New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-05

after conyoo for treason but held by virtue OF tue
laws of war No individual crime need be proved
naainst tho owners Tie fact Of being bellireent
eaeny carries tie forfeiture with IT, i!eIo was the error
OF tho rr,,ient when he vetoed tho Coniscator pih
v,s a hy CONGRESS In Ne confusion Of business De
overlooked distinction between traitor and bel
Tiger Mt enemy.
/ ya,tei page i25, says:
Sa'o no tie slh Of whatever age q Sr
cv.ryhine Of THAT .iud cay falls under .he description o.
filings beon Rag 10 he enemy IS 20 landed esfss, pnr@ry
q! HI. And does to ne rnsmy property thori POS
by aueorai ole5nef 'inc- The oTnet :. 'e. . ~
Of IL everything which may angn' nj ls "eis'h
aud ersbe ban to maize war" tPsgs tf u nnS' w 'e
on GO eneays towns. his rIovinces| So; ,,,t
am nwnie That a respectable Judge hos denlc ti,
dop,riIa becgue lie SAYS No radya rrer make stoh
eoaqrsa Of i ooH tsrr.fory" This Is assuming au'
which does not exist. The n0ment power DNeon's u,
acknowledged bcl-crcni, Is Foltieaiy the o"l, y,
an the soTy within the acknow lodged limits 81 tie
hostile Power. Al the iands aud towns ana seope
within such boundary. so fer as 'e contcndns pruos
n concerned belong u tho bclgcrcn: so Tar ~ tuc
Duplication Of the laws ofvar and Of nations tdieAes
lieu. Tho Court in ile prize cnses says; ,.e..,
II is loose, uuO.g nj d hsnr ecpn having no ot1rp
borny OF pO.scsi1n Il hss ho'iiy sfaeip ~ 'us' ~
ttyon,t, md Which can lie cio' My by ofes SOU
po..s lion oy organized hostile gn1 bel-crei poSc
TIE same Judge just ie.erroa 10 very iheo t!i'piy
condemned lawful pIZc Rebel vessel ca d'c. "
ore Of onr vessels Why did lie say. "tha property
not bo hrd IL boiorRcd To one % our .iiil"s hd
ne nation ever clpiutcs the proper! q! us o." -
yensf" Supp'.' the RoOcls should conquer MN. iiiu
fs we haye Tennessee aad the parties Should m-u"l!
ogr TO ,cae hos,l,ifics won NOT Maryland beuig 70
no Confederate states, AID lehAcssee !" lNo 'h''"
St;tcsf 80
| Ey tho laws ~ war when peace cnsucs without any
sinlaios territory, each one maintains hc '''
poss4c,i Does not this show that when We coiiu.f
seeded Stctc tnte 10 r. hostile territ an nor W
orr OWN Tho Confederate STATES cI'nCt be Drc!Rh
nain for one purpose eud nos for a-ior tie purpose
OF calming I'll the protection OF hciAge!eht u'cI '
law 0 nations and yet not incuTIi9E my OF Us rh
ties TAs would be showing "a remarkable Advantage
t. bcn.cTcDi made up Of traitors aAd rebels over az
hoao abe foreign uaion with whom We "oIc uho''u
natcly It war This NOulG bt gs unjust a. nDsufc'
Su,rose fae Confederate States slog.d conquer the
United safes could claim tho benefit oil inc oh.t
tu,iuu q the United Sig.e3 anG igws made under u
Would they not have r.cEt 10 bu.d ~ 10 conquered
pOyilcos and spose Of o., they might decu Ocst
Certainly sseh IL the las Of nat.On And yeI con
soIystlyo gentlemen. with some smiitoring OF hhos
edge ignore tie doctrine OF mutually and Gen! l' ''o
How oId England deal with her rebel, in tie great
mltiny IN indiai When she roeonqucred " Ar 0S9 u"
rtio-y' she declared
lion and tsi the 7oprc,rry rt the sol va eorhseed
90 10 erh Co'vniueni "lr .oad d"2o'e Si 'Hs' az
/ ~ srca N % j, 10. ct srcu hitting
10 uiy miHd there can be 20 doubt ~ to what we
have right 10 d. IT, ~ VII cot permit myself 70
doubt We Should iIaly conquer The C0lichcIae aits'
Nlnt II viii be- p0!cy /, do may be more dhcuI TO Ce
! i,rmLe. SIS uiiG Is bIcd. Tho Rebels base EHsed
tie ott uni - cruel aad cansess ar tbht "bs ever
pftseculeI by ruiLltss nurdCTcfs nnd Iries Inc.
have conf oiled tie Government IN s'IIcei,ie 70 si'
pcrl billions Of morcv. Every inch 81 tie soil a Tie
gly pliion Of .bs ustrIns power should oe a IA re-
sIos t. t,.Aburse all tho coss If TIE var. to pay
oil the damages private property az loyal men aud
~ create ample fund to piy pensions 10 wounded
leTs and to the Uere.ged uleHOs oi lie tiain " no
A 81 oil c TO thisf Who vii colscnt that his clnsttl-
snts aud their poisrty shall be burdeurd WIZ AZ I'M
menso load caused by these tinody tfaiiorsf iLclr
lands II sod IN or wond prpacs enough foT a.. u'se
Qll.oss, rrG lel'e .Gibe surplus oueA V1ll ''-.''
