The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-15
The Moral Traitors In Congress.

spirit Of the Northern and the Southern army.
The Moral Traitors ia Congress.
The notorious abolitionist LovejoI intro
duced three resolutions in the House Of Repre-
sentatvcs. on Monday last calling for the re-
peal OF the Fugitive Slave law; demanding the
expulsion Of Major Emory from the army; and
debating the course to be pursued by the Union
troops. in relation to slaves The House
very properly tabled them. although sixty-two
members were doughfaces enough to vote in
their favor. couple of days later, the same
MIR Loyejoy returned to the charge again, but
contened himself with a single very absurd
proposition multiplying in part the Fugitive Slave
law The doughfaces ia the meanwhile had
been reinforced and by vote of % against So
the resolution was passed. Sheer fear of the
abolition element in the North, and dread of
dispIcasDg the noisy nobodies who are daily
decrying the administration and its policy
msled the majority into an act of mbeciliy of
which they ought to be heartily ashamed
Congress was not convened to fight against
Southern Institutions but to maintain the integ-
rity OF the Union. and nothing could have been
more pFeposterous than foe it to step aside from
the plain. beaten track of duty to endorse the
crazy idiOsyncrasics OF one OF the most rabid
Northern secessoDsts. who has contributed as
much as lay ID his power to bring about our
present troubles
Last Wednesday and since. abolit;onism hav-
Ing received its sop, The crazy Southern faction,
represented by Barnett, Vallaudghum and
Polk. tried 10 reverse the medal and see how
much mise hef JcG Davis secessionism could do.
They have not succeeded as well as Mr. LovejOy
did though Congress would have acted "a consist
other Mr. Barnett copied most OF his remarks
against the war o+st OF Ben. Woods N.ks. and
rung The changes or the words cannon. oayonct
aud Sword as diabe,liea, alrocious and internal"
as compared with the cxpedcncy of letting the
Union fall into anarchy, in manner which
gained the approval Of FIVE members. il we are
rightly informed OF the House. valianaigham
went still further. and indirectly proposed that
President Lincoln should lose his head, which he
declared that he certainly would have done had
be happened TO be a kiag instead Of republi
can potcntatc. Yesterday his Reasonable pro-
eliyitics nearly got him into row. aud one of
his Ohio regiments were near making short
work Of him some lime since but of such extreme
measures We disapproye as having too much Of
the tcachngs Of Massa Greeley and "littlc villain.
Brick.
Those who voted for Lovejoys resolution,
equally with those who support extremists like
Burnett. Ben. Wood and vallandisham. mistake
public sentiment entirely They are alike de-
structionists and seccssoasts, and are engaged
il the unho!y work ofuprootng our institutions
Conservatism never was so dominant through
out the Cn,ted States as it is now. fMr Lin
coin were to go before the people tomorrow on
the Chicago or any other obsolete republican
platform he would be 80 overwhelmingly de-
leated that not cOrporals guard would be left
to sustain him. Southern ultraism is quite az
unpopular: The masses of intelligent people
everywhere arc rallying to the support of those
Message to Congress, and which won Cor Genera!
Jackson the admiration Of the country, ia 1882
and 1888. Fanatics are believed to he public
enemies Lovejoy and Burnett are both fanatics,
and 20 are their associates; therefore they are
believed to be enemies to the public peace and
cann.: be sustained. The Union, pure and
entire Is The watchword Of all who comprehend
the ex,eencies Of the nation at the present time