Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-03
SpIRIT oF THE MORNING PRESS.

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The Union quotes from the speeches of
Messrs. Seward, Hale and Wilson, and upon
their testimony lays it down as established
truth that the Republican organisation has
for its ultimate object the abolition of slavery
in all the Southern States, and that its pur-
pose is to be accomplished by first getting
possession of the several departments CT the
government, and thereby making it sure that
no more slave States are TO be admitted. The
Union says:
Surveying the field FROM this stand point
we think we discover evidences Of n settled
purpose on the part Of portion of the Fremont
leaders either TO practise o fatal fraud upon
the conservative portion Of tie North, or to
consummate q scheme of treason upon that
portion of the black Republican party which
has given it its vitality and strength If the
objects of the black Republican organization,
rs distinctly laid down by its great leader,
Mr.. Seward, arc to be carried out in the event
of the election Of Mr. Fremont, then the late
developments indicate a fraudulent purpose
to quiet the apprehensions of di.union which
have taken: possession, with great propriety,
of thousands upon thousands OF the northern
people. If the developments to which we
allude are honestly intended as foresh Allowing
the administrative policy Of Fremont, then
Seward and his wing Of black Republicans
are to be cheated by the rankest party trea-
son /"
The Union proceeds to comment upon the
fact that Francis p. Blair and Speaker Banks
acknowledg ed leaders in the Republican army,
have both come before the public within the
last few weeks for the avowed purpose Of de-
claring tic objects Of their party, and that
tbs utterly repudiatc the programme Of
Messrs. Seward, Hall, and Wilson Mr..
Blair aft ms that he helped to install Repub-
icanism for the purpose of adding to the Sc
cx, ity of slavery in the ou,thern States Mr.
Banks says that whoever in Inmates that his
party inte ads to interfere with s'avery in the
States is guilty oe q bold and ba. eless SANDER
He goes still further ho adopts and endorses
the ron-intervention rritsipIe Of the Kansas
bill, and says that his party wants no other
legislation for the settlement of the difficulties
in Kansas The Union urges that tbsse cir.
cumstances and others give FEASIBILITY to the
idea that Mes:rs. Blair, Banks, Bennett, sid
Fremont have conspired together to betray the
originators and founders Of Republic apism;
and yet, it adds:
1T is so difficult for US to believe that so
bold an act of treschery could be resorted to,
oven by men who have proved traitors to their
former political associations, that we still in
cline to cur first impression, and conclude that
the change Of programme has been made with
the knowledge and approval of all the leaders,
and for the purpose of avoiding the charge of
disuniOnism which threatens their overthrow.
As ReIubicansm has existed and prospered
by q succession Of frauds, il is the safer con-
cIuslon thas II has determined TO seeH its final
triumph by the SAGE means"
The InteLltgencer, abiding 70 the national
boast about the progress Of the country, says
"Certainly, its growth in all branches Of
industry and in all departments of develop
ment and wealth is truly marvellous. We
could wish that its progress in moral growth
was one half or even one quarter as rapid or
great. But let that pass. Our aim in this
paragraph is in a different direction. We
perceive by the official tables just published
that the revenues of Government during the
last fiscal year, in spite of all the efforts Of
the Government to keep them down, amounted,
in round numbers, to Serenty-four millions
Of dollars and its expenditures what ma
tion was there ever under the sun whose eX-
penditures did not keep pace with the increase
Of It's income y amounted to ffy-sersn mil
lions of dollars. Here is q progress to " give
uspause