New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-24
THE COST OF PEACE.
letter from Robert Pate Owen 90 secre-
tnry Chase-TLo Conditions of hnsiing

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SIR: IN bre!,st terms | state The propositions
which rs the ,ubiect Of our recens conversation,
promised 20 reduce 10 writing
What a-e the reasonable hopes Of peace
Not thai within the nexi fifty days the south
s,aiiiag herself Of the term Of grace offered III ne
prcsd,u,s Proc iu'aton, may. 70 save Ter laVofI'e
institution, return to Ter allegiance LEI us NOT 10
G, re ourselves. There sIe no coudi'lons 10 gn"fail
tias-no rot il we rroier her blank sheet on "hcn
toset them down, with uuresr.c ed PEN IN her own
hard--under ssiieh she viii consent 10 reunion, eX-
cent in one couingencycouquess, more OF less COM
plete by force Of arms.
Ave we likely to obtain peace by conquest
=, ses,ob Of an answer les us lo0h closely CT
few statistical facts.
By the census Of 1860, the number Of wlhte males
between tie ocos Of Is ana - L. in The loyal States
about 1000 100; and, in the d-sioyal sta;es
about ,3J0oCO a little upward OF three to one.
The disproportion seems overwhelmingly great.
BIZ, wis cslcuetiou as basis cf military Deta,
Is wholly faacious for ii iucloces persons OF one
color only.
Cat Of The above four millions the North has to
provide soldiers, end with incopaderoe exceptions,
not usually extending TO field labor) laborers also.
But Of tie three millions and half Of slaves
owned in the Rebel States, about two millions may
BE- estimated as lsborers. Allow three hundred
thousand Of ,hs Sc ss employed in domestic services
ana other occupations followed BY among us,
and we have seventeen hundred thousand plantation
hands ma,e and female, eaca 81 ..bici counts
scarst Northern laborer on farm or in workshop.
Then, OF hat porion of ropoiaticp whence
soldiers ard ont do,r Iaborerg aud mechanics must
chiefly be taken, the Northern States hive four mil
liops ahd the Southern Safes rec millions.
Surprising toe negroes all Icy al 20 their nasters il
follows that the true proportion a s,ssugs aable
in this war-that is Of rod.rIs 10 fgnt and laboreri
to support toe nation While hshtn;-nay fairly
enough be taken 1T three IL the South 70 four III the
North.
Under this suggestion of South unitcd without
regard 10 Color in effort Tor recognition snail We
obtain peace BY subduiag her II history teach
truth. We shall not. Never, since the world began
cid niue millions Of people blo together rasolutely
Inspired by the del Of achi- wing their independ
ence Nc; fail TO obtain it, Il ro. cen ury siuet
one third of the number successfully defed Grc&
Britain
Bat let us purpose the negroes OF the South Loyal
to he Union lbs cad q 10 their masters, how sta4
tic mater thsnl
Ia al &c % !, is not 10 q an Ell yeyple, bat to
COufederacy divided against ITSELF that we are OF
POSED; tie n.asers OF side; Ihe labOreis, exceed
lug p 81 number. o. lie o her.
suppose q seryces Of these la5orers TRANSFERRED
to 40, what VIII teen ne Tue proportion, on eithei
side, Of forces available, drecy sud Indirectly icI
military purposes
As about i've and thiee-fourths to one and a.third
IL other wOIds nearly as niae 70 Two
Such whGiesgis tfsrsler J., u course, impossible
In pIsci But 10 ihe transfer lie possible
1LO shg.! occur, ne ap YiO.cE tIe above results.
low much wisdom, u0der these cifcumsi aices, IL
there IN the advice that We saOIi1 pas down tue
Rebellion first and seH.o the negro question after
woLa What shall Sc cay Oh thelr statesmansup
wuO, L war like this wOdiG leave Of view tie
prac zeal elects CT emai.,il suOn
On toe other haud, however, l. Is to be admitted
that African loyalty al this war viii little avail Us
II We have not good sense aud god feeling enough
f nst. s0'''" Tue negroes VINO u'"' enter 'u'
10 render their aid available in the first place W,
must treat item huInaEey; h GUY ne have yes I,
learn; aud secondly, bota ior tueir sGkes aud iO
our OWE, we uusl ho' support tl,m III ldisuess
Doubtess, hey are noel efficient laborcrs, q.
