New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-09


talk about the Constitution aud its much strt u0n
it, and by also of its great tenderness 'or sn0
rights and interests Of the Rebels, it was In tno
serrice of the Rebels.
! The course of things went on unchanged. To tAR
for tie Constitution and 10 protect Slavery; to M
suit and outrage the black man; this was still tho
policy. My courage would sink, though not utterly.
/ was faint, Jet pursuing" But at last when the
President took the side of the rebels agaiOst Fre-
mont, and commanded him not to 90 beyond very
narrow limits in taking away their slaves-when, I
say, that Commandment csme-l died." sank
down despair Of the country-perhsps never more
10 come up out of the despair until the Goyernmens
n all come I'D ont Of its folly and madness. We
may, as have said win more than half the battles.
Com, ,1ete may seem Just within our grasp.
Nevertheless we shal be defeated In the end u1iess
tie Government shall very speedily resolve to we
every power within its command. This tying up O
one OF our hands while our antagoDIet uses both
is sort OF pugiism in which we shall certaioiy fa'L
said THAI we may win more than half the battles,
and appear TO ourselves to be on the eve OF succes
But this would only be like to make our case worse
and especially should it take place Soon For
while this wOnld make 5s more naughty than ever,
more cOntemptuous of the blacks than ever, and
more Disposed to push them away from us than ever;
il would be like on the other hand by alarming the
Soutb TO drive her to court the blacks and britg
them, by freeing them, into cioee and j'resis5iS
union with herself. Yes, just now defe ts, might DO
better for us than victories. For they might mako Us
willing to accept the help OF black nen before 1t 10
too hte
/ would do no iojustlce to the President. AL
though in policy and practice be Is in ese with the
enemy he is, doubt not, in heart and purpose with
bis country. Tie errors IN which be has involved
himself snd by which he is but too probably ruin
ing both himself and bis country, have sprung in no
email degree frou bis foolish anxiety to show him
self clear Of all lartiay for the North; but maioly,
however from bis excessive desire 10 conclliate the
Border States-esIeciilly Kentucky and Missouri
and more especially his native Kentucky. called
1 this desire excessive. 1t seems well nigh exclusive
also. Ills concern to secure the friendship Of Ken
tucky appears greater than to that of the
whole North. lie holds at the spigot while il ruDs
at the bung." He is penny wise and pound fool
sh" The Presidents bargain with the loyal slave
holders OF the Border States save me, by the way,
from the loyalty of thorough slaveholder and es-
ecially il he be ore who makes the saving Of Slay-
cry the condition OF bis loyalty is that h'yShau
stand up for the Uuion and ne for slavery. I'm.
happy bargiin No less 20 for being but understood
insread OF expressed. II persisted in, II cannot ial
10 bring ruin TO the parties to it and 10 the country
also. Three months may not pass away before these
/ loyal Shareholders will see that they have lost
| III through their eagerness to save SiAvery-that
their ill-ldged stipulation for the safety Of sa,e
pronerty has resulted in the loss Of all safety
ihe safety of their lives. BY that time they may
zee tOat the only way 10 Kill the Rebellion 10 their
States was not only to acknowledge that the War
Power has the same absolute night over slave prop
erty that 1t has over every other kind OF property,
bu slo to get the right exercised as speedily as poe
sible and as swee pinSly as possible. b. that time
they may learn In the mOst appalling iessons tnai,
in respect 10 tie slaves of the Rebels, Fremont was
wise and the President and these loyal slaYehoidt0
were ioolih. Thee loyal shareholders will have
but themselves To thank for their too probable ruin
Slavery the ralying point and the strength of ther
eneuies and for dear Etes sase then they shou'o
have struck at Slavery and been glad TO save them
selves even though at the expense OF losing their
slaves Nay, il they could not bring themselves 10
carry their States clean 20 the sde of Freedom,
they would by carrying them clean over 10 the side
of Slavery have made their condition far more COM
Portable than it can possibly be III their miserable
fluctuations between the two.
I need not extend my aryument, and must not
further tax your patience. TIE one tang which tee
people of tle North need 10 do and would that tho
eoe in this crowded house might SET tie influential
example Of doing i) il TO call on the Governments
lac IL would DO by passugthe resolution have read,
20 give up forthwith its merely hghing policy, and
substitute Tor II the purpose Of conquesi-a purpose,
moreover 90 earDest as shall command the employ
ment Of whatever muscles or means may be needed
to achieve the conquest. IL the Government shall
come 70 be enmsted By such pnTPote, II will no
more decline the lelp OF nan for bis being red or
black than for bis Icing white; and j: wilthen stop
NJ no expense either 10 Slavery or Consutntlon.
No Democrat, however Pro-Slayery, and whether
living or dead has written spoken as much for the
Constitution and for the Constitution Just as 1t IS,
a. have. Nevertheless, have since the war
began, cared nothing FOR the Constitution, ana
that have a country for a Constitution. lcare not
for my sick CbilJs dress until shall know that tho
child lives 10 it. So, too, the elayehOlder,
provided he is truly loyal viii have concern for
Slavery until bis country shau haye conquered her
eneInies. Innnmerable things that cling TO Ia
peace We must eit loose 10 In am an absolute
ffee-frader. Nevertheless, when, few months ago,
Government proposed higher tarii, was in favor
of iling up tue taxes % any hight that would serve
the most efecual prosecution OF the war. Europe
esteems present tafif to be aeommercal olunder
But whe her it is wise or unwse as wax measure
IL the only legitimate question.
In conclu ion let entreat that If any Impression
has been made by any Of my remarks ON this oeea-
sion 10 one shall undertake to weaken II ty calling
me an Aboliiiouist-for L have not SPOKEN
Abolitiopist have spoken only might an Anti
Aboliuonis who sets his country above the Consti-
tuition and Slavery, and who would have her hys
though these perish.
Itis irue that am an Abolitionist; and as seem
:, have been born well as bred one, II would lie
ou,e idle 10 DENY that L am one. Bu. for months tie
sate Of the public mind has rot been such to on
courage ne 20 speak write os An AboliiIonist.
Vpl NV country men shall be willing 10 save them
selves shall have no hope that they edn De moved
10 save the slaves. Very rare rs the man VINO Ii
W ling 10 put forth efforts 10 save another whlle rs
"a yet Cd infatuated TO refuse TO saye himself Lei
me see NV counsfymen cured Of this infatuaon, and
resolved 10 save their country by whatever means,
and shall not Le slow TO reCommence speaking and
writing as an AbOlilonist. Then shall L aAain do
clare in the words OF the best OF all boOgs, that
- Salvation IS Of the Lord; and that Tie hestows II
upon unIighteous nations no more than upon un-
IichteOus individuals. Tbop too shall bs as ready
as other Abollio nists to show that the Sorth aud
the South lich for forty yelrs have not IN spirit
been one nation, viii, when Slavery is abolished,
become rapidly homogeneous, hapOy, mutually
lovirg ard prosperous psople-united to each other
by rserIo,E. as emphatically as they now sun
q. f,tt ofh he L