New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-30
"RECONsTRVCTION."

| We print elsewhere the Appeal OF the Free
State Committee of Louisiana, setting forth its
objects, its motives, its hopes, and its needs.
We urge that they be thoroughly considered.
Those who have cvinced so restless an anxiety
that the Unionists should quarrel about the
basis and means of National reconstruction,
but more especially that Tng TRIBUNE should
| be dragged into some sort of controversy on the
subject, are doomed TO be disappointed. Who
ever has read carefully the admirable oh-hand
addresses made by Gov. CHASE at various points
during his hasty trip TO OHIO and Indiana last
October, Will perceive that the current Pro-
Slavery assumption Of a conflict OF views on this
subject between him and the President, or any
considerable proportion Of his supporters, Is
utterly baseless. Gov Chase looks to a recon
s,ructon OF the Union through the over
throw Of the Military power of tho Rebellion,
the dispersion and downfall ofthe active traitors,
and the succession 20 power Of the loyal, de-
voted Unionis,s Of the now Rebel States. And
Of those loys ctirens-who aye iarmoFe numof-
Gus than is generally beloyed-ai lcas, nine
tenths regard Slavery "a tho wicked, rMioTous
cause Of our Rebellion and Civil War, and
know that whether the Union bo restored or
given M. the life Of no Unionis, can be safe In
any Slave State until the Slave Power shall
have been utterly destroyed. We knox Union
lists in nearly every slave State who were
I'LL recently slaychollcrs, a. some Of them It'll
are; but We do no, know ono such who II not
hearty cmancipa,ioni-, Many Of these have
no. vet rubbed oil the films Of Slavery from
their eyes: some Of them would like 10 see
Slayery'msin.anci in the restored Union II they
deemed iha. feasible ard compatible with The
safety Of nicnists ~ The South from persecution
and murder; but they know nigh, well thai. II
slavery is to live southern Unioniab oanno'i
and They prefer LIE to Slavery. Such u he
marrow Of the question.
The Appeal from Louisiana states faots Of
the grayest moment. Tho peaceful and prospect
Gus existence hereafter oi Loui.ana as aConfrd-
crate Slave State Is conceivable; as a Union Free
state j. morally certain: bat A. a Union Stare
State i il 10, possible II wcro w.soT 10 under.
take 70 constitute 4. democratic State with u
hereditary Emperor and House Of Lords.
Louisiana, Nth hor adjacent sisters must be
either loyal and Free, or Rebel and Slave: there
Is 10 third choice.
| The Free State Committee OF Louisiana,
which include some OF tho Gblcst and worthiest
Of the citizens % New Orleans and its vicinity,
arc fcttered and crippled By the intensely
Pro.slaycy Constitution imposed on that State
By the Slave Power eleven years ago. They
need pecuniary AID to SILVER those fhaeklcS and
enable them TO meet the slsychoding Rebels on
equal terms in ihat reconstruction of their State
which il impcratiycly required. Give them but
an open field and fair play, anl their speedy
success il not doubtful. We commend them to
the regard of The patriotic, rcmafkine tina, We
do not know hearty Unioni5t who does not
favor such rcconstruction az they contemplate