New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-13
THE RRPUBLICAN PARTY And PRESS

| THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY And PRESS
Faithful are the wounds of friend" The
Press has 10 nOblcr, no more imperative duty
than that Of exposing the errors and mod
Grating She excuses Of Party; and the most
delicate and difficult discharge Of this duty is
that wherein the Journalist admonishes and
rcprOves the leaders of that party which he
has generally favored and Of which most of
his readers are members. In n country where
party spirit is so intoerant as in ours, tho per-
Torrance of this duty often involves rare IN
teerity and courage. A journalist will often
be accused of warning on his party and treach-
erously leagued with those intent on its over
throw, when his real object is to save 1t erom
committing fatal errors
But no one has right to treat party un-
iustly-to brand it with false accusations
TO overwhelm it with undeserved reproach-
because lie has hitherto belonged and still
claims to adhere to it. Nay: the fact that
whatever he says TO its disadvantage will
be triumphantly cited as a confesson-wil
be caught up by the organs of its adversaries
and shouted from journal TO journal, from
stump to stump, as proof lncontestable OF
its delinquency should impel the upright,
considerate journalist to be very careful of ac
cusing the party with which he is popularity
identified of purposes which it dsclams or mo-
tives which it disavOws and repels.
The N. y. Times is at odds with the Repub-
licans, as represented in Congress, and as their
views are embodied in the recent Messages of
Governors, touching Reconstruction. This diff
ference impelled it to help the adversary pass
lively in our last State and actively in our more
recent Municipal election. 1t has further inn
PEELED that journal to assail the action of Con-
gress in series of leading articles, whereof
the following is a specimen:
| "DIsoRGA NIzATIoS. NOT RECOSsTRUCTIoH.-Doubt no
longer hangs over the purpose OF the extremists The
conferences with Mr. stevens, the resolutions Of Messrs
proposition Of Mr.. Morton In the Senate all point TO the
result The Reconstruction law is not to be allowed
run w nG no pe on s a .IS
question to be reopened and the confusion that exists
eariy and peaceful restoration may be rendered possible
Instead OF reconstruction, we are to have disoTganza
There is agreement too, as to the process through
which this end shall be reached. The existing civil gov
alleged TO Dc obstacle which DO further olea
ted IT Is not enough that they are poweress before tho
holds Of tie enemy The District commoSders are also
in the way They are gtty Of he crime Of aiiorng no
he Reconstruction, acts For this oense they are to be
shorn of power and the full responsibility OF military adj
lnbtTdtioh - W NC piaCcu uPoh INC ocDoiallhCneI
of course, it is possible that the above
trailing accusations" are believed, but not by
n Republican The spirit they evince is that
of Sommes Vallandgham, OF Mayor Monroe.
They impute to our most honored and trusted
statesmen the basest hypocrisy the most in
iquitous false pretenses. If those in Congress
who propose changes in the machinery of Re-
construction do so ain order that early and
peaceful restoration Of the Southern States
"may be rendered impossible" then they should
be ANONYMOUSLY driven from their seats and the