New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-08


glorious James S. Wadsworth was beaten in 8
canvass for the Goyernorship Of this State, be
cause he proclaimed, and riskid his election OF
the assertion, that the Rebellion could b'
crushed and the Union restored only through &
public recognition of Slavery as our real antago
MIST and a War policy based on that assumption
Horatio Seymour was for a restoration wih
Slavery; James S. Wadsworth favored arestora
issue Seymour received more than Ten Thou
sand majority. The issue last Fall between
Lincoln and Mcclellan was substantially Tho
same. "Only make sufficient concessions t.
Slavery, and the Shareholders will bring The
South back to U.S." said in substance the Demo
crats Of 1862 and "a. "No," dcmurred The
Republicans, "they will not. You must breai
down Slavery and the slayeholding caste, o.
YOU can never restore the Union" The People
gave their verdict for the latter in the re
election of Lincoln, with Andrew johnson
as Vice. president, and subsequent events
proved them clearlyin the right. The Rebellion
falling, through the defeat and surrender of IT
|armies, the conquest of its iortresses and cap
tails, Slavery falls with it as naturally and easily
as the leaves fall in Autumn. Not single
human voice is now heard saying, Let The
Union be restored, but let Slavery also stand.
There are schemes enough for reconstructinl
the Union; we hear Of no scheme that looks e
reconstruction of Slavery. That veteran cul
prt. il is universally agreed, has constructed 1
tall galows named Secession, and hung himsel
by the neck thereon until very dead indeed
So far from having any partisans Of It's "rehabl
ltatiOn," as the current term is, il seems not L
have even a mourncr. Thus a letter of recen
date from Richmond TO The HcraH announce
"a hearty concurrence in the Abolition o
Slavery" as one of the sentiments now uniyer
sally cherished throughout Virginia. The Abo
driven home, before any surgery or sorcer~ car
extract it. They know that Slavery Is doomed
any how; they are anxious that il eternal ex
tnction shall be heartily concured in and for
mally assented by the Southern Whites lately
in rebellion. Such assent seems 70 them Of ial
greater moment, of immoasurably greatrbeneh
cence, than the execution of any number OF de-
feated traitors. They would prefer oven jeff
Dayis's cordial assent living TO the gospel Of
equal Human Rights to bis execution as an i'm.
penitent traitor.
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Political Rights and especially, the fright Of
sell-protccton by suffrage" shall be accorded
to the Freedmen of the South; and. waving all
questions Ofpower, they would greatly prefer
that such extension of suffrage De accorded By
rather than imposed on the southern Whites.
They cannot realize that hanging some Of tho
late insurgents as rebels and traitors viii dis
pose the survivors toward according The Elective
Franchise even to the most intelligent and capa.
BILE of the emancipated Blacks. Ia fact, the
obstacles TO such extension Of suffrage ar,
many and iormidable-they are not to DC sur
mounted (though many act as though they
could by mere order from the War Depart
ment, nor even by an act Of Congress. \ re-
|ciprocation OF kindly feeling between The Ado
tionists ard then lifelong, deadly Southern
antagonists, may do much toward O. removal o
these real, formidable obstacles barring the patti
of the Nation toward genuine Peace and dura
bic Prosperity. Will the throwing Of few o.
many luckless Of you please guil.y) heads t.
the mob bowling for blood tend to promote thi
most desired consummalion We think not.
Such are some considerations among th'
many which must occur to every observing
mind in favor of the course which eminent anC
veteran Abolitionists are generally holding will
regard to the freshest aspect of our great con
troversy. II seems to us that they cyince IL
weakness, no pulling sentmentality, but sigma
foresight, calmness and common sense.