The national Republican., 1861-11-26


of emancipation-it will meet with general
approval, II rightly understood except In Abo-
Iitou quarters
The distinct 81 s a nice one, but, as l think.
obvion7. Fremont avows the shibboleth OF
Aboltiouism aud ignores the right OF property
N -Iayesa.. You. xecoerise. it."and seize rhf
slave, as my other rebel property, and conve, t
IL 20 public uses, precisely as you would r, bel
muni iiohFT9a u.'iements Of war. and turn Il
s,gains' the enemy OF hmdit over to loyal Or
Union eidsens. You disclaim and repudiate
Abolitionism. Framout proclaips en1neipa.
tipa asa primat ohjact and, ,resna Of the war,
and etptured 'slavsS instead OF being used az
OF slave commaaities, as they may prefer. You
saptnIia them ~ yom Would a ship, a tort, an
-Iponbaer, or y rnnsket, aud, as q military
necessity, deptlpn the enemy OF q material u
var. and. zap ply ,it to taee nseas,9 the captors
! In islxtt itbecomea al elsmsnt Of strength,
mot ontySfn, tho ,nducs Of the war. but in the
,ehforcemap. CT The laws and the vindicatiop %
The Co stituton over the deaigns of treason
and rebellion IN ,ths ,Abolitioror Frsmop,.
sense It b comes anielsnent Of ~sa knees hid
q Sisi9a, and Interrupts vigorous and unitsdq
The firt great duy Is to patdown Ibis caiSs
iess and tHf fst u lgitpus rebellion the next ~
restoTp t,a Onion TO i:a condition Of lndiv ST.
biiily aqsOH N" full performance of the first :,
sRd 'rfritr sonnr than many. myself Included
t,r.ugbt prastcable 4 have now np doubt
The second VIII r'E be without ,itsd bRc;lltisa
l. ~ re'es'assSh. the Constitution, after re-
r,sssioB WIi nun;,aing ths secession vi6fa,i HI
6f /, apd eqsir4 imp icit obedience to its pro-
sisioss. n,~x ended question Of differ dnce AMI
Iiritatinn { Il irise, that will produce serious
4g'titfon a. j G)sHtct but If we seek to ac-
nnmplisa ibe,Rrss great pnrpnse-tAs bupprer.
sion OF thercb lli nEby Abolition means and
'ppsi,'jti, We Shill retsId that much desired
ciuSiwm,t,R. aod prbbabiy 'fristrtte the
.rcond matsflal purpose OF The war, 1t least
10y t',r f,u.d ;ie u future dissensiop :, acr-
mplli"2, anI aiaaationSi The Tribune hnf the
EpS1iag Post .aenvor't, convey the impress
.i.'n ,avt ynn 60 farther ii the Abolition direc.
s,rn thar F cmgt, To my view, your pOi-
Li0gs ave ao!a aInnisticst 80 Fremont; AID that
they G0nsl!ute the dividing line b,twaen ID,
Administration aud be Union feeling of to-
country, on Lhs oGs de. snd abolitioni tn and
secession doth looking to tn permanent disip
tsgrstion Of the Union) on the other and that
loyalty and the energies Of the Goverhmrt
wiiI prevail o., -. .'. q =
TIL effective ability aud vigor With which
General Cameron has conducted his branch cf
one grsa, service under the difficulties which
"nvtrgn aG0yernmen. 'unaccusta I'd war,
a'd ssr oiai!y civil war. has won for hi4 the
ainiratiou dr The country and position OF
high fay II with the people. W
S:nesrrig .your friend and ob't scrv't. '...r
....,.,-n q ,chDHM OsoswEL LII
ON JdHS CoCHRANE.
F. 81 Mr. Dickinson, ,wlfo fs now In my Once,
alio~s1m me Is say, that hs fully concursf IN this
view o' ;h9 question .
G.rrit sn,ith Aantiors-s Colonel Cochr4 ne.
Extracts from u letter of Gerrit Smith to Hon.
JOIN Co2hrape, updsr, ,dats Of N,yember 49,,
1861: ~ -" -
-" TN. position on the n gro
4n":ti n, t kan In yIhr New York and Fir
ginia speeches. s jn-t right, and is already ptov-
in4 highly inHnpntia ...r
49, This 10 not war for
TIC Abolition Of s!av~'y, Il is war TO save The
EOpnty. aud To save it by whatever means and
~ whatever exp'nse to save It by tho hpip Of
VII 'syer can help !ate it-and 10 save id a
whatever expeAs2 to. slavery, or even to th-
Constellation :. '..I 80 """' ., "a .
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