New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-06

W tho iosV hau nkuiust Wbht thcy tciu buV-
jugatoD." They are defending their homes
and hearthstones," they tell us; and can never
be conquered. But the Three Millions and
odd of Southern people who hare no homes
that they can call their Own-who are them
selves the chattels, the implements. the house
hold and plow-feld conyeniences of the leading
trators-these nobody pretends to consider
sharers in the unanmty and resolution so
boosted. On the contrary, though they love
the wretched huts which serve them for homes,
and would like to live and die between the
hills which bounded their inantie vision, they
are ready to flee all these at the beck of the
first man who offers them Freedom. These
Three Millions are the great industrial resource
OF the Rebellion until Freedom ia placed within
their reach, when they become its chief weak
ness and danger. They stand ready to rally
at the first summons to any flag under which
they are promised Liberty. They cannot be
burned like cottoD-bales, though they sometimes
are as insurgents; but this is tedious and
difficult process, by which but small portion
of them can be put out of the way; they can
not be concealed like plate and jewels; they
cannot be run off 50 easily and securely as
horses. Being human, they want to be Free;
they incline to the side which promises them
liberty; and from that moment they become Il
burden aud peril to the other. Enforce the
Presidents Proclamation of Freedom, and
even though we should win no decisive yicto-
res, Slavery must rapidly dissolve and vanish.
leaving the Rebellion no excuse for prOlonging
its miserable existence. We believe JEFF. Davis
would himself proclaim the extinction of Slav.
cry throughout his dominions but for the OBJ
vious truth that this would render Secession
an absurdity and lasting Disunion impossible.
Give the new policy fair trial. Let each
Union Army advance into the Rebel territory
bearing proudly on its banners " Freedom for
An" Let our gunboats and iron-cads run mp
the rivers aud inlets OF Jeil-dOm, proilerng
Freedom to All. Let every Union post and
picket proHer liberty and welcome to every
fugitive from Rebel Slavery. Then our Gen
erals will 10 longer march bndly aud fight
enemies Of unknown strength just when and
where those enemies shall see fit; then the
Rebels will have TO picket aud watch against
contrabands in their rear as well as Union
soldiers IN their front. The policy thus lnaug-
urated practically subtracts Three Millions from
the number fighting against us aud adds 1t 10
those ready and anxious 10 work for IA. II
adds another New-England, Pcnnsy lyania or
Ohio TO the effective force Of the loyal States.
Who but traitor at heart can hesitate a. to
Its enforcement
Peace, then, in our Judgment, cannot be far
Off The Rebels are according TO their own
and all other accounts, intensely weary Of the
War. Selfindugent in temper and habits, they
are suffering unmaginable priyations. lndolent
10 proyefb, they are compelled 20 make un-
heard of and INCREASING eNertions. Accus-
omed TO si. by the fire and DO little or
nothing in Winter, they are camping out OF
leak hillsdes without tents, blankets, or
hoes. But for the hopes inspired by recent
successes IN the Free States, they
would be ready now 10 give it up. Let It be
shown that the War under the Emancipation
policy is to be vigorously pressed, aud the!
sill soon know that their time has come. We
are at all events morally certain 10 have
Peace in Spring; let US STRAIN every nerve 10
make it enduring, because based on humanity
md Ereednm