New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-24
rupru0N CONVENTION or TIE
SLAVE STATES.
TO the Friends OF Freedom in the slave
holding states.

The war which has now existed for near thfcc
~ ,re all the strength and devotion o. the loyal people
o. t. R,pubr 20 ,uprre'' the Rebellion has d'"'pa 10
f more striking than the n~cessiiy ol ns'imi'h' all i''
cured ,rfri'ory before pesce osn be "po''d upon he
,,, ho.i,v between cominuuities differing 90 wildly n
their social structure reappcufs conany IN Tie " '' our
couque..s vit ,iuence nom ihe temporary d'P''
.iop Indicted Assimilation. and with il permanent peace
niy ke place upon the doing sssy with that insui''n
mon which the Rebellion T. Tiedicaed md hom when
derived s Of d. sympathy and cncoaagen"n' IN he 10y
Sist-. Nowhere there feen either m'n o. P''
ebarra..ins the prosecution Of Tie war VINO Do MOI 'oi'
ereh 100 open hostility 10 al ncusnfes that tend 10 renee
the country Of the slave system To suppress Dy force WIS
p,b,,i,, Therefore. If such course much more
,aee than Il, has been found to be- sud eave the cause
untouched to breed other Rcbciou and ehnde hofeaer
~ anostie. rcady the present has done 70 appeal for
solution to the nrbtroment Of civil would BE- national '
eide It, effects upon the several States would BE- even moe
ds,trou an,sgonidng them egains each other necessarily
from e ure.ence Of that Institution around which would
cling 20 many memories Of p4st conflict rnd laying "n'e
their fields dcpopusng thor Villages making all ennf"s o'
life and property utterly insecure in the 'upeqnen, e of
o,cv tina, would result between different classes Of the
community Hence i, Is that insi'tlnce upon freedom
jie- both National aud State, presents itsef the sn
-, dy,v Of the hour-a duty 90 be subordino'cd to
any theory Of the pas OF any Ae.itancy Of the present. In
deco. The mai Of such Issue In the rcconquefcd territory
and in those slave States which have adhered 10 the Union l.
one Of pre,en self preservation to them has been amply
dorroted by the atrocities pepericd under tie name Of
epera warfre Throughout Tennessee, ArSansas, Misso,
Msr,aud and kentucky and demands prompitude of ac
o concden with the distress cntaicd by the mere existence
slave systcn in our dst Changes which, Ia other day and
for other reasons might well have assumed gradual ciafuc-
ter now find the pc Of the tines no excuse Tor delay but
every Indictment to immediate corective.
TO insure however the requisite unity nnd Suppor, to the
c. 1 freedom in the States is primarily essential
M the General Gosernnen, should adopt in H. civii no e',
than It's military administration line OF action '"t VIII rec
og 40 far as may be authorized freedom to be the true
s Of LOYALTY and give to the communities voVed suo't
santie to, there will be- rerogrcson IN the I"ufe
u, o the contrary an effective carrying out oi e pIh'''
odi.J i the civil code under the concaiion act ana Ia
~, military direction by the Proclamation Of January lpJ
mi u,re..ary because few viii be disposcd to engage IN
M work Of ec,ing those changes needed for any thorough
s.on OF any positive upTOong oi Slavery II th'y "' J."
he ln un.nppoYtei to resp their rcwafd from the S"'e
Y eated a. dominant In either states OF nation hu'
u 10 be remarked in this connection, that the General ""'
, has assumed the attitude of awaiting aiul and rhr
Geaton Of the popular thought and tins can only ''
bv the friends Of freedom Throughout lhe slave STATES
sue appeal TO people OF the nation a. VII iNo'
~ attention upon the great dangers impending arouse 'n'
.istiops Of sympatby with the cause oil human hDehy
v o room for any doubt ps to the eoni" tha' hhVHp
be ou,.ued by rolors so.cilogs ~ reflect then WI.