New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-17

would gladly 40 80, out the} daro not' Ane'
know that death would be their portion if they
did, even though il were delayed for months.
The Blacks of tho South are instinctiyely for
ia wherever We will let them be. The Whites
are either against us or fear to declare in our
favor, knowing how deadly is the hate and
vengeance that UniOnism on their part would
provoke. Our only hearty Southern allies IN
the struggle before us are the lifelong victims
of our enemies, who have all to gain and moth
inp but worthless life to lose by the conflict.
We must have allies in the South-1Ot merely
well .wishers, but active cO6peratOrs. We might
prefer the shareholders, but they are our NOR
tai foes. We would like the Poor Whites, but
the shareholders do their thinking. We have
but Hobson's choice--the slaves or nobody.
They will dig. cook, guide, scout or fight for
us if we will give them their freedom. What
they want most is just what will signally
weaken our enemies and cost Us nothing.
-"But how can we give liberty to men wholly
in the power of our enemiesl 2" BY assuring them
that on coming within our lines, they shall be
welcomed to hospitality, employment. and free
dom. All cannot come at once; but all will
soon learn that liberty for them goes with the
National flag, and will thus be supplied with
strong motirs for escaping from the Rebels
to us. All will not try t. escape to us, nor al
get away who try, but some will, and our enc
mics must 'henceforth devote hall their time
and strength to keeping the rest back. The
~ fire in their rear" will be as annoJ ing if not
80 formidable rs that ia their front.
Gen. Mcclellan writes TO q friend in Wash
ington that he has employed oil the Blacks
who come to him, and wants more. OF course
but what inducemeni did he offer Them In
what order or proclamation were the loyal
slaves of Virginia exhorted to forsake their
Rebel masters and find freedom and protection
under the flag of the Union Few negroes
are so stupid as to doubt that any of our Gen.
erals would lot them dig IN our trenches, il
they insisted on it-but for rhat If their
recompense was to be surrendered to their Rebel
masters, to be whaled to death as poor Jack
Scrocgns was in Maryland, who can blame
them for standing off
Gen. Butter has had Five Thousand hearty
negroes digging his cutoff in the Mississippi at
Vicksburg. He might long since have had
Fiity-yes, q Hundred Thousand - strong.
armed, stalwart men, had he felt at liberty to
call all slaves Of Rebels to his aid. And he is
very likely to need them ere long. Why not
call them seasonably, Offering them the cheap
but priceless ihducemept of Freedom
Men and brethren We stand for the Union
without conditions, and to the last We know
the cause is righteous, and that its defeat is our
National ruin. We know that the time is Al
hand in which every one who is heartily for the
Union will be openly for the means essential to ito
triumph. We do not fear that the right thing
will not ultimately be done, but that it will be
done too late. There should to-day be flying
from every steeple, from every staff, flag in
scribed with the memorable words Of Webster,
CELEBRITY AND UNION, NOW AND FOR EVER,
ONE AND INsEPARABLE ~