New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-06

fuI snbternge 10 ay old the responsibility, ""o Wv
safety of tie country demanded pray" amr 90 =, f.
,"assr,es lie las doubtless learned long ITO s p,
,Lai 10 be weak Id miserable II NOT coWafuH' r.
bsStn,y If lie Constitution, and Of its trainers a.e
ysr1 shows that they desi.ned 10 Ploiua onJ
GoyernmeDt 20 secure domestic trapqnni1! aJ
neace. and also with power to preseive is.l nos.
MIL the idea OF guch Government s1si ,ake po.
SION Of the minds Of the American people, mere .a
no no neace provided for, no tranquility secnfeu.
ond no civil liberty attained. But we were t9io py
The Ssn,tos from Virginia., Mr.. Csrlle' , ino
other day. that conf,i,u,ioually speaking, th,s
go no var Pray, Sir, what is war, and hoy snail
!, ever he known when a nation ia at wa, ""r,
80 Mr. J.Nereop. sis condition in which parties
try 10 do each other all the harm they can. 'Iu
nv this standard, what could men or deV1,s W,
which the 'ebels have no! done ana arc pow ,'ymS
10 d, ;r order to aubvert this free rnuent, ana
i,v i, in ruipsi They have taken up arrns ana OF
yainized a military despoiism and up " tniS nour
nave beleaguered the nations Capltai. Doee ~;
tfo Hon Senator sec in all this TIE grim FAagc an.
stern look os.Yarl Well, Sir, assuming now tnat
tho nation 10 state of war, and has The power o,
srif.dsfense, Rsksll i~portant'to inquire in what
Oeearrment the Government this power 10 locgeo.
Happily, this is not an open question. INC pow
Of making war, by the Constitution, " lodscu
in the Congress OF the oh ,ss snnrr@ ur
Cont said in the case of Brown agt. the upl,
ted States, ia vested in Congress. Surely All
will agree there is DO such power IN the Judiciary
and the Executive is hmrly tho ComfHandet IN,
! Tl1er of the Army. Upon tho principles Of Pnollc
Law VIVA, are some Of the lights Of nations IN stale
nj yrarl Grotus says We have night to deprive me
enemy of his possessions, which may weaHen us
strength ana prevent him from making war war,
s,vs The Supreme Court, gives fuli power 10 tah'
mo pe,ssus and property OF the enemy and corscac
IL wherever found. 10 another case the Court helu
that the power of Congress under the provision W
m lie war raise arm es, make captures on water anu
lind etc 10 be nn unrest rlcled power. linus
hat foulfes.
mower to conliscae the properly OF an enemy, anu
has exertised tbat power heietJiorr' Cohhs'a'ion
il the fate Of the property OF the oeigeIen' "ha 'he
nenslty of war IL is always justice TO TRAITORS,
,,vho inv TO destroy the Government Safety from
avery future rebellion, its purposes and condrct, de-
mnnd. that we render Judgment against bacn con,
spirstors. The protection and INDEMNIFY OF 'D!el
cirizens robbed u their property demand hat .ui'
;riamert should be enforced TIE populur SEMI.
ment of the country demands il, and tie general
Judgment # tie civilized world will Affirm 1t. And
NECESSARILY connected with this principle 10 that oil
The Reb.l's right TO control his slave. That prinu
vle or policy which would cohiIcate nus pIope,ty
would seem to deprive him Of his right over the
.Aye II allowable 10 take his property why not DE
save-,he incentive aud support oi the rebellion ad
lad, 3D. Which ia this case Is the cdnS btf. Bl nerc
ia The difficulty this sable Airi' an 70 the riddie we
iii 10 .xplain the uondescript the CONSTITUTION iar
20 define having the person, With sort OF shadow
of claim 10 be property. We all sSree As 70 ihc
r,ght of Misrepresentation bat We constantly stumble
on the method OF action. There II cisss oil persons
here and el.ewhere VITO entersin no doubt Of the
pow,r 10 confscate but who sill deprecate all In
reference with the slaves. They constantly Ihi7e
Imaginary positions, AID put save property bigh
above I'LL rights OF other property, ana "hi'n Won
exempt il from all casualties common 10 All otnet
property and rights. IL Il supposed 10 Possess ROT.
