New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-18

err house servants, as 1aborers stevedores pilots
and ordinary seemen. They have worked on new
forrs, demolished old ones, built bridges, repare
highways, cleared woodland, and rolaid railroa'
track III fact, they have done Us service IN thou
sand ways, and have been paid fair wages, as If the
were 20 MANY white laboreIs THIS e aii fair enough
The aborer is worthy OF his hire. But there IL
pom. beyond which we cannot co. Tie Laws o
North Carolina, and the laws Of other Slave States
forbid masters Of vessels 10 take slaves 10 ports il
Free States. Worse than this, the North Carolini
statutes say that free negro who shall remain with
in her boundsI les for given humber OF daysthiity
Sky, or niuety-will thereby foriet his freedom
and il is made The dnty Of any white man, knowing
the fact 10 lodge the said negro in Jail that he
may be sold into slavery. As pure matter OF mill
tary necessity, the jnstnrss OF which "i!l strike
any one, Gen. Burnside Issued general order sOmo
time ago that no person, white or black ghOild be
taken North without pass This order was in force
when Gov. Stanly came 10 NewIern. Complaints
were made 10 him that cur shlpmasers were taking
might've slave. To- Northern ports some as stewards,
COOKE, foremast-haDds; some, perhaps, as free pas
sopgers. II this were 10 be allowed, Government,
gays Mr. stiniy, might IA well psss su act of Euan-
cipaiion a, once for we should not only be giving an
asy Ina 10 the c0nirabanGs, bu shipping them OF 20
Northern ports. Accordingly, be ordered The Har-
bof.Iaster TO enforce Gen. Eurnsides order. and
thur escaped the ugly responsibility OF enforcing the
North Carolina law by soecia! action. Slaves, since
then, hayo zone North, however, and slaves
have been prevented from going North. IL IL
bao condiOn for things TO be in, but 1t Is only the
stronger reason why some settled policy should be
adopted.
And this brings me to the fifth and last theme Of
our conversation.
GOV. sTANLY's INSTRUCTIONS AND POLICY.
HIS written instructions have already been given
to the public through your columu.. They are
without form and void" mere common places,
such az telling him Le Is appointed Military Cover
nor and that he must do as well by the country as
he can under the circumstances. KS II Mr.. Stanton
had said: " Your Excellency bias hard row TO hoe
cant tell you how TO hoe It, but goln and hoe II az
well de you can" The verbal instructions lie re-
ceiyed still less vague and unsatisfactory, be
tells ne. lie was informed that the President and
Cabinet relied upon his discretion and experience
lie was TO develop and foster loyal sentiment
among the people OF North Carolina, and try TO win
her back into the Union by cOnciliatorv measures
His orders were be the law OF the land, ard Gen
Burnside was charged to execute them, in so far az
they did not conflict with the Army Regulations.
! Gov. StaDly told me this evening, al our inter-
view, that he had not, and never expected to en-
force the Fugitive Slave Law. That when Bray
applied Tor nelp 10 recover the woman, whom he
alleges 70 haye been torn from him by force he re-
fused 10 give It, FOR he was powerlcss to assist him
| The experiment of rendition bad been made and
failed although the slave SAID TO he a Him
attempt. Is this clear enough to al Gov. sfany
refuses 0 execute the Fugitive Slave Law-if not
from choice, through necessity. tie bas no civil
posse c0mNatVs, he is forbidden 10 employ the mill
iary or naval forces; the law is therefore dead
letter. Let the Governmont,' says Gov. Staniy,
declare spo,iey agd III ei,hef carry i out con,
s,ieniy ana fealiessly, with al ny might and all
the force OF the Federal army, or viii resign nay
pluce, aud make room Tor some one else
These agitating questions wblch have arisen at
Newbern have been of service in
! /. Showing in an un,nisiakesblc manner the drift
of public sentiment on tho Slavery question;
.. In demonstrating the absolute neocssity Tor our
having National policy; aud
,. In proving the help!essnpss Of Military Gov
errors under certain circumstance
The fact is that Gov. Stany is placed between
two consuming fires, which striving 10 queuch
each other. The Northern heart, wounded by the
outrageous insults offered by the South, warns
toward the slave aud prays ana works for the down
fail Of Slavery. The Southern Rebels cling 10 their
barbarism ard curse US for Abolili0nlsls. II Mr..
Stany returns slaves he is denounced BY the Moth
and IL army If he fails 70 eniolce the brutal Ma
sons law be is hated by the very people he is sent
10 ooucilae. o may try 10 trim bis sails TO either
breeze, but IN vain. lie moss out the olive branch,
but neither take il. Northern papers are now de-
nouucirg him as the mlnion OF the ProSavery party;
while North Carolina and Richmond pepcra mold him
up 20 public eyecratlen NJ " IN Abolition emssary
Of Lincoln, who has COME II bring upon his native
STATE the unspta',able horrors Of rerye insurrec-
ton" His rccall is demanded the one hand, and
on the other bis life is threatened by Southern cow
ards, who skulk in snonymou, letters. What shah
ne do! Whittier turn his face His position has
been accepted at the expense Of much personal dis.
comfort and pccuGiry loss. lie has nothing to gain
hevond the name Of having saved his native State
from ruin, il he succeeds. lie Is Governor. but
ouly in name; and neither lie nor Any other of his
rank " i'll be more than mere puppets until the GOV
ernment SHAPES policy for itself and order, 'ten
10 adhere closely 10 il.