New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-21
FACE THE FACTS!

That Slavery is on its very last legs III MARY
LAEp. We presume no one will deny. The
Shareholders give It up, finding the attempt to
retain ard profit by their chattels under exist
ing circumstances losing business. Slavery
in Maryland has long enough been eNhaustng
her soil, reiarding her progress, diminishing her
population: but all this ayailed nothing. But
at length it has become burden 10 the slave
holders; and they win make short work with 1t.
l. can hardly outlast The current year.
When it dies, Slavery in DELAWARE will BE-
a tree without roots. 1t must speedily vanish
OF be summarily cast out.
WEST VIRGISIA has substantially freed her
self from the scourge. She had but few thou
sands of slaves in 1860; she has practically
none now. This good radiance she owes to the
Rebellion and the civil war.
Tie loyal portions of OLD VIRGINIA are prac-
t,cally slavelcss. The President exempted most
OF them from the puryiew OF bis Proclamation
of Freedom; but the God of Justice has issued
one which covers far larger area, and deals
with II most efficiently. The loyal Legislature
Of Old Virginia has called Convention to
weep Slavery from the state. This is the work
Of her Own loyal people; the Government takes
no part in It. There is no doubt that the Con-
yention soon 10 assemble will finish up the
work.
Missouri is still contested by two jealous
partes-each proGessedly for Emancipation.
one Is Earnestly for it at the earliest day; The
other would give 1.-The institution few years
cYsoe. BIT nobody THINKS Of It's outlasting the
next ten years. ID ..r.l--
Arkansas has renowned the devil and ell
! bis work, and Is coming back into the Union
a loyal Free state. She came heartily, having
had quite euongh oi Secession end Slavery.
i TENNESSEE will very soon be- 9e0rganiZed as a
Free State, under the Proclamation ofAmnesty.
She is fully ready; and. with a third Of her
voters of 1850 either dead or absent, she VIII
poll a very considerable vote-far more than the
tenth required. And it viii all be for making
her q Free State.
LOUISIANA Is getting ready forPaace and Re-
union on Tree basis al an election hardly a
month Of. Meantime, Slavery is coniessedly
repulated by her Unionists.
IL good part Of MISSISSIPPI, as on the Sea
Islands OF SOUTH CAgoLrSA and GEORGIA,
Slavery has been quietly replaced by Free La
Dor, 10 the advantage and satisfaction of all
concerned. And the new system is constantly
gaining ground.
Hoio IS all Gis 10 be y ccrsei7
Who eyer heard Of Slavery IS having been
cradcsted from large areas aud restored again
thereon 70 stability and prospcrity' Is not this
contrary 10 uniform experienced
Now, then, we ak attention 20 these facts as
f.eis. You may Ike them ornot: they ore facts
in either case. We ask practical men to judge
whether "the Union as !, vas" can be restored
10 life. and what would have been the cost Of
that r. togat.on. Replantirg With Slavery States
which have, 10 a large extent, cast off that iet-
ter is simply impraclcalle.
VIII not politicians consider these faets' One
might wish ior many things which have become
unattainable. But could any feat be more diff
cult than the replanting with Slavery OF whole
kingdoms that have been relieved Of it by the
stern shock of battle? Who does not realize
that this is not 10 be done