The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-18
THE TRAITORS OF THE PRESENT DAY.

Among the earliest and most durable impressions which
the youth receive those In regard to the rise
and fall of the traitor Arnold BY the consent OF the coun
try which he attempted TO beray and of the country TO
which he sold himself for the wetched equivalents OF place
and pay his for period of threequarters of CEN
ury been closely associated with all that eacherous
in thought progate in spirit and infamous in deed The
nay of his crime only be measured by the extent OF
his punishmentpu not by hnes or stripes, or
imprisonment but by the execratons of the civilized world
which will be renewed and re-renewed until patriotism
ceases be virtue At the present time It would be un-
safe predictand it is with feeling of deep mortica-
ton that we make this humiliatng admission--what
sort Of reception Arnold restored to life, would re-
ceive at the hands of that party who are now attempt
ing by fraud and violence to thrust into the presden-
tia chair young and inexperienced man, whose an
tcedents have provoked inquiry and suffered condem-
nation With what justice proprey could the black
republicans heap reproaches upon one who has Sc
cured an Immortality of infamy2 Arnold was the bitter
enemy Of Washington. How is the Father Of his Country
spoken of in the conclaves of the fanatics of Ohio New
York, and New England2 Arnold maintained traitor
Gus correspondence with the enemy Is not the union
2ee between the aboonsts Of Old England and New
England The successful argument employed upon Ar
mold was British gold Who tell what amount Of the
legal coin of Queen Vicorias realm has been contributed
TO give form substance and offensive vitality to the black
republican party Under all these circumstances, it is
quite safe to infer that the arch traitor would not be
troubled with any unpleasant -med "reminiscences.
A safe conduct would be guaranteed to him and if he
should manifest any preference for the negro over the white
race he might with aspire to the highest hon
ors in the New York Tabernacle, if not to seat
itself in the pulpit of the North Church Of New Haven
defence o. his conduct at West Point might be safely in
trusted TO Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe and her gentle and
pacific brother the insueend Henry Ward who has just
left the pulpit for the stump would doubt pronounce
an euogy upon the muchabueed general at the close OF
his daily ashres for freedom" in the rural districts Of
New York If funds were needed by the traitor il would
not be much say that second application would not
have be made to the enlightened and patriotic bealiy
of Gerrit Smith. s--.- ....
The resurrection of Arnold might possibly give umbrage
to Col Lane The high military talents of the former his
unquestoned courage and the ruthless aacry with which
slaughtered his counymen every occasion which pre-
scented itself while he held his majesys commission this
side of the water would render him peculiarly well qual
fed for the revolving duties of generassmo of such forces
as the New England Emigrant Aid Society have thrown
or may hereafter throw into the Territory of Kansas Lane
might protest and assert that in everything talents
and courage he Arnolds equal but his protestaons
and assertions would be in vain. The Greeeys and Gar
risons and Parkers and Wilson's and Wades and 'the
three thousand clergymen of New England" would no
longer ship their Sharpes rifles Lane when they could
be consigned to abler experienced, and
ageous hands.
The ideas loosely and mperfecy thrown out in the ina
ginary which have raised pregnant with pain
full suggestions. The treason of Arnold wrought
rous injury the of freedom American valor and
American patriotism finally trumphed and many of the
heroes and who participated in that long, bloody
and glorious struggle lived the infant colonies grow
prosperous and powerful nation whose united peo
Pile numbered by millions Our revolutionary sires
had but Arnold. Their descendants Of the present
day have contend against organized army of Arnold
whose hands already mbrued with the blood of breth
rem and who deliberately striving, with fierce and IN
RENTING blows to destroy that mighty and glorious ed
fee which reared by ssges patriots and heroes who
peed their lives their fortunes and their sacred honor
in the undertaking.
That Providence which watched the republic in lis
earliest and darkest days win desert us now 1t can
not be that the sole remaining asylum for the poor and
oppressed Of all nations will be asunder by civil dg
cord and be given up the intolerance bigoy and des
potsm Of fanatics demagogues and traitors II cannot
be that single link Of the greatest confederacy the
world will be broken-one oblieraed from
that increasing constellation whose light and use seen
a, the uttermost parts of the earth
The great Of the American peopls love the Union
aud regard the constitution the palladium OF their lib
critics The danger which threatens both from the UNI
disguised and revolutionary efforts of the black republic
in part accounts for these mighty and Overwhelming
democratic demonstrations which of almost daily
in every section Of the Union assuring the
respondent confirming the strong in faith, and filing
every patriotic heart with joy, confidence and erulta
ton Tue doom Of the traitors is sealed Fifteen States
already declared in language which be mis-
understood their adherence to the Union and the cons
tuition. The freemen Of Pennsylvania New York, Ohio
Indiana Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New Hampshire
and Connecticut raying in numbers and with spirit
without parallel in the political history ofhecountry
Who doubt the issue Of the contest the 4h day Of
November
MERITED REBUKE.
Dr. Wsyland (says the Providence POst) invited to