New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-07-08

times separate fact from superstition.
Whatever the Tribune was, Horace Greeley
made it. 1t would have deprived him Of
the chief glory to which he laid claim if
any should deny that the Tribune contrib
uted to bring on the late civil war. He
would boldly and with the rugged peril
nacity OF his nature have accepted the re-
sponsibility Of his own deeds. He knew
that freedom is born of throes, and that
these must be forgotten in the JOY that truth
has been born into the world.
Somehow. possibly by some "cantrip
sleight' of stocks and proxies successor
Of Mr.. Greeley has been chosen who deems
the past course Of the Tribune nothing to
be proud Of. That paper now carefully
gathers up its garments from the faint of
those consequences of which it was chief
cause. Il IS apparently apprehensiye
that some defeat is about to befall the Re
publican party. and SO hastens to join in
condemning its administration. But the
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cry Of government may have been run I'M
der higher than normal pressure during
the exigencies Of war, but it is being rap
idly reduced to the safe and uniform rate,
and is now under easy steam. Still the
Tribune fears an explosion and hastens
from the boiler deck to hide itself in the
ri r. oil bo
gineer in charge. 1t takes no share in
having ordered az extreme application Of
power.
The cersure Of the Tribune falls now
upon Genera! Butler aspiring to govern
Massachusetts,. 1t draws a frightful pic
ture of the corruption alleged to prevail
throughout the United States. and sug.
gests that the moral and physical traits OF
the Massachusetts, aspirant would furnish
perfect emblem Of the coarseness and
obliquity of the day. The Tribune even
reproaches General Butler that lie aban
doned the Democratic party, and took SER
vice with the Republican party. We had
supposed that the war was an act of obliv-
ion for all those changes which CONSOLE
dated the men of the Union to save the
life Of the Union, but was not an ac-
ceptance of Republican support by a DEM
ocrat during the war at least as pardon
able as the acceptance of Democratic
nomination by Republican since the
war: Everybody has been told that "a
revolution can not be made with rose
water" and no doubt Mr.. Greeley and all
others who advocated a war for the en-
forcement Of the laws. anticipated the
usual consequences Of war. These are as
much a part Of the act Of war as the
se?uelG of 4 typhoid are a part of the
disease itself; SO that if the elevation of
General Butler is consequence of the
war it is part Of the war itself. and to
have been contemplated by all who advo-
Gated the war. The war also made Presi-
dent Grant. who. with all his signal mill
tary and civil genius. is constantly con-
demned by the Tribune. Considering all
its discreditable imputations upon the
work of its own hand. the Tribune should
not shirk and abandon the duty Of mod
Grating its own deeds. It should preserve
the right Of reforming them if they shall
require it.
But in joining the enemies Of the Re-
publican party the Tribune exposes itself
to dilemma. It must either admit itself
a poor prophet to foresee the consequences
of its own counsels. or it must be too
timid to stand up to them. IT, then. we
can not have the aid OF the Trijuue in
indicating the justice Of Republican &C
ton, we shall at least hold that journal to
its own share of any responsibility. and
must protes: against its being accepted as
witness against those whom it once LED.
We intend to permit no mock metem.
psychosis by which the noble soul of 8.
worldwide reformer shall be substituted
by tricky spirit which lodges respon-
sibility and perches safely on the Shout
ders Of success.