New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-17
LETTER rnom GEnRIr SMITH.
Hon. d. L. WADE and Hon. IL WINTER DAVIS

yertteless regret its appearance. Fer t VIII
serve to reduce the public goodwill toward MI
Liacon; and that is what, just at this time. the
public interest cannct afford. II may turn ont
that Mr. Lincolr "a the man for whom VIII DE-
ytnl TO the national existence to cast the largest
uossible vote. Personally he may not be more wof'
thy oft than Mr.. Fremont or Dir. Chase, or some
other man, who pay he nominated. But. II as the
Election draws near 1t shall be seen that ne WIZ
probably get larger vote thsn any ether canu'-
cate Of the urcumpicrllsln2 opponents q. Tue ~
bel!irn. then ic Will be the absolute duty OF every
cue az them 10 vote inr hiu The election OF airhh
who would consent to anything short OF inc un-
coufi, onal surrender of those, """' "l'h"ut eve"
the I'll cbicst cause of complaint. have maze WIZ
uion u.s. would not OIL. be the rum oi our natio''
HIT II would be- also tie bass betrayal OF fhu sS-
cred cause of nationality, when they OF one na-
ton owe il 10 th1se Ci every "Ier nsu"n l"e carr"
nve, IN cherish and m int in I.ut 10 such con
sequence. nor any otEer fatal consequence. woud
tbr,, be- should l,yd man of Whatever inniis
Ls elected-a MN who hccsuse he is loyal
Womb in no event fail 10 inset on tho absolute
.,cr,s.iDn of thuse whu bad csusflesslj rebrl!cd
aca;ust their country. Hence, though IT may be
AT ;he expense OF passing by our fa'orite canoi
date. We Should ncscrthelefs>al! feel ourselves
urorJ by the strongest possible motives 10 Gael
our vote. Just where they vii be Ike 10 contn
h,te most to defeat the compromising or shaun
Peace candidate.
AR Lincoln. although IN able, honest, patriot
ic man. has isIlen ITO grave errors. INT "n"'
IA his ptLpicximg c'fcufDs -anccs, "ohih hatc ceeh
exsnpt Too, them! lie has depended too largely
ON ;be Motley If cancellation tie kas made too
much account Of pleasing Border Ststes and
pescc-Democrats But in Nil this he has sought
not hi. own adv sntsgo bit Tie salty OF his coun-
t., from the Aars with which Border STATES ahI
Peace. Democrats (same thing a. ProS.a'ery
Drm0cla;s.) threatened her.
Nor bss Ar Lincoln always kept himself with
n the splcre OF Biz Office 40 not mean that he
went un, of ii ia nnptisonne lew treasonnte
men. He should havo nptifGned more. Nor do
| refrr 90 his suppression of few reasonable
newspapers. lie .aonld have suppressed many
more In almost AM other nation with rebels
4, its ,h.oat the printing vi the :. forged Procla-
m.t!cn' would have been visited with ths seTc-
r.st penalties. The plea that thr cteuce was
committed where war Was not actual wodld have
been scouted Ny, the presumption To ouer II
would have been lacking by the way, ths City
OF Kew York is emphiticsy thea:cr Of the
War thousands there with woibe than s"utharn
araft.--,or Northern Rebels az w"rse than Sou
tarrn Iebci.-arr cons, an.iy plotting war against
their country o casi0us.ly their var comes ~
,bs ,urt,c... IL did go VIXEN little more han
wear ago il broke out in pihhdtrs hlAI murders
iueaue! aud more ma lgrant lnhn Tie w4ria hai
eyer before seen. IL VIA break oui again NJ coon
- sOlno other cuns unct6n ~ cifcun''ahoe' s".'
Jr,tuiso success New York not ihea'ef Oh .h'
Wsr, Why we have .mmeSsureni' nuf" 70 .eai
Ia III Nan
and ptiigdriuhin,thsn from the ss0rds and guns
o, Richmond d Atlanta But what II thefs De
no, ncinui war, has been none, and VIII probably
h.. ut.r,t ia tic locality where a." press utirGs
tr,nsna y-may not rle VI ar Power lay its sup
pie,si, . hand On thar prrssi Ii II mny not, thro
to-. cauatry may bo lost Tor, ~ TIE nfst pace
civ. procr ng, uIay b. TOO slow 10 rave III nud,
in He, second p.ce the locaity msy be- too disloy
al tnfayor even civil proceedings. New loFL has
MOI tarnr.d them She has Got punished Der
t-,ssorable ncwtpAvcr, nud tlhi sac has not IL
=, ronp proof that abe will not, snd - o lireli nn-
Die reason why tue War Poser should noreo.
yer however h., al might be the Locality, II would
40. be I'll, IN all casrs for the War foWefi 10 lie
pend upon her motions la a matter 'hich u VI
al 10 III. untiou. the nation tseil must acI. hrr
| lc mus, moi TO lett 10 hinge upsn tho VII OF con
duct 81 any iocSl,iy, however loyal
have virtually said that reasonable press II
capable OF working run To country. Inc
forged PROCLAMATION, Tor instance, "as q oiow
at The credit AID at the yery lie Of the Dai'on
But for the intervention VI the military ann II
.ould have dole much owl, and other dnloysl
presses would have been rm5uliened to DO more
add that /, It were left alone a. the civil author
il, t. watch the prcs,es IN the North yer! con
siderable share OF them would quickly be- TEEN
ing win Treason. Ii then the NARROWER 10 o.
lin,.ted ~ last Saturday Opinion " the Court IA
the case, Oi The People asain,t General Dii
naAos II, and if also hat Power shall submit to
that lin lailon then Of Necessity will the work oi
the Nurthern inlld by dislOyal Nor
them press ~ on toward it, tnai Result even
moro rapidly than ever.
The Jurisdiction of Gen. Dix Is called in ques-
ton. IL Is an ample and absolute as that OF SHer-
man before Atlanta, or Grdlt before RlchlnUnd
We're citizens ~ New York ostnks Government
troops ia mat City, he clearly would have rs
zach right T. strike back as have Sherman aud
Grant liz such care; ANA As CLEARLY h- would II"
more than they be under obligation 10 wait Tor rr-
dress n! The hands Oi the civil authorities. But the
r,ght of the military commander to strike back
y hcr newspapers strike nj the existence Of the
nation, IL even more vital a single column OF
newspaper treason nigh. ilnpefii the nation rorr
than could macy columns Of armed fOes. IA ~.
sad that ~ great power IN an individual 10 very
dangerous | grant il. And therefore we musI
IL. lar as possible keep or OF WARRIOR in War
there must b. such power in single hand. do
not fear thai Gen. Dix will abuse hs Office lie j.
both wise and just man: and that ho. who
has borne hin.,eI ~ beautifully in our War.
shculd be degraded to u culprit in our CourtS--
and thi. to III return Tor n service he did has
conniry--nlakcs us blush for that county. 1t
wa, he. who, in bio Order. nj the very beginning
oi tn War, 10 shoot doou tie man pAo should
strike doicn tie jug, sounded the very hey note oil
that patriotic spirit in which If was our duty to con
4. 81. L.. ,bat L.. Il.