New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-06
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE THuK sDAY. FEBRUARY g. 1868


Il would coil s slmy length its poisoned fangs would
mnions, hirelings and dogs" Well might we eHclam
Is my servant dog that he should do this thngf The
continued Resistance Ofbe Rebels has satisfied the nation
OF their unness 10 exercise the rights they forfeited
They refused the amendments to the Constitution and
became evident that freedom would not be sae IN ther
hands, and guaranty negro suffrage was demanded
How true it is" the faithful Sheridan has said the
Storms may gather around us they did during the
war. We know that beyond the clouds the sun Is
shining brightly know that the blood Oh
100000 patriots has not been sned in yan'
that they fail who die in great Rest as
sured that johnson has met an Antleam and GettyspS,
and now only struggling the defenses around ms Rich
mond. In the thunder of battle IN the crucibe OF a
hearts trembling the army has been forced back III
feat in the bitches flied with the gallant dead ~ he
graves where the manged were rdey buried, nH ,ed
prison pens and In the hospitals where signs eiDau
and prayers made sacred the of American ulS;
places the board and reside this nation has not oS
learned the sentiment OF 1ustee ana NV nation and
Almighty God. that they will walk ID us ngnt' ~, man
pediment they will grind TO POWDER ana woe p atiempts
however powerful who stands IN the way, VI ~ indg
10 eclipse the light which guides tnv so Insecure
ment OF the people rs helu 10y ~ can overcome the
power OF members. Would you seer W az ocean ~
eH 10 ste1o and resist the current OF public opinion
foamlng and swelling from the WIZ 20 id
furnace Of war has created in the nelng away OF ou
1rdices and breaking bonds which so long neld
hottest impulses Time is pointing cIcdIt 10 e
Johnson's rebellion While Congress has been tilum-
nhantlv sustained object and purpose or MS ne as
been to thwar the legislation OF the country see hs
position today-against the people. against CoISrtSS
against the prominent generals OF the nation ana INC
military commanders Of his own appointment IN ms
way stood of the pures OF American atrOe a. ven
as one Of the ablcst Of American statesmen, 70 whom
the nation largely indebted for the great victory on
the war and the preservation or the fruits Ol tne
conflict. History Will yield the need OF praise whie
coming generations viii revere the n'ine Oh o'a s IH
the purity ability long and valuable services OF MS
War Minister were obnoxious TO Johnson ana III dehaCe
OF the law and wishes Of the nson NJ 9SpcG ee @
shOrt-hanks TO the patriotism OF the great captain Oh
the age whose loyalty TO the nation taught DIM oDedeoe
10 the law. Grant. Sheridan and oicaes VINO vert pc
tween him and the restoration OF the Rebels To power ne
reprmands and attempts TO disgrace. These Military
Commanders, whom the people uengh' 70 nun"r. no
brands mOnarchs satraps ana tyrants hs own oSan
al Washington saying that Sheridan exercseda despotsm
which far exceeded In atr0clty any Od worm !!
Sheridan Sickles Thomas and Pope were al Democrats
could not reproach the memory their buried comrades
by restoring to power those who would dance with mend
ism hate over their graves. What better commentary.
and what severer condemnation OF Johnson policy than
the necessity relieve his best officers 10 appeae Rebel
wrath johnson and Seward have been vainiy trying 10
turn popular Indignation from themselves BY buying s0e
Indian Villages and cebergs near the North Pole Ia THIS
has been manifested the same disregard OF pnDne SEMI
ment When were the people consulted about paying
over ten millions dollars in currency Tor properly 'ey
did not wantl Congress III session VIII les he was ne
~ 1tonee bad adjourned m April last when like clap
of thunder of clear sky, came the proposition ne
Senate was easily nodded To his DeheStsi dWont mo
action of a coordinate branch Of the Government he es
tablishes revenue and pOstOices We nave no surplus
funds 10 pay for worthless property. 10y the purchase
We possess some OF the most wgrke tribes on the cont
nen who never have animal hunt without the trophy
Of a white scalp The history OF the last two hundred
ibe North Pole They rush mady TO the tropics, and
promise millions for islands which mighty foods threaten
inundate ana tTghu earthquakes 10 move from thoH
foundatIons We believe IN manifest destiny This cOun
Try belongs TO the principle Of American freedom and
must under our rule whenever the people VIII H.
