New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-13
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"true basis of national unity" 1t seems to us that
valiant gentlemen who fought like IroJans TO keep
out of the Union for five years. should not particularly
complain if they are permitted to pray i've years
longer before coming in again. Possibly II any one
of the seedy gentlemen now hanging around the doors
of the Senate or the House. hoping to enter upon the
green fields of mileage, and stationery, and books,
and CAB. and gasconade, had been asked two years
AGO whether he would accept position in the Senate,
he would have asked the memorable question about
thv servant being dog under certain circumstances
Time and occasion often change wrath into felicity,
however; and, if President johnson has any offices
hanging heavily on his hands, he can find graybackS
in abundance to relieve him.
II is not for the mere love of office that we Scod
the poor Rebels. The hope of getting the largest
amount Of pay for the smallest amount OF work, when
lies at the basis of office-love is as ardent in the
hearts of tho manly Southeners as among the Demo-
Gratis of Tammany Hail. or the eleemosynary editors
| of starving newspapers We do protest mildly but
firmly against the scheme now peryadng the Rebel
press of entirely destroying Congress, abolishing the
judiciary reducing the army, and placing Us under
the care of Mr. Andrew Johnson We do not make
this protest from personal dislike to Mr.. Johnson II
we are to be owned by one man, perhaps he Will be
as kind to us as any person else and see that we have
work and feed and clothes. We do not dare to doubt
Mr. Johns0ns willingness to enter upon the task our
worthy President has never been especially censura-
bic for the absence of willingness to do anything that
pleased him. The change would be economical. We
should not have immense printing bills to pay-long
columns Of CAB from vouble Representatives-cart-
loads Of GioJss and reports and other printed paper
g. Ia ,ha
lining interests, an extended judiciary system, with
the inexhaustibe following OF marshals, aud clerks,
and crers and iaors-not to speak of the huge tele
graphic bills we are compelled TO meet every morning
for long speeches. We have no doubt johnson could
run the machine for hafcost; and, by dsmssing half
Of our officials the demand for labor in the Western
territories would he largely met. There might be
some hard feeling among those gentlemen oil the Sen
ate and House who would, Of necessity, according TO
Tie Nerss plan, be hanged as Benedict Arnolds.'
But. Of course. we cannot please everybody. The
summary execution of Sumner Stevens and Phillips,
would unavoidably be conceded. Mr.. Sumner has no
children and would, therefore, leave no inconsoable
widow TO mourn hh loss Jhaddeus Stevens Is quite
an old man. and little hanging would only antici-
pate the destiny which all Of US must contemplate at
the age Of three score aud ten As for Mr. Phillips,
his not being hanged is one OF those anomalies IN
American civilization which the President owes It to
his country and his God to reform. We could wish
il in the interest of oraory. Wendell would make Us
good speech-far ahead of Emmett's, we have no
doubt-and dying speeches. frstclass, are hard to get
The rope around the neck might add unusual pathos;
but the tears would be pardoned to the singuarity
of association.
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upon those gentlemen who were proposing to do away
with Congress- abolish the Supreme Court, overthrow
our Liberties and place US in the hands of -, well,
we will not be harsh We intended to rebuke these
vile conspirators as men whom earth would refuse to
hide, whose very dust would poison the worms, with
several other very fine and striking phrases But, as
happens to all fair minds the close analysis OF the
subject has compelled US to pause Providence made
A. J. President. Should we not improve on Provi-
dence, and make him Dictatori Why all this red
tape and fuss about Congress and Courtsi IL would
have taken Congress ten years to agree upon proca-
nation like that declaring Peace "a proclamation
so sefevident that surprised IT had not been
made six months ago. Cavling people have said that
il meant nothing-that it made peace than an
almanac makes Summer. But this falsehood we have
trumphantly exposed by showing that, in the matter
of ratons alone, il the country from 81 80 TO
80 per day. Can other Presidents say as muchi 1t
requires but hasty calculation to show that at this
rate the President would only have to issue A7 O9l
proclamatons day for ten years to pay off the whole
public debt--a enterprise which any publicsprted
man. especially when he had the job of managing the
United States, would not hesitate to undertake
We are becoming enraptured with this scheme
that unless change the subject and close our article
we shall find ourselves going as far as the verest Cop
perhead-in favor Of A. j. chasing Congress out of
the Capitol aud decorating the grounds around the
White House with the swaying bodies OF Mr. Sumner,
Mr.. Phillips and Mr.. Stevens. How comfortable it
would be to rest forever in Andrews gentle bosom,
with no care no elections, 10 taxes, nothing to yex
US. II might annoy us to find all the Presidential
spols going to The Ners and The World and The Free
mans Journal; but when that time comes we shall no
longer print The TRIBUNE for the duties of this paper
are to end with the millennium, and shall no longer
fret over endless editorials and ceaseless variations of
news, and vain efforts to improve and ennoble the
world We shall be in that extreme felicity of repoSe
of which Mr.. Seward is regarded as the most con-
spcuous living representative wherein everything is
altogether lovely while the anserine bird occupies
a conspicuous position. The attainment of this will |
terminate our humble work and consummate every |
earthly desire.
70, Crecorv Sunerntendent of tho Freedmen's |