New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-24

;o,5 the Rebel army But ~ Say tuat We are TO re-
Ceiye the advice Of tho Robots with caution. l. not
"a treat them disconrtecu-y or ungR,efully. Their
nrofe.srd regard FOR tie Constitution and fer our
telfsr, tLroash AZ necessarily scfupulOgs and mi
mute Observance Of it IL certainly not above reaSoh
bic suspicion.
! edsit thai / zee DO necessity for violating tho
Constitution 10 carrying on the Nar. But II lld
| would rot beiiate TO have II violsied. tOiaby
DENY that this nation or any other nation IS ~ re-
gard itself IA tIei up to Paper ia ia, prosecution
of wsr Never before we there uation 20 insane
as 10 msn niu Tor one moment tbs ldeat thai, Ia
life and death struggle, Il wGs bound AZ wlaieTer
risk 10 take those gerc and thoso Only, w'Ich 'h'
b,eu marked on for il in time OF peace tnd SAFELY
What the salvation OF the uatlOh calls for 10 10 %
done. whether tie Constitution does OF does not pro-
vile Tor it, Tbs person, WHO Gays othessiee, "euld
be Ike 20 eyince more concern 10 save the hat u'Ah
The bead Of the drowning man. All thai man
hath will he give for hia liie: aud sll that nv
tlon hath Constitution iucuded should she he vii
linz TO give i1r ter lite. The COUNTRY IS more Nan
tos Constitution. No. for the slke Of the Consntu-
non may the country DO ba1 fdod-but for the cake
of the country the Consultation may DO saciilNoi
Ana repeat that the putting down of the Rebels u
more than botn Constitution aud country.
There Is. my bearers, better Inheritance thAh
Constitution or even than country, wblCn we eau
leave TO our successors. This better inheritance $
the glorious and immortal fact, that we made more
account of putting down au Internal Rebellion Ihsh
We dd OF preserving our treasuIe or our NE our
Constitution or our country. 10 resist h.h'hahueu
aud bloody crime III whatever hazard OF expense "
ourselves aud ~ be less concerned ~ ESCAPE irol
death than from deep and enduring dlsgrace-Surey
tbis will be- mor- precious IN The esteem OF oar Gnu
dren tbau ANYTHING we could have sayod Tor them
by falling OF tins fidelity and bravery, ana gong
down " the low grounds OF calculation ana com
promise. To be wiling 10 flug away onf all u
WitAstauding the assaults oil denounced gang Oh
The saered edcs Of iree gOvernment-thisi Is 10 make
ourselyes the greatest be-sIGg 10 those VINO shall
come f or Us; aud this Is 10 do more toward carry
ing upward aud coward the human family IMAM
could De- aOne by saving a thousand counties III
which ts sublime spirit of selfSscrhceis not found
| -aid that | SEQ no necessity for violating the
Constitution in carryiD on war. That Paper Will
Dolas no needed pOwer. IL provides that Congress
NAV declare war aud enact oil laws - uecessarJ ahu
proper 10 give effect 20 the declaration CONGRESS
IT, Of course, tive solo Judge as to what laws are
necessary aud proper surely nero ]" P'"''
enough. .,
W. must all stand by the Government, and do oil
we can 10 make strong ia heart ana hands. ours II
an intelligent Government, aud II Is honestly ih-eht
in putting down tue Rebellion. Every GONeiubient
fall, into mistakes Doubtless ours has ialieh into
some But th, Democrats complain too unquAlLeiiy
spd sv,epnglv OF IL. admit that they are entirely
ryht IN d.nOuucng the unnecessary seizure ana m
nri,o nmeut of citizens. Nevertheless taefe are III
,sn5es oi their necessary ,enure aud iupfls'hweh''
and moreover there arc instances contest compare
lively tev.l where there Is bot opportunity FOR the
examination al the aroused, either previous 10 or
I'M urdiatsly after his arrest But, Democrats II
YOU will bear 10 mind that this power 20 seize and
imprison citizens Ia, although very necessary one
very odioas ono, youwil see That Uoyerhm7ht j.
