New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-19

ton. How much worse II IN insurreotion 81
blacks than an insurrection Of whitosi How
much worse 10 an insurrection of blacks, In
behalf of their own freedom, than Q rebellion
Of whites iendishly conceived and bloodily pur
sued for the sole purpose of perpetuatius tho
foulsst system Of Slavery tho world ever
shuddered at Abraham Lincoln 10 tho
Constitutional President of the Government
against which Carolina revolted before she
knew he had been elected. Jefferson Davis is
the leader of Conspiracy, Of an instruction
for the overthrow of that Government which
not even he denies to have been constitution
ally established, which bad not and could not
have done one act against any right, real or
alleged, of tho insurrectionsry States, when
the Rebellion was famed into fame and the
Cotton States precipitsted into revolution, in
pursuance Of . scheme conceived thirty years
before and steadily pursued meanwhile by
men who had repeatedly sworn to support the
Government they were persstently undermin-
ing, and who have since crowned long series
of crimes-of theft and perjury, and lurking
treason-by open rebellion aud armed resist
suce to law. and BY murders only equaled 10
number BY tho unprovoked barbarity of each.
instruction against Free Government is
claim to tho sympathy and admiration OF
mankind, but instruction against Slavery and
in behalf of Freedom and Free Government
exposes our country to detestation and our
officers to cold.blOOded assassin alton
But the Proclamation does not in.
cite to insurrection. 1t is meant to detsch
the slaves from the service of the Rebellion Of
which they have been from the beginning the
bulwark and means of support. Hitherto the
policy of our Government has been undeclared.
The negro, though with singular ssgacity always
aware that on tho whole our triumph must be
for bis benefit, has yet been deceived, outraged,
flung back into Slavery so often in bis efforts
in our behalf and even after he had done valu-
able ,eryics TO the Union arms. that the time
when hs might safely become an ally has re-
NAMED continually uncertain aud bis freedom
only u perilous chance. 1t is this uncertainty
which the Proclamation removes. Every
negro-ior the msrvelOusly rapid transmission
Of news by secret channels among the
slaves long since spread the glad tidiDgs
to every cabin--every negro knows now
that he is sure of welcome inside the
Union lines. There are four million hearts to
whom this certainty comes as tho long deferred
bu. patiently and confidently awaited declnra.
ton of their freedom, and we have therefore
By help of the Proclamation Four Millions Of
uuhesitating allies in the heart Of the insur-
rectionary States, among whom there cannot
be 90 few az three hundred thousand effective
men, Injured to toll and hardship, familiar with
the country which our armies must penetrate
but do no, know, capable OF instruction, cour-
ageous to face death, and inspired with tho
hope of freedom. That is what tho PrOclamn.
ton gives us, and what stimulates the savage
denuncation and threats with which a. Com.
mander. in- Chief of the Rebel armies Jefferson
Davis responds to it's issue.
Comment on his reply to the Proclama-
ton, considered as political measure, We
must reserve till tomorrow.