New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-01

md destroy How 90 you ekPect to triumph
n such struggle, il Treason is to do its worst
rom the start, and we are to put forth but
,alf our strength until We shall have deter
mined by repeated failures that We cannot
succeed without using the other
Let US state simply and clearly tho position
Of those who hold that n National decree of
for the ahves of persistent trait
ors should be- issued:
l. We have never held nor taugbt that Eman-
cipation is the rishtlul object of this war on
the part of the Unionists, much less that any
such issue should be made up as Emancipation
or Separation. On the contrary, we hold that
the rebels should be summoned to lay down
their arms within reasonable period and sub
nit 70 the laws and authority Of the Union on
,e,altv Of the emancipation Of their slaves.
And, if--the prescribed period having exPlreu-
they etll persisted in their treason we bold
that the President or General-in Chief shouio
issue Proclamation declaring every slave oi d
rebel absolyed from all obligation to serve that
rebel fu rther. and inviting hm to repair 10 any
of the Union lines or camps in order 10 nave
his emancipation officially certified and his ser'
vices made available to The National cause III
other words, we hold that the traitors nave
forfeited by their treason whatever eohsti'u-
,ional rights of immunity and protection ID
slayeholding they ever possessed, and tnat the
Nation they have perfdiously assailed aud
sought to destroy may now, as an imperative
military necessity, decree Emancipation as
means of saving its own li'e
III. But rciH Emancipation save the Union
and, if so, how We are fairly asked. We
answer:
!. Emancipation will blast the expectations
of foreign aid which have thus far bncyed up
the hopes of the rebels and melted them TO
superhuman exertions. They have overstraned
their resources for months, in the presumption
that Western Europe would bs impelled by
want of Cotton aud Markets to interpose in
their behalf before Christmas. Meantime, their
pnrtisans in Europe have upheld their cause on
the assumption that Slavery was not involved
in this contest-that Unionlsts and Secessioni'ts
are alike Pro-Slayery. Let us disPel this lllu-
sion by an authentic, unmistakable act-let Us
make il plain TO all Christendom that they are
fighting to extend and perPetuate Slavery, we
10 circumscribe and overthrow it, and 10 for
eicn power will come to their relief. In the
present ,tate of European opinion, one might
better cspouse the cause OF cannibnls or pirates.
No prospect Of commercial advantage would
tempt auy sane ruler Of civilized people 70
undertake the desperate job. On the other
hand, the sympathos of oil the humane, the
liberal, the progressive, would grayitate resist
lcssly TO the side Of the Union. Aud in our
day Public Opinion is one Of the Great Powers.
.. Emancipation merely proclaimed on our
side would greatly impair the efficiency OF the
slaves as an element OF rebel strength. NJw
The Four Millions Of Slaves in the country are
nearly all hard at work 10 sustln the rebel
lion. They grow tic Grain aud Neat where
on the Confederate armies are subslstedi the
Cotton wherewilh they are clad; dig the
trenches and build the forts which shelter
those armies; they work constantly without
wages and are very cosrsely fed and clad.
They are told that we will kiil them # We Are
ever enabled to do so--that we viii sei them
to Cuba, &c, &c. Our National attitude, our
equiyocsl speech, our uneqgivocal silence,
alike countenance thefe fabrcstons. But a
National decree Of Emancipation would make
al clear They could, as class, be deceived
into fearing and hating us no longer. A
hundred would hereafter seek to reach our
lines or camps where one now does. Aud
their unmstakable apIiety and agitation would
compel the rebels TO devote ten-fOld the time
aud effort they now do to watching and hold.
ing them.
3. Every advance Of Union force upon
rebel territory, no matter how furtiye or tran
sient, would compel the Shareholders to flee
southwark with their chattels, or enable those
chattels 10 escape northward to US. Thus q
rebel region trayerscd by our armies. "a Mis-.
souri, now is would very SOON become practi-
cally free, therefore loyal.
a. Every slave thus coming within our lines
would bring US that local Information for want
Of which we have often suffered severely. He
would relieve our soldiers Of much severe duty
in the way of .intrencbing, fcrtfyng, &c; he
might pitch tents, gather fuel, and cook, thus
Increasing the practical strength Of each regi.
ment, by saving its rank aud file for service
purely military; and be could pilot scouts aud
pckets where, from ignorance Of the locality,
they could not otherwise penetrate without eI.
treme danger. And for oil he could do for
the Union cause, he would DO amply repaid
with Freedom.