New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-12

ege of originating the suggestion. "Ouu lheie-
fore suggest tie fcprety OF yo1r T;'ssing resoig
ton by way Of respou$ 10 tie Pre- heLts pFoposl-
tion, that kcafacky rejects al ana, At the same
time in behalf of her uuCues loHeA rbhis 40 an
nde 1endeut power 10 the control ~ hrf own otale
polity, protests against any intenrsNce WIN L az
uhwGrTaatod by tie CoasE't"5'o" " "e O"'t'a
states.
After thus disposing Of whnt may be considered as
e,r ecally addressed to Kentucky would call your
attention 90 tie Proclamation OF the President de,
clariDg freedom all slaves III the Rebel State. aId
iorbidding the interference OF the armies OF The
| United States with any VINO Wer' endeaVofihg 10
assert their freedom.
have thought il becoming my official eation to
cay what have in relation 10 90 much OF the Proc s-
s,on az looked TO adniston or rejection OF It by
our State. Bat Kentucky Ia eqddliy nyoiNe III tie
mater i branch Of the Proclamation which under
lakes by Presidential edict TO eInanGpate, Instant
! ~, a tie saveg OF the rebelloue States These may,
without an eXaggefat0n OF Their numbers, be SET
down as 1900 coo. AbstractiDg them from the ag-
eregate Of the slave population OF he United States,
land there remains mere fragment III pehWarc,
not over l00,O 900 in MARYLAND, au0ut JOOOJn Mis-
souri, enG BY the last censns 20 OOO IN Kentucky.
So tha, il is apparent tba. Kentucky has the largest
residuary interest, supposnR that the Procamnion
be enforced In the Southern states Ihat tue value
Of this nterost must TO reduced to noti.iug by Tho
successfu operation OF the Presidents ulima,um Il
TOO manifest for argument. Is there any reason why
kentucky should be subjected TO TINS idirec1 out no
| less fatal blow Is there anything IN the Conttl.u'
zion of the United States thet warranted Il NSls
thore ANYTHING in Congressional Ieg.lation that
warranted ii And dOeS any Subsequent indoree-
ment by partisan Congress relieve 1t from It's
| original usurpatipn think that one may seafch
Lin vain for auy snCh power gwen To tle IIcsluoh.
in the Constitution OF the oNNea S.aesi "na
any exercise Of powers not granted therein Is
an attempt TO save the Union ont of and lot an H.
Kentucky and all loyal States hold il to be landa-
rental doctrine that the Union If saved at n must
be sayed in conformity to the Constitution, ana not
la violation OF il. Inc truth IL b0 clear that hiBu-
ment is superluous. No ons at all versed IN Tie
shirt or the letter OF our institutions can seriously
contend for such powers tho PRECEDENT undertakes
TO exercise in bis proclamation. Inc assumption OF
them has alarmed tie American MIND, ana Tue cor
Foundation Of the result Of them has grleved The
American heart. Dliguife the purpose us You may,
il is ia truth nduceneut 20 ssrvlie insurrectioA,
by giving il probability OF success III iorbiddnH
the army 10 interfere. will not pause here TO depict
the horrors OF servile war-no iInhShstioh can
conceive Of them-no pen can paint them. Even the
sanpuinary CatIlue Impressed Will the seuse OF tho
FhorTors Of seryile war and scrupuously regarding
the dig0ty OF Roman citizenship rejected The AID OF
slaves although they Hooked III great numbers 10 his
standard. And those slaves were men of the came
| generic root with The Romano, and many Of them
educated in the arts asd arms. This historic truth
igL hs We been needed with profit by the President,
and the force Of 1t Is Immensely Increased from the
! fact that 40 "Americans Of African descent are
tIc progeny Oh u brutal ulVcb'tg va u
race frOn own.
