New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-23
hands Of its citizens A Chief Magistrate who per-
mits d. 70 to remain becomes responsible foT the con-

sea,,ences. For he has the right, under the law ana
y q Constitution, TO take private property, with just
COMPENSATION offered, for public use, whenever II
oupar.nt that eny public exigenoy demands fueh APP
propIiaon
Forgive what may seem curt speech II say that,
in INV Judgment, President with lust sense oil duty
has no option in such case
In the due exercise of your Official power, IN
sricest accordance with law and the Constitution,
YOU can deprive the enemy Of that which, above all
else, has given, and still gives him, aid and comfort
You can declare emancipated his slaves, the sup
pliers Of bis commissariat Gradually, you can de-
priye him of these and for every hundred thousand
productive laborers he loses, you may have hun
dred thousand soldiers. With their aid you can
reach the rest. What then remains for him. lie
mus, thin his ranks TO cultivate his plantations. He
must Lbor for his own food or must perish for the
| lack Of it.
The people are forbidden to give AID and comfort
70 Rebels. WHAT Of Government that has the
power to cut of from aid aud comfort all the Rebels
Of the South and fails to exercise III
! We ought b do that which is right, even If the
reco,ppepse be distant and uncertain; lut we add
folly 10 injustice if we neglect great act OF bench
cence that is TO be rewarded, now, by our own
preservation.
Yet again. Can you look forward to the future OF
our conntry and imagine any state OF things IN which,
with Slavery still existing, we should be assured OF
neruanent peace | cannot. We can constitution
ally extirpate Slavery at this lime. But II we fail
10 do ths. them unless intend hereafter TO violate
the Constitution, we shall have fugitive slave law
ia operation whenever the war Is over. Shall The
North have sacrificed hundred thousand lives and
two thousand millions Of treasure to come to that at
last Not even guaranty Of peace purchased at
20 enormous a cost After voluntary exertions On
the part OF our people TO which the history OF the
world furnishes no parallel, il The old root OF bitter
ness still to remain in the ground to sproui aud bear
fruit in the future 80 has borne fruit in the past
Tie questions are addressed TO YOU For upon
you and upon your action than upon any other
one thing does the answer depend. fon have, AZ
this time. more power than any constitutional msn-
arch in the world. The English Government always
acts according to the policy approved by tie consiu
,ional advisers Of the Crown. You would violate
usage only if you should act without the advice, or
even contrary TO the opinions, of your constitutional
advisers. do not mean that you could continue 10
do this with propriety or even with saiety merely
assert that the power it, in point Of fact, in your
hands. And for such power, what responsibility
10 God and man
! Il il within your powef at this very moment not
only 10 consummate au act Of enlightened statesman
ship, but, as the instrument OF the Almighty TO re-
store to freedom race of men. Ii you are tempted
BIZ an impeIishabe name IL is within your reach
We inay look through ancient and modern history
YET scarce find a sovereign to whom God offered tire
privilege Of bestowing on Hupanity boon 70 vast
Such an offer comes TO no human being twice. II
is made to you to-day. How long 1t will remain
open-whelier in three months or in one month
rom now II will still he at your option to accept it.
God, who reads the hearts OF men, alone Knows.
And this brings nc 20 speak Of another elass Of
dangen-those which may arise here in the North,
among ourselves.
DO you read The daily newspaper press, thai won
der,ul and instructive modern index OF the passing
opinions u the times II 20. have you rot recently
seen there signs that startled you i-adyicc, auda-
ciously given in certain quarters that il lie time the
army should take the power into its own hands AMI
demand the disuissal from your Cabinet Of the bcs
men in i'll Have you no facts In yonr txperi.
going prove that such sudaoity has not shown
lie head without power and numbers that render 1t
formidable DO no, fear il; no, now, il 1t is
strsngled a, iis birth. But he Temps Providence
who suffers that spirit Of anarchy grow and gather
strength before striking blow for it, destruction.
You cannot be ignorant Of the design Of these men.
He ihs, runs may read II. They zee that We are
drifting toward Emancipation. They that the
demand from the masses Of people for this great
measure is becoming. day by day, more importuna,e.
They know that majority OF your Cabinet favor
il. They feel assured as to yourself, that ii the op
ton remain with You, II II but question Of time
and Of form when and how Proclamation Of Emsn-
ccipation will be issued They perceive but
power that has any chance successfully TO arrest this
stream aud coerce your action. Openly they appeal
10 it. Openly they declare that Cabinet Ministers
must be imposed upon you by military dic;ation.
No other il left them TO effect their great OBJ
Jet, namely, 20 perpetuaie among us that Slavery
! which the nation, with determination which in
crsases from day to day, is resolved to uproot
! One blow may be dealt by you agaiost these
that will crash for ever, their reasonable caJals.
II is tho same that lays the foundation Of peace and
assures. beyond possible peradven,ure, the down
fall Of the Rebellion. They know their DANGER
: They read ENAscIpArioS in all the signs Of the
times. 1t is to them the handwriting on the wall
foreshadowing their political fate. What wonder
that they iesort to desperate to it's ad
vent
Shall they be allowed time, by insid.ous argument
to cniice the unwary into the ranks of sedi.ion BY
prompt action alone you prevent il. 1t is idle to
await unanmity. Men scquiefce in thousand
things, once rightcously and boldly done to which,
if proposed 10 them In advance, they might fnd end
less objections.
DO you besitatei VIII you delay the blow See