New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-19
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under q sort of indefinite impression that q
Orent many people were killed on that island,
although. upon cross examination, the mourners
usually show a miraculous ignorance as TO who
were killed, why they were killed, and who
killed them. OF course, it is necessary, Tor the
comfort Of these weaker brethren, occasionally
TO proclaim that it va, not Emancipation when
occasioned those butcheries, but the base At
tempt which was made TO rc-enslayc the freed
men. and the persistent ard ingenious cruelty
with which black prisoners were treated by the
French troops, the very scouripgs of the hack
sums of Paris. But liz in history has nine
times nine lives, and while rs currency eau Do
of any possible service in soaring men 10 Ill
acauiescence in injustice, it 10 always 80 cum
niDgly nursed, that TO get i! killed aud decen,iy
shoveled out Of enr.shot, eye-shot aud nose
shot. demands the conjuraticn OF new
Alcides. TIE old scnre-crows, IN spite OF the
wind md weather Of centuries, hang together
maryelously. If conservative wishes to e1'
pres. his opinion that an antagonist 10 gfe'.
scoundrel, be calls him an Agrarian. For
nearly four hundred years the Agrarians OF
Rome struggled for distribution Of the Public
Lauds-the very measure which we have par
ITALY accomplished by an Act OF Congre's-
aud when they carried their point at last
julius Cesar took care that II should do them
no good. There Was nothing very criminal IN
all that. Jack Cade is the next bugbear. Yet
Jack Cade-no. Sheokespcare's Jacs, but
History's Jack, turns out 10 have been very
reasonable and moderate fellow. Hayti, it may
be presumed, in our present predicAment, wal
be cited perpetually; but TO all who md the
paDgs OF apprehension intolerable We recon-
mend tho lecture Of Mr.. Wendell Phillips US M
excellent carminstiyc.
When IL WINS proposed, a. an early stage Of
the Rebellion, 10 employ the Blacks TO ASSIST
IN putting 1t down, the groans OF the Disguised
were truly appalling. Nothing exiorted a louder
or more yio.ou, hes from the Comprehend.
Nothing ., set the old ladies', in pctticoa,s aud
N psnlaloous, to howlins. The Blacks were nil
6cnds and II would be- Impossible Ia res:rain
them within the limits Of what ~ called evil
lied warfare. They would slaughter their
masters, would violate their mis,resscs. aud
rayago the plantations, ard turn the barns and
tie dwelling houses. While it was predicted that
they would run Ike harrs from the field al
Lut,lr. It was also ioreto.i that they would
themselves by the practice OF indis-
crimlnate assassinlson.
b, way of insuring the iulfIlment OF these
candid prophecies, tie Rebels are shooting and
hanging our negro pchcts u. Port Hudson.
They are civilized creatures, Of an unspcah-
nbly superior race, these Caucasian Warriors,
these representatives of chiyalry, und they are
going on in the same old blind and besstly way
TO prove their civilization. From their camps
aud foiiresses, they introduce into war the
amusing novelty of debating to us the color OF
our soldiers skins. We may send out pichels,
but they must be white ones. Light coored
prisoners may expect querter-dark colorcd
prisoners only the gallows or the faggot. This
l,tlc cpisodicsl absurd.y may lead 70 inn
po,ts,pt consequences. Ii wo permit the
Rebels 70 arrange the composition Of our
armies. We shall very soon hear that soldiers
from Massachusetts are not 10 bc employed by
va, under penalty OF murder If captured. Very
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soon thoy may demand OF us, that no Abolition.
Ist shall DO commissioned IA the Fedora array
that Gen. Builer shall be dismissed from the
ser'ice-thai We 'hall not use raed enunoo-
that 80 shall no, fsAs without gyiag thirty
days not4c ia wri,lug-tbat our i,ebol prison.
ers shall have ronst buef daily aud u bottle OF
vine 10 wash II dUwu-thG. We shall revive forth.
with our respect for the FuslIive Slave law.
and send back all the wanderers a. our own
expense, and under n flag OF truce. The i'm.
pudence of these demands would hardy DO slr.
passed by that which IzoposcS to rake dis
to deny to the former tho recognized morcles
OF modern warfare.
War is n system Of retaliation In iss con-
duet thoro Is no proisnso al returning good
for evil. Che colder leaves tina transceadontA
Mt home. Ii tho Rebels hing o.r
Bad, ps;kets there Is nothing lett for US ~
do but DO return he compliment by hanging
"a equal number Of Confederate PIckets u.
soon ~ possible after their capture. When
we enroll tho Buck. plnce 4 musket 10 hi
hand and tho national Uniform upon his back
and say, eco aud fsht," all considerations
oil cutclo must DO put in abeyapee-back,
white. red, yellow, green. or blue, our sol
dicrs are our soldiers. wd arc to DO protected
with oil our might and ability. Failing il
this, va shall prove ourselsea aeatag IN coul