The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-09
THE NEW YORK SUN.
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 0, 1862.



cast oil manner Of iidicnle uFoa ths pres
sut Secretary Of State, Chen Senator SsEARD,,
FOR declaring the struggle for power betwcer
The sls~eholditg and free soil interests, 10 b,
an irrspressible conflict, and yet these sam,
men vsrs, whether unwiuingly or purp ,4ely
Il matters rot, mGking the declaration true
The conflict, begun In words, is ending Ia 9
deluge Of blood, aud by the drcc, acts of thos
same Southern men asd thor abctt0rs. tt
cover their own infsmy they have since shout
cd in tbs cars Of every man, woman and IN -,
who wovld listen, and so vthemontly anil fro
qusntly "a now TO Loli,ve it thenselve' tina
the North we're making a war for amancipiting
the tlavo--an abolition crusade.
There are not few men in the North o'a d =
sire tor liberty TO the slAve is 50 intense that hey
TOO shout fer, and arc endoavoribg to frcs tho
Government into making the war one Of oman.
cipation--an abolition crusade. Otber few
there srs who join the tame cry "A a short way
70 end the war. Doth are helping on tho robel
lion and strength enir the very men whom II
Ia their visa b. all means to weaken We can
not maks war upon any ttate institution, not
even in the rshsllious states, without sacrificing
our own allegiance 10 the very Con.ti,ution
which ~e,irs in arms TO defend Though .ccess
would pcaiG,ely and speedily be secured there
by, We eoald not afford to purchase il a, such a
price. II IA because they have tramplsi upon
the Constitution and disownei allegi lnc, to 1t
that We sre engaged in war. II We fellow thor
bad leadii < and ourselves Tample upon tho
Constitution and disown il, we do hut put
ourselves upon their level, and become also
traitors. That ia just what tho Sou hern load.
srs with US TO do-just Whist they say we are
doing, We coHnd afford to make their asser-
tions truc-we must not 40 demcan ourselves.
What then1 Shall the slave be left to help
his master in an unholy civil war; by no
mean. 'n confscating tho service of the slave
from the rebol master will aid in supprossing
the rebellion, let II he done by all means TIM
ia q question Of war policy, and We arc bound to
adopt every eXpcdiept TO cripple tho resources
Of the enemy ard strengthen our own. We
must keep constantly in mind the difference
between warning upon rights which are even
inierentidly ftcogtizsd by the Cons tuition
under which we live, and adopting lei innate
methods for carrying on war ard supprsrsins
rebellion. The irrcprcssiblo conflict" will
tight its own way to the end, as il has done thu
far, without other Government or people l,ay-
ing the straight forward path Of right and du'y
TO aid it.
The sdyisshiiity of including conf cation
Of slave labor in the war policy Of the Govern.
mont or not, is question which may we'll be
LEFT to tho judgment Of those whose duty IL |,
20 carry OF tho war. Thoy are on tho spot
hayO beitOr means Of knowing and appreciat.
ing the subject in all its bearings than We can
be suppo'ed to p,sscss. We leave TO them the
selection Of arms al material, ard the man.
ag'mcnt Of mon without offering our advice.
VIC do 80 because We suppose that all kinds o.
arms ard material, AMI all systems Of manag.
ing them are before them, and wo have TAI b in
thor COED judgment. Why not l-avo this con-
hscstion question to their comm n sens in the
Same way To give them all the tyois for ii sht-
ing, aud then III them responsible for the re-
suit without quibI,ling about the order in which
they make use of them, is the course for the
p.oplo to pursue.
leans.
An'S NaS sun r'u 10 pass yostetuiN without
Che military denomination with which it has
boon customary to honor it in this ely. We
have not yet had the repetition OF battle upon
tbs original scat Of action, for which We have
been looking about this time. Tue dy was,
in olien time, celebrated with much ecidt in
Now Orleans, and the demonstrations in its
honor nearly equslled that of tho 4th of July.
The only celebration Of the day, OF which we
learned, was at the Fifth Ward Hotel where
Gen. WALBRIDGE, Councilman BARSEY, and
Others, made short patriotic speeches. appropriate
TO tho occasi n.