New-York tribune., 1868-06-27

the owners of others transferred them TO foreign
houses, to avoid a similar fate. He pretends to
depreeate sectional jealousies and haueds, yet.
docs his utmost TO create and arouse them. lie
asserts that the total cost OF the War Depart
ment throughout the four years OF Mr Folks
Administration was but $90,54O,5SS, which is
nakedly untrue. SO is his assertion that the
cost of carrying on the Government since Lees
surrender has been over $500, 100000. A great
part of this has been paid for Pensions, and Tor
settling up War expenditures and accounts OF
all kinds. Millions have gone to pay the claims
of States for advances in raising and equip
ping soldiers for the War; while millions more
have been spent for public improvements OF
permanent value.
But we are weary of contradicting these infa-
nous calumnics. Every one must know that
the Navy (fOr instance) is under the control
of our deadliest foes and SeymOur's political
allies, Andrew Johnson and Gideon Welles,
and that Congress has only appropriated for 1t
what the latter officially required. We cannot
believe that Weles has stolen one dime, or
knowingly allowed one to be stolen by another;
and we presume that millions have been re-
quired since the War to pay for vessels under
contract when the War ended. Nor was it pos
sible at once TO muster out the crews ana lay
up the vessels that were cruising in distant
seas when Lee surrendered but at last Con-
gress has intelposed and decisively said, Mr..
"Weles you must cut down your Naval ser
" vice one-half for we cannot give you the
"moncy You ask for" Whercupon says the
tricky Utica lawyer: So - - - --.as"
u sas.Os Ol3 ia enough for the War Department IT.
that year. why ""' h""" d'd ''-'
,o,. wear, CvJs fpena fpS the 'ls5Sss'aD Ssys D
1863, why did spend upon IL si52iii in 1866 and
S3l03lol In 1861 You have not cu down the numbers
Of the Army. Did you waste money this year or, are
your statements for next wear untrue =
Such knavcry can only be fifty rebuked with
cowhide. Seymour knows perfectly well
that the $l23,Sj 400 dsbursed through the War
Department last year covers many heavy items
of expenditure beside the cost of maintaining
our Army, to which the S3S,O81, ,O13 appropria-
ted for next year is all but restricted. And the
Naval retrenchment from $i3,3A,111 in '6j-6 to
S3l ,03011 i'll 'GG-7, ana 10 2i7 snOOO0 in $50,
is caused by the gradual closing mp of expen-
ditures on vessels docks, navy-yarls, &c, &c,
which could not he cut short of Oh the very
day of Lees surrender If they could be, Con-
gress is not in fault that they were not, but
Seymours political ally and Grants adversary,
Gideon Welles.
With all his smooth phrases. the Ex-Governor
fails to conceal the mpelling cause of his ma
lgnant hate of that Congress which has eman-
cipated and enfranchised Four Millions Of our
People. His party long ruled the Union through
its alliance with the Slave Power. Slavery
having pcrshed, that party confidently expected
again to achieve ascendancy through the SYM
pathy and alliance of the ex-Rebels The
World openly exultcd at the prospect Con-
grcss blocked that game by requiring that the
Freedmen be enfranchised. OF course, Sey-
mOur dctcsts this, rs he dctcstcd " Coercion
and Emancipation. OF course, ne calls it hard
names, "military deSpOtiSm,' the negro pol
icy,r &C. &c. OF course he wants general
amnesty, and restoration of suffrage to NIL
"the Whites of the South that is, to that
small portion now dsfranchised for prominence
in the Rebellion. OF course, lac wants the Re
publicans out of power, in order that his
Southern allies may overthrow the FreeState
Constitutions By violence and Tcestablish that
domination of caste whereof the massacres of
Memphis and New Orleans were the natural
fruits
Some soldiers are still needed in the South
To maintain the peace against all who would
disturb it, and protect law-abiding citizens IN
their rights. Andrew Johnson long ago pro-
claimed that the Blacks could not vote without
bl0odshed and massacre; the unchanged Rebels
have repeatedly shown that this was true.
Their organs frequently threaten that "the
Negro GOvcrnmcnts"-tlm is, Governments
by White men who admit that Negroes have
rights-shal be subverted by violence the mo-
mcnt the Republicans are out of power. Hence,
they are not going out this time. but, under
GIANT and COLFAH, are preparing for tri-
umph which viii render Universal Amnesty
cxpcdicnt and safe. Gov Seymour may not
relish the prospects but this is the way TO
Restoration and Peace, with Liberty and JUS
ticc for All, and the People will pursue it.