The New York herald., 1862-08-21

every traitor tho wca ty AMI th. cautious would =
been supplied with powerful inddcenent tp REM Ave
al AS il was every coward IN the south soon a 10Y.
traitor from fear. Tor loyalty was perious ~, me
seemed comparatively safe Hence the 49, :; eason
nimity u the southa un niG..yy oassd q, ga una
ism and the fact THAI mmnEiy aud sar fssos terror,
on that s.de ea7Ssr I'D probable de we're were 'oIia u
,s o .'s US. We oean e,ss' 10 cunscats i'm
dc ices OF shsen. The result is ssht W'ses WIN lhs
been eIec,ea Tens q .hosa s nns ssnns Il the re.
would have led them INTO a olas and natrL ieannss
VI We cor. nam taas" az. y,,ica ,o an.
10 wore o reb Re FRI saed BY your 9snerai and thai
lie r5r Frsa, nj ara firm yoa his ye re1hed ne pub
porsp0 ta9n.sya yseclart ion and Hunters o,dr. fa-
JdaLgssAos sv, O,s pfaRrag dnaaiet' ~ yot, ostts
com W hin os siasnl ~ from s,ssr % reoets .
mn ,elrh <s linsan order taniitary inhurnon,
n,,r,ra ssed ts arp 0dai N f rsry tr tor in
ere,, po oa sores Of ite tend ey NV nsoe, r oksd
is .sn,es have habitnay repeleL rather than invited
III S,roach q slaves would have giaiiy taken the
IL escaiag from their rebel camps,
4 ~ no Unln cause. Wo complain that those
| who have thus escaped 70 Us. avosng viii
4 III ness 10 IL To- Ahlsover sn.gnt DO re-
qurea hive been hrntaiy ana ma y repu.sed .n. often
surrendered - be ged lagino and lortlfad by the
thct l~ potion o' regular amy eCiesrs, wtl
mcy or Tie .tes, ert'ee far moe sofstite told
Siofr, atGp q pa d0C0 ne rle tioi And finally &c
cclrlm that you, Mr President. elected repubii-
can, knowing well what an abom natoa slavery Is, and
hm c.nihatcG.ly Is the core and essence o. tnls afro
cons eoe'cn seem never 70 Interfere vi shoe atroc
ties, aa never give direction To your military sbord
mates winch does not appear 70 have been conceived 10
| the interest cE slavery aiher than u tls,i)m
Ni ~ call your attention 10 tno recent tragedy IN
| View Orleans, whereof tae acts blamed eatrely
| through pro slavry chsaneis crnsids able bcdy Of
resoute able oodsd men, bald ii slavery Dy rebel
/ sugar planters IN defiance Of the c)nfscarcu act
! which You approved let pontltoni turty mios
! ais lit and utdc :ir way great mart 81 the
southwest, which they knew 10 be IN the dndispuad r
session pr he UnGn forces The, made their way sa.ey
and qnieliy h-olsh thirty mites o. ieDc tercitoy,
rs 70 frd fre dom under til nfoecan y oar A'g.
Whether they had had lot heati Of sns passage OF lbs
gDtt thn
kin them for deserting the service of e lie ong oppres
sors Who had through ressan become our iIa,acaole
enemies they rs lm liberty and protection, for
wh'ca tney we're VIKING 10 renter tneir pes service;
they met wh hostility captivity and murder. The bark
! The negroes had no right to appear in New
| orleans armed (s'i'h ,hoir img'cn A,s of daily
| iab'r in the cane isi); bit 10 ono doubts
| that they woG,o g,aiy have Ibid these down
assured that they should be they upon
and maGc', ca tarei hnd hied bcca g tey sought
the benefit u ha OF Congress which they mas
slechsaiiy have heard - MT which WIS npne te less
The of lhs land-rhich they had clear rsi, the
benefit (Which il somebody IS duty publish
ard wide, III order that many possible should be
ipelei to esist from SCI wing rebels and tie rebellion
and come to the side OF the Onion. They sought
tnsir berty in strict accordance with ths law OF the
iaihsy We're butchered reenslaved for doing by
the hap of Union soldiers enis e fight against slave
t,ldlg 1t so3 o1P fa Ut that they
mnrderd r. others sha. hereafter sule ID Ike
Nor, in default Of explicit aud public direction to your
generals hat they are Y recoEHre and obey he Cousca
ton act, the world will lay The blame Whether
y0u VII choose 10 hear IL through iuture history and AZ
the tar Of God will net iudge. ! can only hope.
