New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-09
WHY GEN. DIX CANNOT SUPPORT HIS
OWN TICKET.


The declaration of Gen. Dix, in his recent
letter which got him the nomination for Gov
ernor, that he could not support Mr.. Greeley
because in the darkest hour OF the c0untrys
"peril, when tratorous combination had
been formed to overthrow the Government,
"be openly eounseed the cowardly policy OF
" non-resstance, and an acquiescence III the
" dissolution of the Union, whenever the Cot
"ton States should make up their minds 10
igor must be attributed either to the failing
memory of old age, or to the delirium which
according to the proverb falls upon the victim
predestined to destruction. For not only is 1t
lust the reverse of the truth, but it inevitably
suggests q comparison which Gen. DIX and
his friends would be very glad to have for
gotten. In the darkest hour of our country's
peril The TRIBUNE was insisting, contrary Ito
the advice of more timid patriots, that there
should be mo compromise with traitors" aid
months before the popular uprising which f-l-
lowed the attack upon Sumter it kept those
words displayed at the head of its editorial
columns. To be sure, the question is not what
men thought ten or twelve years ago, but
what they think now. Since the Grant party,
however, insist upon looking backwards, we
mean to show them great many entertaining
things, and here is one which comes quite
d pr0pos:
Mr.. Lyman Tremain is the candidate Tor
Congressman at-Large on the Grant ticket IN
this State. At the time when, to quote the
language Of Gen. Dix, a traitorous comblna-
" ton had been formed to overthrow the Gov
"ernment,r Mr.. Tremain was somewhat con-
spicuous in political life, and perhaps Gen.
Dix would like to know whether he coun-
" seled the cowardly policy of nOn-resistance."
On the LIST of February, 1861, Mr.. Tremain made a
speech before the Democratic State Convention
at Albany, denouncing the policy of war with
a violence of language that amounted practl-
cally to treason. He carried his apology for
Secession so far that the Convention refused
to follow him, and contented itself with re-
porting resolutions in favor of cOnciliation."
The TRIBUNE said the next day of Mr.. Ire
main and one of his imitators: The tone in
"dulged in by some Of their speakers may find
{" a response in the most vicious of portion
" of the population of some OF our large cities,
"but will have no echo from the sober, law
abiding, thinking people of the country at
"largen That is what The TRIBUNE said of
those who counseled the cowardly policy of
non-resistance. And this is what Mr.. Tremain
said
81 wish to say that, tratorous though it may be,
stand here to oppose the policy Of with the South
now hereafter and foreyerl That Is war against
our brethren a war against your countrymen, war
against those united with by all the ties OF consan-
gunity by all the memories and traditions OF the past
by everything that tend TO strengthen and cement
and bind the people Of the North to the South That Is
the war you goaded to initiate under cry calcu-
lated to influence the weak and ignorant, of No back
ing down; the Constitution must be preserved and tue
laws must be enforced.
For one gentlemen desire say that the cities OF
our beloved country to be sackedf our ourishing
towns and villages to be laid waste by cruel desoat
ing civil warf the feet OF soldiers are to be permitted
to tread upon smiling fertile fields and plantations
OF the landf the soil Of this glorious Republic s to be
crlmsoned with boodof those united to us by all the
ties that bind men togeherf the sweet notes Of peace
and the busy hum of industry must give way to the
hoarse sounds to the of the wounded and
diving. and the waing and lamentation OF widows and
orphans made such by the cruel havoc Of bloody war,
would have no responsibility for thus state of things
resting on my shoulders
al say We have only responsibility in this, but
give notice now that that war win be waged in spite Of
our opposition and against our endeayors.
at IS enough that now am prepared TO take the
responsibility Of saying am resolved TO resist IL mere
and TO resist everywhere And that be treason,
make the most of it,
"I after all negotiations. find we have reached that
point OF the North no longer 10 our brethren
of the South nor the South to the North in the language
OF Ruth to Naomi whittier thou goest viii CO. and
where thou odgcst will lodge-thy people shall be my
people, and thy God my God; II, repeat we have
reached that point in history, then would say
Spare the blood OF my brethren let part In peace
peaceaby dissolve this confederacy :; and no part of
the responsibility shall rest u.s."
Gen. Dix will now oblige the company by
writing another letter to explain why he can
not support Mr.. Tremain.
WILSONAG GREELEY.