New-York daily tribune., 1862-10-07


this sto!id ingraiituGe
| THE AFRICAN RACE
Wherever turn ia this war find the African.
II you ask for strategy, know nothing better than
That OF the elave Robert Small- who brought the
Resel steamer Planter with its armament out of
Cha'lesion, and surrendered it 10 our Commodore ~
prize oi war. IL you ask for successful courage,
know uo'ling better than TINT OF the African Till
man, who rote upon Rebel prize crew, and, over.
coming them, carried the ship iuto New.York Ii
you ask for heroisn you will find il iu that nameess
African on board tie Pawnee who, while paseirg
snell rom the magazine lost both lis legs by bali,
but sti holding tho shell, cries out: Pass up the
shell-never mind me; my time is up" Aud ii YOU
ask for idelIy you will find it in that slave, also
without name, who pointed out the road OF safely
b. tie harassed, ietrcaiing amy CT the Potomac.
and ii you ask for evidence OF tho desire for freedom
you will lind it in the little slave girl, journeyiDg
North, whom Banks took on his cannon.
SLAVES MUST HELP.
Not now for the first time 90 make tlis appeal
AS early ns May - OF this year offered the follow
iug rceouton iu the Senate;
Brd Tls in he prosecution OF The present war o The
of tie United State. appes tho loysy Of
to whole people ,veiywhoe. but especially ~ the Rebel dis
Ticts ara to invite all, without Distinction of color or eils
20 T. he oy Gl mii,st BY ceans 10 sIt labor for
"a ,ic cs ,,s Of tb Cons tuition md the uon srcor
ing their abty whether b. AIMS labor Information
Jti, mon zach o,her n il the frther
duty ol The oyerhaent oftic United states 70 maintain 81.
c oy people wilout diincilou Of color OF class IN their
gis according to the principles Of The Dscraioh Of
! / do not stop TO discuss this resor,on. Yol
kuow my opinions and how have pressed then. ia
debate.
| Ba, you do not know that have never faiea to
prtseot them ia Il ~ quarter where iG wa most in
poTtani that uey should Ircvil. On the 4th July,
IN personal interview with the Pres;cent, sad:
- You need moro men, no, only at the North, br, at
the South, in tie rear Of the Rebels you need the
tlayes. Say the word md You can give 10 Cur
arui,a this invaluable alliance; yo1 can change tho
teargu1rd of Tie rebellion into The adyauce-gnard Of
l t.e niop. II il nov 4h July. You can make this
! day more sacred aud more historic, aud Do for 1t
better than tie Continental Congress" Had that
word tctn eVoken at that time, l cannot donb that
the salvation oil country would have thcn b. un.
OF courec, such word would haye been b'ast
from the war trumpet, Justified ~ military nectf-
siiy, according 10 the examples OF history and the
heart Of an. Aud such blast tic ise.iteni Las
row blown.
HfIP FROM SLAVES CONSTITUTIONAL.
Bat il is ,ald th4, al appeal 10 the sll,c IL I'M
constitutional; GId IL is openly assumed that Rebels
who make var on the CouC'itJ'lOn arc not, like
other public cucmics, beyond is protection. Ia,
why tiis peculiar tenderness whenever SlIvery j.
in question Batialiprs may he shOt Gown and
proY eity may 30 tskol without due pToCes Of law,
but Slavery mu.t pCt be touched. Inc nn,icat
Egyptians, wien conquered submitted easily % Tie
loss oi lie ana pfOrtrtyi blt when Roman acl i,r
happened 20 kil cat in TIE Streets they rose on
hIn ard tcic hin limb iIom lIub. az. lhc excite
rout was - violent tat the gsreiak overlooked
ihe outrage for fear Of insure ion. slavery IS ous
sicred s' which cannot lo 10 IchCd withou. fear Of
ulurrccion. Sir, am Tired and d gust u 40 hear
iug tie Constitution lcrQe'uasly nyoAei Tor Slay-
eIy. Accortir 20 ctrisin persJns, tie Constitution
10 all FOR slavery ard nothing f0r Freedom. ] am
happy to say thai with me joe, The revere s the
case. Ircro are PEOPLE who keep apoihecaiics'
scales IN lch they nicely we h every thing that j.
