New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-05
STANTON ON CONTRAEANDs.

Though We have already published synopsis
of the able and lucid Report of the energetic
head of the War Department, we are i'm
PEELED to print rerbatim his summing up OF
the advantages to be secured by a free use OF
" contrabands" in the prosecution Of the War
for the Union. 1t is as follows
No aphorisu Is more universally received than tho, the
object Of just the enemy feel the evils
Of his Injustice and by bis suengs amend his ways be
therefore be attacked In his most accessible quarter
The power Of the Rebels upon their peculiar system Of
labor which keeps sboro their plantations to support
who doyotins their time and strength TO destroy
our armies and destroy our Government Whenever that
system in hostility to the Government it is. in my
opinion the duty conducting the strike down
the system against the Rebels the productive power
that uphold. tie insurrecon Rightly Organized in the
covered teorr the lsborers Of the Rebel States will
ouly aid in holding fortified positions but their labor WILL
exposure 81 the South. They will cultivate the and
forase which will feed cavalry and artillery horses and
tednr their prrchsss and transport from the North This
cultivation would have beeu Of eaer svsu' to tho
South Eastern coast than even Tia Of the great staple VI the
Sea- I.lsnds. go.
Probably tho people who remained those Islands within
protection Of armies could under wie control have snP
Piled all the forage needed this year by the force, In the De-
p.Iimen. Of tho South The M ration for hoF'e weighs
twenty liz pound, that o. a soldier three pound'
An army well organized equipped for active operations.
win due proportion of cayaiJ arcry sad trains.
viii have not less than one horse or mule 70 every our o
ders that the weight Of food FOR the snnhs more than
double that Of he ration. Of the
How important an SD, no" gfet an economy; ~ o1s
contest therefore would there no In raising b. this cheap
labor the greater part Of the forage alone foF The southern De
arnsn thus Tor greater portion of wants tfsnerriu
the base Of supplies how IT Nowlork to Hilton Head o.
Nes.Orrans.
The Department has found II difficult transfer ths labor
from par, = the sest Of q another Local add family
ties be very strong with these people and with all
their faith the pow and good viii Of military
msnders (, found difficult to get volunteer s6orers %
leave Por, Royal Tor other depois.
population Of four millions 20 the Interests Of the
Union. with slight assistance fron tie army wii under
proper alton and government, be Of the greatest a,t
IN holding tho Territory once fecyeo3 Tie principal
spcs o the south the product etcusyoy OF their labor
fpfosc,ed upon the land, they have heretofore cultivated
loyal they would not oniy produce much u
Wa, needed to ised our ,nis, 3d b hs Ts e. sy
country thus occupied
Ths Rebel armies move with through portions Of the
Border siaes ii'rg upon iho ooua'y IN which our con-
andes md u2f e. The people bring forth their hosri'
boring population who the majority IN the part 9f
the South h. She 0e'1a " tho land and its products ana
ih ea. advauisgo viii o whseyef portion o: the count
we cupY DO ifaps.e ed 70 u As'oon - he co,t . nor
oushy occupied ard the people ofsArd i'-ae " III revive
ihe pfoluosr what lie needs Their wants Will DO
lec fom the northern faeo,lr al the cultivation Of The
Iorsscty free trade may ssir up between The
North and the soah. ani vita soef 20 les Tipity VIII
rr'ad over tho whole couay " our forces succeed Ia meet
ia .ud d'Prfs.Hs The Rebel aiHiss
the MON 4he ahor.fs thrfr-'h~ soil and climate II
oaly u Protection & revive the cultivation
forage Or Since tAs must b. conducted BY
eai battles snd 're, why nee ee' 'he beet n,sns
usko them succsssf4. aud their fctuf permanent II 4
wothy - notice thai thus "a the portions Of t"Tiory
rlisa ones e'o.fs5 We ave mot a.5 e..l, ~, pre-
foand ~ ihsif S'.i'.auce oai srre. vii oe ab per
army raising 10 aud tLrir .upPle. foil
Fsi eaa 30 i'ea Shea .nd Nh ny. hee 49, D. n,.ihc,
occasion nor temptation - them q cmsae to northern aud
lees C0usellal climate
Jutssr BY experience no coorei VII ssvc h, home
in south u protected b. tha bone All possibility Of
competition ol- negro labor 81 tie aon is avoided "a CIV
ing coln-.i protection ard employment upou the lo
~ich they have Tins lf cHiaios md tho r.ii 70 - Ion
h4s been aiol BY he original popi o' deeply Involved
the crimes u sa'on ani rebellion Nc great territory
Dnsn permanently reduced without elnsls We ct ci % ia
people " trf t ID ans property u m these ihsi ge r1Wrl
ard influence Few u-a have TIC c0nmaairg feuils ard
talent eIcrclse dangerous influence over hc follow
vholt tie ad entoH, aid Of m0ucV AID of pros cry ~
striking down Die system Of compl'ofy labor "hIca easbo-
Che issd Of tls rebellion g. sauo Tie resource q ae
Uldof Circumstance, has diposen & scrve iaiuf
southern State, while strong loyalty . tho dcF Govern
cut Aa been dep o. every oc-aion and sslia every
die cement ~ a.. means suggested the heoc ION may
be d.truei and subcusd witty ad ct sciuay aud the lives
% Pcere ,avca 3m slaughter o. tho battlefield
by The occ patton Of .. thc i's o. We Mf,'lY sna the
market vii Dc opened in every Rebel state Tor
the Industry - people 20 up7ly TIE ws's II the army
and nlso Of oys population Ia eIcbang" ioI ne valuable
pTodsots Of hof aoot Anohef point % attack BY afn
settlements upon Tho vacant Noven eu .ls In foia and
apstouty Willing DE sisos u military sv-uent to
their homes 10 ihe beat ,sHioD Of . continent AID bang
l. back 10 tie uuon ~ loya Sses 80 af from the southern
rer insiacibr enemy was ever 20 vulnerable n
ha At baud emp Jed aairt them Il your pro-
position Tor corpen'aes emancipation sud voluntary icui
10 loyalty DO budy rejected It'll the proper application u
the means 81 command Of tie Oo',nen cannot tell 20 De-
complsh ne suppression % thc hcDr ana ri ration oi
l0to peaceful relations which Nrfc Pc gred ~ De- 'fiab.
shed forever thi. eogtinon by he nioH ~ the S.ae'
EDWIN 81 STANTON, Secretary VI War.
To TIE PRECEDENT.
What answer can be made to this which
Ioeg ,nt hefrov tia iuteuee symuaflv az ia
author with the tratorous man.thieyes now
seeking tho ruin Of the country "Niggers
are lazy deceitiul, worthless all the oljec-
tons to the policy above commended amount
10 Just this. Yet thousands on Thousands II
these same negroes are and long have been
working for the Union cause hundreds Of
thousands would gladly be; and no Union COM
mander has yet published a complaint of their
Incidence, decetiulncss or nefliciency. Being
very human, there are Of course knaycs,
sneaks towards, hypocrites, cheats, and eye
servants among them; bat 1T our White Demo-
Gratis were in the average 20 heartily loyal to the
Government and hostile to the Rebels rs the
slaves are, the Rebellion would BE- crushed out
before March.
Up TO this hour no Union officer has said,
81 have invited the Blacks to aid in saving the
Union, promising to protect them in their
freedom, and treat them in all things as fellow
beings, yet they have not responded, or have
not served me faithfully And we are conf.
dent that no officer who treats them ms mon
win ever have ground for such complaint.
just let our commanders in every department
proclaim on the lst Of January next, that all
slaves in the Rebel States are free, and invite