New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-26

inc CitlWs vi tpydt bMNcnoiueis, W sno oAo'o'
sion of all rebels and traitors.
We most Indignantly deny that there ia any
thing in the Constitution or laws Of the United
States which requires any American to recog-
nize a traitor az tie master aud owner of q
Upiopist on any part Of. our ccuntrys soil.
We insist that every traitor has forfeited by
his treason all possible right TO hold in bond
age Unonist, no matter though the latter
be blacker than n crows wing at midnight.
We insist that the slaves Of rebels are
power, hitherto and still welded on tho side OF
The rebellion but which can be transferred to
and made operative and efficient on the side OF
the Union by simple National decree that all
Of them ,eho come orer TO ms shall be Free.
Black regiments are now fighting us side BY
side with White rebels. They are used to es-
cort our brethren who have been made prison
ers of war on their way from one dungeon to
another. They stood in line with Whites (as
is proclaimed on rebel authority in recent
grand review of rebel soldiers at New-Orleans.
The traitors have thousands Of such already in
of thousands at will. Any slave will put on
uniform and take a musket and drill at his
masters word. But let OR Government pro-
claim that while the rebellion is the work OF
Slavery. the Union stands hebceforth for Free
dom, mud every negro they arm and drill VIII
be one more combatant for the Union when
ever be shall he trusted to come to the front.
Men in power! you are not asked to abolish
Siavery but to save the Union. Slavery threat
ems il with destruction; Freedom can save it.
You will yet want soldiers who Will live on
scanty rations aud serve without pay-men who
will feht even with smooth-bore muskcts II
they cannot get Mimic rifles: Freedom will sup.
ply them. But We do not ask you to arm
slaves if you can do better without; we do not
even ash you to allow them to serve the Union
cause; we ouly insist that you shall arrest and
prevent their use 10 promote and uphold the
rebellion. And this you can do by simply de-
erecting that every slave of rebel who comes
over TO our side shall theneeiorth be Free.
The rebels assert that the Union has no
friends at the South. The assertion is false:
there are White Unionsis there. but they are
weak sisters-oyerawed, terrorized, silenced.
Give the Black ones chance, and they may
shame the Others into manhood. At oil events
they will give. the rebels work aud care enough
ut home.
Said an EDglishman TO us rather tauntinsiy
with reference 10 the War for the Union,
.. What will you do with Jour Poland, snPposins
o Won get iti" The answer Is obvious
3" Liberate the Poles" That 10 tho way ut
once TO get it and TO keep 1t.
Time flies; events thicker; skcs darkeni
the state Of our Finances, the conduct OF
Foreign Powers, all combine To assure us that
this cannot be- long war. 1t must and will
be ended in 1862, or it will degenerate into
such desultory, smless enfoobIed hosiiliies rs
are persisted in by savsges alone. Now Is the
time by one bold stroke 10 enlist the hearts
and hopes the sympathies and efforts. Of -Four
Millions of Southern people in the cause Of the
Union. Minutes at such crisis are years OF
ordinary times. "Too late" has proved the
ruin Of many sage scheme, many a vrtuous
resolution. Through bold energy aud PROMPT
decision lies the path to success and safety.
Let us dare be molly right, and trust to the
right for triumph. God and Liberty