under strong mouVeto exercise u 'pa!hsV' snp
only for the safety OF tue country. ! al DOT n mem
Der If the Republican Party. Nevertheless Gag
trust our Republican GOyenment al thls pOiul'
would Democrats tbst you also might o- VIII 4 10
trust H. Enhghten 10, sud reinons'fate VIII H. az
there may be- occasion. But DO not uTfa! younc'Ne
u.siasl 1t. For the dear c0untrys sake De on I've
side-ite friend and not its foe.
Lei To speak Of Al error. which not Democrats
only but Republicans also liable 20 fall into
Now Fremont, now Hunter, now Fit John
Porter and now Mcclellan, comes under the cen-
cure OF the Government. Perhaps in every instance
| the censures unjust But, D-moc and Repub-
! leans il there DO instance IN witch you are o.
! trry sure it is unjust nevertheless do not add 10
! he eInbaIrassmsnls u the GoyeFnmeui ana The
perils Of the country by making II an occasion Tor
complimening and clarifying the censnred one. Ia
this yon will gather party around bin: and 1t
will not f4il 10 be party against the Government.
| but the Government, 80 long H. II has the aimed
/ South for party against II, cannot afford TO en-
\ counter any other party | do not know but the
Government fell into mistakes IN regard ~ hll these
Generals. BI' | do know that whether II did or
did not the present IL not the time TO punish the
| mistakes Of the Government. As much 40 we eau
now DO il punish the crimes Of the Rebels. Let
he friends Of the Eremonts and McCs lsns DO pa
tent. Justice will be done 70 their iavoritesi and
the lees hurnedly the more perfectly.
pass to tho wrong which those Aboltionists
| commit, who condemn tic Pretident Tor not pro-
claiming freedom ~ all the slaves, and also TO the
wrong which those Democrats commit, who oOn-
Jemu him for proclaimlng II 70 any. Now, the truth
on the ons hand 49, that tho President has no right
to abolish Slavery except Commander michel, aud
no night even in that capacity 10 sbosh 1t any further
or faster than the military necessities Of the country
call tor TIE truth on the other hand Is that he has
The light 10 abolish any and s Slavery, the aboi-
ton OF which is called for by such Necessities. In
bis much criticized much condemned, aud much ridi
cued Letter to Horace Greeley, the President laid
down the true dOctine IN this case If II would help
US in the War to call 10 our aide te slaves OF Sonn
Carolina then the President should call them III II
would not help us TO call those Of North Csrollna
those be should not call In nothing OF all this has
be aught TO do with the morality VI Slavery. /
grant that II the slaves will not come Il Is useless TO
call them: aud am aware that It is very frequently
and confidently asserted that Iher love Of their mas
tiers ard mattresses Ia too great to permit them to
come. IT, however they will come, then by all
means they should be called-and this too even ii
they should MS it is said they would prove too lazy
10 work whore there are no whips 10 work under;
and even If they should as i. Is said they would,
prove too eOwgIdy 10 fight. For leit where they
are their toll susEalls the Rebellion.
claim not to know whether the slaves will come
TO our staudard-nor whether, II they should come
they will either work VI tsdt. Bat do claim that
na,much as there 10 a chance, DE IL however small
that they viii coue, and chance, be It however
small that they will work. aud chance, be It how
ever small, that they wnl fight, the President Z
Proclamation of Freedom is justified. For what If
il shall turn out that che slaves are aoe TO tear
themselves away from their dear masters aud MIS-
tresses! What an immense advantage 70 our cause
Sll tina! be, and even though they snsll prove uh-
able or unwilling to Iender US any service after COM
Ing 10 usl And then II IL sball turn out that they
are willing 10 work our side, and 10 work as