New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-05
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tude ana wlcRedne.e Oh the rebellion that We veye
entitled to the worlds pity. Much more wen ~
entitled to it from the state of moral heple,snes.
| which the rebel ion found us. That Silver ~
now burst upon US in its vast power did indeeS
make our care very pi liable. But far more n;t;shi.
was 1t from ths fact that Slavery bad long dendsJ
and debauched U.s. to leave us incapable Of s,ors
ing Ourselves to resist this vast power. CO
strength Lad we still to resist any other sns'r
But in the presence OF Slavery we were oplv ~:
paralyiics. Far worse our condition than thai ~
LAGOON. His sonl was strong in his bsttle vith
the sDske. But our snake had charmed our sonl n,c
rowerlessness before the battle had begun. vasv
monstrous would il have been to come to the helm -
the snake entwiued around LAGOON. But attn rnose
monstrous IL il TO TO The help Of the snake en-.
twined around America. Nevertheless England d..
CONF to its help. Does she say that We are too a.
based to be pitiedi l admit the debasement. tbs
even british iDsensibi ty TO human rights, which
the Crcean cup Of Slavery bas reduced u TO. New.
ertbeless were We as unbappily transformed a. the
companions Of Uly sses pity should sill reach down
to u.s. Besides, since il is Slavery that has 30 de-
graded us and ,ioce it is Eogland that fastened
upon US, especially III does 1t become her TO taupt 10
with our degradation and take advantage Of i.
| Does she bid us follow her example and abolish
Slavery 1t WAS comparatively easy to abolish
Slavery no more essentially connected with herself,
But by Slavery mixed up with all her relations
and inteiests and with all herself she would have
been made ms helpless as We are.
| need not 90 into arguments TO prove our impo.
,ence against Slavery. few illustrations Of il viii
suffice.
l. Slavery is killing us. One word from our Gov.
eminent would kill IL. Nevertheless this Que word
cannot be spoken. Our poor Siavery-rdden Govern.
ment cannot muster moral courage enough 10 speak
IT, That at such time this 1t should be studying
and wors ipiDg the Constitution shows its utter n.
nee 10 save US. The rebels flung away tho
Constitution at tire very Outset. They are too mnch
in TO let papers tramme their efforts TO destroy
| al n nd
Slavery ~ feel no right 70 meet these efforts save
in WAYS strictly harmonious with every line Of the
Constitution, or TO express The ssne meaning in
other woris) strictly hsrmoplous with the Pro-Sav.
cry interpretations Of the Constitution. Why is Is
that we do not worship our State Constitutions a
yell a. the Federal Constitution Ev ry few years
We cast them aside The reason is that Slavery does
not call tor the worship of them. Our President 10
bound baud and loot that pro-Savery regard fox
thu Constitution in which he was educated. So too
are most Of our Generals. Gen. Shermsn's Proclas
nation on entering South Carolina, Gays; Carofi.
nians We have come az loyal men fully impressed
with our Constitutional obi cations tosths citizens Of
your State" Surely we are under no more Constt-
tutioHd obligations 10 them than we are TO Arabs.
In every part of the North you meet with this insan.
its about our obligations to the rebels
Congress abounds in il. What better, however,
could you expect of body that now, when ths nation
ia on the very brink Of ruin and nothing should be
thought of but conquering the fos by whatever
means, Constitutional. unconstitutional, aud BY
whatever men, white, red, black, is srnusngi itself
with schemss of COLONIZATION The remaining weeks
in which Congress can do what may possibly save
the na,ion are probably but few. How sad that any
OF tbem should be thus wasted
g. Although our nation shouli, on the breaking
out OF the rebellion, have abolished Slavery TO pre-.
vent Slavery from aboli-hipg it-dong so under that
high necessity which supersedes all inquiry toto tho
consttuionaGty Of DONG so-nevertheIess III shrnks
Il. .,l e.y.ac MI man unAlf
might have put down the rebellion without resoriiDg
to anv direct action, or indeed any intended action
against Slavery IT, instead Of making Slavery it,
special nav, it's supreme care, II Lad used rs obvious
and ricfed constitutional liberty In composing
it's armies and in carrying on the war, the rebellion
would have been suppressed in lees than six months
from the bombsIding OF Sumter. All must adnif
that the Constitution gives Congress the power 10
make up lie armies as il wlof foreigners or ci'i.
zens, of black men or wbite and that it il under no
ore constitutional obligation to inquire whether
the men who offer themselves for enlistment arc
slaves than whether they art apprenneeso nlssnns
In the exercise OF this power, Congress coma ootn
easily and speedily have saved The patioo. ~ Huue
that incidental TO this exercise nisu' nave y1eI
destruction Of Slavery. But Congress would have
been no more responsible for the destruction than
tho Constitution wO1d have been violated by inc
exercise. Had only the black population Of the
land been assured last Spring that the Nor was 10
friend, the end, If not indeed tine osginhing o. Aa'
Aud this il would have been assured Of had there
breo 40 much rs one black regiment among tbs
5000 soldiers whom our President called for LAST
Spring. Not one gun would that regiment nave
needed TO fire, aud no occasion would there have
been for another black regiment. The bare fact OF
its existence would have ehectually and almoeo
instantly advertised all the blacks of our good will.
and advertise them Of that would have been SUE
iicent to secure their deep and decisive sympathy:
But, alas! the advertisement was forbidden! Ano
instead of il we have advertised them Of our i'll Will
by sending back cruelty and wickeciy, and also
uncoustutionally, great numbers OF fugtive slaves
Such nv dear Sir, was the miserable condition OF
nv poor Slavery -crazed and Slavery-cowed country
when yours declared War against her, said thas
i, was keenly insulting in your nation 10 DENY 70
Americans 10 the Gaze OF American kepeis .ns
which Epgland claims in the OF English rebels
Keen indeed was this insult; and very cruel ana
mean was the oppression of falling upon Us IN our
helpless condition. For ths insult and oppression
be good feeog her part to beget good feeling 90
ours. Very bad is our feeling toward her now-and
even toward Canada. Aseady are we threatening
VERY foolisbly own) 70 terminate that new.and
useful intercourse with Canada which
should be enlarged and unending. Car ada and the
States should be brothers as we'll as neighbors.
Vain is the attempt to pacify by sayug that the
Trent case has been settled our own principles.
Il was not pleasant to have IL settled even on our
own principles, Ii We were compelled to have 1t -
settled. moreover the compuision IL greativ aBias
waited by the fact that you woult not bsve resorsd
to it, nor we yielded to it, had not our helpless eon'
dion emboldened you to the one and reduced u. 70
the necessity Of the other Blu, it is not true tnss
the case hss been settled on our own principles.
admit that it s American 10 settle questions WIZ
shareholders while their rod is over our head bus
deny that it is American to settle them In snen eli
cumstances with Foreign Powers. All VAN s tnl:
attempt to hide in an ailectaton OF hlgn,eonied ~
gard for National consistency and IN suohine snow
Of magnanimous adherence 10 precedents our blazing