New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-27
spewCH OF GEEsYHT SMITH,
On The Country.

heart ard not the Rebellion ~ the G'stlge Oh ""'
tie nation is dying. The Rebellion is but one OF Tie
symptoms of the disease and is 40 more TO DC con-
founded with the disease than is coughing with con-
sumption.
The Rebellion is not only not our disease, but
horrible as it is il is not much as the worst synp
tom of it, The endeayor two years flnce ID maAe /
neacs between the North aud the South ct the fur
Their exnenss Of TIE crashed AND innocent negroes
WAS far worse symptom. Nay. in Lat endeayoI-
In that climax of meGnness and malgnity-is to ee
seen the very worst Of al the symptoms. But 0s
for these sheep, what bad they done r But Is for
these harmless and helpless negroes, what Lad they
done, that this expense also should fall upon them
Another Symptom of the disease preying upon the
yi,als Of this nation was TIE ootrsges OF the slave
Power in Kansas The Fugitive Slave Act was
another. The Missouri COnprOmIse aud LIS herch
were each of them such symptom. The cruel ana
CialohcaI expulsion OF the Indians to uske more
room for Slavery was another. So too WAS there
another in the mean AID nurderons War iof the
same foul purpose against UnOHcOdlDg ~ HiCo.
A heart hard 10 TO bold millions and fresh nil
lions in Slavcrv--il that condition Were they axe
deS;ed all night 70 wiis end hus5aud aud children
and knowledge and wages, and where body aud
mind and soul all lie 81 the absolute disposal OF at
irresponsible desposn-tois and this alone, is the
dise5se o. whca Ous nation is dying. WI 1t te
cured No; soOn, fear. Repentance j. the only
remedy. Tae AboliiiOniss, o>ginuiug with William
LLOYD Garrison, have been pveacfibug Il for more
Than tMl.y ears. Bat lie nation has constantly
rcfced TO Try il: and even now Ia the midst 81 Lcf
terrible suiiering from Tie disease she persists Al
reiusilg - try It,
ADM. tha, there is increasing ground 10 hope
that the Rebellion viii be PIT Own. lsay t.ls too
Notwithstanding The recent disaster az FrtdellcSs
burg. Fog j zee nothing in /, u discourage "a. On
the contrary find much encouragement in the de-
termination and daring Displayed by our brave army
-. s-,fe,,.iI a defelrti-
marion sud daring have been our Csseai y lack ell
the way through the War, whilst of iadecisiou aud
DELAY, nesiiaucy and shrinking we have constantly
had Tuuous abundance. cannot advert TO the
battle of Fredericksburg without saying out OF q
grateful heart: All honor 20 our valiant soioiers
Who fought and fell in il; and all honor 70 ouF val
liant soldiers, who fought BY lher slce and survive
tbcm As sGid TsLnys0a q the Immortal Elk hun
dred IN The CiimeSn War, 70 say OF tuese our In
When osn ,heir slrry fade7"
Iedni,tad The better prospect forpJt'iug down the
Rebellion. But let Us remember that it may be put
down. and still the national disease be lett uDcured.
believe that Government % OF list couN llced
that its hesrGing and inefcen. prosecution or The
War has .iled - conciliae chertbe Southern lead
ers OF their allies among the NogJern Democratic
leaders | believe il now sees that OILY by sn TN
conditional and vigorous prosecution OF tbe war cau
Il comrl nd the respect, or inspire the dread, or dis
courage t0e endeavors or win tue GOOD VIII oil eithe
OF these classes Of leaders. III word, the Govern
rnent H. trust, at last resolved 10 put down Tx
Rebellion, cos. what it may 70 put II down. 1 be
feve so, thai nOne OF orr Generals VIII any Ionge
show mJre concern for the OF toe enemy thai
FOR our own cause. believe that mono Of them vii
any longer by psdgiug themselves to put down GER
ve iusurectiOns assure the Rebels or Tue continued
saatv of their families believe that none OF them
Will any LONGER feel bound 10 provide guards for
Rebel homes or 10 be 80 concerned to supply the
Solta wi food Is 10 seize and return to her fields
tbe la5orers VI no had nosconded from them. l be-
lieve that none of them viii any lorger either IN
- virtually tell the Re Jels TINT
So far from large ehare Of them being needed 10
stay behind for the protection OF their homes or tie
production OF their crops, they can every one Of them
be spared 10 come oct 10 shoot car soldiers aAd send
distress into our families. On. Lad ti5 been 40
th4 beginning Of tie War; then should We, Gro tais,
have seen tbs end OF tue Harl Oh, had we, when
she Rebels -si struck at the life Of the patton, in
e.anty struck baca at therife by proc.aning liberty
TO rhe flaVes, then had IA ion been now fge.
