New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-19


has signed, "sn act to suppress insurrection,
to punish treason and rebellion &C., by which
it is expressly made the law Of the land that
all slaves Of persons who shall hereafter he engaged In re-
bscn against the Government OF the United States or who
shall in any wsy give aid comfort thereto escaping non,
persons taking refuge within the ines Of tbs army
and all slaves caraEed from such or deserted By them
coming under the control Government OF ned
States and all slave, Of such persons found being within
sny place occupied by Rebel forces and serwad occupied
by the forces the United States 'hs be deemed cspe' Of
ys and ,s be fcver free Of their scrvude and not again
held A. slaves and that the President o! the United States
IL snhos.j employ many persons OF African descent a.
ne necessary and proper for the suppression OF TINS
Eabeion and FOR ts purpose he may organize and are no
in such manner he may judge best or the public welfare
1t is further provided, BY this most righteous
and necessary act, that
no escaping into any State, Territory, or chs pret
o. Columbia nom SLY other State. .s be delivered up CT IN
way ipe3ed hndered Of hs liberty except for crime
or some o,pse against the lsws unless the person claiming
said ay. sh. .,. mske oath that the person TO whom the
Labor o. e.sce vi such fugitive alleged to DO due Is his
lawful owner ard bss not borDs against the United
sstes in the present rebellion il any gven aid and
comfort therefor and engaged In the military or
naval seIgc. OF The n.d Stses shall under any preensc
wAs,eve assume decide the validity Of the claim Of
person 10 'nt SERVICE OF ihOpi Pei''"'
Up any such person TIE claimant pain Of being dismissed
from the service"
! Such il the core, the gist, the substance, OF
the so-cslled Con6scation Act, whose fections
decreeing the cOnfscation Of other property
than slaves may also be OF some value, though
we Judge them Of little practical account. For,
until the Rebellion is crushed little can be
done in the way Of general confiscation; while,
whenever il shall he crushed, there will be 81
oUtcry for lenity and Cancellation which will
hardly be resisted. We should Mt like 70 give
Uncle Sam any considerable SUN for all his
Treasury will ever realize under tho Coufscs.
ton Act.
! The clauses Above quoted, however, are
business.like and to the point. Properly pro-
claimed and obeyed by the Administration and
I its commanders in the field, they will execute
themselves. Let the Government issue Proc
lamation and each Commanding General al
Order imbued with their spirit, aud the mate
rial base of the Rebellion viii be undermined
aud totter TO its fall. Gen. Butler, Gen. Hun
ter. Gen. Iallech Gen. Burnside aud Gen.
Mcclellan will soon fluid their camps swarmng |
with stout, hearty men, who can Dig or scout, !
OF fight, and every one Of whom will be not
/ only good pait of arms added 70 the Union
strength, but more than ono subtracted from
| the physical force Of the Rebellion. For every
ssye who escapes from Tie Rebels TO US vii
increase the apprehension, anxiety and dstrust
of the Rebels with regard TO those stall left t.
them, and viii compel them 70 disspate, in
pickets and scouting parties intent on tie de-
lection and seizure of fugitive slaves, regiments
which they have hitherto kept concentrated o.
burst in overwhelming force upon our thinncd
and scattered battal.Ons.
Hitherto, the war on the side Of The Nstioo
has been wased III signal disregard Of the
dictates Of common sense. That Slavery wos
st once the strength and he weakness ci
the Rebellion. was understood AID proclaimed
from the outset BY every impartial observer.
IL wss It's strength 50 long as cur Generals
deferred TO it and upheld it in behalf Of
Rebels by such insanities As iislleck's Dr.
der No. .. Slavery, being the motive,
the animating soul OF this Rebellion, united
tho Rebels by potent freemssonry aud En-
abed them to crush out all opposition within
the circle of revolt by denouncing and hound.
/ ing down as 'Aboitionists' all who demurred
70 It's behests or failed 10 honor its sway
/ With Four Millions OF human chattels growing
the food, digging the trenches, and doing
nearly all the rude muscular work Of the
Rebel region, it became possible TO subject The
entire White population 10 mercle.s Con
scrjption. and thus swell the Rebel armies 20
that they temporarily outnuIobered those of the
Union.
/ The keystone Of the Rebel arch viii b.
/ knocked out whenever our Government shall
boldly, heartily, deiiantly proclaim every slave
| freed rom al obligation to serve hs Rebel
master, and shall cordially invite him 10 seek
protection, employment ard subsistence, within
the lines OF the Union srmier. Such Procla-
nation Iast Christmas would have made Gen.
Butler master Of Louisiana ere this, instead Of
being cooped up in one or two cities and his
jurisdiction measured by the range Of his can
non. More than half the People OF Louisiana
are for us to-day; they arc restrained from
helping US only by our absurd completely with
their lifelong oppressors and our implacable
enemies. To secure their active aid forthwith,
we have but to ask for il. So IN every Rsbel
State where Nc have q force and foothold.
The one danger Of the Union to-day is that
of iaithless, insincere, higeling, grudging exc.
cution Of the bberating provisions OF this mott
righteous and vital measure. Let our Generals
b. insfrrcted from heahnna rfars 10 rander il a