments Of The narrowing policy
-,hey would think Of all the human sacrifices
upon their altar from Gag AihortOn 20 Goody
BGchanan-they would make allowance for
Offices lost, for perquistcs abandoned. for popu-
larity discarded, for reputation blasted. for his
torioal opprobrium incurred, for political power
which seemed 10 mems eyes immu,abic swept
away Ike the cXhaalions Of the moming-they
would pity those who with supcr-caninc fidelity
were forever crouching at their feet, and who
now have encountered doom in comparison
with which dogs death il n Enthusiastically
would have extended 10 their victims the last
boon of the downfallen and the degraded, and i'll
they could not Respect they might at least
have piiled. Instead OF this, their eyns-
perated owners charge Ihem with a lack
of "'ympa'hy'@wiih denying "simple
justice to Tho insurgents-with wanting. |
Heaven save the marx "eyen the heroic !
bravery orthc Black Republicans with inter.
ested purposes and purely selfish yIews-with |!
i'''hS W" 'i"hi tlc hIr'Hl DcHio'ioio PuEly !
andnobility "-with, lastcrime Of all! with Rad. |
icalism.' Occasion is taken to sneer at those !
Irish and German citizens who have adhered TO
tho falling fortunes of Democracy, and while
they arc accused Of living in misery and vice
at home, it is asserted that they arc "incapa.
bic of comprohcnding republican freedom"
Such is the dcbasement into which the Demo.