The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-30

The RADICAL ABOLITION REPug,acAN FACTION
AND THE New York IIERALD--Since the OUT
break Of this Southern rebellion we have not
neglected The duty e. marking. and exposing
the disorganizing schemes and movements OF
the radical abolition wing of the republican
party. We have shown that the bloody instruc
tons of the New York Tribune the sneaking
mcendiarism OF the Times, and the undiluted
abolitonism Of the Independent the anti Slausy
Standard and the Boston LiJe,utor, are all
directed to the same object-cmancipation or
disunion-the liberation of the four millions of
slaves OF the South by force of arms or the
adoption of Lloyd Garrison's ultimatum, mo
union with Shareholders" We have shown that
this radical anti-slavery faction has been and
still is engaged in the enterprise of breaking up
Mr.. Lincoln's Cabinet, and of superseding it by
more Jealous anti-slavery instruments, in order
that the conservative policy adopted by the
President may be pushed aside for that destruc-
tive abolition policy which seeks to make the
issue of this war emancipation or separation.
In thus exposing the disorganizing schemes
and counsels of our abolition contemporaries,
appears that we have touched them to the
quick, for our nimble-footed hero of the Mincio
and Bull run appears to be frantic in his eXces-
sive rage. Without rhyme or reason, and re
CARELESS alike Of common sense and common
decency, he flies off into TRADE Of coarse
epithets and personalities against Bennett
and the HERALD, as if serious facts and argu-
ments could be answered by wholesale per-
sonal abuse. We are charged, however, as hay
ing taken the ground that this war ''can only end
with universal emancipation" and numerous ex-
tracts from our columns of April last are re
produced to support this foolish accusation.
But in these very extracts this ridiculous
charge is answered; for in one of them we find
that on the oath of April the HERALD recon-
mended that sin advance Of this movement (of
the army President Lincoln should issue his
proclamation guaranteeing the complete pro-
lection Of all loyal Union men and their pro-
perty, but warning the enemies Of the govern
ment of the dangers of coniiscation, negroes in
cluded' Here our policy is disclosed-the
common sense policy of war against
rebellion; the policy since adopted by
act of Congress; the policy of discriminat-
ing between the friend and the enemy
of the government, and of protecting the
one, including his rights of property in
negroes, while we punish the other. If we are
to restore the revOlted Southern States to the
Union, it must be through some such policy of
just discrimination between the friends and
the enemies of the government. Only in this
way can we build up an effective Union party
in the South and bring about decisive South
ern popular reaction in favor of the Union.
This is the ground which we occupied in
April last, and we occupy the same position
now. We repeat, too, that there is great dan
ger that this war may be changed from its pre-
sent legitimate purpose-''the integrity of the
Union"-into war of indiscriminate and uni
versal spoliation against the South, including
sweeping abolition of slavery; but this is the
very danger against which we regard it our
duty to warn and advise the President Hence
our vigilance over the teachings, schemes and
movements Of the leaders and organs of the
radical abolition wing Of the republican camp.
Their aim is the extinction of slavery, and if
the administration stands in their way, and if
the Union stands in their way, these radicals
will destroy both the Union and the administra-
ton If they can. Our anti-slavery disorganizers
would rather rule in a small corner than be
ruled out of our political affairs by the restora
ton of the Union; and hence this abolition
faction, to this extent is just as bad as the rebel
faction of the South.