New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-17

withou' the recessity of conflict Of arms like That
/ Of the French Revolution.
! Indeed we feel assured that the moment Slavery
is abolished from that moment our Southern breih-
ren every ten Ct whom have probably seven Tea-
lives in tie North, would begin to emerge from a
hateful deIirum. From that moment relieved from
imaginary teror-, their days become bappy and then
nights peaceful aud free from alarm; tie aggregate
amount of labor under the new stimulus OF fair com
vettion becomes greater day by day properly rises
ia valne iavigorating iofuences Succees 10 stagna
ton, degeneracs. and decay: and union, harmony
and peace 10 which have 80 long been STRANGERS,
become toied, and bind ~ again III the bonds oil
friendship and ainry, as when we frat began our
national career under our glorious government o.
1852.
Why DO the leaders Of the rebellion seek TO change
the form Of your ancient Government IL 1t be-
catse tue growth of the African element OF your
population has come at lengrl, to render change
Decessary VIII you rernit tue free Government
under which You have thus far lived, and which il
so well suit Tor the deN elopmeui of true manhood,
to be altered 10 a DauOw and beii'tlng desJotism
III order TO bdapi il % tie necessities Of ignorant
slaves and the quIemcn's Of their proud aud ans
tocra,ic owners VIII the laboring men OF Tie
South bend their neCks 10 the same yoke that Is
suiied 90 the fi.vel We think not. We may safely
ausN er that tue time has not yet arrived when our
Southern brethren, for the mere sake OF keeping
Africans in slavery, Will abandon their lorg-,her-
ished free Iusituionea ard become slaves themselves
L. il the conviction OF my command, a. Iart OF
tie national 1Ortes OF The bIlteu Saics thdt ItDoT
manual hbor-is inherently noble; that it cannot be
systematically degraded by any patton without ru-
ming iis peace, happiness, and power; tliat free
labor is the granite basis on which Free insitnilons
must Iest that it is the right the ca itl The inner
iiance The hope OF the poor man every where; VA
IL s es ecallv The right Of rive millions OF oar iei-
low -counrymen in The Slave States as well as Of ihc
four millions OF Africans there; aud all our efforts
Therefore however small or great, whether directed
AGAINST the interference of Governments from
abroaj, or ainst rebellious combinations al hone,
shall lie for Free Labor. our motto and our s'and-
ard shall be- iere and everyw here, and al oeca-
sious FREE LABOR ANp NuHESGNIS's RCHTs.
1t Is OF tis basis end this b4 alone that one mn
niiiceht Government, the asylum Of natlono, can be
perpetnated and preseryet.
J.W. PHELPS Busadior 0sners Of Volunteer c1u's.
BtLTiNoRE, Monday, Dec. It, 1851.
TIE Uriod States steam tIauspoit Constitution,
CAPT. Fletcher arrived 10 Fortress Monroe yesier-
day afternoon iiom Slip Island, Mississippi Sound,
where Gen. Pbells's forces were safely landed on
tie Ath OF December, with tie war material and
coinnisssry stores. The command was in good health
and spirits. Brig. Gen. Pholp, On the 9Th ssued al
address to the loyal citizens OF the Southwest,
strongly Ant-Sayery in its tone and argument. Tie
Constitution will coal to-day, and leave for Boston
immediately. She passed the James Adger scu,h 81
Cape Henry, bound sor,h.