New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-28

sympathy Will the reOes, 90 not IOleel Nnht bh'
Abolition lists are esteemed to be fools. But give me
earnest folly in preference 10 heartless wisdom.
One reason why Aboltionists are as AbohuohI-tsJ
saying little s that until the country up 10 the low
point Of saving ITSELF il is vain to ask 1t 10 save tne
slave. When a man is drunk We do not speak -
him of Christianity. We wait until he gets sooer;:
When he is insane we pos pOne speaking 10 MIN Va
what sanity alone comprehend. Uhul our SOuh'i!
shall have far come TO herself as 10 ne Wiling ~
defend erself BY every weapon within her reach anu
TO reduce the power OF her enemy IN every possloe
way she will be quite too low to he reached Dy AUG
lition truth That truth will be TO her but as pears
before swine" We will talk to no man for the slave
who ia himself 30 ensayed TO his preJudces or so 'e
der of the guilty interests of bis foe to refuse To ne
saved at the EXPENSE Of offending those preJufees OF
of damaging those interests Our first work win 'ha'
man is TO cure him of his idocy or lnsanliy'
The course for the President to pursue toward Oe'
Fremont was a plain one. /. II he had confidence IN
the Generals judgment, he should nave ies MN ~ y.
free exercise instead Of exciting doubts oil ls so
ness and thereby impairing his prestige ana e ~;
scboomaster correcting the written page .! nia
nnnl illustrates the attitude TO which the fresloeui
has DEGRADED Fremont in the eyes Of tie country anu
its enemy No thanks TO the President IL elthgr ~
council or battle Fremont shall stlll be a'e 10 h"no
himself respected as every comnhuer neG a. "a
spected 9. IL the President were 30 cOn'eleu 40 ~
believe that he sitting in Washington, knew more VI
the wants of Missouri than did Fremont, WHO was ae
ING in Missouri then be should nave recalied nm III
supplied his place with one IN whose sIot oil the
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differences in this case between the PRESIDENT anu re-
mont are receivable into the single onieIeneo .I
while the one does like wise man, hoid 70 tne I'm
mander's absolute right IN certain cIrcuIiSt "
di.nose at his mere discretion OF any or al the Pof
erty of the foe the other sadly perverted by ms rfo
Slavery trniuing-f not, indeed, rulnousy ~ JUL -
himself and country-still persists IN guam! ing t
night 1t IS for the country 10 oeelde getMees r.
m n goes with Fremont this point, is saved pu.
II with the President it is lost. 1t Is Idle 10 dehy na
This Is the real difference, and that the cause OF II on
the mari of the President Is regard Tor siaVenopS "
teres,s III he was so slow to consent that even Ooh
80 sbonld nroyide for the confscation OF even 10
s,oaIl mart of the possessions OF the Rebels, now
strongly must lac have been opposed to sweeping tHen
all aWey--and that, too, by 80 much NUMBER au-
| thorityl Again, if the President must TAKE OK
| ception 10 The Proclamation why was IL not 10
tbat part which orders the sure and summary shoot-
| ipg9 Simply because that 10 not the part when
disturbs his long and deepyeRershed sense OF the ia
cIedness Of slave property lis concern 10 10. suon
even Ina The Free States and impisors them without
publicly preferring any charges against Them lie sus-
nepds The h0beaS corpus where martial law If not
declared All this he does without caring 10 have any
cover of law for il. And IN all this admit that De i
n hi emubatiC.lly right But Slavery he holds Is
too sacred 10 be touched but in the name OF law
Nav be can hardly be brought to sign law for touch.
ing II, even very tenderlyl For Gods sake, and
man'e sake, do L shy-Out Win thl9 IrVohNeig
education
/ said that the country ia the umpire between the
President and Fremont II has already shown liset
10 be ON the side of Fremont Such rs the New-lork
State Democratic Committee praise The Presidenti
and ia having the glory Of such, he verify has bis
ward. / zee with amazement and sorrow that Mr..
