New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-10

promises il az plain the decalogue The instinct Of
selfpreservoton impeding 10 the Republic is
in harmony with the requirements Of moral duty. In
DENYING Justice new, you will not only be guilty Of
grevous wrong hut you win expose your country in.
caeuable calamity The case is TOO clear for debate.
The irresistible argument iorEmancpafion was always
woiod first It's intrinsic Justice and secondly its ne.
cessity for the safety OF the Republic; al OF which
expressed by President Lincoln in the cl sing words OF
his great Proclamation when be said: land upon this
act sincerely believed TO be Of Justice pdrrdRted
by ne Conduaoa upon militGyy necessity invoke the
favor of Almighty God" But the argument for En-.
reimbursement which is nothing but the complement Of
Emancipation. is the same. Enfranchsement is not
only ntrinsicely just bu IL is necessary TO the safety
of the Republic There is no reason point or sufges.
ti0n once urged for Emancipation which may not be
urged now Tor Enfranclisement. shall not err If
say that Emancipation itself will fail without Enfran'
chisement.
BY Enffanchiscment mean the establishment of
the Equal Rights Of all so that there shall be no e1
clusion Of any kind civil political founded on color,
and the promises Of the fathers shall be fulfilled Such
an act viii be- in the words of President Lincoln ian
act Of justice warranted by the Constitution upon mill
taIy necessity"
As an act Of Justice Enhanchsement has necessity
OF its OWL No irdvidna and no people can afford 10
be unjust Such ofense will carry with II curse
which, later nns drag its perperator TO the
earth But here the necessity from considerations Of
Justice is completed and intensified by the positive
requirements of the national safety plainly involved In
the performance of these promises
Look at the unhappy freedman blasted by the ban Of
exclusion. He has always been loyal and now 1t is he
ana not The Rebel master VINO pays tne pPndiv FROM
The nature Of the he must fe restless
ssSious, smarting with sense of wrong and n con.
seriousness Of rights denied. lie will not work an il
taken by the hard and made feel the grasp Of friend
slim lie will be Idle thr.ftless unproductve Indus
nv will suffer. Cotton will not grow Commerce will
not thrive. Credit Will fail; nav, il will die before it
Is born On the other hand. his Rebel master. with
hands sin red with the blood of his felowcountrymen.
will he encouraged in that assumption of superiority
which is part Of the BaTbarism OF Slavery he VII
predominant as in times past; he will be exsctng as Of
old be will be harsh. cruel and vindictive; be will
make the unprotected and trembling freedman suffer
for the losses and disappointments Of the Rebeon be
will continue 20 insult and prostitute the wife ard
children who In ceasng 10 be ohattes have not ceased
TO be dependents; he will follow the freedman TO by.
ways and 10 obscure places. where he will once again
play the master and assert his ancient title lord OF
The LASH Scenes OF savage brutality and blood must
eusue All this which foreies. the short expe.
rience Of a few months already confirms And all this
you sanction when you leave the freedman despoed Of
his rights.
But the freedman. though forbearjng and slow 70
anger will hot submit 10 outrage always. He will re-
sis;. Resistance will be organized. And here will
be gin the terrible Of races foreseen by Jefferson.
where God. in all his attributes has none which
take part Win ~ the oSpIessOr Inc tragedy o. s no
incidents. BE warned. entreat you by this historic
example Ii the denial Of rights 70 coored people
at, promises which caused that fearful in
surrection. After various vicssitudes during which
the rights Of citizenship were conferred on free people
Of color and then resumed the slaves al last rose and
here the soul sckens at the recital Then came Jous
saint Overture. black Of unmixed blood. who placed
himself at the head Of his showing the genius Of
war and the genius Of staesmansbip also Under bis
magnanimOus rule the beautiful island began 10 smile
once more agriculture revived; commerce took new
start; the whites protected in person and property
and q Constitution adopted acknowledging the nu
thorty Of France but making distinction on account
of color Or race In evil hour this policy was re-
yersed by decree Of Napoleon Bonspsrte War re-
viyed and the French army was compelled TO suocumo
The connection Of ST. Domingo with France was
broken and this Island became Black Republic. AL
this dreary catalogue OF murder, battle sorrow and
began In the denial OF justice TO the coloed race
And only recently We have listened 10 similar tragedy
from Jamaica. TINS swelling the terrible testimony.
