New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-02
auR HOME CONSERVATIVES.


the present Administration as eVince Pro-
Slavery tendency. Reyohing the proclama'
tons of Abolition Generals" is conduct espe-
cially grateful TO our Conservatives, while
signing the act which abolished Slavery IN tho
District of Columbia, and volunteering a
Special Message to Congress proposing National
conversation to such States as shall see ut to
e,nsncipate their slaves, were regarded with
manifest disapproval. "The continued pressipg
of the negro question upon the attention OF the
country" was voted very disgusting to Conser'
valves. Abolition was declared a twin " fall
lacy" with Secession, and Radicals denounced
in every variety Of disparaging epithet.
If these resolves have little force, they GER
tainly have the merit Of consistency. Radi-
cal is one who wishes to go to the root OF the
matter. The root of this Rebellion is Slavery.
Not only is il confined absolutely to Slave
States. but its vitality is greatest in the most
intensely slayeholding sections Of those States,
while those who sympnthize with or PallIate 1t
in the loyal States are VIGOROUSLY and UNI
formly the most thorough deyotees Of Slavery.
We DEFY any one to name partisan Of the Rebel.
lion. North or South, who is not also partisan
Of Slavery. And mountains of oboquy heaped
on Abolitorists WIN not obscure the fact that
ninety.riue Of every hundred Of those branded
Abolitiouists haze ever been for the Union and
arc nov the most determined foes Of Slave
holding Treason.
70 reprobaie snd oppose ibis Rebellion with.
ont reprobatiAs and condemning Slavery IS
much like toe tragedy of Hamlet with the
part Of Hamlet omitted What these gentle
men call Z" tie negro question" was raised by
those WHO Plotted and engineered Secession,
which lad 10 impulse, no motive, apart from
slavery. You cannot put ont The eun By
tarriug both your eyes ever go tight. Nor can
you, by Any amount Of yituperat on Of Radicals
and Abc.itionsts, conceal the fact that it ia
Slavery AID rcthing but Slavery, that now
seeks ard menaces the permanent division and
destruction OF the American Union.
That men will bear false witness fos pa-t!s
sake is a melancholy truth; but how eau
respectable persons lie so shameessly ~ to
assert that "certain distinguished radical
leaders Of TIE Republican party propose to
exclude from the Union al States that io not
lboli,h Slavery. g" Who has ever proposed the
exclusion cf Delaware or any other loyal
State
Th. wicked, caUsoles'. atroc.oas Ssyehod-
ers Rebellion IS termed b. our Conservative,
s,ryseplsr opposition to il. Tour Governments
Acknowledged auttor.ty".n Who dsge here
after charge our Conseryatiges Viih sympathy
for TIE Rebellion Haven't thoy expressly
repud.atej it as irregular o" Cosld language
be sererer tlaa that
Whoever carefully stude, these Receives
must reali1s that the Rebellion nli Rebels are
regarded by our Conscrgatiye.' a. now.se 80
a. those loyal citizens who uphold
the horrible " iallacy' that every man has the
frat and best right 10 biz oan limb. ald labor,
his ov1 vie AID children. 1t Is this that our
Conservative, meet 10 sgnhlize aud de-
nOunce, while ;ley draw It eIccedigl, mid
whenever they are compelled, by q deceut re-
speci for The opinions Of mankind, 10 speak IN
favvrabiy Of sayeholng traitors.
The true character of the meeting. however,
was shown in The speeches, rather than IN tue
resolutions, The burden Of them ali was abuse
Of the Aboiit.olsts, slight condemDation, or
none. Of Je1. DAVE. who By the way, was
called d" Jefferson Davis" throughout tbo meet
irg, and unlimited maledic.iou Of Emaucipa-
-. Ia, A L.. ..gI
the war. Ex-Governor Wicklilc Of Ken.
tucky ,ad That unless Inc Abolit,onists lay
down their pens, there might be another
revolution. Vim. A. Duer OF this State said
that If every traitor in this country were to
be hu1q IA the order OF their guilt, the next
man who marched up the scaaold after Jelier-
son Davis would be Charles Sumner, and this
was greeted BY the loudest applause OF the
evening. Mr.. Duer said also that the Enamel
patton and COLiscatiOn bills were mOnstrous
OF the Constitution. which would
Justify res, .tance. We could not, we ought not,
10 triumph IL such cause. And tien he very
naturally proceeded to compliment Dir. Owen,
and laud the moral courage Of standing ny against
ui-s- -luru S'h'tittcHit' 'ii' Juits bINOhs tucn
abused New-ingiand, the land OF his birth,
deliberately aid at great length Nothing but
the production Of such a man could have us-
tilted the production of such speech. Posi-
bly, the mottev who has brought up son to
kick he, deserves the blOw. Finally the hero
Of tho night made bs appearance aud his
spe-ch He was conservative il the most
radca. way. After denourcing Tie bor.
rib.e measures Of Congress, aud saying that
t va, to De got rid al as Oliver Crom-