... 4 I.....
Freedom is in gue.iiol; nor d. Ltsi ate to say
that IN case oi Freedom all such nicety Is uHc0n-
s,itutionul. The Conf,itution Is not meau siingy,
nd petiicgpng, but y is optn-baudrd liberal, and
lus iuclining alwaya IN favor of eld0l, aud ena
Bill tie Government IN time oi waT not ouly ~ a.
efcise any OF ihc Ilghis q war including 'e libca-
lion Oi slGves, but also 10 confer any laTgcss or
b1unly-it may h Of money, or, better stl. Of
Flecdom-for soIyicts rendered. 1 do rot dwell
now on the uDausWerable argument by which John
Quincy Adams has placed ttis power beyond ques-
ton. Whatever may be the pros isonr OF the Goa
rfiutiOn for the protection 81 tho oiizen, tLcy are
inRpphcablc 10 what ir done AZ met q public enc
N.Y. The law ~ nu italian city prOl iDiDd The let
ting Of blood nrder Ierliy u degih. .tut Ibis was
held 10, 70 apply 10 tie sn'geo" who opened vc!o
70 ave the lie os Ten In Val ihcfo > 10 con-
stiiuiiounl lmii 10 tho activity 81 tno EHceuiiye,
eaccp, tie emergency Tie safety o' Tho PEOPLE "a
lhe liieh ct law. 1nese Is DO blow which tne Pres
iler can strke, iAefo Il notlilg he can do against
tie Rebellion WHICH IL rot constitutional. Only In
action can hc uuconstilnii3nal
JUSTIFIED ny HISTORIC TRIcIDINIs.
Search the writers On the lsw Of ia'ionr, and you
will ind an appeal 20 the slaves justified. search
history whotl r ~ ancient uio.ern ilmca md you
will and IL ius,ihe1 by examples In our revolution
the hpIeal was made by three dl'rcrt Brith con-
inanaer6- Lord Dunmofe, Sir Iienry Clinton ahd
Lofd CoTnwsili.. j do not 5top for deiails. hat
this appeal war DO. uufuccesaigl was evident from
the language Of WafhtCton with regard TO Dan
more o, whom he ,aid: " liia tirsrg'h VII In
crease a, u tnow ball by Hing, and faster, # gone
cytcdient cannot he ht upon 10 convince the slaves
and scrvauts OF the smpOtcncy II BIS dc-sps Wash
ipgon thought that il DunmOre was no, crushed
before Spring he would be the most Formidable
emmy the colonies had. Thg' such an appeal would
be proyer i. admitted ny Je!crrOn, While describing
his own indiv dual l0fses from CoInwsliis;
II. destroyed ell growing crops snd toeaeeoi lie
banned oil my bsrns containing zoe ia' lue! o .A yer
Us, .t taien what be vented De- uic a. laf % be
psfce my stock Of caue sheep end hos for Tie .us
,s.nco Of hi srn, sDd c,od on q. ne hofes e,paee oi
,ryc, lie ytrf 81 0if0 al - Dirfy sl0rf. md mf'
zen g. grs thsE Jre'dgn. he WoSid hafs dgs,'isaf
fIon estimate m1io At Tie tne % tae beat Information
Letter b. Dr. Gordon.
II would be difcul, 10 imagine testimony stronger.
Here wac q sufferer Justly ndi Inant for hiinsolf and
state; but he doe. not doubt that enemy would
do rgLt IN Carrying oil slaves 10 give them freedom
APPEAL TO SLAVES uSANAiiING-IIILN WHY
NOT TRY
Bot admitting that M appeal to slaves in support
OF The Union il CJsituliODal, ard also according TO
nc cynmples Of history it is said tn. it viii bo
nyaiiing; Tor tho slaves viii not hearSen TO IL. Then
why not Try II can do no harm, ana it vi at least
ok q us "A good name. But If We are 10. beyond
learning from the enemy, ela rec that the gen
erals most hated on our side, and like Adams aud
Iancock in the Revelation, epecisiy excepted from
pardon, are PNeps and Hunter; plainly because the
ideas Of these generals were moro ieored than any
battery or strategy. or this DO assured. Tie op-
ponens Of IN appeal to the elaycs are not snxions