New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-30

The UoJl! belongs 10 considerable class
which, while it may possibly be annoying as
an a.sailant, il certain TO BE- dangerous IS a
champion. Thus, having challenged US 10 cite
any rnod,rn authority III favor OF freeing .laves
az IA act Of war, and been answered by the
citation from Mr. Liucolns late letter ol this
passage
m coo.d ne Union vi,hOu, fro,inr aay save |
would II; AID 81 could I've Is b' rei0s al the slav-.
Others alone. would $40 90 nag
II seeks 10 break the force OF this citation as
follows
"1Le cno.,i,a fom Nr Lincoln. letter h., uot.,-irE
OF iD- cl~..ou wLrfhcr tho eu.lcps u 90 en,uJ
tie c1-sucu re'h'f Jufit,be military resort The
4. 90 Il IuE IR nasrs sg qIoffon 40 h4fii az
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b. 81 nstrr 40 i.f rfcih-d by sf'iious
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gicreiy lot fur'i Of sr conferred - toe .s~ o.
dur nsuai Law Dot .Hdr eigi r"i not ~ tn- ~
o. go tgl .tri - i. .u, !. 81, '..e 70 ,i a. %
pot tui. loSef ~ IT. era6scisf vi b.i
= rr,. ~ iu % CHANGER o. a sovereign"
The reader wall take notice that it il not
hero TIE TRIBUNE, 1t IL The H0rid, which
represents tie President IA hcsitatag, delib-
Grating, doubling, balancing, a, to the eSPcdi'
ency or impocy OF enforcing obedience to the
law of the land. u he judges that 1t will hrlp
save the Union, be will enforce the emancipating
provisions OF the Confsca;ion Act; i he judges
differently, no will disregard them, and suffer
hrs Military subordinates to do lIkewsc. Now
We do not Assume to ray that lo will do this
or that in the premi,es; but~e do not consider
The Worid's gloss justified by the language OF
the President. 1t seems TO us that in his state
rnent OF his position above quoted, be did not
contemplate the CCnfscoilon Act but spoke
simply of his original duty and purpose US
Head of the Nation and Commander in { HE!
Of its forces ia view Of the existing Rebellion
and Civil War.
But The Worids strategy not merely eI-
poses tic Presd-nts position TO q damaging
attack; it does so without eItricatlng Itself
from the bog in which it strategcally founders.
Just read tho following extract from the Presl-
dents order annullng Gen. Hunters emanci-
pating Proclamation.
further nuke known that whether 1t be CON peisn for
M. ~ Comm in Chief oil tho Army spd Navy, de
are the slaves Of any State States FEE and whtLs
any time any Gaze shl have become necessity Ia
d.Icnsabo the maintenance Of the Government ersis
such iuppossd power. questions whc, under Jon.
ability reurve TO ysol and which cannot feel ju.'hed
In eavur dson Of commander Ia tho field 1hese
ae totally different queaoLs from those Of police gu alton,
in oimie. and esmps"
Surely there is no installing or pervertng
tho import Of tins.
Tho Horid commences lis article to'which we
are replying, as follows;
'Tns TuiBran retreats from the porton into which il
-tfutted-.iib - much lnsoleft swsgser. TIM
TRHusE fCo.ted ~ 10 buteng t!sngshsnsng sly that
u.prip.iion to1s an ordinary y iiary sprlnrcc.'
IHE Ihiru.k m-kea siftuai coniossion that u IL
,crs'ri ~ n0np-oduc Ion OF fuch pie
ono such authority aud IL attempts 10 hide s coniasion BY
.slitn, behind Pre-snt Lineo's rcesat letter. &C. a.
And winds up IA Iollows:
We snpposc tlst usual, IL will exhibit iLs soreness Il
this pfousion OF epitnot.its hsbiusi
fesoui CO when non plnsed Ia affumsat"
There, you see, Is your mistake. We pre-
fer 10 initiate though of course, at respectful
distance in the rcar-tae politeness and suayity
Of Tie KorId.