The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-09-07

TuE bold JacssoniAn proclamation Of General
FREnorr will elsctrify the whNle people, and
will 20 farther than any other fact hitherto, to
bring the country and the Government into
decisive and energetic attitude against the re-
lellion. If the Government at Washington is
not petticoat Government, and does not come
down upon FRENoSr in a swoon Of consterna-
tion and extinguish him, we shall look for the
lest results, even more from the example than
from the direct effect Of his course. There are
Of course timid, short-sigbted and quibjling
characters everywhere, whose breath will be Ia.
ken away for the moment by the stroke; but the
common sense Of the people will ratily it, and
The more it is looked into the more thoroughly
At will be approved
Look at the circumstance While there is
not single southern state which is not at this
moment legally in the Union by virtue of its
own constitution and II al lars crcT pulsed in
pursuance thereof, there is yet prctenr" and
claim in some Of them, that secession from the
United States has been accomplished ami the
state governments act in pursuance vi the pc
tcnce, aud claim for it the allc Glance OF t1e
citizens But in Missouri. where mere pre-
tender, without even the form Of state
function, is invading and hauying tho
state, and where savage bands Of armed traitors
are spreading fire and sword among the peace
able and loyal majority of its people there is not
shadow Of excuse for doubling to what author
} -S+he allegiance Of good citizens is dp. All
who have taken up arms there, arr in rebellion
not only against the United States, but against
their own state authorities, and against the
overwhelming majority Of the state, anil simply
engaged in lillibustering attempt to hJjugate
Missouri against her known will. to the revolt
ed Confederacv
To be sure, the subjugation Of the other states
in most cases, has undoubtedly been accom-
plishcd in opposition 10 the will OF a majority
II their in Inhabitants. But in the case Of Nj
souri,, the attempt /. barcfaccd, and the crime
aggravated to tho uttctmo,t b, full conscious
ness OF its undisguised nature. Considering
these circumstance, the idea cf lcnity or quarter
20 any Of these brigands caught with arms in
their hands, as to mistaken and misguided men,
would be an abuse Of the very name Of merry.
General Fremont evidently understands the
case, and means to 4, al with II As ne understands
1t, consistently.
Many will he disposed, at first blush, to qucs-
ton General FREMoNT's authority 20 free the
dawes Of the rebels. Such should remember
that this is merely appl, ing the act If coniisca-
yton to this description OF so-callcd property, in
the only mode in which United States authority
can act upon it. Had FRFMoNr been a politi-
clan, instead Of being essentially soldier,
as he is, ho might have substituted
for his declaration that the slaves OF
he outlaws are free men, an explanatory
cmark that property in slaves held by such
PERSONS, under the state law. while necessarily
,nii-catcd, could not be acquired or exercised
" the United States and must therefore be n.
linquishcd by them, and consequently CEASE al
Z together. This would be- something Ike
lawyers way Of saving the same thing in effect,
which the soldier has hunily said in his procl,-
nation. Possibly thc strictly legal form might
have been moro cNp,dicnt, hut why cavil at the
words, when the fac, is the same