oomesiie' IA camp, at te-n.sseFs, OF employed %
intreno. uieuis aAu ;OrillcatJODs, II ANTI
corps, or as ssrpeis and nI.ers; or, as iast IS
Southern plantations shall fall "a, possession,
as nelo-baacs. But If al these rc,is become over
filled Ce ter do away with TIE eces.iy Tor fa.tl er
draft IA the North 81 putting uuacts ~ tue han IS
Of Tue ,Ll--bO.ieI men, color. tiyleDjl; from
ourselves, than 10 deid1e their ig1orance into tie
opnion that among ths privilege 81 freedom Is food
NItLOCg Wolk.
Have we philanthropy AID discretion enough
wisely to adcin'eter such = crrgo VI - SEN ?
P0' stiy not. Administrative corIlity in pCb &c
Affairs IS lot our ssIopg lomt y would DO well
TO bear IN niiAd, However, t5... without such
capacity, not tnis wsr only, v1t vur entire govern
mental experiment. vii prove g .a.lse IT ios.
DO oibvr ODIeciOls LOid ,s.ALsg lie plan 7
Does hu.aniy 1OrOi us ~ acc % the ND OF an
ensiaved race Ia 90 suF as A.uauity can ever
eLj >.A war al All, &c oiJyil5 iAe eul ymcnt BY
u, o. TIC AifIcGa ~ tn.s; nls., tac-e Is employ
I7ut may thCfen ny years, tIe iriiil dai STU IL
onc, iaeu, Oec-use, II Is not periei 10 ss.iri H.
ca siAzeQ Nafialc GLceI Es, lid a. WhhOut lis al
We ial ~ eh4 LIs hyeritiOl, aid taGs Gisayl Oiht
his hopes, lie may DC ovorakea BY srmp ,aliOu 70
SICK freedom aud Eeyen, d, NJ Visn Uild way. IN
accepting tae liberated eiay. q. % colder ye may
preyeAl lis lis.as as al asiu. Dy Va. creation Of
negro brgades may avert TIE iulsCrIu.inate
rlsssac ses VI s-IyI.e iLsIercctDu.
Or ~ tl5re an iAsuleIa1le allc3ly II caste in the
way Ia "a contest nkty u ey,A,u- IL securing
10 another iaec ttan QUO O. . ea.est % tempOg4.
birssn,G, sie sc determined - shat out til racr
from all share III 10 own Iteration Arc 50
enaAOTei % inc MoiJe1, Wan la. We Wil sllsr
none but our SOus % pos tDsOt- "a TIE Ire Tenn
be leualy TO ply, Win lie aud death at stake, iOr
IatIO al eJ1dlce against &c cOut.eru IaIiaL.
Is 10 tlc duy GI oar rulers IA lle piealsea San.
no. soc according % "h.t pIacris o. ethics IL Gov
erninen,, coaI-ed with tue ntes VI millions, the
pulcg cOwn o. = glbantlc rebellion aid lie 4estO.-
ing OF tranquility 10 TIE IiEa nao tie neh IA lie
hour o. utmost neeI, ~ scOiu a vast cc.ucu. Of
strength placed within It, reach ana 20 IT. disposal
WHY, II u refuses 10 avail lscl v. each eie-
Lent, il s.OulI not be leia .eoi5 lOr tie hives
II sacuiices aud he AOlss n higl'..
Bat We need eiuaAc. paton H. ie-s forthe nAiogihi
cid il afi5gds-gsetf, even maj pen able, though ii
be-tan because OF Other ptr'mOuI. con. lder. zone
We have inca t'e experiment Oi "a = cdcrai hl.n
with irce-lalOr system "a PORTION OF n aud a.
Slave system IN another, for Ogn.y ye;Is; and 10
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