Bnt suppose his plan succeeds 80 far as 10 give
freedom 10 four millions Of slaves ard that 1t IL ell
eced without eervlle instruction, what then 10 10
| lie done with themi Are they TO be permitted to
choose their own doniclatUn, and, If they are, may
they not come into Kentucky In yast masses and az
cflectualy destroy the institution here as II our
| State had not been excepted out vi the imuediae
operation Of the manifestoT Noe. asSurcdiy such
would be the result. II the migratory wave comes
! this way how can il be checked According 10 the
PTetideuts view IL VIII be AZ eot az freedom, and
the aruy IL forbidden 10 interfere. IL On the other
band II Is the intention TO permit them 10 remain
where they are, ana ali the landed estate il TO be
forfeited will il not all BE given TO them as its law
full inheritofsi What then is 10 become Of the
white race Either determination or removal must
follow, or il they remain they will be reduced TO
tie most ablect poverty and instead Of raising the
standard Of the ignorant Whites" ss some call
them, 1t will reduce all to that level.
But the saddesi and most de ploTable effect OF the
1 Proclamation will he 10 fire the whole Souih into
One burning OF iuext uguishabe nate and study
for revenge, and 10 utterly destroy ali rope OF
storing the Union Tbs war was undertaken for
that purpose aoneit WAS 10 put down the rebellion
IN order that the ancient limits OF The nation and the
integrity OF tie Constitution might be maintained
But what hope can there be Of bringing about such
desirable results II the attempt Is made to strip the
entire south bare OF all estate real, personal aud
ujxedl 1t viii produce such sYiIii Oi antag onsm
such fierce and UncOmpromising resistance, that
no utter proportions wul be needed, end will, oi
necessity, compel The Southern people 70 fight
those only fight who t9ht Tor their homes and
their families, and all that makes life dear. And
then too what future does IL present 10 the
pants Of the Mississippi Valley OF what value
viii be the VI the great artery OF our commerce.
when 1t leads through d,solated nelds, 10 tile
| barren agriculture OF Il lazy ignorant race, who
produce nothing TO tempt eTprise, and whose sole
idea OF liberty Is 10 1--we without labOri The entire
| upper region OF the ONO aud hissi'sPpi 10 vitality
intArwoyen in the deieat OF this nonstrous edict.
IL will reach to every farm and woI kshop Of that
vast region, and it will destroy the best market for
whatever the Industry Of Tho people Nigh, produce.
I will not pursue these views any iunhef-they are
huggesl.ons that must sink deep into tue mind vi
every stGteslnan.
Il But by far the most alarming aspect Ia which the
Proclamation presents itself IL lis usurpston Of the
powers Of the Government u.on the specigOs pre-
text that the PRESIDENT sincerely believes ii 10 be
an act Of justice, warranted by The Constitution
4 upon military necessity" IL military neces5itY
\ il moi " be measured by Cons itutiOnal lmilf ws
IRE Io longer tTeo people. The sword has become
paramount, and the civil authority subordinate Tho
INDUSTRIOUS doctrine has already received an indignant
rebuke from the people themselves. The great States
vi New. York, Ohio, Indiana, Ncw.Jelsey and Hi.
nos, III Their recent elections. have put their veto
upon II; and later returns ipdicste hat Connecticut
aud other parts Of New Eng land will ,oon add their
emphatic condemnation. Indeed it is apparent that
the people are aroused to sense Of the dAnges that
threatens their Constitutional liberties and will in
good tine, come 10 tho rescue Until that day
which Is unquestionably near at hand--nrriyes j.
| becomes Kentucky to maintain tie position she hus
/! hitherto occupied. Let her not absto one jot o.
title OF her opposition 10 Secession TO Abolition
but Let her pOise herself upon tue great truth that
IL capable Of selfgoveinment, and tia. God de-
Signs thus country for great, free, and L happy
people, and shape her policy 10 that great end. IN
the meantime, the Legislature would 40 well to fol.
low the,examrle OF our Kentncly fathers and place
upon her records protest against tie Proclamation,