New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-14
TAmua,x AND Twx WAR.

That Democratic General Committee winch
ma. It's headquarters at Tammany Hall held a
meeting on Friday evening, and, while denonnc-
ing the Federal Administration, placed ltSeh
uneouivocay and emphaticaliy on Union
War platform. In carefully prepared AL
dress the Committee declare that
"We belieye that the Union and the Constitution
cor only he manped hy the exercise of superior force
in overcoming this Rebellion-ihat there can 10 no
peaceful solution Of this question of national eASense
except through successful war; or shnDelW suIiohuo
TO the demands Of southern treason. ,,.
THE Rebels officially declare, in the recent Auutess
Of the Rebel Congress that they will not accept any con-
dons Of peace except on the basis OF separation; 1
that they wOnld not willingly come back to the Ohoh
even if they might dictate their own terms bul can
not he denied that Rebel emssaries in our mdst ale
North 20 encourage the South and TO prevent mat con
centTation and energetic unity OF ACTON anons 'h
I Mon men Of the country so esschta 10 a., o! q, :;
successful issue ot our nat ohal stfugSle' osat
that the deceitfl CRY Of peace Is benF las,'
.by those who arc in sympathy win lns1
South and that secret councils are Delhs nyu
10 discourage the vigorous prosecution OF inc WIZ ~
which alone the Union can be restored -.
1--WE believe HAT there is but side 10 TINS ques'
tou before usthat honorable peace can oniy CONE u W"
successful war and that The time mas arrived Wnrn
porting with this question cah no Longer w III;
National and material ruin must bo aceep"u OF IlS
war must 20 on with all resources, nnl the 'o
titution ylc made the United StaIes nation Is YIN
Gcatcd end until national existence 10 u focosni%'
fact, 1t home ana abroad
We do not. of course, agree with the Tam
many Democrats on some important points; ana
we especially dissent from their assertion that
" slavery. as a subject of political agitation
has passed from the politics Of this country" II
is not true. Messrs. Purly, sweeney IL Co., aud
vou must know it. On the contrary, large
minority of our countrymen are TRAITORS, II
fragrant rebellion aud war against tho unity
and the flag of the Republic, for nothing bat
slavery; while another large minority sympa
thize with them precisely because they ar
Rebels for Slaverys sake, and for no Other
reason under heaven. Neither Fernando moi
Ben Wood. neither Gunther nor Mckeon, woulc
be in favor of "peace" with the Rebels if they
were striving 10 tear the country in pieces II
behalf of any thing else but Slavery. And so
| 10 some extent, on the other side. Slavery II
at the bottom OF this fight; aud if Slavery wer'
dead to-day, the Rebellion could not be KEEP
alive another month. II. the Committee mea'
only that Slavery oupht 10 be dead, so that th'
subject should no more be mixed up with GU
political controversies, they intend to state al
important truth; but what they do say is quite
otherwise.
Had the Democratic party Of the loyal, o.
even of the Free States, held steadfaStly th'
position now taken by Tammany Hall, eithe
the Rebellion would have been suppressed err
this, or the present Congress would have beer
Democratic, and the next Administration iney
itably so. No party can afford, when the coun
try is vitality assailed and struggling desperately
for existence TO take the side Of the public
enemy, or even vacillato between loyalty an'
treason. The Tammany men sec this; the,
have quite generally acted in view of 1t; bu
they forgot it when they supported the Wood
for Congress. Had they lived up to it through
out, they would now have a controlling powe
over our National destinie~.