New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-11
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER H. 1865

and whispering hTndeness; while we, with heavy
hands and in a spirit d most unchristan revenge,
are so bent upon driving the penitents" to despers-
ton that speediIy we arc to have another Southern
rebellion with Northern rebellion to back it, the
last fomented by our 'wn neighbors' VINO cannot
much longer stand the despotism Of Congress Sc
lected by majority of he people, who are faithful
to the laws and the Constitution This Is sweet
state of things and whatwe should do If We did not
have the Three Wise Mel, with Mr.. Beecher to boot
is more than we can deermine With the four TO-
gether, and with Mr. We'd to pay the expenses, we
may possibly hobble alonga few years longer.
We may be mistaken, bat it strikes us that this
little clique is rapidly getting into fix more close
than comfortable The tru,-bue SeceSsiOnist Will
not thank Mr. Seward for making him whining
pauper and o ust-kissing mendicant for pardon.
The really repentant Rebel will not thank Mr. Ray
mond for presupposing contingency in which the
crime and folly of treason will be again resorted TO-
The Northern people may wax FESTIVE and wroth at
being told that they are ready to plunge into the
highest felony known to the law. This charming
trio are usually supposed to be shrewd to know the
time of day. and to sleep with one eye OPEN Now, at
least they have prodigously Numbered. Mr.. Seward
insults the South by his ill-timed pity; Mr.. Blair
insults tho North by his prediction OF Northern trea-
son. and Mr.. Raymond manages to insult both the
North and the South by SuppoSng that the first can
be frightened and that the other is ready for double
perjury. Yet all three are in the same boat; and
while one pulls in this direction, the other in that
and the third against the other two they fancy that
they will find port full of provender and all manner
Of worldly goods. They are much more likely TO ma
the bottom of the sea.
These palpabe discrepancies and contradictions al
ways mark the outpourings of leaders when they have
party without principles to lead. Common hunger
Is rather poor party tie, whether it be for place or
for power. Neither is an agreement Of hatred the
strongest of bonds. For the bolt, schsm separation
in the Republican party, which our three friends and
the Others are engaged in advancing, there is not the
shadow of good reason. They cannot be expected
to argue but they are expected to talk 1t Is their
trade II what they can do, and our grooming COL
umns bear witness that they are DOING Talk talk,
talk talks from tavern balconies talks at tavern To-
bles. talks in barouches and railway carriages and
upon steamboats, But the talk, if it is 20 build up
party, must be coherent and consistent. The new
faction has made but little progress in that direction
Thus lar II Is very loose anal III every ioHPoNs
warrior fighting upon his own hook. 1t held Ma
tional Convention at which there was much and va
riegated speech-making. 1t is now travelling through
the country in railway and the speech-making
is still going Oh. Everybody, from the President up,
seems to think that the one resource of sound con-
sorvatye craftsmanship is speechmakng, unless In
deed, dinner-eating be a second. But the sporadic
excursion will soon be over. The dinners cannot be
indefinitely prolonged. The monumental corner
stone will be fixed in its place The last huzza OF the
sight seeing population will die away. The party
will return to Washngton-and what them The
President will be again in the White House. Mr.
Seward will be again at his office desk, the captive
Major Generals will no longer be led in triumph
through the land all will be peace again-for "the
johnson party" the peace Of death