New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22
MANipEsT DIENDAC1TY.

missioners Of the Confederate Ststcs OF Amer
ica." They rove about Europe, kind OF
yagabCnd legation, writing notes to various
Ministers Of Foreign Affairs, which are really
addressed TO the world in general, md are
always published Immediately in the news
papers. The Confederate Congress issues a
Manifesto" The Confederate Commissioners
send copies Of this to all the Cabinets of Europe,
and to the Pope of Rome. The attention OF
Sacred Majestes, and Imperial Majesties, and
Majesties in general, is called to what is styled
"a frank aud full explanation of tho attitude
and purposes of the Confederate States" Here
is call they ask"
/. Immunity from interference with their
internal peace and prosperity"
III. "Undisturbed enjoyment OF their inalien-
able rights Of life, liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness"
Give us these, say the Commissioners, and
there will be no more bloodshcd. This is all We
ask. Are We not moderated
Mr.. Golden, in his recent speech at Rochdale,
dwelt forcibly upon tho fact that the Rebels
have made no explicit declaration OF their grley-
ances. "Why," said Mr.. Golden, is there
no such declarationi Because they have but
the grievance that they want to consolidate
perpetuate and extend Slavery; and they can
not do it," We do not think tina. this Manifesto
will induce Mr. Golden to change his opinion
that there has been no respectable declaration.
Why should it, For the readsr who carefully
examines it will SEQ that it is ali end and no
beginning, all effect with no cause, all assertion,
or implied wrong, without shadow OF EVIL
dcnce.
Immunity from Interference" The mere
demand for this is % evidence OF an equitable
and still less of a legal right to it. 1t is simply
what is asked for by all wrong-do.rs It's the
thef's opinion of the law over again. This plea
is addressed. indirectly at least, to Louis Napo-
Leon. When some Royalist or Red Republican
has ingeniously constructed diabolical engine
agains. the life Of His Majesty, and has sent
halfa-dozen bullets whistlng through his car
rage windows, and has been seized by the con-
stables and locked up, all that the adyenturer
asks is Immunity from interference" The
world, when attempts are made TO smuse its
Judgment or TO enlist It's synpathies by sniy-
cling complaint Of coercion" will certainly
ask how coercion has become necessary What
tho Confederate States should give 10 mankind
ia q plain statement of the status gro. With
that the horrors of the war have nothing to do.
While hostilites are carried on. there will be
the inevitable death and Observation-Disclosures
will DO fought, territory will be oyer-run, towns
will be besieged and bombsrded, women and
children will be put to personal Inconvenience,
property holders vii. sufer-therc is, in short.
nothing pleasant about war! 1t always has
been, and it always will be, interference"
The Coniederacy has told The world nothing
new. Not the war; but how came the war, is
the question. And upon this point, which it
will be impossible for foreign nations in making
up their Judgment to disregard, any right think
ing man will perceive of once that there is
something which in all manifestoes, documents,
declarations. appeals, formal and informal,
tho Rebels keep scdulously out OF sight; and
! it will be selfeyident that this scrupu-
lous rcticence ia not without a reason. The
Rebels do not pretend to argue the case upon
| its merits, but content themselves with vague
hints and unsubstantial innucndoes. Their love
Of Slavery has suddenly grown moro silent as it
has grown warmer. Their very retconce upon
this vital point is their bitterest condemnation.
Their Commissioners" send to cold and eau
tious Cabinets whole rcams of state and thread
bare platiiudcs; they appeal to the sympnthes,
tho Indignation, the pity. the sheer commiscrl'
ton Of mankind; they show their wounds,
they recount their losses, they rccitc their sur
icrngs-but they say not one word about their
Slaves. They leave tho whole patriarehial
system to take care Of itself; they air no ctlno-
logical theories in tho ante chambers OF this
ministry or the other; they Studiously ignore
tho whole previous history of the Instruction;
they ask not the aid Of their clergymcn, once so
skilled in making the worse appear the better
reason. They only complain That having for
some reason which the world is lett 10 guess,
assumed the position of traitors, they are obliged
to suffer the penalties Of treason. The judicious
will be slow to discover the business Of their
demand upon the pity of mankind.
"Undsturbed enjoyment Of the inalienable
rights Of life, liberty, and the pursuit OF hap
piness." More distractions! More glitter
ing generalities!" Life What Shareholders
life was endangered before the war by any net
OF the Government How, except by the rcok-
!. cg uq3iogs Of ~ pjss:s,oc'-3y y propensity