New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-25

and object, and bold back, and question the
constitv'ionalay of usiDg that whistle They
might, very possibly, distrust its efficiency;
but once cOuyiace them that it would do its
stipulated work, they would risk everything be-
yond and use the whistle, leaving Chief Justice
fancy at perfect Liberty TO adiudge, after the
war is over, such use contrary to the reso-
lutions of o." Now, we hare a whistle which
needs but TO be blown to induce every slave
now helping 10 any way to uphold the Rebellion
to eagerly seek and promptly improve any and
every seeming opportunity to got out OF the
Rebel lines aud into territory still loyal to the
Union. That whistle is LIBERTY TO THE En-
SHAVED; and the President has given pre-
liminary aud premonitory blast upon it, prom's-
ing one that shall go to the root of the matter
gu the Isl Of January next.
OF course, all Dixie is in trcPidation, aud
oil that sympaihizcs with Dixie in The loyal
States is doing its utmost to prevent or at
least nculralize the heavy blow about to De-.
sccnd on the shrinking head of the Rebellion.
Every Republican vote unwis.y withheld or
more unwiscly cast for Democratic candidates
ia the late elections, because Of dissatisfaction
WITH the alleged mismonogemcn, and slow
progress of the War, is paTadcd aHd counted
as gwen ngai9st the Prcsidcnt's policy OF
Emancipation. Hall Million citizens whose
patriotic zeal fOr the overthrow OF the Rebel
lion has led them to shoulder arms aud march
20 the seat OF war were ihereb, deprived oi
opportunity TO vote for the cause the! are
fighting to uphold. Had they been ut home
we shoald have carried cveFy Free state but
New-Iersey for the Presidents policy; and 1t
is only because their votes were stled that
the opponents of the President aud OF Eman-
cipaiion as an act OF vital Military policy are
enabled to raise a shout of triumph.
1t will not avail TO sweryc the Precedent
one hair from the course be had already marked
out. Slavery in the reyclted States viii be
proclaimed at an end next Ae.-Year's Day,
and our armies now pressing the Rebels on
every side will uphold and enforce Freedom
fox All. What will 10 the effects Of this
policy
Possibly. collisions in iew localities though
we do not anticipate any serious hostllitcs be-
tween the insurgent Wbtes and the loyal
Blacks. The Inter are thoroughly disarmed;
the former are armed 10 tie teeth. The
latter have no forts. munitions, nor trans
portaiion; the former have all these. In what
ever fighting occurs. the combatants will b.
Blacks Giving 10 the Union lines and Whites
seeking 10 arrest and drive them bnck into
bondage A. rule, the unarmed cor badly
armed ncgroe'. knowing that power ~ Rebeldom
is wholly on The side of their enemies, will
simply. per-islenily rur, 80 long a- they have
opportunity 20 DO so. ii they shall be stopped
at any point and compelled 10 choose between
slavery md blood shed, iaes uay or nay not
chOo.e the former liu. that each day val tdd
10 thousaad.-ald in time it, tcps Of thousands,
10 ,ho,e who will have ,akcn refuge under the
folds o. tho s.srs and stripes, We deem
inevitable.
But whs, shall be done VIII them by our
commanders sud ruler,
First. we trust that every ono who can be
made useful in or about our armies viii be- HIRE
them aud pay them to dig trenches, ereci for
tiGcations. cook, team. aud make Themselves
generally useful. II auy vho's services shall
be needed sLall refuse 20 otey any reasonable
iequis.,loa-a. wc think very lew Of them
will-lrt them be subject 10 dref liie the
rest Of ~. If our Government recognizes aud
RESPECTS their rights rs men. il has riGht 10
their services ~ men owing allegiance. But
up to this hour We kuoa If 10 Instance in
which their services have been required by
officers who recognize their manhood. aud Ie
fused. Nor do wc suppose It ever Will be.
But il tbe!r services are wanted, Jet them be
fairly accompanied and paid.
As to their fighting, IT is purely a question
Of exped cncy. Every ono owes service 10 his
Government; but every one cannot servo II
best behind mu-kct. They must do what
ever is fairly required Of them, like the rest OF
us; nnl each commander must make such use
of their services rs shall commend itself TO bis
Judgment. One man can do much with them;
another, nothing. We should decidedly object
to their organization for martial uses under a.
commander who deems them 81 for nothing
but SlayerJ; as We have no doubt that their
conduct would justify his coutempfnOus opinion.
But what SHALL wo do With the great mass
who are non-combatants, or "ho cannot be-
employed in or about our arnesl
This is u great. grave question. II ia not to
be answered in breath; but we gay generally,
DO the best we eau. Whoever eau employ one
Or more Of them, ,hould do 80 Tor the Winter
1T least paying every iarthiDg that may