VII. On the racc Of this wide earth, Mr. President,
there is not disinerested dete mined, Intelligent
cham ion Of the Union cause Who docs n2t iee that ~
atcm3es 10 pat do,cS The vet.o ami al tRs tnse mp
Ae,d e ineaiay eane are psrsse' ous nd as .t4 z.
rc,slioa. ssheo oa 10 nloyrs Vo03 Ls yeyc.c eiA
ii gar II sldrey TN ~ f,H ui5os; TIN afasy
cs rho reniasa b this day deo.cd % staeesp - tss
e. Asay l As o" na and q .S Nat eve eSSrs h'ar z
reri the Union. appeal to the testimony Of your
mbssados IN Europe. ts freely a. your service,
at mna Ask theinsto tell yoa candd'y whether he
eemiug sgbscrvsncy cyour poicy tn the sayaholdos,
ivcFygphcdng interest, Is not the pern'eSity. the
despair 81 Statesmen Of all parties and be ainonhed By
Jy Icose az began with the statement that what
nmense majority OF the loyal millions Of your coun
tIyne require OF you is fr,uN declared, unquai
ied, uBgrudgug execution Of the laws u tic an1
more especially OF the Coniscaton Thai act gives
freedom to the slaves OF retsls coming. within
lines or wl.or those lines mny al any time laolosc
we ask you % render Il due obedience Dy pub
licly requiring oil your suhlrdraes to recognize and
obey IT, This te0els everywhere using the late
negro riots In the North ae they have long used
Your Oilccrs' treatment OF ncSroes in the South, 10
convince ths slaves that they hate nothing TO hope from
Crtm successtnat we mean ~ mat case 70 sell them
into biercr bondage 10 dcsray The cost OF The LII
them mprsssis as truth On ne ytat eass Of their gno-
,s,c , s1 sss''", s sssn.s ssn s.y ass A s s. s E
wntss n setd plaea1 igain9 rs, powerfully aided b.
Northern symrti..lers and European allies We lnust
have scout guides SPIES cooks teamsters diggers and
chepp3a from tho blacks n the South, whether allow
them to nsht for not, or we shall bs baiied
sud ropelIed As one Of the millions who would gladly
have avoided this struggle al any sacrifice but that Of
prncple and honor but who now feel that The triumph
the urion il Indispensable not only TO the existence Of
country but TO the we'll being Of mankind, enirea
you 70 render hearty and unsquyoca obedience TO the
law Of tie land. Yours, HORACE GREELEY.
NEW Yogg, August l9, 1862
CARD FROM u. PLUMB.
THE EDITOR o. THE NEW y0Rk TRIBUNE
SIR--After having aborcd for thirty years. since my
majority by public speech by tho pen and by example.
for the disusi of morality, the promotion OF public
order, ard the establishment of society and government
tna haz- af inc uyiuV tla
al men. and their full and equal protection beneath the
shield OF law, and myself for the nrs time in my lte
held b. the government under which live to answer
charge OF tsioyaty TO that government. Under these
circumstances beg the privilege Of stating to the pubic
through your columns, the head and front Of my Of
iending.n
The conversation referred TO in the statement OF
my accuser trarprsd in the nost casual man
ner while attending in the Office Of my friend
William T. ravley, few moments business
How il started 90 not remember; but the subject
tho acngFossng enc OF the war aud the policy OF
the vernmeat took N. gro,sd Aat ha, policy, by
Jial for fae most ro,t dsciei ~ the sae,t3ding sna4
esce OF NE Lorgsr oies hal fpda our armies
h,aiscd e m,ao Il a.s,s md gro,racied tae comes
rogl ofY ols ,rthoss any Siaas and ce1, ydils
Il ne r,ion And row tnat NcieIsns army was shat
terei wahinaidn agar nreaiencd and the Invasion
Maryland feared POSSIBLE IL not probable, The g,oer
neal had coiId for dnter 300 600 co,aee, 70 b, ancle5
against Hs'ensmy uJdsr sust1atialiv tie plcy
ia sclA had lae,.o pyorel - aoriee. The Emanci
patton act was unproca'nsd and substantially dead
letter. for want of such proclamation. Reports
| coming home from the army hat offers
g'ag ciosk men ZIP 70 tgees, ant order
'hsTs Unlppsf fhW HdrSs hI0 0seN employed ~
Memphis 10 do NE d10erg Of ne army, and ihca turned
d9qia 10 Their se,el Order No remained
vnyeroksd gad r9irrsi Of bacss hui bs offered 10 NJ
Lsncola and re,ecfef
Now, this fels and knew 70 bc wrong; and my soul,
cousttutonaiy ardent, aud made intensely by life
long sympathy with the slave, moved 10 utter my
stern disapprovai OF all nis and II seemed TO me, and
Tso sated thoi ,orong for ne corerae 10 adopt
methods to fore into Us tcto~ poaid
let en. Ga such polio and that thny could
do otherwise than stand by their convictions and what
specific remarks sds h. relation TO enlist
ments or draft intended only illustrative o
| this principle | said let Mr. Lincoln strike at tbs
| Gauge VI tho rebellion, aud that which fur
nshes II, q this msment, the sinews ~ war !;
| let him speak the word Of universal freedom,
and send his electric word, calling rpon all tie
OF the Union, the hatsrs " the rebellion, black
white bond and rec TO rally for the lRa struggle for
tho national life, and conscrpton wcsd be required
but huadreds Of thoussnds would sprngto In every
part Of the land, Summoned ny the yoics Of God
who would blas the rebellion speedily forever and
with I, end the curse and crime Of slavery aud thus lay
Il IL. L.. ..A.lI-. r..lAu - ..~.r~