New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-16
LET IN END TIE WAR.

II is our firm conviction that the war for
the Union may be triumphantly ended within
ninety days if there be no hesitation as to the
use Of the readiest and most Efficient means.
Let it be simply proclaimed and understood
that Siarehoidmg By re5ets IS not recognized
and sustained ~ he GOrerHmem and arms Of
The United States, and the struggle, though
sharp. will be short. Had such proclamation
been made IN the Presidents Message, the
Christmas Holidays the slaves only lIol1ays)
would have Witnessed general stampede of
slaves from ali tie districts within fifty miles
Of any Union force 20 Our camps--a stampede
in such numbers aud array TINT there would
but at few point. be any serious effort to ar.
rest IT, The White arms-bearing males of the
South are so largely absorbed IN ibe rebel armies
that The negroes can master tho plantstions
wherever they shall see ft And let the tidings
be o. bed over the wires that the slaves are
rising. and Beauregards ard Folks armies
viii vanish ike morning mist. Every man
will look out for his family first. and let the re-
bellion take iti chance.
Hitherto the slaves have been kept quiet by
the GOODNESS, reserve, ii not positive hostility, OF
tae Unionifts. They have not even been M
yited to leave their rebel masters and come
within the Union lines. with promise OF pro-
lection against being kidnapped again into
bendage II they were hOrses owned by reb-
els aud we could whisper IN their ear that they
should find grcener pasturage and milder usage
with US than with tue enemy, no loyal Amer
can would think OF Withholding the invitation.
IL they were anything else but negroes, though
not hall 50 powerful Tor good or EVIL, we shond
have Piled them with seductons and importu-
mites for tie last SIX months Only The MON
str5us prejudice. and still more disgusting by
pocriscs engendered by Slavery could have in
duced us SO long TO forego the exercise OF one
/ OF the most unquestioncd rights Of war-tlat
OF asking the enemies of your enemies to be-
come your friends, and holding out to them
, inducements to do 30.
/ -Four Millions Of Southern People, whose
grounds Of hostility to the rebellion are deeper
and their feelings OF hatred to the rebels more
/ implacable than ours, need but word, wink,
nod, to become Tie active, efficient partsans
! Of the Union. They are a standing cOntradic-
/ ton to the prelense of Southern nanimity in
treason; they are ready to WORK and fight, to
/ dare and die for the Union, If only permitted
10 do 80. Hitherto they have been repealed
and treated with indignity by those who stand
Tor the Union; yet their sympaihes are wholly
on the right side. They are already in the
midst Of tie re5elliop-they are on their native
soil--they viii work without pay and light
without uniforms or ratons, ii We simply tell
them thai the Union viii no longer aid in ry-
cling their letters. Can we pretend TO be
earnestly hostile to the rebellion if we hesitate
longer TO say IL
| Ii is time this war were brought 10 ciose
We cannot 90 on spending money at the pres
cnt enormous rate for even six months longer.
Tie season Is favorable for Military operations
I ia the South; in the summer, much OF Jeildom
il unhealthy for our Northern troops. Foreign
Powers are not merely uneasy at the dearlh
of Cotton and The failure of markets for their
fabrics caused by the War and the BlOckadei
read the news from England this morning and
Judge whether the Brtish Government desires
TO see the Union broken up. Now is
the time 10 end the war, and tho means are at
hand BY the light of burning Charleston, the
dullest may read the handwriting on the wall.
Slavery has conspired TO divide aud destroy the
Republic; let il meet the fate of Haman Let
us bury Treason and Slavery in common grave,
and thus get rid of Abolition, sectionalism, y
and all other indictments to domestic strife !
Woe TO this land if another May finds the
rebellion still naughty aud deGont Lot US oil