New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-28
ALL MEANS TO CRUSH:

Ii one of our Northern newspapers-rebel al
heart and half rebel in speech-should propose,
here in New-York n loan to the Conicderacy
of the Traitors, is it not fair to suppose that
the Office Of that journal would receive an
early visit from the law officers OF the United
States And yet, morally considered, this Of
Tense is one of daily occurrence. When The
Herald or other sheet Of Like sable tint yehe-
mcntly urges that property in negroes Is some
thing that should be.sacredly safe from ccnGs-
cation and from military meddling, We say that
such protest is equivalent TO a proposition to
lend certain amount OF money to Da7iss
Secretary of the Treasury. We beg leave TO
quote upon this point, the excellent authority
OF Venetian Jew:
.Yor take NY house, when you do he the prop
That doth sustain my house; you tahe ny iiio
When you 10 take tho means whereby hse
Immediately after the delivery Of this indispu-
tably correct observation, Shylock, we are
told. lett the COurt-ii House upon the plea that
he iclt very unwell-and, no doubt, he told
the truth. There is means which God, IN
the interests of His Eternal Justice, has put
into our hands Of making the Rebels great
deal sicher than Shylock was; and we hum
and haw and split whole head Of hairs, and
leave the Rebel TO the use Of 1.-THE means
whereby he lives" Wise-is it not
Look at the money which the Coniedcracy
now owes, and which IT has given paper prom
ises to paw There are $i5, 900, coo due to its
soldiers; S5O,O0O,OO0 TO banks; $50, on
for property seized; $ij, O00 800 for State aid
TO be reimbursed; 800, 100000 Of Treasury
notes: and War Loans to the amount Of 500,
COCO What is the property which this i'll
debtedncss represents We answer cmphat-
cally-Bach Men And what would these
certificates OF indebtedness b. worth ii the
Black Men ceased 10 be property We an-
swer, with the same emphasi.-NothiBg If
the Government OF the United States could, by
some stroke OF policy, make this rag-cash
so utterly rotten that the hungriest Rebel
would not touch 1t, even with gloves OF,
wouldn't it he worth while to do it
Well, you can do it This paper represents
debt The debt must be paid by taxation.
The property to be taxed is mostly in negroes.
OF course, the most beiuddled Secessionist
must see the truth Of the formula-No "Nig-
gers" no Taxes; no Taxes, 10 Pay! The
Confederates Notes will be excellent for shay
lug paper; but where is the bearded bankrupt
to find soap The United States Government
has it in its power to utterly beggar the paper
shop at Richmond in a week. That swindliDg
concern has no capital but slaves, because
without slaves q Rebel planter, if We may
credit his own testimony, will find his land
worth nothing, and his four-legged stock very
little except to eat. Take away his slaves.
and he cannot pay his taxes, and IT,
he cannot pay his taxes, the Conied-
eracy will burst Ike sOap-bubbel But
when you prepare to subject him to this highly
sautary discipline, ye gods what bowling
Take COWS, bulls, sheep, oxen, lands, barns,
crOps-take anything but Blacks There has
been a great deal of foolish talk in this world
from the time of its creation but we do not
believe that the world ever listened to such
cOnsummate folly before. It's like giving up
10 a hehwayman his horse and bis weapons, |
ana taking IRON him, by way oil forfeiture, his
under.waistcoat You meet Rebel in the
field; and you shoot him, or he shoots you.
That's all fair, and we understand it. Bat sup
pose, having bis life in your power, he pro-
posed to you, to buy his life at the cost
Of bis negroes "Oh " you must answer,
" the public interest demands that have moth.
ing to do with your blacks Keep them, in
the name of the Constitution "-and 70 you pop
at him, and down he goes, leaving the blacks
to his executors What charmingly sensible
piece of Unionism Or suppose a Rebel pris-
Oner in Fort Lafayette dreaming of a halter,
and waking up to write to the President:
% Dear Sir: Take my life, but, pray do not
take my niggers.'" How extremely probable !
What the Rebels want, doubtless, is their lives
md their negroes both-together With their