, 1861-12-05
'Gbt>: Ctlhu11t.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER $, 1861.
MIR, cAmERoS,S REPORT.

The CHICAGO TRIBUNE presents its conf
plincnts to the ligubzious patriots who
have been boo-hooing over its assumed radi-
calis,n on the Relations Of Slavery to the
Var; and who have exhausted, tlrst, en-
trestv, and then, o1jurgation, to bring
shout change in its course. We COM
mend 10 them The very able, clear, aud sat-
isfac,o1y Report Of the Secretary Of War, in
which the subject that We have SO 7olun1i~
nously and so often discussed, is treated at
length and in manner entirely in unison
with The really conservative and patri-
olic views which this journal has expressed
They will find in its every opinion, 50 lar
as this matter Of The elaves Of rebels IS con
cerncd, a distinct and unqualified feiteFa-
ton Of the policy that the TRIBUNE alohe'
of all the great journals O TIC country
elaborated and maintained. Anu why
should not this be 50? We arrived al OUT
CONCLUSIONS impcllcd by convictions Of duty
and ly hard study Of the question. We
vciohcd and balanced it, estimated
the probabilities OF the case, count
cd t],c cost Of the course that ne
rccc mn1cndcd,- gave due importance
10 the probabilities OF SUCCESS If our
plan we're not adopted, and repressed all
cxtrayagant anticipations Of the quick
coming Of peace if our ideas Of the conduct
Of the war should become the ruling policy
Of the Administration and the people, anti
VIC have being thus fortified, nothing to
take hack or regret. Dir Cameron acts by
The light Of lis experience. He has been
at the fountain head Of knowledge Of this
war question. He knows what has retard-
ed our triumphs and what has insured our
frequent defeats He sees the figures rep
rescnting the money by which, on our part,
1,ostilities are maintained. He has before
him the 1ospital returns from the Whole
.,,n,x and tic list of killed and wounded In
hattie. and can any hour compute the daily
loss of life and form an idea OF the pam
and voc that the war costs the people. Is
il sny wonder that hc should desire tna1
,1:;s contest should lie narrowed down to
the smallest possible space OF time into
which it can he suppressed; that all the
agencies that we may rightfully employ be
ut once invoked: tlat the penalties OF the
rebellion should fail not upon the shops
ANIL firms of the North, hut upon the prop
er1y Of the men who are in arms against
MS: that he is irrclled by sincere hope
Of saving money, pain and life By over
vhe.mine the foe at once: Neacqu1t Mr.
Cameron Of, what in AboGtionlsts, tho
New York Herald and other journals q
that ilk, call negro philanthropy. LII:
career has not been That OF Nnoer1orce
TITS views have not been worshippcd Il
any humanitarian school that we know OF
lie Is en1inently practical His glance q
affairs is that Of 8 business man- Standing
where he is, and aided by III
facts which have shed Hood
light upon the subject that he dlscusse:
lie is i1npcl1cd to say what he doe;
lie speaks with the full emphasis Of ma
thoroughly convinced, as no doubt he i
tint without blow al the slaves Of rebel
we exhaust ourselves in hopeless, Hu1
less hut terribly costly and bloody contes
He pleads with the energy Of earnestne
and good faith for the adoption OF th
Which will make the struggle short az
sharn and the 7ictcTy sure. In HeaVer
name, why should not hisrecommcndatlo
he approved by the Administration IS tn
are by The people. Is there doubt OF
facts? Is there question Of the consti1
tio.al power to do what he asks may
done. Is the property Of rebels more
cred than the lives Of orr own brothers q
sonss Are We forever to remain in awe
that Thing slavery? Is the war never
lear the scales of mems eyes, that we N
see that interest and duty,-good policy
Ch1istianity-joined hand in hand, bid
strike at the enemy's weakest point?
the opponents Of our policy answer.
Cameron's Report the brightest pasein
history Of the warts before them
them, II they can, controgert his stateme
and show tle basclcssness Of his conc
sions.
To labor and wait IS the rule upon VII
nc have proceeded. To the advocacy
the lust and necessary measures that NO
bring this contest to the speedicst close, s
that would spare to their country count
lives Of our troops, and hundreds OF ]
lions Of money, VIC, have been from
first committed. Our readers viii testif
the faithfulness with which NC have
hercd to the text Abused as radicals
agitators, as Abo1itionists. as Secession
IN disguise, as fools and as knaycs, ne
hung to the trut-:. Alternately codxed
threatened, We have held our way
The eyer-present consciousness that
were discharging duty to our cou
1lat VIC could not abandon and be gull
Behold the result Of well doingl 4
Tc have the satisfaction Of saying thai
course has been yndicatcd- One opp
journal after another has been silence
our facts and arguments; one dou
friend after another has been couyu
one enemy after another has been
pelIcd to hold his peace; and now tht
rotary Of War, with the evidences
him, that we foresaw from the begin
comes to our ground; and in papc1
will be hereafter a historical monu
re-affirms all that VIC have asserted.
q triumph Of which ne may well be F
The Magnitude Of the War.
It will be interesting to compare vii
Official statement, by the Secretary of "
lie numbers ofthe Grand Army Of the
some figures showing the number {
troops in previous wars, from which it !
secn that the magnitude Of the scale
which this war is now being conducted
7slling, compared with those that ha7
ccdcd it. Il should be promised that est
Of the class appended are almost alway