Holt Of Kentucky il on tie side OF the PRECEDENT.
Knowing his fine talents and bic declarations II favor
of .no compromise" with the rebes, should once
have been glad 10 him IN the Cabinet But beg 10
know what is compromising with them, II exempfng
a mart Of their property from our grasp Il not Nay
d.nv and earth over the court Of common sense will
al he adj
are 10 lie regarded avorng the most earnes prose
cuon Of this war, long AZ they VIII leave TO The Zoe
the property he needs for furnishing hwse food cloth
ing or other Of subsistence, be THIS property
nl9wa horses or ANYTHING e-e which he claims and
nses az property. That Mr.. Hollis soul Is not ye,
wrought up into such prosecution OF the war Is mani
fest from his calling tho dispos Of the slaves OF TIE
rebes delicate and perpleXing question. trusted
thai me had by this time got very far hey ond that mlc
s;one very far beyond feeling decaey perpleNity
in deprying The rebels Of hny OF then property OF
power. trusted in word, that be was by this tine
Tor war without any qualifications or rcservaii-ns.
MIR Holt illustrates In himself the mistake OF hoping
that men brought up under the belonging add beiool
ing influences VI Slavery can ever oe good iof any
thing IA Statesmen or lawyers on questions connected
with slavery Mr. Holt does not admit that the slaves,
which orr Government takes from the Kebcls do
thereby become necessarily free. On the contrary, he
manifesjly believes that il will be foT the Courts OF
the United States or subsequent legislation to decide
whether they are free, whether they baNe but shit
ed owners Such Is his view Of the ConsiltutiOu, that
Government can become great siave-owner under u
having millions OF slaves to hire out or 10 eel!
The bare statement OF Mr. Holi petition lie enough
10 show its absurdiy. Not only is IL true and this Mr.
Holt will admit that the change which the Pres
jdcnts fingers mot Fremont unsocd ingeFsl put into
the Pioca nation, has no retroactive power aud hat
therefore, the slaves whom he freed are forever Ieei
bpt IL il also true that the slaves who, under the
changed Proclamation under the Law Oi Congress
referred TO- shall pass into the bauds OF Government,
will also be forever freeai the most men being SLAVES
under State law-neyer after they have passed under
Federal law For If il il held that IL 10 the Office Of
Federal law TO enforce State law in certain circom-
stances against slaves nevertheless II 10 not held that
Federal law extends 10 The making oil slaves. Being
but auxiliary TO the State law, the Federal law can no
longer have to do with the after the state law
has forever ceased operate in II. Ia other words,
the Federal law has independent or original action
In the case In stu other words, Wien the slave Las
ed from the clutches Of the State law he has e.
capped from the clutches OF Slavery. but It may lie
aid that our Yn State did In the Revolutionary war
continue 10 hold ia Slavery the slaves whom II took
from tLe rebels IL did-hOugh Il soon acknow edged
their manhood But the conclusive answer is-thAt IN
that care the slaves did not pass, M III THIS case under
oue law from another They remained under the same
Law. They changed owners without changing hws
And Mr. Holt SAYS that Gen. Frenouts Proelama-
ton violites the law OF Congress Blt JuSt ia
well might he say that II violates law Ci the brish
Parliament. For, in deciding what the edgences OF
war called for at his hands, Gen. Fremont was no
more 10 be guided by law Of Congress than by law
of Parliament. Those exiSencies and bis power TO
meet them belonged 10 sphere where the clyii law
was silent But IL is hardly fair to single out Mr. Holt
for censure. He Is only Ginning III with tue Admins
tration policy Of tying up the power with COBrt
uons, statutes, and red tape. Whats laugblng-sock
throughout the world does this war make OF American
wisdom II il only, however, from what slavery has
done 10 ms that our wisdom is at so great discount.
In other words, IL il Slavery only that has made us
fools. Take any other people and compel them 10
sustain Slavery and to be mixed up with it-and lhey
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