New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-24

far been the strength and support Of the rebellion,
may be- rendered its weakness and peril by the
s;mpIe and obvious expedient Of proclCimiag free
dom 10 me slarcs Of reboiS. This done, those
slaycs would haze the strongest inducement to
desert their rebel masters and make their way to
fho Union lines bringing valuable information
and dstTacting and weakening the public enemy
BY keeping him constantly on tho watch, along
frontier of unprecedented extent, against the es-
cape of Lis slaves. Instead of quietly growing
the food and performing nearly all the manual
labor Of the rebellion, building its forts, digging
IFS trenches and mounting its guns the slaves
woull thereafter cost the rebels all they were
worth TO them, and could not be trusted on or
near Their outpOsts for fear of their fight 10 our
lines.
V. They hold that the rebel Shareholders
could not hate MS worse than they now do, while
Tie very few truly loyal doyo,ets OF Slavery
must realize that the Nations existence 10 o.
paramount importance to chat Of Human Bond
age. As 10 that class Of Border-State slave
hcllers who yield nominal and passive sup
port 10 the union cause in the hope Of thereby
saving Slavery from the doom which The great
mass Of ts adherents have defed and deserved,
they are entitled neither by their numbers nor
their patriotism to q controlling voice IN this
crisis. The nation must be saved even though
their lukcwarm adhesion to its cause should De
forfeited and withdrawn.
VI They utterly repel the suggestion that
tie support of Slavery in this juncture Is
Constitutional duty, or that the retaining OF
Vu'opists 10 bondage 20 rebels end traitors 's
required by any article, clause, paragraph,
sentence or phraze OF the Constitution. All
that is eaid on this subject by their opponents
"A in their view compounded OF unwarrfan'ed
assumption and eratutous insult. On tho other
b,rd. they hold that 70 let the Union 20 down
through mistaken Difference to Slavery would
be ireaeon TO the Constitution aud TO the cause
Of Humanity.
VII. They insist that the constant Pro.
Slavery assumption that the Neuoual forces
would be- demora zed and alenated by pro-
canaiion Of freedom to the slaves Of rebels IL
an Unauthorized and lbelous impeachment OF
tie LOYALTY OF those who have ealisted 70 hfhi
for tie Union. il there he N fact fcw West
Point Offices whose loyai'y lie conditions! 90
the snbordiuaton Of tie Nliion's eAstence 10
that Of Slavery, ;hey hold that tie sooner such
officers hand in their threate9ed rcsigoa'."l.
the better Tor tue Country and ia righteous
cause
such are. in brief, the positions Of thore
who hold that there exists an iuller.ous miiI-
tary necessity for dcschug Four Millions OF
mainly athletic Slaves from The support G.; ihc
rebellion BY a simple offer Of ;triE freedom
in ease tley succeed IN reaching ilo ouipos's
If the Union armies nov eocrc'lrg snd press
ing upon TIE seat II tins atrociouf rebellion
All questions Of tie political "'rs o. ne
freed bondmen, 'htir c"'0nzntol or rt'en-
ton, NC, &C., seem 20 belong % ca.mw|
tims than one in which every src0 stinf
day il big with be fate OF n contlucnt. We
IRE utterly opposed 10 the Goycruco, un.
de,toling % suhsist the freedmen any turh-T
han / roay need and hire thor feriae' ed
{, coJdhrg them IN any Wy. Give ilem
liberty. and let them know ,hl. they NUT
~ nc.for'h look ont for tAcm'ehcs, with nu
otAor nd than ~ a % Voluntary charity may
see Il. - extend 10 them. BIT let the
flayc. and the civilized world Know thot "eI
nre no' fehiug TO uphold Slayery--that tao ne
cured thing j. ou,awed for its ireason-ead
he gra,est and most imuiuen, Nat raj pe-ii'
now impending VII be dispe!led and tfo full
Influence of liberal tenliment and sympathy
everywhere BE- secured 70 tie cause Of the
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