The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-16
Progress OF the Abolition Conspiracy
Against the President.


There is but one opposition, anti-administra-
ton party, at the present time in the Northern
States. It is composed, exclusively, of the tur-
buent, fanatical anti-slavery element, which, for
over thirty years, has worked such great evil to
the country. The bold faction, which dared, for
while to proclaim, overly, its sympathy with
Southern rebellion, has been reduced to silence.
Its organs have been suppressed, and its leaders
confined in Fort Lafayette, or elsewhere pre-
vented from doing mischief. But the school of
politicians, whose motto, for over a quarter a
century, has been that the Constitution is q
league with hell and q covenant with DEATH"
continues to disseminate sedition throughout the
loyal States, and to employ its utmost influence
in paralyzing the energies Of the government
No one can read the insidious TRADES against
the President, and the covert efforts to discredt
the war for the restoration Of the integrity of
the Union, which appear, from day to day, in
the columns of such abolition newspapers as the
Tribune and Times, without being convinced
that they are secretly plotting disruption Of
the conservative strength, this side Of the Poto
mac, for the purpose Of gratifying the individual
malice of disappointed Office seekers, damaging
the administration, and preventing tie consum-
nation, so devoutly wished for by good citi-
zens, Of bringing the unfortunate conflict which
rends the States asunder to speedy and happy
conclusion.
President Lincolns moderate and timely re-
buke Of Major General Fremonts i'll judged
and unauthorized proclamation, has, latterly,
formed the text of scurrilites of every descrip-
ton against the government and the bitterest
dcnunciations Of the Washington authorities, on
the part of the Garrisons Greeleys, Raymonds
Jays, Wendell Phillipses and Checvers of the
North. The Boston Liberotor says that "Mr
Lincoln has already received the stigma of the
slavehound Of Illinois," ave have a right TO
proclaim loudly" it continues against the in
fanny with which he has violated the constitu-
ton" Yet it adds that the constitution OF
the United States was cursed with curse ; rs
soon as ii was made" and calls on Congress to
lose no time in enacting the total abolition OF
| slavery Internationally throughout the coun-
| try 1t spts out venom against the flag of the
| Union and asserts that the eagle of the United
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guttonous and cruel beast" and that not the
slightest faith ought to be put in this foul lazy
creaturew The A',ti-iSlaue'y Standard calls our
patriotic Chief Magistrate the .unlooked for
assistant Of Beauregard and Davis" and falsely
| accuses him Of having "quenched the enth,i-
siasm Of the people, and done more to paralyze
the Northern arm than all the successes Of the
abolitionists." Both Of these journals draw prin-
cipally upon the columns Of the Tribaa,e and
Times for their alleged facts, authorities and
quotations, and look up to the editors Of those
journals as the standard bearers of ffee State
disatfection against the administration.
The Independent Of last week devotes it's first
two columns to an incendiary harangue, falsify-
ing the position on the slavery question Of the
Catholic church, from the pen of Horace Greeley
1t afterwards proceeds to give Its readers re-
markabls letter from Washington In which the
reasons are explained why the intended court
| martial of General Fremont was postponed
and the assertions of the HERALD of ten DAYS
| since are corroborated and verified "The
| HERALD it says, twas not so far wrong when
| it declared that Fremont was to be superseded
This was planned IN high circles and would
have been carried into execution but for the
voice Of the people II Is scarcely necessary
to say that the feeling among the politicians Of
this latitude is against Fremont's proclamation
| and majority of the Cabinet agree with the
| President. The enemies Of General Fremont
| were certain Of his fall, and were informed by
| very distinguished persons connected with the
government that ii was sure to occur. If he
does not win an immediate victory, his removal
Il foregonc conclusion" This shows that the
same outside incendiary abolition element
which forced the federal troops into battle, and
occasioned the disastrous defeat at Pull run
have been equally active in paving The way for
The loss of Missouri 10 the Union. Tc them is