OF c0urso would spare the property ~ uo.s Nho touk
40 par, IN tho war. ana q tie common tou.efs N.o
compelled By tae LAVA O. i1eH states ~ onie' iis
: 81 tbs done ard y,, tic half would lie len uadonc
oIrcssyc ~ would 10 tie debt and gr vogs tae hes
~ ogs luyg CltF ~, pet II a. honorable and safe peace
were maze our ncc sd pfospcrprs Pop,e Iouid Dear "
without a ngrn.r But 4 disgreeefl peace T'-c
nale lcayls he Cause tbs le.eui9n lni " luI
ia offg;Gre wars. unto ched and hvEiG, its az
ofs wuu be- the objects oi Ito deepest execrAu"h aud
%. te llackes, irfay. While the Constitution PRO
tcctea the ia.,i'aton Of Slavery very few ar.d 20
sturb Il IL tie States. There not 500 A bot
tiouss properly called in to United St-tes. But
STAGE thse s. ties hsTs Voluntarily thrown ol tti pro
inclcn AID Vacsd ihcmsrc, under the law Of nation.
auda u IS hot oily ut IN. duty 20 krocE IN
eyo.y stactiG fo every llh. s. FIR ~ OH nations
tas "a 20 have seen. The law % nations hros tAof
condition. By that Law no man cen hold property IN
Ph1limoro u. psge 3is. chapter screniecn) .nJsi
"Ihefe =. AND o! pIoyrr,y which Il IL squ"iy enlawol
for s4tcs na sldu1!' q P',.s'.-frorrs ~ n;.
cannot be s-qured and sesae8 Loaei ID .oA ~ a' io
bos. is i-'nA'e OF AZ u"fcheonh' ard nfe'p'H'i
Christ, n world hsr slowly be-, e,ocsbly arrived q.
into o. To- d. ~ g. voco to the etls cf t- world"
I "The black capable Of brits eAi'ei ihsn
! the white a4sn'
Such hanl Col IS at a,t TIE national law oftNc civ
ilzsd world nd who g. .hcse besc enough In this Eo
p H. to with il otherWAo ~ 80 attempt a. eft1" II =
/ lie Who Wlahes 70 re,sinblish The Cnloa ~ u
80" and u retain The "Consiith!on as 1t s csuhot
escape the guilt OF attempting "a enslaye hs e. ,u men
Elt something must be done than 10 declare AL
men free In Rebel states suPposing them no" 70 90
conquered gni some Legislation ~ Che conguelor tales
ace a. among a. .ms.gcs 'hr.r old lnws MD insiiC.
,us VIII remain Until we declare Otherwise slivcry
viii be among heir nui cIpal 10, md vii bind them
IN Their intercour.e With each other. EFen ou were
10 e-rte VERY slnge now, ord then Ieadnlt them Into
tie non ~ rce ,'ftr. tie momsnt thcv a' ACQUIRED
At standing ihcy wold cttihltA q. 'ei. and en-
slave every i1,n ~ color within their lmiis Oh can
ur,veut this pgy by amending the ColstniOn 81 thc
t,od Statcs prohibiting SLAVERY forever n this Re
public '1he Onion a. i wac and TIE cons,suton rs
/ II g." I. a. aifciOus idea; IL j. man sloaling
There " class OF very respectable men whose voca
,, end l.bl,as reverence Tor tie Union opel them
os}g "a cor Jcun Secession and yet nbtse NJ Events
a OPP oslD a. M eltctual means iOr IT. snp rnson
SION tlai tucr Whole sonis ard secret Jeaimns; se
with lie Rebel. They are nhOrlrg hofd u ottaJhsl
rrlurifles Which when the traitors Gu iucd "ni
feu.t them both Sites ard irdi'iduas 10 vi ther
aucei h's aad privileges 10 the right to enter on
-ess and cottfol 1ur councils 70 tbs ends mi 'hklng
lie AZ o. mt hey contend that the has not sb1.-
ishtt ssic Goycranents obfeI,e tint avery eNeei-
leIt Republican member Of u lat Cong ess from ONO
~ t.g ts hu,Lus thai tie Lebsr tts not dcsirO'"d
ito Governments have beyer opposed thit u did
~ 'ie other hand b9levo The State GOscsnmsht' d.
tis Ro,el sltca to be al perfect now Is before Tie
| Rebellion.
Fat fhnt proves viat these conservative gentlemen
would is 20 avoid Lat beii suh'-,ir ST. - enpa.
bic u corIOfg;e action Trey haye &GtS changed ihr
allegiance ron tho United States 10 tie Conieuernr
stass and that all tie ,miit, ~ -n,h hostile cor
port ons hsy- forfeited al lghi rnderth. Cons tuition
vito, they have ron9rrc,Gi nnd that tlcy ere .J.'.r
iuGted tus ct the Uuted States may give hem those
n gifts n IL chooses hu Toy cannot claim ihci MOI u"