New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-10
How the Rebels Receive tire Amendment
of the Constitution.

That the day of high pressure editorial writing
has not passed away il evident from tie following aEIi
Gle in Tie Richmond Dispcte. the 'th
In yesterdays Dispa:ch published the late leeisla
fon " tie fansee Congress GbOlishing Slavery and
the scenes attending its adoption The pro- "slilpn
winch that body has passed Is FOR The Incorporation t
the Constitution OF amendment oGGaiuing that
g neither Slavery nor involuntary servude except as
punishment i0r crime, whe cof the rty shall have
been Guy convicted, shall exist within the tnted
States or any place subject To their Jmlsdictcn II
order to be incorporated II the ,ne ae"o
ment must he ratified by majority IN each tiouse o
the Legi tures OF threeOurths o. tho t'stysl1 ~ o'
belonging 10 the Union. Of which Gle Yankees having
fWenty-eight Staies) there can be no doubt.
II had DOUBTED that this was one Of their rev
outons not designed TO gn baekwaTo-li we hnd ever
baTbOred Suspicion that r5"oh'ti uclion ol 'ue oo
Union was within the Limits Of possibility or ina De
inefficient Heaven had us forth from the land o. Egypt
only t. return the dominion Of PbarOah.ihe crown
inc contamination Of ne Abolition triumph has SGT al
res. forever this idle and unworthy thought The hand
OF Heaven has written the wall the eternal sePagn
ton OF the United States and no Confederate man WI
logger even desire to join together that Which God Lat
put asunder -, /,
FEDERAL Congress for this most timely and dc
csiye legisa ion. We them that did not CONF
moment 100 soon; that IL IS not IN any way too stIli
Gent or too sweeping We look upon as NE lnaniics
hand OF Heaven interpOsed IN the very way aud at th
very hour that our condition required. II Is grea 81
boon TO US than grand victory IN the held =" ecL'
back the shouts OF delight that rfng through me House
Of Representatives We should like to see gun or gur
fired With thei! frantic population IN Louor 81 ne cut
ony that wish T. gave our grnpD"dcr az bfe lReh
slotted sslgles on th: BATH i@ih.
DO these CAiusse summersetfurncrs end tom.ton
beatcrs ever reject tna the Confederate people have
never We fred -'ufe ia honor vi any of the NoCnln
cent VIC cries We have gained these four ycarS' Do
they see The DIN, nc.a cen men ana ch ldrrnf
we do lot ring all our b Us: IRE al our cannon
sing lie Dcum IN all oar churches. 1t is rot becaus
there is no muse. Joy and Gratitude ~ our hearts Jus
the Iight thing. and just the night time
q thank thee, Rodef.cS, for Tie word
II n,rv my he r. Il stee my sword
II was but few days ego that the military organ o.
che United states conceded tia. the southern CoGied
eracy could be subjugated by simple fC-ce that 81
was upon the overthrOS OF It's wilt" OF Us morn
sire CTR" that the United states relied for Us tongues
Ii ever there was time when its VIII" was weak
enei It's moral strength" decayct-thaIls % that
abolition COngress--t1enks To Lincoln auc Seward
reply to our co. 1UissOners!t stands now upon Gil
rsiar Henc, fort tie most sordid spirit - he whOi
Confederac7 WI not dream OF fccOnstructiOni thG
yeriest Do {. viii be lIaIe.
Tie dream OF o reunited country VIII vanish even
from lunaie asylum aud every eye VIII Rec N the face
from which tue teOera mask las been dropped BY
itself TIE uldsgnised features OF tie thug ana az
devil Iboy vail have Our property, or lands GU
lives VIII they Let them come and "a se them.
The United Sts.es Congress has abolished Slavery II
tie United States We could laugh at their folly.
gratitude for the eryce they have rendered rs DID no
forbid treat heneiactOrs with preference
Why cid they Lot abolish il in Dahomey' why d
they not command the sea % stand SIN aud say 70 VI
ocean, Thus far shalt thou come. end no iuItherf
cur slaves will teach them 10 respect tbel
ri-hts Let them make good their laws by deed
instead Of words. We going o. resist them hence
forth as man, aud o. defend heaItb3tCLcs an
our lives a. hen do who have no hope but II GO On,
In their Own righ arms. The "mora strcng OF tit
Confederocy Is tgis day restored bya mroglc Laa
Do! We shall maintain our cause, our Institutions
the integrity Of our soldiers. We ask n DiVIe III
peace nor Do we expect II, nor v III We have il alia
The foot ola Yankee soldier pOlltCs this so or u hos
tile Yankee lay Ia uufullec OF this continent.