New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-11

There are about 100000 of freemen in the South.
The number Of Of land is 465 600. OF this
those who above 200 each number about 10,
900 persons holding in the aggregate together with
the States) about 1874 OOOOO acres leaving for all the
thus FORGETTING the estates Of the leading Rebels the
Government would have 4,OOOOOO OF acres beside
their town property and yet etcnths OF the people
would remain untouched DIVIDE TINS 81 iana INTO con
adult male freedman. Suppose there are l,OOOOO OF
them That would require 100000 of acres, which,
deducted from 39I 600 600 leaves M 600 900 OF acres for
sale Divide it into suitable farms and sell 1t to the
highest bidders. think il, including town property
would average at least 80 per acre. That would pro-
Let that be applied as follows to wit:
l. Invest s300,o00,000 in six per cent Government
bonds and add the interest semiannhaly TO the pen
siors OF those who have become entitled oy thS 'in
>. Appropriate 5000 OOOOO to pay the damage done
to loyal men, North and South, by the Rebellion. A.
3. Pay the residue, being s5OiOV1VVo lo"aTu Inc
payment of the National Debt.
| THE NATIONAL DEBT.
Our war debt is estimated mt from three to four hi
ions of dollars In my Judgment when all Is funded
and the pensions capitalized, 1t Will reach more thah
| four billions. .o,o mn ooo
The interest al per cent only tnow much more
The ordinary expenses Of Government are. OooOoo
For years the extraordinary expenses OF our
army and navy will be......'.'..''''.''"' Io'o'VV
ro,., $40 900. 900
| Four hundred and seventy millions to be raised py
taxltionour present heavy taxes VIII not III ordlnary
years produce but little than half that sum- Gan
our people bear double their present taxationf
generation TO generation 1t is fashionable to belttle
our public debt lea the people should become aiarheu
and political parties should suffer. have never found
| it wise 90 deceive the people They can always DC
trusted with the truth Capitalists will not be affected
for they not be deceived. Conhde IN the people,
and you will avoid reputation. Deceive theIn anu
lead them into false and you may produce IT,
| We pity the poor Englishman whose national debt
and burdensome taxation we have heard deplored from
our childhood. The debt of Great Britain just about
IN Nj
effect is but half larget bears but three per cent
interest The current year the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer tells u.s. the interest was SD eWS"' ours'
when all shall be funded will be nearly double.
The plan We have proposed would pay at least three,
fourths of debt. The balance could be managed
with our present taxation.
WHO HAS KILLED SLAVERY
While hear il said everywhere that Slavery is dead,
| Cannot learn who killed it, No thoughtful man mas
pretended that Lincolns proclamation SO noble IN
sentiment. liberated single slave. 1t expressly eN-
cuded from its operation all those within our INES
No slave within eny part OF the Rebel States IN our
possession in Tennessee, but only those beyond our
limits and beyond power were declared free 90
Gen. Smith conquered Canada by proclamation The
President did not pretend to abrogate the slave laws OF
any Of the States. Restoration" therefore WIZ leave
the " Union as it was'-a hideous idea. am aware
that a very able and patriotic gentleman, and learned
historian, Mr. Bancroft, has attempted to place their
freedom on different grounds. He says what Is un,
doubleday true, that the proclamation OF freedom dd
not free slave. But he beraies them on ieudai prih-
ciples. Under the feudal system, when king con
IuupTet his enemy, ne uufCecu OUT MS
quered subjects among his chief retaners the lands
and sers held condition of fealty and render
Ing military service when required. III the subordinate
chief rebeled be broke the condition on which be held
them and the lands and sers became forfeited to the
lord paramount. But IL did not free the sers 1hey
with the manors were bestowed on other favorites.
But the analogy fails in another important respect
The American Stakeholder does not hod. by virtue OF
any grant from any lord paralnouDi-east OF all by
grant from the General Government slavery exists
by 10 law Of the Union but simply by local laws, ny
no Of tie States Rebellion against the NATIONAL
authority breach Of no condition OF their tenure
m were more analogous say rebellion against
State under whose laws they held might work for
fclture But rebellion against neither Government
would per have any such effect. On whom would tho
lord paramount again bestow the slayesf The theory
is plausible but has no solid foundation.
g RESTORATION TIE SEED OF REBELLION.
The President says to the Rebel States Before you
can participate In the Government you must abolish
Slavery and reform your election laws That Is the
command OF conqueror. That is Reconstruction. not
I Restoration-E Reconstruction too. by assuming the
powers Of Congress. This theory will lead to mean-
choy results. Nor the Constitutional Amendment
ahosLing Slavery be ratified by three fourts OF
the States if y States b. be counted. Bogus Con
yeniions Of those states may vote for It. But no Con
ven,on honestly and fairly elected VIII ever DO H. The
| frauds will not permanently avail. Inc cause oil
Liberty must rest on ltmcr BASIS. counterfeit gov
ernments, like the Virginia, Louisiana, Tennessee
Mississippi and Arkansas pretenses, VIII be dsrc.
gared by the sober Of the people by future law
aud by the Courts. Restoration Is replant!ng the
seeds Of Rebellion which within the next quarter Of
century will terminate and produce the same bloody
strife which has Just ended
TuE souTH SHOULD De A REPUBLIC OF TOLL
II the South is 20 be made a safe Republic. let
her lands be cultivated by the toll Of the owners or the
free labor OF intelligent citizens This must be done
even though drive her nobility into exile II they So
all the better. IL will be hard 30 persuade the owner o
ten thousand Of land who drives coach and four
that is not degraded by sitting at the same table, or
in the same peH, with the embrOvned and hard handed
farmer who has himself cultivated his own thriving
Homestead of 80 acres This subdivision Of the lands
will yield ten bales Of cotton to one that is made now
and he who produced il viii own 1t and JeeI Amsey
man.
THE BLAIR FAMILY.
II is far easier and beneficial TO exile 10000
proud bloatcd and defiant Rebels than TO cxpatriae
of labOrers native 10 the soil and loyal to the
Government This latter scheme WAS fIy0rite plan
OF the Bars. with which they had for awhile inOcuated
our late sainted President. But single experiment
made him discard IL and it's advisers Since i have
mentioned the Blairs may say word more Of these
persistent apoogsts Of the South For when the virus
Slavery has entered the veins OF the stakeholder
10 subsequent effort seems capable OF wholly eradicat
ing II. lhey are fanny OF cOLsueraDle power some
merit Of admirable audacity and eXecrable seltshness
With mpctu0us alacrity they seize the Nhie House,
and hold possession of IT, In the late administration.
until shaken off by the OyerpOwering force II public in
dignaton Their pernicous counsel had well nigh de-
fcaed the reelection OF Abraham Lincoln; and If II
should prevail with the present Admin, alton, pnrc
and patriotic President johnson is admitted to BE-.
Will render him the most unpopular EXecutINe-SaYc
One-t.at occupied the Presidential chair But
there is no Of that. lie viii say Nil Lin
coin did: "YoUR TINE HAS CONF y
| ALL Defends On CONGRESS
! Is this great conquest & be in vain That will de-
pend upon the virtue and intelligence OF the next Con
ggess. TO Congress alone belongs tie power Of Re
constucti0n-oi giving law to The yauGushed This is
EXPRESSLY decided hV the Supreme Court of the United
Stated in the Dor cnse eth Il0wards 20 Tho Court
say: " nder this article of the Constitution Ohe ih) II
rests with Congress 10 decide what government Is the
established In state, for the United states gnnran
tees TO each republican form of government &c.
But know hoW difficult IL Il for jOrily of Con