sad tens Of Thousands OF her families escgled their
sorrow Tie excuse for this o'aissicn is, tlai the
people were not then prepared TO have this decisive
blow struck. But they were. Tier Hsat feeling
was then a: high tilei and just heceuse l. was 10,
then syaed 81, ii Las been otbiDg away ever since.
Ours is the Oily nation Oh the face u the earth that,
in s1ch circumstances, would not have instantly
struck back with its harde.t ard deaalieGt blow.
There are mobs 90 tame and tiud that you scat.
te- them by shooting over their head on az their
les. BIT the very rst shots IL this mad Southern
MOB shOUil Rave been alIoG az the head AID the
hear; Hence the great EmGncip patton gun which
always aims rs shots al The vi,a.s, should have Deon
brought oat 1t the very beginning.
Yea, I believe tEIr lhe pr2spect Of putting
down the Re. elton & much improved. Tire
folly o. trying 10 put i; down, and Of try
irg st the saUe tine to keep up Slavery,
L. now apparent. The madness Of Ie'nsing 10
march out or armies against the Rebellion, and
the madness Of Teiusing 10 y0,e against II, gave
ihe condition Ia a. Ler case that Slavery fhall be
CTe.tryed, 10 candid man any longer denies. IL
nothing have said 90 mean to cOuniersrce the
charge Ina: Cur Pro-SlAyery Generals traitors.
.ses 70 more reason for calling Con. Mcclellan a
,e-s,'or than for ealing Gen. Scott one, or Gov.
s. 3 enc. or the PRECEDENT ILey are al cI-
800 IA the rebellion, and would eli cave II PCT
dow. n. e. q. love their country aud Their Whole
ro,.fr a., would be very sd al seeing II pyl-cd.
80 H., we're was lIme when thy we've al
oonorsS 10 an n compromising and unconditional
ra5reoy NJ the Teb ls. Nis famous let.er OF March
:; ieei - - - as also Lie choice OF Gen.
1fcCI.lion "a lie Lis ep 'ce,so7, proves that G a.
Scott was opposed 10 1t. NOF' ne'alu wa
also "a is manifest from N'' VoIl p'"1e~So
with Mr Aaaus AID from ot-es sO"f a.. IL
WA by eonurom;scs and condition. ~ Ouuehs
ea.v 10 be home v both tIe NorLerna an. i1s South
ern !, h,es because al - b. lad on TIE tNcu"efs
of the blacks; it w@s by :he boodiess tfa 'lhno
rhetoric OF diplomacy; and 1t was AOs ~ Any s'eiH
aud COMPULSORY processes, chat be ex.ecita - be
eDle 10 reduce the lie OF tho Rebellion 10 the s'o:t
period of sixty or ninety G1ys cohlo.5 tn't e.4
iuysel believe HAT tie Rebellion would b. 0AoTt.
BIT IL was only b.c3use was go ereluICus as To be-
Ieve that the Outrage would tara tile Ieope Oh 'he
Noith into ALOhti0ilils AID into deadly enlnlts oi
tat tyets whca 10 al once tue cause VI 10 iseDsl-
hon lad the great Cs-euti4 ana IniisienaD.o hlo~us
OF srsiaiaiugN. l s&ia that the Flesiesn.' a. Wen
a. those osucs gentlemen, was olpOeei 10 sun
coercion Of the Rebels. For surely mad there not been
harmony bc wean himself and tAeIn al 20 Ut 10 In
poriaut no ..Ogld have preferred tGat DINERS iA9ud
occupy their places. There can te 10 icasOiaoie