When the British sway Canada becomes hDCrance 10
spirit OF institutions the Stars and STRIPES VIII
he there unfurled notwithstanding the prayer OF DAVIS
that the British flag may 10 over them
out of every contest We have not only come ONT Vclo
rion but have heard voice speaking plainly come
up higher. and the nation has been moVlns on aud UP
ward steadily. steadily, step by step
rS G' tSe loR R..l Iss s1Sss S S1 .,'
As We 20 up conservatives are drawn after US Then
vision Widens they become able 20 bear the fnl sun
make one days march the f frontier Of human
liberty and free government the conservatives come up
and occupy deserted camps. As We look BACK into
the past scarcely realize consequences so import
ant from causes so insignificant II SAID inc echo OF
place the slumbcnng avalanche which mas been Tor
years banging half poised from 1one dP rug
the mountain side crushing on its path and tearing
mady on the pam SeoT 80 ,nf oIsS 9S where for
ages IL had rested the avalanche or Slavery through
war de ana tSId m course marked on the plain below
until melted and wasted It's debris only Is le 70 SHOW or
its horror and mark the desoaton had produced some
there be who cry out for the Union as IL was Take
when you give back sainted dead; when you
tomb reanmate the wasted form Of kearney speak INTO
hfe the war-wom veteran Sumner, Did the tongue OF
Baker fire the heart OF elOuehoe once hOIe c,9tne WIN
strength and beauty the crunbAng f0rms OF Mansnell
sedgwicE REYNOLDS and be Seaa him ''I W5ose
patriotism pure whose devotion was so unselhsh
bless the Of wadsworth gather mp the groans and
and them back in gentle currents On hests
the prop OF declining year.. dy up the teaIs .! cue
mother mourning the loss W her first born seek out hOse
open the 1900 graves at Andersonvie take the limbs
by disease and the skeletons wasted ny Starvation
from the heart record and the remembrance OF the
grefs they suffered do al this. then ask Tor the mon hs
was Let us be fahless now when many Of our
countrymen faithful unto death They fell slori
"w 6f p hi 2 i q: G%' s:. e''''
The cites, place for man to DE
The work is in our hands we must complete it The
Der Ss s .ssilsi s. mound. Sfss.55 b.
The .. ,S.s stood cd, forging oI from bis chains
The issue will not admit Of comprOnIse conserva
tism We want no leaders standard.tearers who
defend our principles and carry our banner and wear
templatod year ago when he said he might make HIM
self Dictator He has been significantly emphasizing The
or Kngr" The mission OF the Republican party is not
vet completed With Radical Republicans overthrown,
pro pros Of further deversnce English ubecs How
can the German hope that the heeTy he nsTe ENJOYS G
would fade away to every generous lrlshman
the prospect that Emmets eptap. could be ~rite ior
fore him. when my country shall take her stand among
tne he r t Bansh radcaism from the cont
nent and the history OF the last republic in Europe has
been written Why should any boast themselves OF con
servasml Has IL not always stood IN the way OF the
worlds urogressf No refOrner discoverer but has
found it cooled In bis path To-day conservatives IN Eng
land and America using the same ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
10 the masses and to-day in both countries radicasn
rejoicing the victory 1t boldly asserts that 5000
wears OF the worlds has not fitted all and
an nations freeeom that its simplest rights cannot be
enjoyed nor its highest duties exercised except az the
result OF great mental culture and the highest type OF In
felect Well may dspair II in this ago OF the world
the humbest not fitted to enjoy the sweets OF
human liberty is through the heart and not the brain
that freedom to be enjoyed and the rights she secures
made perpetual. jefferson said: Free communities
as they are the other for making them better While the
always looking back upon de lights the world has