New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-25
the country has the

are patural-born citizens, and the country has the
right TO their services.
Pafs your laws terating the 1000 900 slaves held
ny me rebels, snd thereby break every unjust yoke
in that rebel regoD and let the oppressed 10 free in
obedienee to that command which comes TO M as d
voice ont OF Heaven, :. proclaim liberty throughout
all tire land, TO oil the inhabitants thereof DO Won
say ths is fanaticism DO you cay God was fan
attic Wien he commanded it, and that the fathers of
the Republic were fanatics wien they adopted il az
the sign under which they should conquer and
burned it with fire into the very bell whose iron
tongue summoned them 10 the stern work Of resist
ance
And do you say We have not the constitutional
power TO enact such law Why not? Because.
yon say, the slave lie tie rebels property; cannot
adat that; but, eonceding IL for the moment, has be
not forfeited lis property, ae wei Lis life, the
Government Have you not by your law author
lied the taking of lis lie, both by the sword aud the
qallowsi Is ois right to lis slave, which cane by
wrong, more s2oied than bis right his life which
is the git Of God Has the rebel special rights and
immuniies OF property in his slave which you 10
not ACCORD 10 the loyal citizen Are you about TO
aisert yonr power TO take the property OF the true
and loyal citizens ~ taxation, TO the extent needed
for The pnoic defense Do you stop with II law de.
not q, maud his Life WELL and the life OF the first
born OF lie house Why, Sir, the loyal citizen bss
10 ight or immunity which must not yield 70 the
Varamount aiT = and wants OF AN lmleriled conn
try. Eyerh lie house and home, the mosr sacred pos
.,,sion Of man on tbs side OF the grave, m1st, BY
the very ter0s of yOjr Constitution, be yielded up
for the CON mon dejenae.
No dirr snail IN time of peace be qnareredn any hons
wi ho1l TIE consent OF lis owner nor ia time Of wsr DnI ~
manner to be prescribed by sw."3, Amendn,ntss 20 tDe
Coasti.ution.. -,
You NAV tins in war exercise power which In
tire If peace. under the constitution OF monar-
cbv il denied 10 the scepter and the throne The
words OF the great commoner OF Ehsiah" WIN I've
forever:
The poorest man may hi. cOt'sss BID deeoee TO ,hs
po,v,rs II a.. Gown IL may be iist lis root iy shake.
Ii. may blow through H. The storm my eti me ran
eros the tire shold VI the ruined tenement"
Nv your iw this invioab'e sanotity Of the hearth
stone yLeuce cones tie nations strength, may 10
rwept away and yet you cannot coniroate The prop
erty or berate the slaves OF rebels IN arms Believe
it rot. Sir, though ole rose from the dead to pro-
claim II.
Again,t any legislation TO this end il has been
urped that the over of confscation and emsnc pa
lien is power, ana, therefore TO be exercised
only By tie Executive as Commanderin Chief, or by
those under Lin IN tie military service. L admit
that il il a war power; but ] have already shown
that tie Constitution has invested tue war power ia
Congress and q e power TO Iass all laws needn't 10
its execution. The speech of the venerable John
Quincy Adams has been cited "a against tile power
of Congress 20 10 legislste. The speech was nos
fully cited or considered. Instead ot innAi9S Siy
such dec ara,ion he declares the contrary, hat ia
,iue of lnsurnetiOn or public war, tie power Il"
emancipate the slaves of rebels "comes to ms ionso
end the Senate.
have lie ard il intuated that the President dO1ts
Lis rover. There is 10 room for sGch mlaaiien,
ns tie rover TO a limited extent, was ex-
lied by Congress at s recent sossion, by a>tsne
which gave liteuy to all slaves employed by thrf
masters coneeut in aid OF the rebellion, ana e0'Ns-
Gated al rrorery of rebels used ty its owner e'n-
sent in aid of the rebellion, and when statute ,He
presidebt approved. The President, loyal ~ &c
of the Constitution and The Laws "a .
ls in bis message to this session, that be Las con-
formed his official conduct 10 this statue OF Cor
.ress; and that " if new law upon ne same SUD-
cet shall he proposed, It's propety VIII he doiy eh
-idered." 80
Sir if such law be raised il l. said 1t viii nol re
effective. Why not Effective Can you nor ehJoin
npon the commanding officer Of your Army the eAe-
ruiion Of a general law of conhseaIion anu uoeIa-
ton in tie Fame manner that by the Law o. lNvo zoe
nurv is now enjoined upon him 10 secure for ihe
public use the public stores OF the enemy inken IA
Lie camps, forts MAGAZINES, and towns. and TO- sao
neglect of which such commanding oihcer rhah =
ans werable SSH Article of War;
Bu, il is said such law will not, as 10 the retss
slayes be effective. Why not l. II because tne
Knowledge of the fact cannot reach these slaves
puss your law simply declaring Item ireeueD. and
that they SHALL il they fly 10 your standard REQ We
toe protection OF your army, and the yoylh Owe
will in ten DAYS reach every slave in the Eepoobf,
by means OF that human telegraph whose living ret
work oyerlies every slave plantation, and IS woven
Of the laceraed heart-sfrings Of the victim OF ih
Internal atrccity. VIII not your law be effective Y
passed and communicated TO the slave Why nos
l. it becauee he prefers Slavery 10 Freedom-ths
bondage OF death 10 the glorious liberty OF the sons
Of God No Sir, there is slave in this land nos
reit of bis reason by the Providence OF God or by
the torture OF oppression, who would not hal yont
statute OF deliyernce the very gin of lie lboaSh
he il slave he Is still "A msn aud however ignorant
and debased however closely Imprisoned m i!lj
thick darknrss which may be felt, and which only
falls upon those from whom tyranny shnis on ihs
light bis hope for liberty his night Is not ana cam
not be exiuguisued, for II Is allied 10 his hope ot
Immortality, aud is bound mp with the elements Of
his soul which cannot, but BY annihilaing DIE.
Pass your law, proclaim il at the head Of your
army, execute il summarily by allowing these uIl-
willing supporters OF the rebellion 70 escape iroan
their masters through your lines a receive your
protection in return for their loyalty and tbeso
children of oppression will make such an exodus
from the honre Of their bondage as the world haT
not seen since that exodus OF Gods people whlea
The darkeyed daughters Of Israel celebrated Ia that
sublime song: 49,
The Lord hath triumphed gorously the horse and h II
Ter hath he tLr own Into the sea-
Pass this law require it's faithful execution by
our army and the rebellion must cease, lie Sn'
hors it's aiders, and aoettors perish for bread do
his, and crown yourselves with the mmotal honor
4 giving liberty 70 one portion OF people sid
he serene blessings OF peace 10 another. IL said
hat upon euch statute of liberation, and by reas,n
,t its enactment, these slaves will Iise IN insnrrec
ion To ray this is TO libel human nature ia it's low
sst estate. Gratitude is nseparable from the human
heart in every condition of iie 10 every zone Of the
earth's surface. To shiver the letters which bind Ia
cruel bondage the souls Of men will not excite IN
them hatred or anger or revenge, but will ate the
heart to the sweet melody OF virtue, and inspire
their hymns OF thanksgiving TO their delverers.
Sir il after your enactment OF this statute OF hber
alton the slaves of these rebel masters se Ia iusur
recon, it will not be because by your law they are