New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-27

we stated few days ago and s doubt true that inc
House Of Representatives has taken Affirmative action
on this important measure The wisdom and pToupt-
Of this proceeding are oike commemorative anu no
exceedingly gratifyi 10 tic people.
Why should the Senate hang fire In that body We
have lately had many discourses IN which the inpera-
tive duty of the authorities tn comply win TIE de1hnus
Of public sentiment has been veheIneniN urged 'ah ~
be possible as is generally believed that Tie sehat9'o
who have most fully committed themselves 10 tha' h
cpe IN support OF their daily assaults on otneF iuho
tonares are totally dshonoring II In then course upon
tho bill we are now cOnsidering' we beDcVe tias
never before has there been in favor OF any important
measure so united and ANXIOUS state OK Tie pnohc
mind us that which now witnessing. lbs GEAR
unmisiakabe and emphatic popular wiz the Sehnie ~
disappointing and delaying; ore We to add oei.ans
We will not give place or eountenhnee 10 Tue suPp'
stion until we must.
The declaration of public sentiment in favor OF the
measure to which are referring comes up RON ever!
class and every vocation and In every mas
Ii is the sentiment Of the social circle ana me
1t Is heard on the highway And more thin az. .ng
rest the gollant men who are bearing the heut anu
burden Of the day IN .ns oe aTe ealing upon
Congress 10 send them similar maersi 10 opNose un.
which the enemy is employing. against 'r;" ;,axc
soldiers of Texas lave spoken. and 70 have the -
men of Mississippi Kentucky. Georgia ana SOhth ''v
lima and last but not least from the heroes OF the od
Commonwealth Of virgin'a oil along the lines ia heard
a loud long earnest appeal. VIII their agents IN the
public councils st turn deaf TO tbs general voice
win they can they longer resist i'll The General IN,
CLief-Ge calm, brave man. 10 whom oil eye. are turned
-nn o. lis appeal to that OF the army be 50 noy leads
lie gives that viii DO found IN his letter Whch
we publish to-day These reasons we viii not here re-
peat because desire the reader 20 study them where
they will command greater weight-.A Gen Lec's Ian
guage and over Gen. Lees nRme. Tie tells y hot ne
wants and why he wants II. Ia there man In Con
gress or tie country in this crisis Of our nf0! WHO
can answer him nay, The Senate has thus iar nam
tsincd cold cruel slcnce-ths Senate alone of MI tte
country; but will that body which Las just united 70
seek and Just united in rat ing. bis appointment ~
ComInaI Ger-in Chief undertake 10 dshonor bis hIst
i0n-to deny him the Resources which he
declares 10 ho essential and 10 set his We'll considered
military opinions NJ naught even
This would be u play not only cruel game, hut one
wi ch tie whole intelligence Of the country 10 The army
aud cut Of IT, world rise up and pronounce ost unwiSe
aud most extraordinary and iEoScusable.
The Yankees have determined that the negro shat
play part u the rcut drrna on one side oI the other
and IL VIII he the contamination of folly II we permit
him 10 plny II agarst U.s. We have cosed eyes too
long 20 this fact We have permitted The game 90 pro
grcss too side slore hut II - not too late %
fepair the errors Of The past Il viii rise 10 tlc hight
o.fhe great argument and net NJ Lucon has had
the cador to admit hat without n aid Of To negro
The war Tor the sGbjggaiion Il th'South would have
been failure. Let us make j, doutly.sssured fact by
enlisng Linn the side Of the Coaielofncy. " II q
were well done. IL were vel! il were done quickly