, 1864-09-09

3he New Yn1k Tribune for
Old Abe,
Confession Of a Yac;fiatfne
Brother.

Brother
EFrom tae N. 7. Tribune; Sept. 6,T
Is ratlets to sttempt 10 diegu,te thesact,
patent - every intelligent person in the
country, that ior weeks past, Till quite re.
ctn1lF, Tiers has 1rtn amoug ait foyat people
atood ate'1nt ssttsactfon Ut tht present w.
pect OF au7afs, AUD good deal of very pasu-
1a1 T Tapp1eheas1onsi Tor The future. The events
The general txprctAito, VI signal A-d dccisiye
Ttsul's ut 1hs summer campstgu, wbil3 they.
; ; were tha csues of tti1 aeapondency have ms
tf6eo the foresight, Of thoss who advised
sga,nbt Tue as1eu.1ltnk OF the untcn Cou.
7e,.1iur' il june. .R-rb.ps. had that tonven-
saoa b en- ostpo1eo TIL September, its 7hoce.
o. fFeeldv ntiat cauo1cate wOuli have
Eren the same see in June; bnt, Hsdu
in June, 1ha feeling ~ that 1t Was
ps-1hatnre, becauec~..tt wse made under the
anticipation oieven3s which huve not bsen
re7saztd, and Which, It .s, now seen, 1t was
bnroly reasonable to e.9tct. But the result
irg afse ct ~ns widespread Doubt of1ne WY
ocm OF that non1Inatluo, ROT because tie
couatry did hot know rs natsh then Is IL
dots -'vw of the character OF 15.. Lfucoln'a-
Administration, but that 1t attributed to IT.
thin an sEJ and Judgment n the copduct'
OF the var, Which the.pasts did not justify,
eut on which, neVt trthelsse; the people chose
70 1omoa %,,s hc2;s ana mt
to be It almost its last gasp, and which q
v1gofe7s campaign YVES s1re- to anteh tn
IipttF days, *hcre, 1t was.os;d, could bet.
tet tta' daf d-bsarer be fuu1a than ADRAuAld
a!Sco1x;for IL! the coming pealtica1 ssrusyl.
Who 20 well dseerviug- to be the Natiuu'
ruler to-a aeeund term as ha who has csrftcsi
it 1riuu, 1hAI t1y through tt. WIT, aud win,
Will, before THE leaees 1all ra-es'ab4ssh Unio,
and Peset2 Sach WIS the popular feeling
Or such 1t was assun'sd to. be; and o. i
1f H.
6tlusios, the Conventton w:s. held, aud tn E
Pteslucatial nomination carried. Bot subat =
quent ezst Is tisprored tho popular 4uticlps
tloHs; atd 'Ae strength, which was to
proved y taetr reslization. tarned ont to b e
Only 1esctlonars weskuesa In taeae dlssI +
pointmtat. With disapp osatnent came di j.
kpstr, qaite as uu~urfantaoie IS the extra =
>agant expectations OF four months ago; an, !,
as we eEb1 INTO lethsrsy rnder tie fnauen' :e
Of hopt 5efsf1ed, 60 our o2soneaae r4lit ed
Only thoae Of the most vigorous faith cd
most E131eiding determination. held mt
against Tits general apathy; while the II all
hearted and The fsfnt- hearted Geened hat
I'll ftr22els "as impoten. agsinst tbs viz or
ops opposition settling IL 9xalna& IN Adj iiu-
fetrstioa In whom confjence was 50 m ach
shakeo, and which Il 5G5.feared must: be
ever he]med By party pr:mselug to lead
the na1ien. In some war,.opt OF the Wi}lder-
ness Of iDdecisfon, Of doubt, and Of /, nbe-
(44lt. ~ LuUeG WIZ uEHslI1QEQ AEA re Ell
any 1aso were adfed thoaa ~ho pref arred
Peaees TO protfacted and ruseoas VICE,
which, it Waa feared, ,aulda only end n dis
grace and disaster. tom aals- positive tenn
per on tbe one hand, and Ibis Idonbtlaz md
desPslr'ng spirit o2'the oshors We see1aad
No ca.et tul obseryar of public opinion fo1.
!he lusa few wceks can deny that this IS "a
true statement of what, it's condition In
been: No rattona: man, We think, eau aen ?
wero+, to use 1ha elapg OF tue street, t"dj J.
counted" Eucctssand bus2t apon an eats u.
eia@aa that was 4 to be created, had #e pa
ttsDt'y awaited events. SID made nn 4our
minds to accept 1dlsasser II disaster Wtu to
! come, resolved upon fa.ing the sitaeH .on,
| whatever 1t rajr1t be, and then 60 ir and win
I with the bes I,au we coald lind to. lea d us
| to victory, whether Abr+hsm L:acoll or
31mebndy c1ae, that ~:a should haze st arted
| OF the Pre- idcr tal campaign full ct fresh
oess ard col frence AID hope SIRE to t.arr7
| 1e in tfiuut tpls 70 THE end. Now what are wc
| TO do. re the ;miet kes Of the past beg oCd
REMEDY? Are the esaa1gy aud despair ttst
| bad crept. oser tue public mi1d trzem edia-
BILE? Is the strength which TIE Opposut:ou
has gath erad: 1hrough those mistakes so po-
tsnt that resistance is valne M.st We cub
| nit to. ttteat, Eot througA, the u1hGfeut
strength of our opponents. nat In succ7mb-
Ing to tina weakness which We oarselveshaTe
| generated and nurrured? u there no hope
let for Is?
