New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-29

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ecu,ed At the regular session OF Congress converting
in December 1861. Congress passed another act max
ing free all slaves who should within our lines be
deserted by d1her masters or who should come under
the control the United States authorities. Ii
long time bcfagc slaves escaping to our ues were pro-
tected and longer st before they were organized TO
aid in the suppessio 81 the ibeon. In fact. II was
more than year after the passage Of the act demanded
by the public voice before any considerable number Of
persons Of African descent were armed and even now
"a much less number are IN tho held than might nave
been by the adoption of more energetic measures ON the
part of those charged with the execution Of the laws.
The constitutional authority Of Congress to acts
giving freedom to the slaves OF Rebels aioEe. has
been questioned by some though they believed to
be fully sustained by the usases oil nations aud the dc-
csions Of Courts These acts OF Congress efficiently
executed would during the progress OF the Her, have
enancipatcd most Of the slaves for they be0ngod Ia
persons who have in way aided in the Rebe hon.
The power exercised by eommanderlnchiei Us such.
must be power exercised In fact, ana That Beyond his
lines where his armies cannot 20, his orders ar" mere
tratEm fgineR aid eau neither w0rk "A iOrfetDro OF
property nor freedom Of slaves. All these laws and
prOclaati0ns giving TO each the largest effect Claimed
Nv its friends are Intellectual b. the destruction NJ
Slavery. The laws OF Congress, If efficiently exc
cuted would leave remaining the slaves belonging to
loyal masters whc. considering how many are ned by
children and females not engaged IN the heDelioD,
would be uncomfortable number and the Presidents
proclamation exceps from IT. provisions all OF Dea'
ware, Maryland, kentucky. tennessee, missouri ana u
good part Of Louisiana and Virginia. almost half the
Slave States IT, therefore, We would get rid OF
Slavery and make land In fact what We have long
claimed fOr 1t IN naine-the land OF the uee, some
more elective measure must be resoftcd To than has
yet been adopted Some had supposed that this couli
be accomplished by an net Of Congress declaring
Slavery abolished everywhere. But the power to pass
such act denied By Others and 1t WAS difficult TO
see how IL could be maintained. IL was asserted by
That this power might he exercised as incident Ia
the war power which conceded TO exist II the
Federal Government. What In the war power Ii Is
the power 10 raise and support armies, and use them
ainst the common enemy. Under this power, slaves
well us freemen may doubtless be put into the army
ID hin
liberty. But what right does this give to free the
slaves Of loyal citizens in loyal Saies None. surely
unless is necessity TO the raising and supporting
Of armies and carrying ON the war. Congress had
authority 10 daft aHd had passed laws
for that purpose. II IL had not done 20,
power to do exists and there therefore BE- no ne
cessy oil The slaves the land IN order 10 raise
armies. Nor Is it necessary TO free them in order TO
carry the IL might be convenience TO do ~,
aud il may be inserted rnat incidentally such an act
would aud IN supprcssiDg the Rebellion 50 1t might be
sad that If Congress were TO pass law limiting the
price If wages in the land, that state mechanic or
aborer should for bis services more than five
cents day the effect would be TO encourage enlist
mens and prevent dcserlion rs well as 10 save money
10 the Government which would then be able TO raise
troops at lees expense than atpresent Yet who won
pretend that Congress possessed authority Ia pas sn"h
"A law The onl effective mode Of Kidding the country
Of Slavery by constitutional amendment forever pro
hibiubg its existence whiting the jurisdiction OF the
United states. This amendment adopted, not only
does Slavery cease but II never b. established by
State authority, or in any other way thun by
again amending the Constitution. Whereas, II
SiNriy should now bc abolished by act of Congress
or otanaOn of the President Assuming that either
has power to do IT, there is nothing in the Constu
ton 10 prevent any state from Fredericksburg IT,
This change Of the Constitution viii also relieve OF
all ueuy In the restoration To the Union Of the Rebel
STATES whe ON brave soldiers shall have reduced them
to obedience to the laws. And lie wa rJoiced TO
believe that this amendment would lave large support
Il what afe known "a the Border States being
-..ed by twotLrs of each House VI Congress
Et unressonubir ." expect its ratincaicn BY three
iouIths OF The States. We have thiity-h,e
oJ,l's ana acts have passed 10 create Two more
already have. make nm lAsse aaasl 10 ns",e we
the amendment Will, Therefore, require the aMFinh
Tive vol. Of twenty eight States There now Nv enty
one Free States. incuding Nevada ana Colorado soon
10 d. admitted Acd TO thoEl Delaware, Maryland,
Missouri West Virginia Arkansas. louisiana AMI
Tennessee and you have twenty eight, the
requisite number 10 carry The measure. have az
sui,d that all the Fee Snes VIII adopt The amend
hent IL is very generally conceded that Saver!
