New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-15
TO RE OR NOT TO BE.

We wish the India-rubber gentleman who
! has taken in hand the Improvement of the
metropolitan press would instruct his writers
OF editorials TO keep on one side or the other
of the question Of the hour for at least two
cOnsecHiNe dare. Since ell reaize-wbatever
their conflict Of views on other pOnts-that the
course taken By the Government on what is
delicately termed tbe contrabsnd" question,
viii probably determine the issue Of the Ma.
;onal struggle against Secession, it is most
important that even third-rate journals that I'M
dertake to discuss this question should know
their own minds, and, first taking care TO
mean something, next contrive to say it. Jhs
World ia very anxious to let the public know
that it does not rgree with THE TRByEg on
this subject; which ia very probable, snce il
il unable TO agree with itself Here is it,
manifesto Of Wednesday:
Gen Burrsde's peech r, the A,torou,e breaLl.t Ia
the Massachusetts Twenty id shows tina, he /, getting
hi, dd<ce before audience, and that with practice be
vii ere long be Is good taller sshe is fighter Unques
onsoy, be give voice the insrses feelings OF t aad
dcIce end uttered the sentiments Of Massachusetts, III wey
10 satisfy her soldie,s and ber Senator. SAID be;
We have he'd thrown in face that tbs very
us rebellion !. strength 70 the enemy Bat ne nms ha
cows icheE, 10 oagse Of nis deity Is real sTcrgh
nc Enemy ere o. gsaOH y De lsld ell sTre 70 tlrG
mat PoweT 70 bic oxa accOHnL"'
Che Rebels have chosen this Slaves have butt IN
Ienchens while matters have shot down brothers snl
Congo. has passed dchn gng from labor OF
service every syc used by the Rebels directly Indirectly
in carrying tho and Gon. sherman will tell
US whether the le,h tie hope If Freedom viii dig the loB
Ia U.ha and
Slavery q cir ey, weapon agsns, yet "a
the DARK which has the handle AID hich the blade. We ,ha
whether It's power nict heavier blows upon
than i,r weakness viii enable to infst upon tbem"
This is precisely the doctrine Of TH
TRIBUNE, and the whole of it. 1t is the bu'-
den Of all our articles on tie subject. Yet
The Borid rarely lets day pass without
warning its readers against tho horrible doe.
irines of Tia TRIBUNE respecting Slavery
and the War; and every few
days i. contriyes to stultify Itself mot diff
rult task Is in the following article Of yester
lay:
Wo are e. IT, threshold Of solution Of tie grcs. Slavery
-olsn. THO rex, fcw wecta from coz, darMee
1t Pert Royal vl decide whether Slavery f. the strength
no we,ktes Of The Rebel Confodisey The AboliiOpii
os twenty-five years have bossd their assaults eglin the
Institution upon he assumption that It the Toion OF
he nation Now thg they are uansforued By the rush Of
gen and Ito hope Of into mme d1ie emancipation
' they seee i.ouy tina, Slavery the very strength Of
Dc Cotedeiacy, md that 70 conquer the ma do
wa with Tie other On army In the richest dis
fct Of Sa.h Cafonsi in s bicily populated slave
district We aha ii tho deEyesrce al hand I'll
ndacc tbs rpiiing Of downIoaden race from Beaufort 10
Texas vi does not plalny isper proclamation of free
'om to Blacks an help conquer their masters. On the
o'hs land II he me,ncc Of army Injuries IL
he ron Royal Driet tle:e viii need blast Of tie sort 10
5''o uf or har5s full'
What arraGt nonsense Has Gen. Sher-
nan profieycd freedom to tie slaves Has he
n'itsd them to repair to his camp, there to
10 I'D and SET 70 work for the Uniooq Ha,