Not 60. Onr aause today is stronger than
ever ttfe1e. Let Us undr-stxrd and ceknoHl
ledge that. .this appreherAon of tha. fuinec
uEo ~ Ls.i o,!h1 s;t,a. ~ w. ~ ssa1e' nuu 1pa
~ .Hs n. .i"n - lxa,saI1. ~ tns ~
a matatiun [hat 90 Snay - ses{ VIM .th - ns.
yenr two oays-ngo. 1t fs not tsat 1t has 4 fs-
ttrop9h ~ ,o"s;ancs a. tha seraoiona ud. se,f
- an, 1.s,ta,sa I .se hva Snn soIs
.ea ~ - 1naat ~aI a;s"nna;ntsnr. nv ~
80 hhp mat them .rssv vasrNa1nrw six I,o,tns
Ma,nca the war ha1nn. w- hSvaa ~, 1haos
and oysrcome them brsyeir. with Al the end
~ 90 ~ ~ -,sw tr,n,S,,ba ~ c1ennr,r. sns
ana e:Tei h gthen W. shail r. riv. eIu. nn ~ T.
-,asr r1.,e 81 ,.,,r tho enay va ,ni,ht ~ ~ -
pp.3 80. ~ h.trar ad,n9e,:t- -,4,a. -, ~
hasc nnp ON ,h,. o,her Ian5 a thn1san5 Tx ua, ~ ~
Worse- we NdH nAfe Ho[ae .Delofe VIC
lave better.
But 1t is TOO 1ate now to take new de-
rture. Ne must accept ths situation with
| alI ITS difficulties If Tbs Administration
| wants ytgor give It yigor: II it wants ear
!, / ueeinees. giTe It earnestness; If It wants u;,
derstapdi6g, give it understanding, Infuse
!. peoples courage; reintorce it with reo.
. | ple's confidence; oTerwbelm it with a nco-
} pIt's determination that Treason aud Sls:cry
t thalI never nYeyuil against tnem. but tla,
3 both Ehsll b. t1ampl4a under their fect Hpt
: never desert 1t Never let It's shortcomings,
y | I'VE WGakQGSEfE, lIS tQQfiGtElLS1UHH3 4JlH It's
de1ayt dt.tat rs, God knows it m4.ht have
l duus better; Goa a,pue knows hoK mu,f
Q wore Ii might have done. Wa know hi
= least, thai v tth it we hav,. come vaIl niph II
/ the oyertbrox Of tie rebellion. wa Fnog
t that, with ust1e more patiencc' nj. lie nor,
= enetgy q little more courase. Ke shall soor
d cOue to It's utter oyerthrtlg. The end h
q ntar: the good and the true end il eertair,
6 # We ore faithftl to Uurselves ayrn FIJI
6 such tools as We have. I'ae cn1Ica /. n.
G + lnrrtr onrs. whpteer we vii, throw 4eeu
;. aside ard try new nses We mue. a
this work with such az y q have ar nnt d
' at all.
4 II we throw them aside and abandon ah
work to other ha,ds. where are we9 A1as
d who doee not knvWy The best that can ot
It fa11 us in q Coppersead triumph Is disunio
e -oisunion trst betweeue tha North an
!. South, to NEST thereafter aa best We n y
y the question o. new nonnaksaea, 70 oe settIe
se n ~ nsT "alss ~. S.aee anu ~ luz W.ss' sne
70 cue NM ha .se ~ - Mr,o,, eh.t n asa.iE a
g r. ~ he 1fnion sl,at" ah.lt 1no.n ani
ennsy.ito.,. ,hc Nnrth t,ea-tfed n.na a.
}. font sni 1t)igerea oVer--tn a a,ar.ha1di1
Cnnfederarr ,he annendaoe IN ~ niisassn
of s1avehnlders. elsrer, n sfae 1e~a1 IL ~.
III he NorIb and West. both Ststea and T.-r3,'
Yies. he assnmotton of The Cnn..dara,
drht nv ,be Ffnctai Gorenu.nt. H.. -,
nues esti9nahie Nst,onal Ak, 70 ha '1,soi;,,t -
so1e1. hs Northern taTs,ton. tba 1;..ht
P" sufaTsoe denied ~ Nor nero ,ahor,nE =. n.y.
en- s~fsns,on of renrsaenf .rior n tha 80, ~