New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-26

c0nstructi0n.| Despised ana trampled on Dy
the Rebels, they are naturally drawn to the
side Of that Union which their opprcssors, for
expressions sake, are striving to destroy. la
oil the South, there are not to-day hundred
slaves 80 ignorant as not TO know that the
Rebellion aims at. extending the area and
strengthening the delenses Of Human Slavery.
And there are not half hundred who do not
intensely desire and hope 10 be free,
What is now proposed or behalf of the
Union is. TO give these -Four Millions substantial
reasons for wishing and aiding the triumph oil
the Union cause. They are one-third OF the
People ruled by JEFF. Davis; they are the main
industrial force of the South: they grow her
haryests, make the most Of her fabrics, Dig
her trenches, construct her iield.works, and In
every way contribute immensely to The material
strength of the Rebellion. The President OF
the United States proposes to call them IRON
that side to ours by proGering them Liberty
Why should he not do it Suppose 1t
were working party Of slaves engaged
in constructing II Nobel breast"orh
on tho Rappshannock, would eny hearty
Unionist scrupe to call out to them, Drop
your implements, come over to our side, aud
DO evernore free 2" Who that wishes success
to the National cause could possibly object to
this 2 If some one had invented magic buge,
by blowing which all the horses in the Rebel
armies could be irresistiby inpelled 10 escape
from their masters and come within our lines,
what true Unionist would not desire thai our
Government should buy and use that bugle
Who would stignatize such use as forbidden
by the laws OF War So with the " Poor
Whites" comprising the rank and Gle OF the
Rebel armies. How is it that men reason with
regard TO ,laves as they do not with regard to
anything beside
The talk of "perverting the war for the
Union into war for the negro" i, the baldes.
and most impudent sophistry. We propose 10
save the Union by knocking out the under
pnning Of the Rebellion. Ono.third of those
now contributing to give strength TO the Rebel
cause are in bondage and would fam be free.
We say to them " Stop aiding the Rebels; come
over aud help maintain the Union, and you
slaH be free" The offer is made for tho sake
of the Union; il is accepted by the slaves for
the sake of Liberty. al cannO. instantly en.
brace and profit by i; but all can and will be
/ aroused and quckeae1 by it. No STAKEHOLDER
will trust lis slaves after the LIST Of January
as he would have trusted them before; none
will want to send his own force" TO erect
batteries in thu face of tho Union arnieSi
wherever our armies advance, the slaves muHt
be hurried of before them; some slaves viii be
escaping to us daily, and for every one who
gets away ten will bc'sspecied Of mediiating
starlight trip. and watched with jealous eyes,
and all this costs effort and weakens both the
working aud the fighting force of the Rebel
lion.
In short, the President proposes, BY SIM
pie but earnest profer Of Freedom, to sbi! The
weigh. Of Fonr Millions OF Slave, fromst the
scale OF the Rebellion into tina, Of the Union.
Who thot is not at heart with the Rebels can
fail to wish him God speed