New-York tribune., 1868-08-12

inc the Engineer bill in which his enlistment as as,
COOK was permittcd the Senate did well TO reject M
Garrett Dayis's amendment that he should not pe
enroIled IN the service of the United States. SLY
months after Mr.. Stevens had sought to have Con
ress recognize the negro as a soldier the President
issued an order for his protection declaring IT 10 DE
the duty of every Government to give protection W
its citizens of whatever class color condition. ana
especially to those who are duly organized "A soldiers
i'm the public service But it took Congress SIX
months longer to get up to the standard OF MI.
Stevens OF the previous year, and even theh theio
was a severe struggle TO obtain for the negro inc
same pay given to white soldiers.
Long before Mr.. Stevens had sounded the keynote
which has since resOunded over the land; Nhen our
demOralized, dsOTganized. and dlsgraced army was
covering behind the Notifications AT washington
fresh from disaster at Bull Run. and the whole COun.
try was bowed down under the stroke. ne sdld III
this war is continued long, and Is bloody, 90 hol
believe that the free people OF the NOrth VIII SIahu
bv and see their sons and brothers, and nelghbors
slaughtered by thousands aud tens OF InOusdhuS' ny
Rebels with arms IN their hands ana Iorped 10 call
il, suhdning them ] warn Southern
gentlemen that if this war is to continue, there VIII
be a time when my friend from New ork lMr.DlVehl
will see ID declared by this Tree natlOn taI every
bouduan i'm the SOuth-belOnglng TO a Rebel, recol-
lect confine il to them-sha be called upon 10 ald
MS in war against their masters ana TO restore tns
rnion0 YET this the work of necessity and OF duty,
was so long delayed that 1t first took praccal shape
in this bill. .... ,,,,4 ,o4 &c
secondary importance, as COniiscaOn, taxation ana
the national finances Mr.. Stevens held extreme ana,
we fear erroneous views He was opposed to showing
nieucv toward Rebels and traitors conquered IN war
lint proposcd holding their States IN the CONDITION OF
territories and COntscatng their lands 10 proNe LOT
the lova population and assist In paying the
debit He would have taxed Government bOhds ana
desired their payment IN greenDachs lhS'eau vi
gold Impracticable as his views may seem 10 Us
they were the sincere convictions OF a. Ihlnu ao-
custOmed 10 severe and logical thought. Inc Opinions
of none of our statesmen on questions OF natlonal
politv have been so repeatedly sought during the
past TWO wears as his and If the doctrines ne eIlu-
ciated sometimes lead further than prnueht men
cared to follow, the true path was eeheIallS loiu
in the direction from which he DeCkOh0d 10 INC iak
CARDS ,.. ,, c4o,,,,,s
FINALLY. at the close of a long life, Mr. Stevens
completed his record with his course on the IeCon-
struCriOn and impeaChm mt measures. Inc TWO MeIo
intimately associated i'm his mind from the gay When
he turned upOn Mr. johnson as recTeant 70 MS party,
10 principle and to his country. Like sckly pant
scOrched by tropical sum- he wlthered the IIeouehi
with the scOrnful words The man at the otheI ehd
of tne Aycnuew And Mr. johnson could only ret0rt
25d of February 1866 and by asking III hls Cleveland
speech and his speech at st. LOUIS, - Why not haig
Tbad Stevens W why not hang Ihad stevens =
was recchOed by the Rebel and seml-kebel press
eyervvhere and that old man bowed down WIN
ysgrs shaken bv disease and tTeadiug on the verge
of the grave but still upheld by his singular sincerity
Of purpOse and faith in the right was pursued III MS
last hours by the concentrated OOl0quE ana haIo
which had been his portion for thirty years III was
a singular spectacle but he wlthstOOd the mad-dog
cry that bounded him to the very death, ana souheu
in his ears on his dying bed with the calm cOnpoSTe
of an old hero of romance who mad come INTO the
world with the brthrght of liberty for the peoples
lie died noby as he had nObly lived, leaving ms
example as a guiding star TO ihe world.