New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-09

against him when their services c0uld DO obtained
have no hesitation in saying that, II an nht>oct
had ever occurred in which nation at war refused
to avail ITSELF for hostile PURPOSES OF the slaves OF
THE enemy, from any sense Of moral rlght-any nat
ura debcacy senslbility-nny prejudice or cause
whatsoeyer-thst nation would have been the Object
of the rIirthful derision Of the whole civilized
| world, In l775, Lord Dunmore the Governor OF
Virginia. declared freedom to all slaves In the col
Ony, by way Of inducing them to JON the army OF
the King aQginst their masters, the colonss. AND
this invitation to tho slaves 10 me against t"eii
masters WAS not limited to their ability to serve IL
the army. 81 hope" said Lord Dunmore, " it vii
oblige the Rebels TO dspeIse, to take care
of their families" In tits Gen. Gage and
Gen. Howe both concurred; nor has II, a'
IA war measure, ever to my Knowledge met ylla
BE Of reproof or dsapprobation from the pen OF any
public writer whatever. This was done, not only IN
| VirgInis but in every other State or colony into
which the British army entered. During the last
war with England a similar attempt was made, nor
was il ever considered violation Of the usages or
ri .hts OF war. But not only as matter OF prece-
dent is such measure allowable but on principle il
would be most illogical to dony its justice and its
| right Nattel says:
I've have rgh to deprive our enemy OF bic possessions
OF everything which may tusren his strength and en-
.h In the manner suitable him Whenever have
opportunity. seize on the enemys property agd cou
| Nt IL 10 own ana thh Dttiur
enys power augment OR OWL md obtain ~ ea' 2af
ta Naturalization OF equivalent either for wisi constitutes
the subject o. he var OF ot the pense ana os.ss ~,
IN its prosecdtion; in WORD, We do our,eiVes justice
| Again:
We have the right weaken enemy, IL order to
der 10 er him incapable oftpporhs hs violence
a right deprive him Of the means Of remittance"
Would you hesitate to seize the arms, the guns,
the cavalry, OF the enemy, and turn them sghinst
him Would YOU hesitate 20 take bis stores and sup
plies And can you distinguish on principle between
this property of toe enemy aud hs slaves, which he
also calls hs property AID winch your laws re 'og-
ME no lie properly IL you say the slaves are no.
property, but men, then why no, take them, you
take his men in the ranks, which you call prisoners
If warl And If these prisoners Of war
were willing, in gratitude for Your pro-
lection, 10 turn their niles against your
enemy would not you permit them TO do 70 :
II Is fundamental principle Of all wars tina. what
ever belonging 10 an enemy, can be taken, should
be taken aid turned again ST. that enemy. Humanity
demands that this should be 30, otherwise the war
might be intermnable. Look at tho morally Of this
view IA demonstrated by figures. II has been said
that during the sixteen months Of Ibis war we have
lost by sickness and in battle 30 COZ Of braves
/ That wond be at the rate OF lJODO "A month. Sup
pose that by using all available appliances OF war
you could shorten the wara single month, GU would
thereby save the lives Of Is 900 OF the noblest youth
Of your country. sGy n0blest, for the best tell first
But ssde from the question, are you willing 10 SET
off this array Of the How Of your army aganst the
/ same number-against ten times-a hundred times
the same number Of blacksl ! an not. II. then, II
| be right legally, right morally TO ufe tie slaves
OF the Rebels in putting down this nsurreoon, why
| have we not done It WY do we not do it The
whole world il making this inquiry. The whole
world IL looking Oh with aston-bment at this mex
rlcablo pheuOnt non. Shall be told that no Eng.
l-h or French Journal bsS suggested this, or urged
it upon usl answer. no English or French Journal
] In ~ our interest. England aud France are both
desous 10 witness the dismeuib.mont Of this nation
for the mot obvious reasons. The rowing strength
of this country has long nenaced the " balance OF
| power" so dcu TO Europe riateHMon England
har more than once gone 10 war for the purpose Of
main aiming this balance OF power. Does any enc
think that AZ English, French, or any European
IAtestIan il going 60 suggest 10 us advantageous
methods OF preserving our juioni Their Interests
Iiortid II. Bot they are none the lees as'oDl-hed
al tuis unparalleled fo,lyshall not call II crime
OF wasiiu cur best blood, and pouring oui prodlgal
treasurer without stIu, bound ra.Ler than avail
ourselves OF tie means that God las laced IA our
hands 10 preserve freedom, - aid humanity IN it
NJ " ard and onward march. 1t might not DO profit
able now TO inquire tho cAn,e al tbls phenomenon.
/ The fact Is patent. Had awaited Ourselves OF
our clear and undou5tod belligcTent rights in tho
] beginning. we might have had to-day an army OF
5DoOJ well sclccIed tlncks, by this time made thor
ongtly acquainted With the use OF arms, who would
have been strictly loyal Gud who could have dehef
the residential climate Of the South. Yes, all this
We could have had II comparatively the most tritlng
co,t. We have bad "A year TO tram aud drill them,
and il II no eXaggrTation 10 sty that BY this time
! they might have been made, fox many parts OF the
service tie most effective Of our army No inie!li-
/ gent man wao means ~ deal imfly with the
subject can doubt this estimate. IL is demon
strlbe from the fac: that tie South have
used and moe. effectively used, more than
;hat number in their service during the
pact year These men, many. II not all Of them,
would lave FASTENED with more alacnty 20 orr ser
vice. as the elfly history OF the VIII demonsrete
/ had We but offered them the legitimate rewards OF
valor. The fiupendOus omfslou Of one OF the plain
ert dictate. II dutyduty to ourslye., duty TO our
army duty 70 the great cau-e OF freedom, 81 POPULAR
Government-wiil bc Il subject on which the future
historian will express the profound wonder tlat
M this moment occupies the Intelligent mind Of
Europe End u Will remain forever theme Of aston
i.hmeut, cxphcablo, perhaps, by the old Roman pro-
verb, " Qucn Deus ruf pcrdtrc pTius deueGtdf.'
/ Had thir been done how diIcWu' wOuld have been
Tie objects of tins r..ttirgto night Fifty thousand
thus added 10 our army, by taxing them from the
enemy, would be equivalent To the addition OF a
hundred thousand men. DO yOu think We should m
that case have ~ his late day 10 resort 10 drafting
Do YOU think orr financial iC,O1rces would have been
20 frarfully taxed Lave neither time nor patience
to answer the sivilBg objections that We daily hear
t. tie use Of tue slave IN this warfare. oar pre-
udiccs against color appealed 10, 10 II that were
"a reason Why We should not use black man Nhere
we now IRE M iron moriar-why We should not ne
! Il regiment of tldvcr, where we now ufe eArln
works. Ii the negro il degraded and ignorant, Is
that any reason why be should not be made " food
! for gunpowderl" T. hatred Of u race any reason.
wny one OF that race should not be placed between
hi. hater and musket ball They tell us We don 1
need them. Very we'll; then we don't need white
men, Though orr amy was decimnted before Rich
mond ia the trenches yet il don't need blacks 10
supply their places, We don't need white men, apd
We mny discontinue our enlis,menIs Our lllo DIS
astets do no, tend to prove that We nave not needed
them or that We shall no, need them III the future.
am told that it would degrade our army were we
to organize the blacks into regiments. No other ma
ion ever thou, ht 70. We did uot think during the