New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-09

ter was written as far back the year lS3J. mad
myse with even my little foresight, been prcdl nnB
for moe than twenty years war III this country ON
Slyerv and that it would be toe bio diest chapter in
sll tie Book of Time. But confess that when saN
the shhpe which the eseut War taking, and 81 at
there not redeem ing nor In the least degree
mitigating feature in the entirely unproV oked outrage
of tbe South upon the North did snppoee that there
could be considerable division at the North and that
the Adminst ion would be willing 10 bring he
War TO speedy End by calling TO It's boP the biacA
race. l telie,e ed that the clOse Of the War would
come before the close of tie year. Bat Mr.. Adams
WAS as wise as was ignorant. He probably jnd ed
that an American War on Slavery would he very
protraeted one, because lie forssaw that peo, e 70
cowed and corrupted by Slavery We korthefneis
are would not hve the courage 20 face it 20 r as 10
whole North servile. doubt whether even single
AboitOiist has entirely recovered from The sersIiy
to Slavery in which we wera all educated. Alssl
that there should be this Slavery sraiing, Slavery
honorng and therefore War proCr gng policy OF tho
Administration, 10 he added TO the many proofs that
MIR Adams was prophet!
In the same letter MIR. Adam Gays: " That tho
slayeholdeIs Of the South should haiteT themselves
tbat by seeding from this Union they conid esiab
sh their peculiar institutions In perpetulty 10 III my
Judgment one OF tbOse absurd SOLICITATIONS witch
would be surprising il they did not compobe the
first chapter of the history Of human nature. HE
SHAREHOLDERS DO so FLATTER THEMSELVES, AND
WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY How wonderfully IrO-
phe,ic il this language. Never until 10 IaOIths
heiore actual Secession began could i bel eve L.
would ever begin. But bad never studied - Mr..
Adams lad the iDfatuating power Of Slavery npOn
It's worshipperr His conhde Jhal Secession will
not avail TO perpetuate Slavery canaot exceed my
own. Secession is its dea b. They WHO bhye az
pointed them,elyes to save Slavery, viii find 'b&t
God had Appointed them TO delHroy II: man
heart deviseih bis way, but the Lord dife't,th hlS
steps" ''Hc made pit and dIg.td II, ana is fallen
into the ditch which be made. tits nlschiel eh II
return upon his own head, and hs violent dealing
shall come down upon Lis own lse."
had written thus far when the news o. GeDerb
FIemonts Proc lamstion Of immediate and unc, ndt-
DUAL freedom 10 the slaves Of Missouri reached me.
ARE HEREBY DECLARED FRLE, u says. 1 nee1
W ite no further. lay down my pen "a reJoce:-not
10 rejoice in this indication thai tie Whole system o.
American Slavery IL 10 pass away:tor thai II J.
10 do 20 was my conviction AID my JOY, lorg
when heard Oftbe b0mbardment Oi Sumter. Bal u
down to rejoice In the now greatly Frightened proIec
of the petdy suppression Of the Rebellion as.ume
That tie General has acted upon at last s.ttlcd
yolcy OF the Adninistruiiontte policy Of weakening
and copfOundiBg the enemy Whenever. wherever,
however we can. All the same though will he nlyi
lcing whether il shall turn out that the General acted
simply upon his own responsibility (bs In every such
case the commander has the clear right 10 do, or
whether he acted upon the advice Of tis Adninistr
tion. For The Aduiui ,ratiOn will lee with nm If lie
was not with a. The North TOO, although h. king the
courage propose the uessre will nevertheless sane
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follow where true courage leads. The North will ie--
eeive that Fremont hae done tho right hing, ana viii
demand that II be done elsewhere. TIC elAyeP Power
will of course cry against It-only tibtly, Eoweyer
For by this noble deed Of noile deed If noble
breach has been made IL IT, which ueyer hcale:
is ranks fatally broken: it, prestige 'lean gone
forever. Remonsrate sgsiust tIs measure it doubt
less will Nevertheless III. tones Of ts s,ranCe,
always excepting those Of mere hlisier, will be-
dnced from their former bodIees and defiance 10 but
whining and deprecition.
This ftep Of General Fremont il The figft nuQunli-
fedly aud purely right in regard to orr col red
population which has taken Il.ce during tie war.
The like step will be taken in the "'her slave
States Teen the second step regardug that porula-
ion will be accept the help OF thoe freed ,L,ve hs
guides siies buildsrs, soldiers, -tiiore. j. Ia not
enough that them iom he service OF ouT foe
We must 20 farther aud take them into our own. And
the third and l-t step will he 20 proegim tie right
and obliga ION Of the slaves of he oyn al-O to aord
us such help. Thanks TO Fremont, Gna trust to he
Adnilnisirbton also a comnou-seIs- way II do not
say the very beet wayl OF carrying on this W.T. al
lasi fairly cred upon. Perseverance IN il for only
few months, or if with rsIid Steps Tor only n lew
weeks will bring Us 70 victory. May the wisdom
that is from abOve" be youehsaied 10 yol aud your
Ia met aud to all who working witt you ami
them for the salvation of our beloved oCunify
Respectfully yours, Dlkkl1 sMiih