The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-05
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The philosophers AID statesmen Of the TYf-
bune are entirely unfit for cur practical world
Their thoughts move in sphere above this
common sense, everyday lie OF ours They
ought either to be put in lu9atic asylum or
translated to the third Heaven, which John
in the apocalypse saw. One of the many sub
jects on which they are crazy is that II the cur
rency and specie payments, and, like al crazy
people, who dwell constantly on the theme
upon which they are most unsound, these
crackbrained theorists are etsrnally harping
upon Immediately returning to specie pay
ments, question about which they know
nothing. But they are equally unfortunate on
other subjects. 1t will be remembered that
when the secession movement 6rst began,
threatening the destruction of the nation, the
Tribune philosophers said the rebel States had
q right to 60 out Of the Union II they chose,
and proposed to let them go without resistance.
Afterwards, when the war had commenced in
earnest, they raised the Bull run cry Of @on TO
Richmond" which nearly proved fatal to our
armies and the Union cause. When Lee
marched to Gettysburg their insanity took
another shape; for In their fright they said if
the rebel general should water his horses in
the Delaware the North should give In. They
were ready to yield all to temporary disas-
ter if that had occurred. Then, again, after the
rebels were well whipped and the death blow
had been given to slavery, Greeley, in letter
to President Lincoln, proposed to pay four
hundred million dollars for the slaves, Yes,
after we had expended on enormous amount
of treasure and blood in removing the cause If
the war, and it was already removed, he pro-
conduct as volunteer diplomat at Niagara
Falls, when he hobnobbed so ami.bly
with the notorious George N. Sanders,
Colorado Jewett, G. C. Clay and other
wool dyed rebels, all will remember. Greeley
was serious in his wish to surrender the fruits
Of the war to the rebcis-to those who had
fought us with intense hatred and who we're
then within our powarbut the people laughed
At his silly adventure. Now, when the whole
Of the North has pror0unced in favor Of the
amendment as . final settlement
with the South, we fRd'hm running OF on
mother vagary-that e. universal amnesty.
such are some out of many q. the crazy mo-
ions Of these Tribune midi and wwter philos0-
hers audlstatesmen.
1t would, he unreasonable to suppose they
vould have-any more sensible, Views with re-
ard to the. currency nasspeSiss payments.
Upon this subject they haze busOne kdes, or
ather no idea ri OIL They reitesate over and
,ver again lie same old kackne7ed phrases
bout hard msuey, immediate resumption Of /;
pecie payments, contraction. aaIl' 80 forth,
Without any argument or nuowing' The import
# what they say. The cry of en- to specie
payments is juse as stupid and would be
equally as disastrous rs tHsir former cry Of
'on to Richuendlr They arc governed by
visionary theories only aEsl' cannot compre-
,end the laws % nature and trade which apply
0 our present system OF currency and finance.
such people learn pothii ,g from history or ex-
,erience. Fouunstely our Legislators under
stand the msnssi abb rrations of all such
visionary philosophers, and' are not likely to
ollow their vsgsxiss.