Like csusos produce like effects; therefore. ali this win
be # We medy persist in the same denial OF Justice
The freedmen among not unlike the freedmen Of
81. Domingo JRm9ica: they have the same organs,
dimensions senses, Affections passions. and above all
the sane sense Of wrong, and tho same revenge.
To avoid instruction and serile war, big with
messureess calamity and 10 obtain that security
which is essential 10 industry, agriculture commerce
and the national credit you must perform the promises
of the Republc, originally made by our fathers and
recently renewed by ourselves. But duty done will not
only save Won ran calamity and give you security; Il
viii also prepare the way for all the triampfs OF the
ui ure when through assured peace there shall be
niity prosperity and reconciliation all VI which IL Is
In - :. .--Ao, without instioA
The freedman must be protected. To this Won ere
specially pledged by the Proclamation Of President
Lincoln which after declaring him 4" free" promises
10 maintain this freedom not for any limited period but
for all time. But this cannot te done long you
deny him the shied Of impartial iaf Let i'm be heard
in court and let him vote Let these rights DO guarded
sacredly Beyond the shield OF impartial lar' ne
will then have that protection which comes from the
consciousness Of manhood Clad in the full psnopy OF
citizenship he will feel at last that he is man. At
presept he Is only recent chattel awaiting yonr
Justice 10 be Transmitted into manhood III YOU ~ond
have him respected in bis rights you must Degin 10y
resneeting him in your laws If you would maintain
him In his freedom, you must begin by maintaining him
in the Equal Rights OF eitzenshi p.
nd now the national safety s staked on this act OF
Justice You cannot sacrifice the freedman without
endangerng the peace Of the country and tie stability
Of Institutions Everything WI be KEPT IN leopaI
DIV The national credit will suffer. Bnsiness OF all
kinds will feel the insecurity The whole land Will sap
with volcanic FIRE ready 10 burst forth in fatal Hood
The irrepressibe oonh!ot VIII be prolonged Inc house
will continue divided against itself From ell these
things Good Lord deliver us But, under God there
ia but one deliyersnce, and this is thorough Justice
have said that the national credit Will suffer; but
this does not disclose the whole financial calamity. IL
il ide 10 suppose that recent Rebels restored 10 the
privileges Of citizenship will give their votes cordially
Tor tat natio al debt which has been incurred in The
sunnressoD IL their rebellion that they will willingly
tax themselves for the Interest on those enormous out
laws by which their darling Slavery las been over.
thrown The evidence shows that they are already icy
against any such contribution. As time advances and
heir power Is assured. In conjunction with Northern
sympstzers they will openly oppose it, or II they con
sent to recognize II they VIII imIose oe e31a ,h. .da'
eytable If you give them the power; It padnessto
fcnpt them Bu. they viii not have the power II the
promises 70 the freedman are PeroImei, nero again
Justice to the freedman becomes necessity.
IL 10 sometimes said that we must not require justice
10 the freedman in tho Rebel States because justice
sti denied to the coored citizen in Connecticut and
~w.York Idle words Of inconceivsble ut:crancei as
~ Tho too cases bore am Imaginable resemblance
There are rivers IN the North anu .vers 10 the soun
bnt no saws that this account the two regions arc
slef The denial Of justice to the cOlored CtIso- III
Connectcut aud NewYork is wrong and rcsan; but II
Ia ON SO sIam scale that 1t Is not Dous TO tho Re-
eublc nor is it vital the protection Of the coiored
citizen and the protection Of the national creditor;
You are moved to Acknowledgement III Connecticut ana
NewYork ,only iu order 70 do justice to a lew mol
viduals out you are moved to it in the Rebel states 10
10 do iustice TO nultiudes also to save the ne