New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-29
CONTRIBUTIONS MANCIPATEON


The war was to be wagcd for the pefpctuatioa
of Slavery, but bountifully if it were to be
prosecuted on the basis OF Gen. Hunters
order. For this answer, he is very roundly
abused as disloyal by tho whole Democratic
and Conservative Press not only, but by Tie
Y. Y. Times Tie Horid, PhtadeiyLia North
1merioon, &C., &c.
But when Conservatives like the Rcpresen-
tatycs Of Kentucky tell Congress and the
country that If the War for the Union Is
TO be made war upon Slavery. they VIII
urge their constituents to join them ia lighting
on the sido Of The Rebellion, none bat Eepub.
leans characterize the threat rs dIsloyai or as
iasolent. 1t seems to be taclly agreed that
so threaten to rebel in tie interest OF Saver!
scuinently loyal, constitutional and patriotic.
Were not the existence oil such threats every
where used as arguments against the election
of Lincoln! Did not thousands III this city
vote TO humor the shareholders in that election
because they would turn Traitors and ses'ro!
tho Union If they we're thwarted' And II 1t
was right to use and defer to such menaces IN
order to carry al election, win! not to shape
tho poycy Of the Government aiterward Did
not Tie HeroI fairly blaze, throughout the
CANVASS of 1860, with oyhoriatlOns to our citi-
Gems to vote against and defeat Lincoln IN
order TO placate the wrath Of tue SOuthFous
aud prevent their rising 20 overtime" The Gov
ernment And If that logic was good IN i-6u,
why not, when used to the same end, IN
Io02l
For our own part, We protest against all
government b. menace all electioneering np-
peas to general or sectional cowardIce. we
would have no mans vote at the polls or IN
Congress, Influenced by threats or fears. We
obey the requirements Of the Government, not
without question or criticism, but with the
LOYALTY of freemeu. And, whether Congress
shall pass on Emancipation bill or not. or tue
President issue an Emancipation order or NOT
wo stand for tie most unfuching aud enthu'
siastic support Of the War for the Union.
Not that we consider the attitude OF the
Government toward Slavery unlmportant--on
tie contrary We know that TIM. Is the key OF
the position. Were Mr. Crittendcn President
to-day. with a subservient Congress, he couid
evolve from this struggle but one OF these TWO
results: !. The substantial triumph oi tue re-
bellion: or .. The downfall OF the slave Power
Turn and twist rs you may, no power sHoi'
OF Omnipoience could devise and aeh!''e "
third
Look at the position Of Gen. Butler, with
Gallant aud ylciOrou, army an h"ncio'
aotills. in quiet possession of the Lower Aii'-
sissippi aud the chief city of ihe Cotton States.
~, is known To the entire South rs Fro
Slavery Democrat. Nobody conirorts himi
no force threatens HIM; yet he rules Just 70
much az The South as ~ commanded by h'
vuus--pot IN inch more. S.arery dominates
over the re.'. and mlrAs Tor vengeance
Any one who shall dare show sympathy LOT
the Union cause. lie can conquer the Rebel
hon in I.oIiGana aud Mississippi, whenever lac
- at liberty to call TO his aid every loyal
ITnioni,t. regardless Of color, and not TIL then.
So with Gen. Hunter in South Carolina.
Tie hs. hardly ioothod on the main land OF
that State. No white South Carolinian ha,
cheered the National flag in the seven months
that have seen It waving from the Sea Islands
A lew daring negroes have escaped to our en-
cnmpmcnts--uobody else. But lei Gen. Hunter
proclaim Freedom to all whose hearts aud
hands are for tine Union, and he has major
;ty of the PEOPLE of South Carolina on his side
to-day. "Mllltary necessity" recognizes this
truth; it's political policy alone that ignores it.
Let us be patient. We who stand for Enan-
cipatiou have 50 clear case that We can al
ford 10 wait. Every march IN the Rebel
region, showing our soldiers who are their
friends and who their enemies, makes some
converts to Emancipation. Every triumph
helps on the good cause. Every defeat, with
its Rebel trracheries and butchere. helps it
stu more.
Ii our troops escape an ambuscade ar sur
prise, il is almost uniformly through the timely
warning given BY c0utrsband.' II the! sur
prise the enemy or take him ut disadvantage, tie
cause OF their success is the same Our brave
soldiers have rradatcd this whole contest with
prodigies OF vaior; yet the two mott desperate
and ..nilant achievements Of the War are those
of the negro who recaptured vessel taken by
d Confederate cruiser, killing the prize-crew;
aud g., .rnning Of the steamboat Planter out
OF Charleston harbor by the negro Robert
Small
The Blacks haze done CALAMITY what they
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necessity OF their Emancipation been admitted
and declared at the Outset. they would have
done "A hundred times more. Proclaim EDan.
cipation Tomorrow, and ash ior One Hundred