New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-08

all
Mr.. Lincoln announces now might have been
con.trued into threat, to be disregarded be.
cause extorted from our fears. Of the future,
indeed, we know nothing, but even few
weeks hence that which is an honorable prOpO.
stion now, would perhaps, then, seem an
ungenerous mOckery Of an offer of a choice
from tho victor to the vanqushed. But the
moment chosen il open to none of these objec'
tions. Europe holds her peace, and pretends no
longer either to dictate or deridc; the clouds
of dismay and doubt have rolled away, and lett
a clear horizon bright with the fire OF vlcto-
ries; but the war is not yet over, and we up
peal TO an enemy who has not yet laid down
his arms. We neither humiate ourselves nor
wound his pride in proposing now Pinh
whereby burden shall be equally divided 'or
the common good, at the same time ne IS
gently but firmly told that that burden Is 10 Or
taken from our shoulders, OF any rate, when
we find We can bear it no longer.
Tho Message ought, and VIC think Will,
unite oil parties. The conservative who alb
bors rash measures, and breads innovation,
will approve q measure which proposes to get
rid Of the cause of rebellion, 10 give the coun-
try permanent peace aud not periodical panic,
and to do this gradually aud with as little IN
Justice as is possible in so great social revo'
luton. The radical will not withhold his ap-
probation from proposal that promises to the
eve of faith so much. 1t may be that come OF
The Border Slave States will gladly avail them
selve, Of tho offer of Mr.. Lincoln, end if they
do the Nortt will as gladly accept ito share oil
go great au act. But if they do not, though
there ia, so far as that particular proposition
il concerned. as Mr.. Lincoln says, an end, yet
the end, nevertheless, is not yet as to the hub
iect And nobody, il is manifest, sees this
more clearly than the President. His 10 one
of those minds that work, not quickly nor
brilliantly, but exhaustiyely. Through this mat
ter he has looked to the final conclusion. He
sees that, however often rebellion may be
suppressed at the South, 1t will never be ended
SO long as Slavery has on assured existence.
The continuation Of Slavery IA permanent
institution on which no inroad has been
made is the continuation of war, for resist
ance TO the Federal Government must be
permanently suppressed, and resistance brings
war. Whatever ia indispensable to this end
must be done, and Slavery, therefore, must
fall either in one way or the other. Let the
Shareholders begin the reform, and We will
give them our hearty aid; if they will not,
then VIC must do it without them, as neces-
sary step toward the establishment Of pcrma-
nent peace aud the supremacy of the Union;
for Slavery is Rebellion. The South hos the
choice--of beginning the work with the help OF
the whole country, and the system thus to be
let TO gradually disappear, from natural but
inevitable causes or she nay refuse, and 70.
sent the offer, aud take the consequences Of
continued resistance This is clearly Mr..
Lncoln's meaning, and his convictions are Of
character that do not proclaim Themselves
merely in words. Taking no counsel Of flesh
and blood in this matter, but remembering bis
responsibility as the Head Of great nation
whose very existence is threatened, be goes
straight to the root Of the disease when he
sees the time has come, and determines upon
it's eradication. There is nothing violent in
his remedy; it outrages none of the professed
doctors who have proposed it' treatment but
il must commend itself to the common sense
Of everybody else. 1t may be quick or it may
be slow, according to circumstances; but. at
ally rate, il will be certain. For our part
we Thank God tina. Abraham Lincoln ia Pres-
dent Of the United States, and the whole ccun.
try, we cannot doubt, will be thankful that
we have a. such time 40 wise ruler.