New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-02
POLITICAL.
To tho war Dcmocrac, Of New-yerk.

plete with anxicties, with agonics, with sorows,
but irradiatcd by shining examples Of patriotic de-
votion and unfaltering faith. II we loved our
country in her previous prosperity and sadness, VIC
have learned to love her better and serve her
zealously by seeing her tried In the furnace of az
Fiction and struggling against thny.disgused for.
eign hostility and opcnly-avowed domestic hate
Poorer in material wealth than sho recently was,
our country 10 richer than ever before In the love
ind admiration Of ber sons.
Like you, have not understood how any one
chcrishing the instincts and familiar with the
traditions of Democracy can hesitate as to his duty
when invaders or traitors assal his country slaugh-
ter her defenders and threaten her very existence
Like you, have felt that the dcplorable but con-
spcuous implication Of those who, claiming TO be
Democrats, had acted with us in past peaceful con-
ficts around the ballotbox, In the conspiracy which
struck at the integrity and tho flag Of our Union,
added emphasis and urgency to the call on every
trlc Democrat to evince by voice and act his W.
like yours, my faith has never falterednot even in
the darkest hours of our tremendous, protracted
strrgglc--in the ultimate and complete triumph of
our country over the Vaccinations and the hosts OF
fcar.ully misguided and seemingly implacablc ad-
versaries.
At last, the struggle Is ended and the Republic
victorious. Without concession. without compro-
mise, without stipulation, 1t is settled, beyond fu-
ture cav, that Disunon is treason, and Secession
nullity. Those who saw ft to appeal from the
ballot to the bayone. have been met according to
their challenge, and the resulting conflict was only
terminated when they cried Enough" That cry
vanquished enmity and awakened generosity.
The most stupendous Civil War in history, closing
with tho utter discontinue and surrender of the
Rcbcls, is followed by no vindietive boodshed, no
sweeping confscation; but the great mass Of those
who were yesterday our enemies are to-day freely
welcomed TO our confidence and our firesides as
f,llow-citizcns and as friends. And the cOnver.
sion of yimlcnt Rebels into Loyal Unionists has
no, been more sudden or remarkable than the trans
formation OF the envonomed and unmcasured de-
of our nartyred President US tyrant,
isnrpcr and vulgar bufoon, aud Of his Proyidentin
successor as one of the coascst and vilest of mis-
reants, into immoderate eulogists of the memory
stration OF the latter. Their denunciations never
hook our faith in the patriotism and sagacity Of
!BRAHAN LINCOLN; their praises shall not weaken
ur trust in the truth and worth Of our own
IYpREw JoHssoS.
II Is clear that nothing In the course OF
Lis struggle has reflected moro honor on our
eope than the generosity whcrewith they have
generally has;ened to forgot and forgive This
might be carried to excess. II is
IoJle to forgive injuries; it would DO most un-
,rateiul and base to forget those who aided US In
yarting of the blows aimed at the heart Of our
ountry. Let all that has been done TO divide and
cstrcy her pass into oblivion; but let rot one Of
hose who gave his best exertions and hazarded his
ife to save her. be forgotten or unhonored. Lot US
reey restore to Rebels all they have forfeited, saye
hat privilege Of trampling on the rights Of Others
rhich Is not ours to bestow. To our country, Sc
urity and lasting peace; to her defeated assaiants
,srdon to her loyal Millions emancipatcd by their
masters treason and the Nations triumph, COM
,lec protection in all the rights and mmunities OF
.umsn BEINGS such are, in my view, the essential /
,ases of Just and benefcent Reconstruction.
If. then, there be those hitherto Of us who pro- I
,ose henccforth to act with tho party which el- I
tho Rebellion at tho outset by resolves
md assurances of fsympathy-which exutingly pre-
licted that it never would nor could bo subdued-
which opposed and denounced every vigorous
measure Of resistance to the programme of Dis.
,nion. but condemned with especial vehemence and
,nanimity that most necessary and effective Proc.
amation OF Freedom to those held in Slavery by |
scbels-I wish to DO understood as not Of their
nth. On the contrary, recognize in the Union
,arty, with which We have gone through this me-
norablo contest, the true, essential Democracy,
aithful at all times to the Republic faithful now
o her defenders, and especially to those who have
'aiantly passed through the Rcd Sea Of Battle to
he Promised Land Of Liberty. These are the
Nations loyal children. The perfection and per.