The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-20
SLAVERY GIVEN OvER-THE CONyTI.
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
From ths TriDnne.

From ne Tribune.
We gave in our last, by telegraph from Wash
ington, the gist Of most important leader from
the Richmond Enquirer of last Friday, calling
on the Confederate authorities to abolish slavery
and attempt to save the Rebellion by filling up
the ranks of It's armies with negroes. "Ge"erdI
Lse asks that this experiment be made, says the
ENQUIRER and paragraph not contained in our
despatch states that this request had been made
in letter TO the Hon. w Porcher Miles OF South
Carolina, Chairman OF the House Military Com
mittee, IL is therefore Gear that the Rebel gem
eralssmo not only perceiyes, but admits that the
Shareholders Rebellion Is played out-tha5, un,
less it eau be prepped up by negro bayonetsi ana
thus made matter OF mlScege genatOni lts collapse
and downfall are imminent.
simultaneously with the appearance OF this
"sign of woe" from Richmond, the Copperhead
OF acle In our city gives formal warning that
slavery Is overheard that its Northern seryitors
In the past must now stand from under, or be
buried beneath It's ruins. In leader exhorting
is disciples TO devote their attention ana tueir
efforts to matters of finance, the World says
"OTe reason why the thoughts OF the party
should be turned into this channel IS that II
involves questions which cannot grow obsolete
with the lapse OF time, while some OF the issues
in the late election may. Before another Prcsl-
dental election the abolition question, for eN-
ample will probably be in such state that past
towards ts predetermined solution, we shall see
public opinion more and more disposed 70 ac-
auesce in the manifest tendency of events. Be-
fore the expiration OF its new lease OF power the
Republican party will have secured constitu-
Z Opal amendment for the entire eXtirpauon oil
slavery in the United States. II the South
should, meanwhile, gain It's Independence slavery
can he no longer a question of Federal politics
but If we disafm Southern resistance, the anti
slavery amendment will have been put in force
and done its work before the Democratic party
can be in power. Why should the party bind
itself TO dead corpse
"Unless the Democratic party is blind enough
tOlun the hBZaTd Of disintegration, 1t must dis
tnguish between questions virtually settled ant
questions that still remain open 10 must so lal
Keep pace with events as 10 accept their logic
Public opinion has no efficiency without p0hJl
cal combinations but for masses large enough .
torn majority TO act in concert thought mus
be left free on all questions save those whict
rank as living, vital issues, The number WIT
oppose the abolition Of slavery (nOw minority
Is not likely to grow larger, but TO grow less
with the progress Of time. Every Demo
CIat can, of course, hold whatever opi1
ion he chooses on that subject. Sucl
opinions are no longer Of the slightes
political consequence. Individual Democrat
will think what they please; but the suOlec
must he dismissed from the range OF topics o
which the party is eXpec'ed TO have distinctly
views. There is no conceivable position on IN
slavery question on which the Democratic part
can plant itself and become u majority. Il
antecedents and associations as well as lts ne
spect for The Constitution as 10 stands torOld
10 become an Abolition party; the progress 0
events and the tendency OF pubic opinion, 9
well as the Constitution in the form ino whic
Il is certain to he amended, forbid Il % comm
itself 10 the fortune of mOribund institution.
Whatever may be said Of the morality OF en-
yalry OF The above extract, It's slgaclty Us uudS
niabe slavery is in the article Of death tWoul
DC rather q good joke II the Regels SHOULD seIrl