~ consiirutional immunity wholly unknown TO and
above ali other property. The honorable Senator
from Virginia (Slr. Carl.lel seems 70 think that
the troubles now upon us are cIargeaoie po'
20 Slavery but 10 tho unwerraniabi' agita'loh
nj slavery The plain meaning Of all t'ir Is that the
reculiar institution IA inOisoably wound up ~ Tie
constitutions and that they mus. stand or iall, sur
yiye or rerish, together. Sir, IN tins view OF toe
subject, the memorable word-, Liberty and tniop,
one and insepartle, no. aud forever, are unI can
inc terms The rendering should have been,
slavery md Union one and inseparabie, now
aud forever" | do not care at tbs time
TO attempt refuation OF this a'seried ~ 90.
of-repeated heresy or to take is,g ~ ,red;sTosiy
~ ~ me rebellion; sufficient that II IL the osien-
sible cause aud tho one assgned by the lavehoders
Themselves. l maintain the right, whenever slavery
makes war on tie Government or tie Constitution,
10 preserve ourreves ard in dong So TO hbeHte
the slaves Of Rebels, aud whenever and However II
cones TO "A question between Slavery and The lnion
or Slavery aud Free Goyerament, the former must
go TO the yull aud perish preserve
tue latter And maintain that all this may be done
ia and on behalf Of American constitu ipna
liberty. Let those who take the sword abide by
mens has inauguraiod no war upon Slavery, but has
rsi,ed the great Dattle-ax against rebellion and
whatever IL connected with rebellion as ito guilty
cause and support and let no man seek 10 avet tie
penalties from those who waDtOnly draw the sword
against the life OF this na'ion. All the
risits OF Slavery are lost in tiis alia,, 5as
attempt at the destruction Of fee Goyernmen,
and lie cry 10 be let alone, while cannonadng
Sumter, Is mere Ire,ense concerning It's real
purposes. Tie idea that that institution IL
II 90 arabic from the Const uon, | deny with all
The emphasis Of my being. II is the great delueion
OF the times; and 10 greater fallacy was ever as
serted than this attempt TO link the Institution AID
tie Constitution ndissolubly together, aud TO en-
graft the foTner upon the latter and max, slavery
lie cornerstone OF the nation. In a national sense,
the lnsitution has no legal basis whatever; aud it,
aspirations for national recognition AMI protection
are far from the principles and purposes of the
Government, Of our fathers under the Constitution
"a would be the recognition Of the system OF ap-
nren,ice-hip or any other purely local sys,em good
ar he'd II would be left to local suthorlty 70 long
AZ it does the nation no harm aud threatens none.
fnlly admit its right to be let alone by the nation,
under ordinary power OF Congress, but when 1t
rebels, and brings on and public disorder, and
menaces the life OF the nation, II then subjects itself
10 the rules OF and 10 the penalties of war at tie
Lande Of the Federal Government. Sir the ques
tions that DIVIDE ne are not 80 much questions OF
power "a Of what the safety Of tho Uui,n demands
Here shall agree that Whatever faction or inst-
tuition raises ts.i against The Government must pay
the penalty OF it, t,merity by being ils,lt over
thrown. Wherefore this rebeOnl lie, the history /
of american poltice for tue last thirty years answer
The .lsyeho der has taken up arms, and hhs forced
upou the Government the alternative OF wsr or sub
MD SION. Aud To avert disaster so teIribe as It
overthrow OF free government, civil war has been
welcomed by tho nation and 10 preserve tins
Government, half million Of men baye rushed
In arms. But now, when at last we are