New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-25

sibe personal reason for wishing that RebelO
overthrown, and for doing whatever they ca
to aid that contamination. In other words
the Procamations make It The in's,'S Of Oh
Southern blacks TO pray. scout. work an
fight for tho Union. The policy Of Freedom
therefore, DOES divide the Soath. And VIC ap
peal to the Union soldiers who have rscehsl
returned from captivity to the Rebels ia sup
port OF our assertion that the Southern npsrOe
everywhere understand that our triumph in
wolves their emancipation, and are therefore
enthusiastic in its favor. If our soldiers will
but treat them kindly and humanity, the slaves
Of tine South are hencetorth our jealous and
Efficient allies. So much ia refQtation of the
groundess assumption that the PrOcIamatiOns
have " united the South"
Have they "divided the North" On what
Mr.. Van Buren, responds that no and his
school of Democrats are for fighting out the
War-.hat he will never give up the Union
while he lyes-tbat Northern endurance will
outlast Southern. Though he and they dislike
the Emancipation policy, they are steadia't tor
tho Union and the War. On the other hand,
the COpperheads-Iom Seymour. Vsllandg'
ham, Ben. Wood, MahOny, &c.-nerer 'es's
for it, They were for ga vigorous prosecu-
ton of Peace" year ago, as they are now.
The Proclamations, then, have not divided
the North" They have but tempted few
adders to come out OF their dens and hiss
nothing more.
But tie Proclamations say the slaves in the
Rebel States arc free; while John says they
amt" This is but bubble. Mr. Lincoln
never intended, aud no one ever understood
him az proclaiming, that the slaves now work
ing on Rebel forts or Rebel plantations ia
Dixie are aoisoUy free. What he did mean,
what every one understands, is just this:
Those slaves are free in the contemplation and
purpose of the Union Government, and shall
be made free in fact so fast and so Jar as Tho
Federal authority shaH be nkstabtiShed. And
this, to the slaves, is a great matter, CON-
pclling them all to nish the advancement OF
our standards. It supplies them with pow
eriul motive, not merely for loyalty to the
Union but for active, Jealous. uorhtng loyalty.
And this Mr.. Van BuVen fully compartments,
though he was anxious to hide his perception
behind a cherauf de tiieSs Of b1fioonery.
Mr.. Van Buren, had previously estopped him
self from pronOuncing the Emancipation policy
unconstitutional. "ADy Commanding General,
he we'll said in his recent speech, might issue
General Ordor liberating the slaves in hos
tile district, and that Order would DO valid to
the extent of his ability to enforce it. or that
of the slaves to take advantage of it. Slaves
are, originally and substantially, prisoners Of
war; and all bogerents claim, and at discre-
ton exercise, the right 20 l5egA'e those held
as prisoners By the enemy. In admitting the
right thus to emancpate, John virtually admits
the whole case.
-" But why not cmaacipate when slaves
come in your way. aud say nothing about 1T
it is asked. We answer-BccaHse ace ,ooald
supply them ruth MOTIVE for eomiag /" orr
,cay We want the slaves of Rebels to make
their escape and come to our pickets aud
camps, lodging Rebel patrols and throwing
bloodhounds of their track, and bringing us
intelligence and willing hands. We want the
Rebel soldiers constrained to dig their own
rne-pits and throw up their own breastworks
in front of our lnes because afraid to trust
their slaves too near us. We want their team
sters running over to US with their teams aud
our scouts supplied at every negro.but with
correct information as 10 the enemy's forces |.
and movements. In short WE WANT TO WIN: |
i. t.nt st f..xxr ard NJ and
And whenever Mr.. Van Buren, shall have
been warmed up by the progress of the strug-
gle to think more Of his country, less Of his
party, no viii be ready TO acknowledge it.
But the Emancipation policy beat the Re-
publicans last Fall, chuckles john Perhaps
so; though we do MT believe it. We know
where it added to our vote; but it may have
added still more 10 that OF our adyersarics. II
so, it is not the first time that Il duty served
the country at ito own cost. II is always
hazardous to be first 80 discover and proclaim
an important truth; You do it ut your peril /
for your neiGhbors resent your precedence in
the discovery. Yet mankind must and will 60
forward; and he is no true Republican who is
not willing to ,ee his party defeated if thereby
the Republic can be saved. Let it so, then,
that we lost last Falls elections by summouing
loyal men of whatever color to the vindication
of the Nations unity and authority that is
small price to pay for tue salvation of our
country.
SCATTERING THE DEMOCRACY.
We have by mail fuller details of the disper.