Year: 1864




orderly processes. the proofs, and the punish
nent of the law. But has the Saxon tongue
any terms left for him to use who, being the
victim Of crime. has been made also the victim
of lawIess power


it is the theory Of the law that after the COM
mission Of any crime, all proceedings taken be-
fore trial shall be merely preventative but the
proceedings taken against the World were of
the nature of a summary execution Of judgment.
Would trial by law have been denied, would
the law itself have been set aside for the bayo-
NET, would process as summary as a drum
head court martial have been resorted to by you
in Il peaceful city, far from the boundaries eff
military occupation, had the presses which con-
sis.entIy applaud your course been, as we were,
tie victims of this forger? Had the Tribune and
Times published the forgery land the Tribune
caadidly admits that it might have published it
ana was prevented only by mere chance) would
yen, sir, have suppressed the Tribune and Times
as you suppressed Tie World and Journal Of
Commerce You know you would not If not,
why not?


Is there different law for 5your opponents
and for your supporters?


Can you, whose eyes discern equality under
every complexion be blinded by the hue of par
tisisnship?


The World had sustained the Government in
its struggle to preserve our imperiled nationali-
ty 1t had helped inspire the martial spirit of
the people, and encourage them to the sacrifices
they have SO nobly made 1t had advocated
those measures of financial policy which could
best preserve the tone and vigor of the Govern
ment in the contest. 1t had deserved well of
the republic, and OF those who love it.


Bat it also exposed and denounced the cor
ruptions attendant upon your Administrator. 1t
had opposed a dclusiye and enervating system
of paper money 1t had vindicated the fame
OF II patriot general, whom you had removed
from command on the eve of victory. 1t had
deprecated your reelection. Did you not find
in these facts the provocatons to your wrong
and your persistence in wrong? Had You not
made up your mind against US before the un-
derng, your partisan, had concocted his plot?
When You answer these heterogeneous, | will
produce the proof OF threats made against US
by those nearest you, and assuming to exert your
prerogative, before this trick of forgery furnish
ed you with the specious pretense of an accusa-
tios.


Can it be possible sir, that for a moment You
supposed that journals like ours could afford TO
be guilty of this forgery? Let the unanimous
voice Of your own press answer. Such a trick
would hardly have succeeded in Sangamon coun-
tv. Illinois. For party which Is about to go
before the people, and ask them to commit to
It's hands the administration of affairs, which
has been more generous and forbearing 20 your
errors than you have been just to It's guides,
permit me TO say that it was less possible 70 be
true Of any one Of them than it was OF any
man high or low who suspected them.
And so the end has proved. The confessed
and guilty forgers were y2ur own jealous parti-
sans Joseph Howard, Jr, who has confessed
his crime. was a Republican politician and Loyal
Lacquer, Of Brooklyn, Consider sir, at whose
feet he was taught his political education, and
in whose cause he spent his political breath
Mr.. Howard has been from his very childhood
an intimate friend OF the Republican clergyman.
Henry Ward Beecher, and member Of his
church. He has listened year in and year out
TO tho dropping Of the Plymouth sanctuary.-
The stump speeches which there follow prayer
and precede the benediction he for years report
ed in the journal which is yoar devoted organ
in this city. For years he was the city editor
OF that journal, the New York Times; for long
time he was the Washington correspondent OF
the chief Abolition newspaper of the country,
the New York Tribune; he has been frequent
contributor to the columns of the Independent
he iourncyod with you from Springfield to Wash
ington; he represents himself a favored visitor
at the White House since your residence there.
By curions felicity the stylus with which
! his amanuensi5 copied on tissue paper the proc
lamation and signed your name was abstracted
from the editorial rooms of the tribune. The
party principles upon which you were pledged
TO administer the Government have been the
daily meat and drink Of this for2cr He has
denouUced as faithfully as you the party by
whose defeat you rose TO power. He has been
the noisy champion Of an exclusive loyalty; he
has preached in club houses and at street COR
ners those politics which stigmatsc constitutions
al opposition TO the Administration as disloyal-
ty to the Government. The stock brokers who
were his confederates will be found to be of the
same kidney. They all advocated a paper mo-
ney legal tender; they have all countenanced
the paper imitation; they have all been needless
of the misery TO poor men which such mutations
breed they have all rejoiced at the speculations
thus fostered, and by speculation they had ho-
ped to thrive.


For twenty-four hours something was par
doned to your presumed natural trepldation,
since our blamelessness having been alleged I'd
you by those here whom it was your duty to
believe, it seemed only prudent to await your
recovery.


For the next twenty-four hours, from moment
/ to moment, it was expected that you would hes
ten to confess and repair your mistake. But
the mistake thus prolonged grew to the proper
tions of a crime; and till the discovery Of the
forger stripped It's mask Off and disclosed its in
spring cause of the act, it grew monstrous hour
ly in mems eyes.


We were patient that the immeasurable infa


my of The act might swell to its full proportions
end stand complete