ia not a divine Institution The few III the Northern or
FREE States who attempt 10 uphold 1t do SO on const
toua grounds. denying the authority oil the Govern
mcnt to interfere with 1t; bat none OF these persons
deny or cnn deny the power Of the people TO amend the
Institution in the mode prescribed by the instrument
itself If them they shall oppose an amendment Tor
the abolition of Slavery. II Hn not ba because To nboi
i, IL m that form is unconstitutional but because It is
mot right or If right not expedient. am sure that
tie passage OF this Joint resolution by two thirds OF each
branch of Congress- and its ratification by the people
viii not OF Itself suppress the Rebellion aud restore
peace 10 the country. That cGn only be done through
the agency Of soldiers. AT no period oil tue
war have the Union armies been more Formidable
than NJ this moment. They are soon 10 DC
hurled, under the inspiration of muster MIND,
with irresistible force upon tne enemy ms Ought III
my Judgment Ia have been done long ago, ana saved
10 ne country hundreds Of millions OF treasure ana me
hundreds OF thousands Of patriotic lives which have
been sacrificed. 1t Is the large Rebel armies OF winch
there are but two which 10 he overcome ana thcn
the Rebellion will be substantially ended. But Instead
of looking back ana mourning the mistakes oil the
past let US remember them only for TIE lessons ihey
leach for the future, forgetting the things which are
past let press forward 10 the accompaniment Oh
what IL before u.s. making by the concentration oil
our gallant soldiers under the successful hero OF the
West the speedy destruction OF the Rebel prInes
and hen that 70 accomplished the tnion VIII be Te'
stored constitl onal government maintained uniyer-
peace established, and prosperity restored VIII be
ADDED iuto il. i
Mr.. wilkinson (Un., MinD.) made some days ago, In
which he charged him (ShermGn) with incon8stcncy on
the AntiSlayery question, to which Nr' WILLIAMSON
Alter short col!oauy between the two, Mr.. WILSON
Uu Aiass) addressed the senate on the pending ques
ton. al.
,ately in America though upheld by interests, Gus
TONS and us8 es iToBcEed about by inhumah siaiultn
and hedgcd around by passionate, vehement and yea.
sonng preudioes. IL last dumbinK 70 atoms Dehsalh
tro,ic people But let the AntiSaYery men nsen ~
no truce-to compromse-to 10 cry Tor mercy: Leu
them low be nieXlDle rs JuSicc-aS lhe1OfiDe az
destiny. Wherever and Whenever blow can Dc ueaH
g lie yitals of the reteatug fend, lot that blow he
Struck in the name OF the bleeding naon and OF inc
DUNN toiing millions bound and Sold truce win
slavery is a. defeat for The Dation-h compromise WIN
slavery Is a present Of disaster and dishOnor, aud M
tine al anaichy and blood Mercy 10 Slavery j. cruelty
"a liberty TIE death Of slavery Is the annhlhtlon OF
the IebfioD-;he units of the l.cpubliche lite Of the
naiou--lhe harmonious development OF republican IN
II tui ons-the repose, culture and renonn OF the people
Though riven and shattered by the storms OF tbe stu
pctd0ns civil war It inanguraled slavery sim ea'ues
,r existence md dominion with the reckless andacty
of that dies pcration which with clear vision us I'M
pending doom. Though waning in power slavery sllh
riains in itS grasp masses oil men, ~ the ~,
ready 80 do is bidding and presents III It's defense
raonsrt al tines hundred Thousand cleaning bd!O'