New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-28
SENATOR SPEC E'S DRIFE

"What does Senator Sprague mean by his
"recent demonstrations y is question won
deringly asked by all who have looked Mt his
speeches. That he has not been taken at his
estimate by the Senate seems plain; but that
does not tell us definitely what he means to
do about it. But The National IntelHgencer-
in which he is currently reported to have Just
purchased large interest-yesterday put forth
a leader, which seems to shed much light on
the question of the hour 1t is as follows:
wIIAI Is NEEDED.
We hope TO SEQ in the struggle before the people this
Fall in tie great States and in Congress next Winter
holder and resoue stand made against the niquy
Of the party In power The opposition IN Congress has
been far entirely too tame The Conservatives there
have not acted they eH the truths they were utter
ing had any just OF the detestabe acts that 1t
was their business TO oppose They went through their
work as II these differences merely political like
those Of old times, when might be Demo
crat or Wing without impeachment OF his patriot
ism or character. We deny utterly that the strug
gle to reform this Government TO purify II, and crush
out the tyranny that acts the land is Of such nature
There can be no compromise with this evil. The times
demand the spirit Of Hampden, and OF the men who
fought the struggle of l77s against the Crown. What
want is courage and bold championship. II men
10 here asmd proestants against this tyranny and
then hobnob pleasantly and fraernay with tho authors
Of all this calamity and foul tyranny then they have
mistaken their vocation. The people want holder utter
ance In the House Of Representatives we specially
call as answering best to the temper desire see Mr.
Eldridge OF Wisconsin, and Mr. Burr Of Illinois. In the
Senate, r. Sprd0us has spoken most boldly IN denunea
hon Of his piL tyranny; he has spoken and acted he
cas really in earnest ms his that has done much
make his speeches popular We hank him for his example,
lie addressed himself directly The men who opposite il,
the Chamber who had brought his shame and ruin The
country lie rent right up 10 his adversary aud struck his
shield IN he center This pluck IS Just phat the people
rant Let this example be taken up, and tbs battle ,oh
turpdt0n uiH not last long, In this connection must
do justice to Gen. Blair. our late candidate for Wee
President. He from the first has realized that wo
have 10 deal with revolutionary party, and that
they must be met with determination to put them
down. He has qnaled he has never hestated to
call these and their tyranny by their right
and to-day he perhaps feared and hated by these
Radicals than any other person In America These lead
ers know well whom TO dread They know that the class
OF gentlemen who In their daily lives and style Of speech
sonound the distinctions Of vice and virtue not the
sort OF men by whom the Radical leaders will be brought
TO their DOOM Against all such they feel secure, and
they therefore, call them publicly their friends" We
repeat that the Conservatives II they want TO regain
liberty and restore the Constitution must hunt about Tor