New-York tribune., 1868-01-29
lnral majority, in order CHAT she may vote thc

loyal majority, in order that che may vote the
Republicans oIt Of power, and give the Gov
crnment over to the mpathizing De-
mocracy. You know that the counter-reyO-
luton which had its handspring in the
Presidents premeditated treason to those
who elected him is expected to he consumma-
ted by the aid of five Judges of the Supreme
Court, who are to paralyze the Reconstruction
acts of Congress by new Dred Scott decision.
And if you do MT know that this fOreordained
decision is directly in the teeth of principles
touching the powers of Congress enunciated
by John Marshall, and even by Roger b.
Taney, then it is because your attention has
not been drawn to facts already before the
country.
Miles, the vital question at Issue is this
"Shall the loyal hearty Unionists of the South,
Through the disfranchisoment OF majority
"of them, be placed under the feet of the dis
"loyal minority, who would recstablish the
"Confederacy tomorrow if they cOuldf' 1t is
idle to seek to hide this under incidentals and
collateras. If you seek to give the South up
to the unchallenged rule of that minority of
her people who badly wanted to kill you for
"invadng" her in defense of the Union, then
say so like q man! If you think those
Southerners you deemed good enough
to divide with you the bullets Of the
Rebels. and evens to take the larger
share of those lOye-taps, are not good enough
to have a voice in the Government they helped
to save, speak it right out but don't hide
your animuS under circumlOcutiOns and equivo-
cations We who stand with Congress for the
Rights of Man may be beaten; but there will
be no disgrace or shame in that; while there
would be inefiable baseness and peridy In
betraying those who commencing ourselves
to the Justice of God, we invited and persuaded
to aid us in conquering their masters and thus
restoring the Union. Better thousand de-
fcats than such ingratitude and treason. Beaten
we may be- though fully believe we shall not (;
recreant and treacherOus we, at all events, Will
not be. And whatever steps shall be necessary
to vndicatc the power of Congress to prescribe
the terms of Reconstruction and protect the
rights of the Loyal Millions, will surely be
taken; and no power but that of the Ameri-
can People shall OyeIrule them. SO much is
settled, and will not be departed FROM
Are you with us on the Main Question
Then you will vote with us for the candidate
who will be nominated by the Republican Ma
tional Convention. Are you against us on that
question: Then you will vote for the candi-
date of our adversaries, whether he be Johnson
or Hancock, or PendletOn, or some one else
You may not think so now; but the issues
involved are too mighty to be much affected
by preferences for men. II Gen. Grant shall be
the Republican candidate. then his supporters
OH the Dry Goods platform will serve him as
Cowan, DoOlittle & Co. have already served
the Republican party. l cannot believe that
any candidate who may be nominated by either
party will increase or diminish the vote OF
that party by even one per cent. affection
ately advise you, then, my friend, to look at
this whole matter IN practical prosac light
in the light of Principle, of Truth, and His
tory-and take your stand determinately on one
side or on the other IF the Lord be God,
"serye Him; but if Baal, serve him"
Yours, HORACE GREELEY.