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

the ignorant such a basred Of the negro a,
shall perpetnate his enslaveneat 1t is q d.
version in favor of the rebellion. 1t is q feebis
attempt to check that tendency in legislation
aud in tactics which proposes to ,triko re.
bellion effectuaIy by striking at its cause, ard
by turning against it the strongest instinct Of
human nature-the love Of liberty in tie
breasts Of whole race.
SO far as the negro is concerned, Is lie Gig.
nally uDtimely in its injustice The present
civil war has been from The frat q certificate
of good character TO the African. Different
schools, parties, classes, have been charged
with causing the rebellion. No one yet has
accused the negro of causing it. During thess
sixteen months of peril and anarchy 10 large
sections Of our country. the negro alone may
be said to have kept the peace. The very con-
dition of things has become chronic, wherein
bis enemies have always asserted tina. be would
betake himself upon instinct to rape aud throat
cutting. And yet, if be had been promised
that bis enfrauchisemeDt should be made de-
pendent upon bis conduct, it could not bavo
been more exemplary. Ia the midst Of treazon
he has been loyal to his trust. When tho ~.
perior ard refined race betoOk themselves T.
murder, to torture of enemies, TO violations OF
graves, when even the gentieness OF woman
changed to she ferocity Of tigers, the meek and
patient negro has redeemed tue character Of
his section tor humanity He has over and
over again offered to give bis life instead Of
the cons of bis persecutors. aud when rejected
with scorn, only waited in silence and dignity
for his turn to die. Now, at last, when hu.
inflated by defeat, the Government turns 70
him aud says serenely, "Cufee, 1 have got
the yellow fever in my trenches; you are ft
subject for the yellow fever. Bring along your
soade. and relieve these white men through the
sickly months. Mind, only your spade !"
Eyes. massa, but can have my freedom for
it, if 1 escape the yellow fever y Wei
never you mind about that" responds tho
Government; ",ccW see IF 1t is constitutional"
But while we leave the Government to de-
eide that vital question, let there DO at least
some show of common decency and ordinary
humanity in our treatment Of the negro at our
own doors. He is becoming now in this city
the victim of the brutality of that numerous
class OF rowdies who infes. the lowest haunn
of vice aud disorder. aud who are made the
tools of those who, wbiie pretending to moro
re.pecsability. lack no qualification tor tho
wicked aud disgracefu work to which they
hound on others, but the courage to execute.
Nor is the mobbing Of the negroes, bad a' that
: is. the only nor the worst thing we have to
fear. If we tolerate this vioencs for day.
II is only the FIRST feeler put out BY Northern
traltora, who yet hope AMI are laboriug for
Northern revolution that shall bring about
disastrous aud dissraccful amnesty with South
ern treason, that shall rend the Union asrn'
der, that shall deliver the country over to Q
quarter Of century Of anarchy and ruin, oay
that they may clutch with bloody hands the
power they have lost, and los. forever if the
people ute true 20 themselves, aud true TO shat
vigilance which, never so much as now, is tho
price Of liberty.