New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-31

Congress resumes iss labors next Wednesday
and tie House will Oh tbs Monday following,
be brought 10 decisive vote on the Constih.
tional Amendment providing for the abolition
and prohibition Of slavery throughout the United
States. The Administration members will unan.
imously vote Yea hut two-thlrds are required
to pass IT, 80 its fate rests with the Opposition
and they, we presume, will generally Gas at the
former SESSION. vote No and defeat il. I'm
less tho Opposition members from Kontucky
should change front-oY which we $50 no pros
pect--the Amendment will almost certainly he
lost, and the question thus remitted to the
ensuing Congress, wherein tho Amendment il
morally certain 10 ps.s by o decisive majority
in either House. We can afford, therefore, TO
wait while Sham Democracy proves itself faith.
full unto death 90 orr National sooIrge end
shome.
For time. il seemed that, III deersncs to
The popular verdict rendered in the ls.s Presi-
Dental Election, ths Amendment was 10 be
allowed now to pas. Nearly al tho German
journals still sdler;ns TO the Democratic name
incline 10 this cou:se: even Tie World had re-
Gently leader looking strongly in this direc-
ton. Since that, howereY, powerful influences
have been brought to bear Oh that organ, 70
that it now discourscs very different music,
whereof the following is strain:
Slavery has. doubi. received shock Ia tie war
from which 1t can never reeoyer. But II Is not deed
nor without egi,l0tiop 10 it likely 10 die for
Its eYtincllOn OF thrt several
ways: 10 by the oycrsicl o! the proposed consf'su
tobA amendment. effsr n. cerpisie eanqassi n ~
rsceetS States or % ,, die seiion OF tae
meat q means o: recruiting It's stnies ard lacilits,
Ing recognition BY Europe o. l BY tes sc.ina OF the
Stats Governments oft. Soh cr rssons OF domestic
POLICY Tbs, by ore. az cstsI. or al Of these methods
Slavery win b stoSeta sthin the ANning tan yesr
We have litsls doHbt Sr II sb0dsbed ~ any
other method thar ~ Let. y soems 10 Is
yuy clsr Maj sbc.aco viii rriong ne var
and cast o,pisors sonlec,ars an " vbo!s sue
cess An reasoning uhioh oososdes the early
abolition Of Slavery SWINE. that he South can
rot gain II. independence By the uDsided -or.s q ~
When the South p,eases, which viii Doi BE- IN hls goD
Grafton, TIE nsIt. Lev " assume inca, nat the
time u No. dsisri Wien soaIhera arms Wi give vay
before Eoyibeis vslos vsiess acme new eesnt ent~rs
into the struggle. AeaSv.iis s@is are tAisn Tor OF
tngsshisg Slavery by on amendment 10 the Const.ts
non. wAsi VIII be TIN o'L~qrenosi WY c'ssffy
tbis that tho South seeing that the fell VI Slavery
ineritabe VII an,sIAte action and get ehind
with ~ Ia ~ Abolition Thai majority .: Abe ne
gYoes viii prefer Their cd homes ana 1soclstbns IL
the sunny climate n Vie South. next 70 eoTtAn cod
the Reba army viii have nearly a. many fraah bsacts
70 draw 70, recruits ~ thsy had whites - the bs
ming Of thevN. To ssy hat this VIII have no serdency
70 pro,oBs The contest and reader tho 1pa res1t doubt
full 10 70 taxi supeTIarys soussnse H. - the Aboi
tioni,s contend. the Rmancpat4eu prosIemaiioo pro
vented European recognition. II logically follows hot
lion ~ovid speedily 1cv shs sboslon Of slavery b.
The eouth end al be etTsipy froa ths
military weight Of tho so1h when its abss'eodie' male
negroes had bsen thrown Into the scale.
THE certainty. theS, 10 a great q G,h hird Of re-
sooinR Iamt& that ths passage Of he ce1s'iusionsa
amendment voad oA2xe the S0vtNfo oAer up the
Ss, Toytoss would b. 80 ~ rropid.4sd By sh. ssoh
rvsesnit.os ~ ,hs tArNy q n.aoe,.
sbst proceeding that terds ~ psotssa Tho var aad
cast d0sn % 10 soscess'
Cosss~snas ty re 1Si5sae.
ne quiet concessions OF the above sxtrsct
are far more Sossx Orthy than ita direct avoz-
men.s. Among them are .hess:
!. Slavery, though not ret dead, hrs re-
caived its dcsth.blcw. I've extinction il purely
. question Of time.
g. The adoption Of the Constlsutionsl Amend.
|mspt will compel tho Rebels aso 10 abolish
Slavery, thus ipsurine the speedy e.,irpatioa of
that cancer in any contingency. And tue Rsb.
sIs may very possibly finish their end Of it be.
fore We shall have dealt oonelusivsly with euys
3. The nssroes, being freed. will prefer
their old homes and old associations Ia thS|
sunny elimsts Of the South" to aught that the
North cen prefer them instead. II is Slavery
that drives them northwaEd, that extinct they
will have no induesmsnt to migrate hitherward.
$50 much, We most fully believe. Tho
points whercon We differ from Tn Ksvls arc
these:
]. We have NJ idss that the Rebel slsvshold.
en-, Il lsa to their OVID Devices end desires.