New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-07

waging against them an unproyoKed war OF
ron;ne and determination. "No time non for
debate or hesitation, was shouted in their ears;
" defend the purity of your wives and daugh-
tiers, the sacredness of your homes" And, on
this utterly false, misleading issue, great ma
iority of the Southern Whites were alienated
from and became enemies of the Union.
We had but one course left. As the great
Canning forcibly though somewhat ostenta-
tiously said, with reference to the Holy Alliance
of European despots and the independence OF
the late Spanish American colonies, that he had
"caled into existence New World to redress
the balance of the DID," so we, the supporters
of the Government and Union, had absolutely
no alternative but to recognize the manhood OF
the Negro and proclaim the freedom OF the
Slave, or submit to be beaten and see Disunion
triumphant. Our slow but sure President was
nearly the last to perceive and admit the neces'
sity; but, when he did, he acted, and thus IN
sured our ultimate victory.
l hold, with Edward Everett, that in doing
this, Mr.. Lincoln but recognized an existing
fact There was never any right of Secession
but the primary indestructibe right OF Key
oluton: and revolution knocks away the props
of all egalized wrongs. Gems. Butler and FIRE.
mont were not merely belligerently but legally
right in proclaiming freedom to the slaves Oh
every Rebel. The Ordinance OfSecession, though
constitutionally invalid, in arraying the master
AGAINST the Union, relieved that Union from all
obligation to respect and maintain the bondage
of his human chattels.
But we did not stop here. Our Government
summoned the Blacks to arms in its defense.
In tho loyal States, they were conscrpted and
compelled to fight the same as Whites; in the
revoted States, they were Systematically en-
listed, armed and drilled to shed their blood for
the Union. Two Hundred Thousand OF them
thus served; many thousands were killed or
manned for life. From the township next TO
that of my home, four negroes fill bloody graves
on the battlefield of Oustee alone. There
J were at least four times as many Democrats as
negroes in that town, but the negroes have
} poured out more of their blood for the Union.
escape the draft are coming back to vote that
the negro shall be a disiranchised serf and
pariah evermoro They must allow me the
luxury of voting against them, in no matter
how small a minority.
When we needed the negro to fill our ranks
at the front, no one objected TO bis going. In
all these twenty.odd Free States, no Copper.
) head stepped forward to say, Rather than
have a negro help fill the quota OF this
township, will 20 myself" Now that the war
is over, every Copperhead clamors and votes
that our Black soldiers shall be driven back
: into serfdom. If one who has served through the
War. and been wounded in half a dozen battles,
were to offer to train in the Militia next week,
he would be kicked ont if the company had a
Democratic" Captain. The negro is at
liberty to fight in the trenches, but not to
figure in the Home Guards.
Mr.. Doolittle is evidently Of those who think
we have no further need of the negro, and may
] now safely kick him ont Of our sight-whistle
,, him down the wind. | differ from him most
decidedly. In ms view, as in that OF the Dec
laration above quoted, the rightlul authority OF
the Union ovor the State, lately in revolt rests
, to-day upon their Back inhabitants. II they
are no part Of the body polite, South Carolina
= and Mississippi are in the Union to-day only by
virtue of superior force-the law OF the strong.
est. cannot deem that just or safe basis of
republican authority. / hold the South TO be
rightfully in the Union because clear majority
n Of her people desire that she should be- In
=. making my count, do not exclude impeniteni,
f unpardoned Rebels; but insist that all ardent,
r answering Unionists shall be counted likewise.
e Let not our antagonists object to black faces,
a since we do not to black hearts.
Mr.. Doolittle dates windily on States asks
q, "What constitutes a State 7" and procams that
"a State never dies" AS have appointed no
. Provisional Governor to supersede those regu'
!. lary chosen by the people, and nulfed no cleo
tons, do not feel called on to controvert his
q pompous dictum. But TO his question answer,
9 1.-THE PEOPLE of State constitute the State;
q and to that People am willing unreservedly to
Q cOnfde its government tomorrow. Only Sc
. cure to the unchanged Unionists of South Caro-
!. lima or Mississippi an equality Of rights and
4 franchises with her rcd.handed Rebels, and
n ask no more. But protest against putting her
Unionists under the feet Of her Rebels, there to
be ground to powder because Of their devotion
b. to the National cause in the trying hour, and
). call that restoring or rcconstructing the State.
Was the like ever suggested before! Did