New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-13

eneuies Che coipIcd people, ic North bhd south.
have trIuctd he Gus' ard. f. Of, ne 10 serve ~,
cause of the CON ~. ~ against the fc.es ana
traitors who ate ldeayonnr 20 break 1t down hd
destroy Il. That they Aot largely rel fetel'ea ~
Tie Iog III atn 80 is the stt O Gre Cove nmert, 3hi
70 very gricyous fault IL k. Marx here our haiul"i
degeneracy. Collred men were good enough -
tight under Washington. 1ley are no' e"O2 'lout.i
10 fight under .icl .cliu. They wee COCA enough
TO ighl under Andrew jackson. They ae NOT good
enough to fight under Gen. Ilalleck. ihey were
good enouph 10 help win American inGepehuehee'
but they not good enough 10 bcip pie e'No va"
independence against treason ana reDelnoh. luz!
were good enough 10 defend kew-OrleaiIf, bit h,'
good enough to defend poor, beieagured tdpta''
am not arguing against, not condemuing those IN
power, but simply stating facts III ylndictlon OF ny
people; and there facte stand, DO say that am
proud 60 be recognized here an humble repfesehl-
i've Of that rejected race. Whether ~ peace or IN
war, whether IN safety in peril whether eyii re-
port or in good rsror at homo or abroad my mis'lon
Is TO stand up for the downrotGen, TO omen my
mouth for the dumb, 10 remember those III bonds IN
bound with them
Happily, however, in standing up in their cause,
do, and you do, bat stand up il defense Of tie cause
Of the whole country. The circumstances OF u IF
eyentfu hour MAKO The caute Of the slaves and the
cause of the country identical. They must fall or
llJurisb together. A blow struck for the freedom OF
tie slave Is equally blow struck for the safety
aud welfare Of the country. As Liberty and union
nave bcfNlit 4hfliANnii ~ NiaNtiN tiu tithnth
become and inseparable. shall not argue tlis
roint. IL has already been most ably argued. All
eyes it, and all hcaTts begin to feel il; and ell
that Is needed is the wisdom and the manhood TO
perform the solemn duty pointed out by the stern
logic Of our situation Ii is now or never with u.s.
There l. tide in the affairs of man, sc. The
immortal bard has described our present situation
exactly. The field II ripe for the harvest. God for
Ind that wien the smoke and thunder Of this slave
holding wHr shall have rolled from the troubled face
4. IN -. IL. -.
is gone, the Summer Is ended, and We arc not
saved
There are two classes Of men who are endevor
ing To put down this strange aud most unnatural e.
belhon. About pltnOtlfm and loyalty, they talk
alike; but the difference between them is Leay ell
wide-aud If We fail TO suppress the rebels and re-
store the country to condition Of permanent safety
it will be chergeabe less TO the skill and power a
the rebels themselves than 20 this division and con-
nict among ourselves. Never could II be fAid more
truly and facly than now, that our enemies are
tuose of our own household. The traitors OF the
South are opcn. bold, decided. We know just
where TO find them. They are on the battlefield
with arms IN their hands and huietrin their pockets
II il ea,y 20 deal with them but II is not easy TO
deal with the so.called Union men IN Mary land,
Western Virginia, aud Kentucky, and those who
-ympathi1e with them ia tie Northern States
one cisss are for putting down the rebellion Il that
can be done By force, aud force alone, and without
abolishing Slavery; and the other II for put
ii * down the rebellion by putting down Slavery
upon every rood Of earth which sha be made sacred
by the footprints Of slngle loyal soder One class
would strike down the effect, the other would
strike at the cause. Can any man doubt for a no
ment that the latter is the wisesi aud beet course
f. il not as plain as tie sun Ia the heavens that
Slavery ia the he, the soul, the nspraiion and the
power Of the rebellion is it not equally plain that
any peace which may be secured which snail leave
Slavery still existing 81 the South, VIII prove hO-
low and worthless peace, "a mere suspension If hoe
tilities 20 be renewed agin az the iIsi favorable
opportunity Does any man think that ne slave
holders would renquish all hope q southern indie
pendenCe in The future because defeated 10 the pres
ent contest Would they not come ont Of Tie war
with deadlicr bate and a tmer purpote 20 r,iew
the struggle hereafter, with larger kuoF lodge nni
better means of sntcess lie who thinks or iatters
himself that they would not, has read history aud
studied human nature 20 little purtore.
