New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-22
NEW.YORK SOLDIERS.

THE ADDRESS or TIE SYRACUSE CONVENTION.
The address Of the Syracuse Convention to the
soldiers Of New.York very long and able Article After
stating this assombage called TO counoract
OF certain soldiers who wished 10 sell out the boys in
blue the Democratic party which the enemy the rear
during the war address Calculates the issues involved in
the late war First the Waeel merely uphold the
Union and not to interfere With the Constitutions Of
country the domestic institutions Of the South but
when after years found that only hope was 10
strike the Of the war the COMMANDMENTS Chief issued
bis great odct Of emancipation and from that moment
the struggle I Freedom and Justice The address then
says;
We al understood the meaning Of that proclamation when u
prOmU Not bog in Glue, who bore muskct IN the
raukp a child had 70 Of discre
the emnncpaed were TO DO invested win Amona
FTeedo os We bad heard Il sung and seemed TO see en-
blazoncd flag God knows that never thought IL
that dark hour ihas Feor Was word u doubtful meaning
understood % mean VIZ we had beeh accustomed 20
enjoy, and had illustrated IN oaiY experience ana
lives We sOeuuy pledged ourselves 20 oontcT boon when
was an teryadnr ahd known and proudly appropriated by
n"' ~ ~ ~. 49, - 80 Vroro no 10 man tbeu a.,
be found had his mind dishonest mental reservation
that the freeloD wliya sod saryeed image Of
cur American freedom, without It's solli
This pledge then taeu says address carried out
but the President has redeemed the promise Of Freolo
and sustained by the Democratic pFy under the thin gise Of
Union organization proceeding 70 enforce policy utterly
subycrsiye Of emancipation.
TIE address then gees on prove that the Rebels though
defeated have Yielded the issues made with US during
the war and that consequently tie work Of the soldier not
yet done will he until the eensumm6ton Of freedom to
the black theory and in fact, fully achieved
Then follows long from newspapers orders from
Union officers and oiAer persons showing that not single
State in Rebellion has given the Freedom to the coloed man
the settled he SHOULD hsyc. TAen the address
II the Constitutional amendment secured or the laws OF
Congress already passed adequate 10 give the promised
ffeedOm defiant aUels still bafe aud thwart and prevent
the measures INTENDED 10 redeem pedgeb0w can we
consistently with sacred honor susaend our efforts 70
compel full and compete submission b. stu nrthef amend
and appropriate logaatOng utterly deny the par
wonld terminate and deosh military rights and power
% act in aid Of the civil power the instant that h0ses end
by the overthrow and dispersion Of armed rebellion
Further that;
The detection OF President and the perjury Of pardoned
Rebels impede and hinder tie communication Of oar pur.
poses they cannot relieve from solemn obligations
The world will yet regard With aonshmen the glazing IN.
fidelity Of the present President and The nudacons perjury 0i
the Rebels In the excluded States Amid u all the Democratic
party which has recalled Gua enfOds In It's organization
the President alone consistent and persistent That party
opposed the Proclamation and pronounced unconstitutional
opposed the and pronounced It unconstitutional and
! failure
We viii earnestly Ian every true manifestation Of loyalty
and Submission We believe the report OF Southern Unionsts
that there millions Of Southern white citizens who only
awaiting the presence Of power 10 manifest their devotion
10 the COnaution end tho enlarged freedom wbich il now
emb0Qes We bee le assurance that tleIe southern
sold T whom have confronted In the field whose desire
Il b. enrolled among the truly loyal citizens oil
thc couuy bat wLuse voices ssd ty that sprt OF re
Rsiop which rampant and Darmou9I ~ the soloIn States