New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-29

wherein we consider the President less success
full in the vindication of his past course:
We do not propose at this time to discuss the
abstract wisdom of the drifting policy. 1t has
its advantages doubtless; thoughwe think they
are oyerbalanced, and that il is not the natural
resort Of the highest order of minds. As he is a
poor natural philosopher who ignores the law OF
rrayitation, so that craftsmanship is shall
low which fails to count Gods justice
among the forces which it is far safer
ana wiser to conform to than to resist.
But, what we object to is that policy which ties
a boat fast to the bank while The river is IN
a food and there waits talking of progress and
of going with the current while the food il run
ming out. As, for instance, Mr.. Lincoln says:
'Whcn early In the war. Gen. Fremont attempted
military emancipation forbade It, because dh not
then think il IN Indispensable Necessity.
Let us look at this little:
Gen. Fremont was appointed, in July, 1861,
70 the command Of Il department whereof Mis-
souri, was the heart. His headquarters were at
St. Louis, the emporium of that State. Mis-
souri, was conlcs5edly loyal State Poliard's
Southern History Of the War" comedies that
when her Convention of 1S6l-elected at the
call and under the auspices OF {. /. Jackson,
her traitor GovcrnOr-came together it was
found that not single County had chosen an
ayowcd DisuniOnst to sit therein. Yet this
Convention was chosen while all power in Nib
souri, wos in the hands of Jackson and his con-
federates. Now the Rebellion inaugurated by
jackson q Co. in Missouri was essentially
a revolt of the slaychoding caste, with its
ignorant dupcs, against the STATE as well
q, the Nation. in every County and nclgnbor-
hood, the strength OF the Rebellion was that Of
Slayery-ucither les. nor more. The Conven-
tion-called by himself and his legislative vas
salS-dcpused JacksOn-as it had abundant
right TO do-and appointed q successor. Jack
son rcv0ltcd, made war on the Union; and the
slavehoding caste (hough not every slave
HOLDER actively promoted that rebellion. Gen.
Fremont, thereiore--his department tOrmidahly
threatened with invasion from several quarters
while guerrilla raids, burnings, and murders,
were rife in every county, and formidable
army was advancing from Arkansas, through
the heart Of the State-issued his Mill
tary order, which prescribed that the slaves
Of rebels shall be free" We hold 1t demon
strable that in purely military light.
this was lawful and proper measure
of resistance and cOunteractiou to Rebel hostill-
ties-that it was as justifable and as effective
rs any kind of resistance to the Rebellion On o
loyal, unscceded state. mind YOU'D could be.
And we hold that, had the President then been
faithful to the principle he now stands upon
nay, had he considered the subject purely in the
! light of military ncccsSity--he must have al
lowed that order TO stand.
What the President Say, Of the Military eX-
lpcdicncy Of Emancipation and of Aiming the
/ Blacks, is incontrOyertibe. There is no need
OF adding word He is simply and ingenious
/ ~ loyal 10 truth when he says, " claim not To-
! have controlled events. but confess plainly that
events have controlled me" Had he only been
I , little moro doclc to their teaching and prompt
Ia apprchend their bearing, We should have been
saved many disasters and river, of precious
blood MAY We not hope that, with regard to
the murder oil our soldiers WHO have sunen-
dcrcd. and other questions OF the hour, he will
have learned something from the sore expo
rience OF the past, aud initiate the ultimate
fidelity Of The prophet Jonah without waiting
for the discipline Of that prophc'. marine cXpc-
ricDce TO quicken hi, inclination