But why, o why should we nat aholirt slavery
now ~ admi that it must be abolished 10 toue
time VIA. better time than nov ran be assigned
for that great work Why should o. logger 1--we ?
What good iirg ha, il douc That DO shollt ie gwen
further loaso OF life Behold its dreadful hiftory
saving nothing OF the rivers If cr- aud the streams
of blood poured out by It, 100000 NictimH-faytng
nothing Of the oprous poison II hn- diusei through
the lfo-blood Of morals and our rchgion-rayiDg
nothing Of the many humliaing concessions already
made 10 i-snying nothing Of tue deep and scandal
GUS reuroach IL has brought upon our national good
rntne-saying nothing oi ali TINS ana Eoe-the
simre fact that tbu monster slavery has eaten np
and deyoured the patriotism OF the whole south,
kipdIed the urid fames Of bloody rebellion in our
rdst invited tic atmiet If hostile nations 20 de o.
late our coil, and break down our Government, is
o,d and nil-sui ccut cause for shifting n with
bolt from heaven. il il j. possible for any tysten
of hnrbars 20 fgn IT. own deAih-Warrhnt, slavery
D. e own natural working, b. that system. All the
.,gur,r,ts of Conscience solnd eNVedioncy, national
honor and aaiety unite IN tie hn-lct Il die the
death Of it, oNn election.
one feature Of the yafsing hour il notable in show
ing how narrow and limited may be Tho channel
through which great reiormaiorl movement can
run fOr long ana weary year., without once over
flowing nfd cnfchlug the surrounding country
through which il pa-se,. Notwithstanding all our
books PAMPHLETS, IeWspai ere, our great conYcn-
tons addre-ses and resolutions, tens OF tnourhds Of
the American people are noW taking iheir Br't les
sons ~ ia the character and influence oil slavery and
stakeholder. Tongues that used 10 bless slavery
now cure IT, and men who formerly ionnd palaRons
oil tie race only amoag ,layo-mongcfs aid their
aletiOrs are but now having The sciilcr torn from
their eyes by Taycholdmg treason aud rebellion.
They arc int coming 70 believe what we have all
along been tying TO tell them that %, that he who
bfe ks faith with God may 10. bee expected TO keep
faith with man. ! gladly welcome ihh great chang {
la The uublic sentiment Of tie country. And yet !
do not rely yefy confidently upon 10. am hot de-
c1ved either ia rry.fd 10 ito oIIs m or no qubty
know thai national se.i-prcfer'Aii9u, national sil'y
rather than any regard 10 the bondm u ~ man and
a brother u at the bottom Of much hat now ncttS
u, I'm lie shape Of opposition 10 Slavery Tie litle
finger of lin who denounced slavery nom high
moral coniicion OF IL eaoruiiy u more lhhh "ie
loil- ol Aim that merely dcnOnn'c- u Tor Tue 'I'
i,fo which Il has brought the country. NeVerihc-
c.. tlr rc.ut will be- nelIly the same to The slave
Il nom motives OF rcce.,ty any olcr motives ile
nation plall lc led 60 tle extinction Of slavery
livery confederation OF expediency aud justice may
be- consistently brought 70 bear against 'N'' 'n" VI
all ,illanIes. ...,,,,,...,.r.
,,grp A5ToT COURSE 90 INA Ab"LII I"Ni5 =
I'pon tie nial outburt Of the now raging i'Dyl-
~" ..t;o. lr,,t.i a. eieru al ftltI.