New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-27
on Albany to secure the triumphant passage
such measure.
THE END or sLAvERY.


Of leading papers of the Democratic party begin
TO see the hopeessncss Of any further opposition
To tho will of the people, and openly advocate
the adoption Of tie Constitutional amendment.
Mono Of the opposition paper, as lar as we
are aware, is so flank ard out~p' Ken on this
.uhicct rs The Louisville Journal, the most IN
Huenta paper in TIE State of Kentucky. 1t
admits that Slavery is dead in Kentucky as wen
A. in other slave States. II feels confident
hat tho people will sustain tic Legislature,
which ia To meet in January, in declaring that
" tic sooner we con get rid Of the shadow ol "A
slave labor s. stem and grasp the substance o. 4
compensated labor s. stem. The better IL vii be
Tor the interests Of lHbor, tie moral condition oi
the negroes and the welfare OF all The industrial
pursuifs of the Commonwealth" and that,
therefore, it would be advisable "to recommend
to the Representatives of Kentucky III Congress
to place the Constitutional amendment before
the people at this session, and thus anticipate
a year for the removal of o still yexed
question from the councils OF the la-
| ton" Tie JOurnai feels sure that "no slave
holder can now expect tho perpctun-
ton Of tho institution" and that q" tie
yericst secessionist cannot nationally expect II.
II assures us that it las always believed that
" the people were in advance OF the Legislature
in recognizing the necessity Of adapting them
selves 10 the rush of events ever since the Re
belion broke out" If the present Legislature
should shrink from meeting tho issue, The
formal feels perfectly convinced that at the
next election "au overwhelming vote VIII be
cast to rebukc their tlmidity and send represent
a,ives to Frankfort who will proclaim that
Slavery, in its present putreseeni condition. Is an
iucumbrance to the private prosperity and moral
advancement of the State"
! The Louisville Journal has been for many
wears n power in the State of Kentucky. Even
4 it should stand alone am"rg tue leaders of
The party IN the advocacy OF it, present views
of Slavery. it would carry with 1t large num-
Der OF voters and would secure almost beyond
contingency. tho ratification Of The constitu-
tonal amendment ~ new State Convention
OF Kentucky. But The Journal represents. VITA
Gov B-amlcttc and other leaders y powerful
/ party. which, we hope will be unpnmons III
efforts for Riding the State of this cure for
ever.
TIC StGa,, Zcifvng Of this city the leading
German Democratic daily i'll the Union, has
similar article. in which il advises Ito Demo
cratic members Of Congress 10 vote for the
amendment, in case il be 60 charged as to pro-
vide for the cessation Of involuntary servitude
after the year 1900.
There aro many other indications that The
! Democratic party has ceased To be Il unit on
the Slavery question, and that large numbers
in every State stand now ready 70 vote for
constitutional measures providing for tie abo-
li,ion OF the system. Whoever during the late
electoral campaign, has had an opportunity toI
acquain; himself By personal intercourse with
the sentiments of the Democratic masses, has
frequently heard from Democratic voters the
assurance that they were not in favor of
Slavery, but would he glad to see it removed
in q constitutional way. This view, AZ the
above extracts from leading Democratic papers
show, has acquired much greater strength since
The reflection of President Lincoln.
At tho late Presidential election the Demo
Gratis carried only three out of the twenty five
States in which full vote was poled. by the
following mGjoriiies: Eew-Jcrsey, 7,iG2; Della
ware, Go; Kentucky, 3i,ss6. Whenever Con-
rress shall propose the adopron Of a constitu-
tional amendment abolisl.ing Slavery. aud
Conventions shall be called in all the States to
ascertain the sentiments OF tie people. there Is
no reasonable doubt that wc shall carry New
Jersey aud Delaware. Aud a to Kentucky,
which has been hitherto regarded Us the
strongest bulwaTk OF Slavery, We have above
shown that the leading Opposition paper III the
State admits that the people are SEX Of fighting
any longer FOR it, maintenance, and that they
are ready TO proclaim by their votes that 1t has
now become an incumbrancc to tho private
prosperity md moral advancement oftle State"
| We feel, therefore, sure that whenever the
question shall be presented TO the people Of the
United States, all tho twenty-five State. which
have had a popular election for President will
vote fox the adoption Of the constiutiOnat
amendment. To these we may adj Louisiana,
the Legislature Of which State hos chosen Lin
coin electors. OF Tennessee, Likewise, there can
| DO no doubt. East 1onuessee ia to-day more
radical than Missouri, and Slavery las praoi-
caly ceased TO exist in tho whole State. We
haze tins twenty-seyeu States, or hroo-iourths
Of all the States which, but for the outbreak Of
tho Rebellion. would now be represented in Con-