New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-26
poleon's declaration TO bis Senate. after his
return from his disastrous Russian campaign,

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| msnt IVES demanded OF NO."
This does not happen to be tho only account
Of this matter given by Napoleon, nor Is 1t
quite consistent with the others, nor with
notorious facts. We reccllect one Of his YER.
sions of the matter, wherein he says that be
did not proclaim emancipation to the ser's
because that would have made the breach
between him and Alexander irreparable. ii
the Russian peasantry could have been won
over to hls side by emancipation, and be failed
TO proclaim it, then this was the most fatal OF
ali his blunders. But We d.trust tho whole
story, believing it grossly exaggerated to var
ni.h over his terrible discontinue. Russian
srrfdom wY bad enough; but its worst
estate fell nconceivaby short Of the oppresslons
and denominations Of American Slavery. The
serf was Russian; he was generally q
patriot; the ranks of the Army were mainly
recruited from his class; bis right to hIs wife
aud chlldren was recognized and protected by
law; emancipation was easy. and effaccd oil
disabilities; and the sertdom which one lmpe-
rial decree had created another might at any
moment abolish. We do not believe any
decree that Napoleon might have issued
would hnve armed The greater part OF the
Russian population against herself" nor thst
Napoleon would have failed to issue it had he
thoupbt 40. And that be sever refused the
ready support Of a whole race because Of their
caste or color remains to be even alleged.
He had ceased. since his Austrian marriage
aud Spanish perGdy, to be the Napoleon OF
Arcola and Austerlitz but, though accelerating
while struggling with his adverse dsstiny, he
was not vet demented.
Blu. Tie World has another and
another w,ness-the case, that of our rcclama-
tons for slaves under the Treaty of Client;
the witness, John Quincy Adams-by which it
would fam establlsp--it does not clearly say
what. but by implication, that our Govern.
ment has no right to carry into effect the re-
cent act of Congress, freeing the slaves OF ln-
iractshle traitors. Let us look at tho docu-
inents:
In our last War with Great Britain. the
British Admiral Cochrans issued procama-
ton calling in effect on the slaves OF Maryland
uNu fHklDla W ufSflt mhotio NJ" toh'
refuge on board his feet. which many Of them
DID. That war WAS ended by n treaty, which
expressly stipulated that captured places
.nonld be mutually restored
"wbou, eAryins away .ny public property captured in
,1oh Vl.os. asi s'ss'' o. other p''slfe p'ops'p
Yet the British vessels carried of aud retained
the slave. who had fsd to them. and Great Britain
refused 10 restore them. Our Government in
due time made n reclamation for their value.
Great Brtlin utterly rejected the claim; We
rcrsi.tcd and Il Was finally arbtrated before
the Emperor Of Ru,sia--the greatest eerf-hod-
or IN ear,h--who made al award ia our favor,
which Grcsf Britain paid, protesting that It
wa. the last time she would do So Mr.. j. Q.
Adams. A. President MonrOe's Secretary OF
State, held a brief for the claim, and sustained
il OF course with great ability. But he had
immen-e special advantages IN the stipulation
above q'lotcd, as well a' others which The
World keep. out Of sight. Hear his dispatch
Of July 5tb, is2O:
an, B,,l.. ao'sA s vel tie United Siacs es,'iS-,
=, ,.- Ifopitv ..SHs A,iS u. Jripr'fv
hrI.h soaa pa', ADD wv rec yn'ird o' 're' oyi
III. ben r.re.,,dly ssed the per, Of Tie Brit'h
Go,ef uncut h. e could not be .lprsi hey "o1 bay"
t.i slaves who. DUNG The var had tn.cn "larc
unlof sh'f o,-ton ihe reply TO TAI bern J." q 's'
lfsl uif ho,, be. b,o,c m- g.4g u a'.s e~e
c~sss>4'oai 7,t 70 carry airsy .ilses az GA'
Abj again:
"TAe ,oog"'aoa e5ar- " Gr,at s,toaa ~ .srsrI
p.p -fy c',lte'e ci'ciasU Of ~ gAf o. dssot
fat - ge'iJ - ~aktAy h'.i tff".
or course. Mr. Adams made The most of his
advantages, ~ in his dispach Of July :, l-2o:
"- principle not "a, e.aa,roias of ,as'a "a -Gse' 10
nto@ ne ae'. i tgMiis To'--os i,ale' 10 The o~n
tyts~ ....e. Of w.r Tbi. pinepic r-u. in. be pee.
u'y iar.H, ~ ."prros ~ . .','l, 40; a. 80 pre- 'ed
And nyain, Oct. IL, l62o:
"Iuini ns Las,,o, win bot mi, tn, rishi Of
cpiun I"sai.ie wslie, sad t rcua1ed you VII pre-
cent the Afurrsnt sssihhh It.
in other words, 'Alexander !. eaat afford TO
decide this Gaze against as t1e prospective
consequences to hn,eJ of so doing are too
grave Aud 70 the result proved.
Now, then. We appeal from Mr.. Adams tho
attorney 10 hlr. Adams the lesislnior---from
Mr. Adams advocating claim TO that sane
Mr. Adams, in his ripe maturity Of intellect
and knowledge, stating dispassionately the Laws
OF War and OF Nations. The lIousc Of Repre-
sentativcs was considering n resolyc affirming
that all right OF legislation on Slavery resides
in the Slave States alone; when Mr.. Adams
said:
"Whsn your country 10 Justly "a sN. whether I; BE-
invasion Of iusuTfeeion tUufrr ,s
carry ami must carr, is according 10 III.
Avs Dar; and ~ h.t ~ cd
al ~ fIws an H"seioi ,yoE. 'rspf By ne Doasd and
marital law takes 'ne piece o. 'n,n th po~e ~ consres.