New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-28

| L.. L.
Joined the Democratic party "mouths before
the nomination of Gen. Wadsworth.' l hrst
heard of him as a Democrat in that canvass,
{ using the argument for his apcstacy supplied by
Mr.. Weeds editorials and letterS-viz.: that
the Republican party, DESERVING It's original plat
form, Lad become abolItionize9. never heard
Of his giving another reason than this for his
change Of base; and do not see how he could
have given this till the President issued his first
Proclamation of Freedom, two days before Gen.
Wadsworth's nomination.
MesSrs. John A. Kennedy and James E.
Coulter say they supported Gen. Wadsworth.
Mr.. Kennedy's word is conclusive as to his
vote; he says it was Mayor Opdyke, not Gen.
wadsworth, whom he opposed. Mr.. Coulter
backs his own assertion as to his vote by four
afidavits from men who say they intended to
vote for Seymour, but Coulter finally persuaded
them TO vote for Wadsworth. j can guess from
these how Coulter had been supporting Wads-
worth prior TO these efforts; but no matter-l
accept Coulter's statement. Robert Murray IL
said TO be in Europe. From John Butler, jr Z,
and A. NJ Barber. there is, thus far, silence.
So much for Mr.. Weeds friends in that memoir
able canvass. His charge Of "falSehood,
based on my inference that he had fixed the
| time Of holding the two State Conventions, may
pass for what it is worth.
ii. Mr.. Weed strangely says:
| ITO the encroaehments and extension OF slavery.
have haau M ybIy Welding
acre, QDor compromising u hair.
And, a little way thereafter
The compromise which favored was the Bor-
der-State proposition --thr Proposition OF We Ohon
Wing Men bel representing Border Sta~s
Certainly. And that compromise was q
clean and clear surrender Of hostility to Slavery
EItension-an agreement to divide the Federal
Territories on tn, line Of 36o 3V, and give all
South Of that line to Slavery. This "compro-
mise was proposed in "a by Gen. Burt OFFS. c.,
when the House WIS on the Oregon bill, and
rejected by every wing and all but three or
four of She Democrats ION the Free States. 1t
was again proposed ly Mr.. Douglas, and again
voted down by a nearly united North. Mr.
Buchanan wrote to a Southron in $50
thst he wanted +, propose it again,
but could not, because the SOuth eyinced
a willingness to ta;e less that Is,
Mr.. Clay's Proposition There vas never a
moment when the Slave YA~er would not gladly
have compromised with rs on that line of Sc
30 But we had always fos ,ght against this, or
any kind of partnership OF co implicitly in extend.
| ing SIyery-ths North rel istirg it even in
1924, when. the region 10 DO so divided was
all technically Slave territory already. The
Republican party was organized on the express
basis of resistance to ary ext, nsion whatever OF
Slavery; and this was exp ieatly SGT forth in its
eyery platform. Wha, c6s.lMr. Weed mean
now. by saying he inhexibly opposed Slavery
Extension when he favored the Border-Stats
Critrn!en Compromise Is he doing CT
doatlngY
| III. w to BAH Rim, said plainly what
thought of it in my g JUST Once" printed foII
day. after it occuueds ard my article of July
81, from whica We ed quotes few lines
poHcd directly 10 his iermer article as TIE
fuller expression of my view. never said, nel
thought, nor dream ed, that Union regiments
tumbltd into WasbiI igton from all quarters il
April, Nay and Ju le, 1851, should have been
left to riot aIlI rot' 1ncre as they were; Law,
ever felt that ;hey'shcud have been brigaled
drilled, DISCIPLINED, and pushed Forward tC
Richmond" III June oe that year-that The
Rebel capitll might then have been taken ant
held. at far less cost OF effort or blood than o.
any time ai.8rward
and vet Il Was "a n;stske--averr grave mis-
tale--that TnR TRIRrxE should have been 81
cen spicuously zealoEs in urging q. decided I'D
vance While half.hsarted ImbeGIlity presided
over our military councils with pro-Slavery
Treason at its elbow, reading its limos
thoughts, and transmitting tbem instantly Il
the enemy. The dispersion q. forces and lael
Of purpose which insured our defeat were no
pelpable to the masses-they only saw tia
.sthe Radicals urged an advance-that it hat
been made, and had resalt0d in disaster II i
always mistake to urge an important move
ment when its and your enemies must cOntro
it. and can exalt themselves at your cost b!
getting badly defeated.
| ". Mr.. Weed says defend my Confederate
friends in Canada from tho charge Of raids ant
Iburpiugs. No: l defend myself from bis falls
charge that l was intimate with certain
persons ~hM they were engaged in raids ant
buruingS. =,
/ Nor vas in any way "foo,ed by them !.
the matter Of negotiation. 1t was communl
! .oa ,o mn that they wiabed 10 make 10 on