New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-08
TIE NETWORK PRESS ON TIE
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THE NEw.YORK PRESS ON TIE
MESSAGE.
Tie Presidents Message elicits the usual
variety of comments from the journals Of this
city. 1t is pleasant. though not surprising, to
find that Mr.. Lincoln's opinions are distasteful
to the two journals which serve most de-
yotcdly the cause of the Rebellion. The Nens,
which is the acknowledged mou'h-pece OF Mr..
Jefferson Davis in this city, says:
"Its language i, more dicnifea and less WANDERING
and obscure than that OF last years Message and its
tone subdued and less suggestive 81 AN eaort 10
create melodrama,ic effects Nevertheless II vague
and superficial Ii deals carelessy with those points
that are OF paramount interest TO the bc and e'inees
no statesnanlike analysis Of the political situation.
II sheds no ray Of hope upon the future. Peiuslng II
with a vain expectation Of finding some cline that may
lead out OF the dismal labyrin,hs Of inersectional de
senson the patriot will put IL aside with sigh pain.
fully conscious that II neither solves Intended
10 solve the terrible enigma II il emphatic and plain
spoil Ell only when IL airDs that the vsr shall b. prose-
cated 10 the bitter end
The Worb, which sometimes conccals il par.
tisanship with the Rebellion under M ailectation
of regard for tie old Union, remarks with its
usual bland courtesy;
"A more tame. jcjune. commonplace state paper
never uansted from clothed with high respopsi-
bil,ies 1t is III the main, tepd recital OF certain
points and statistics from the reports cf the heads o the
executive departments in style not better than II at
tanned by eycry sbrdgor Of documents in newspaper
1t does reach even the subordinate merits OF method
| and proportion.
Faults Of Arrangement, however. are trivial when
coupaTsd with poverty Of matter The brcviy OF tho
message would, under ANY circumstances. be merit,
but In this the merit would have been more con.
spcuous haL II been sil shorter Succincthe result
ing from closcuess and condens alton very different
thing from the penury Of barren intellect The Intel
ectual poverty Of the message is In no degree atoued
for by patriotic eryor elevation Of sentiment II -
amazing that called TO be the chief actor IN tie
most momentous civil struggle the world ever saw is
lifted ~ no Inspiration il ar Lincoln understood ms
epoch one would naturally expect that its grandeur
would impress his imagination. But The message y n
cold as il Is feeble.
such document affords scope for particular com
ment IL is beneath II. II IL IDLE 10 cOnuts what no
body W III remember and for cOpmendation even
the Republican organs will be at loss 10 besow H.
In curious financial recommendation he deviates Tor
once into originality but 1t il an originality which is
panlly suggestive OF low tone OF moral feeling We
must indeed conccde 10 Mr. Lincoln the possession OF
perfectly balanced character hs conscience IL worthy
OF his intellect and his Of decorun worthy OF both
lie graycy recommends that our Government 81 all raise
money from our citizens by corrupting their sense Of
pecunary honor He wants Congress pass an net to
protect the purchasers Government bonds from pay
inc their honest debts lie grgyely recommends that
this species Of property shall be placed beyond the
reach not only OF taxation bu: Of creditors. IL is
spectacle ~ astounding 10 melancholy TO see the
Chief Magistrate Of great nation asking Congress Il
enable citizens TO ehea. then erediIo out or tbeii
honest dues
The san says:
"Although our Chief Magistrate conhnss himself 70
the merest statement oi The condition Of public Affairs
he still yess sufficient 10 show that the future pole,
OF his istration will be in accordance with its
previous history except far foreign relations
concerned On this subject the President indicates
more hostile attitude against those foreign nations
from whom the COnfederates have received aid and
comfort during the present war. The people will nt
doubt sustain this position and European nations mo,
be warned In time against any interference with mat
terra that concern more nearly than themselves"
The journal Of Commune. which has "re'red
from politics." ventures a. much Of an opinion
as this:
ION those points relating 10 tie policy which he vii
pursue. il indicates an unchanged pprpose-tbe mos
suggestive passage In the document being perhaps that
In which be iDnstes that the exiting offers Of pardon
TO Rebels may become 10 Longer practicable, end thai
the tims probably will come when the door Of par
don must be closed and that 10 lieu more ,igorog,
measures than heretofore must be adopted.
There II very great plsinness spesch 10 the Mes
sage which makes preten-e 10 ornate language and
deals only IN The most easily understood pbrasss"
| The Herald, as its manner is, carries water on
both shoulders, and spills from both:
AS usual with al his state papers it s plain. IN
pretending document and in this respect and in the
matter Of brevty. Lincoln il an immense improvement
upon Buchanan and poor Pierce. with their heavy and
dismal eecioneerng pamphlets. II is An encouraging
report on the Of the nation and embodics
timely and practical recommendations to the two houses
although in some things Of great moment 1t falls short
Of the MAX.
| Thus the Shareholders OF Rebeidom are placed be-
tween two consuming Tres Iftbey stil adhere to JEFF
Davis they must give up Slavery in giving up their
negroes aud farm to boot OF fifty TO each negro
soldier and II they abandon Davis they must subscribe
to Old Abe's Emancipation ProcamsiionS. This, We
think 10 one OF the weak points OF the message and the
other most prominent il Gideon Welles. And 90 we
turn it over the digestion Of the two Houses Of Con-
gress and our readers.
The Times, which differs from The Herald in
seekngaelways to carry water on neither shout
der, strains the clear stream OF the Presidents
good sense and good faith through Stewards
colander, in this fashion:
"The most salient feature in the Message Ia the EN-
phstc declaration Of the President that he recognizes
but one single condition for peaceand that the return
OF Rebels 70 their allegiance He says; They can ct
any dime have peace simply BY laying down their arms.
and submitting to the national authority under
the Constitution The President neither nxsts upon
nor iookl for any stipulation 10 adyapce IL yeysct