New-York tribune., 1867-05-24
THE SCENT or BLOOD.

Mr.. Wendell Phillips tells the public that he
do Mt agree with Mr.. Horace Greeley as to
Jefferson Davis. That is stale news. Had he
been able Go set forth some practical measure
or course of action as to which they two ever
did agree. his card would have been more
instructive Since our inability to agree is evi-
IDENTIFY chronic, we can imagine no reason for
obtruding il upon public attention.
Messrs Phillips and Greeley were alike quick
ened into decided, aggressive hostility to
Slavery by the murder of Elijah p Lovejoy at
Alton, more than thirty years ago. From that
hour Mr. Greeley has steadfastly sought to
work with and through such powerful interests
and influences as could be made to do anti
Slavery work while Mr.. Phillips has endeay-
ored to render the anti-Slavery idea antag-
onistic and antipathetic to all others. AS tho
Yankee observed of his neighbor He has
"wnning ways to make people hate him." We
do not care to quarrel with this disposition
We only insist on being allowed to go our own
way.
When the Texas conspiracy to "gve a
"Gibratar TO the S0uth"-that ia, to Slavery
Game to light, we felt 1t our duty to labor
for its defeat though the election of Henry
Clay over James X. Polk, the avOwed Annexa-
ton candidate. Mr.. Phillips took different
course, and thereby secured the triumph OF
Polk and Annexation. When the Nebraska
scheme for Slavery extension was broached, we
fought that with the strongest weapons at
hand thus helping to elect the House which
chose n. p Banks its Speaker. SO when we
fought and beat the atrocious Lecompton bill.
Mr. Phillips stood off throughout, insisting that
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our best to elect Abraham Lincoln, whom Mr..
Phillips opposed and denounced as the slave
"hound of Illinois, In 1864, we supported
and Mr. Phillips opposed Mr.. Lincoln's reeec-
tion.
At last, it seemed that we should be afforded
the pleasure of agreeing with Mr.. Phillips He
is Jealous adversary OF Capital Punishment.
as we are; and we mistakenly supposed his
opposition based on principle. The Rebellion
being crushed, we understood Mr.. Phillips 10
say that there was not virtue enough in this
people to hang JEFF. Davis and enfranchise the
Blacks; and, as he deemed the latter by far
the more important, he was opposed to execut-
ing Davis. Heartily cOncurring in his concu-
sion, if not in his premises we really fancied
he might foregO abusing us for several weeks
thereafter; but we were mistaken: he Ia
consistent in opposing us Mt the expense of all
other consistency, and is not ashamed to
stutify his past teaching by such talk rs the
the following:
'The fawning spaniel IL emblem teacher OF for
gycness. survivors In the Army OF the POtomnshe
men who remember McCoOk. Memphis. Port Pillow. and
the murders Of Belle slewi read this act IN different
and redder light They will resolve TO settle their
wrongs the next time and prevent being cheated by law
When during the soldiers found that sperrlss and
other Rebels their hands dripping blood had only 70 tske
the oath immediate liberty, they dld not learn
the Greeley lesson to forgive murderers they simply
brought IN no prisoners No arrests were reported M
headquarters only rumor reached OF men shot IN the
attempt bring them in. We think Dafhed boys In
blue will Law up such lesson from this occurrence.
IN case they have another call TO arms.
"TO beat down law does not always mean that you Bet
up Christianity; sometimes makes room for anarchy
Toward that gulf Mr. Greeley calls the nation 10 take the
first step, and himself leads the way"
Such language from those who believe and
feel thus is rendered respectable by its earnest
ness from Wendell Phillips, it is hypocriti-
cal and Infamous. lie panders to mob pas
sions for the qualification of his own. We
leave him to that remorse which calm and re-
Election must engender