New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-08
FROM BOsTON.
Yrom Oar Own Corrs,ponisD,.

ftOm Our O~n toHsspSh'opt
BoSTos, Sept. 4, 1861.
Gen. Wilson has given new impetus to recruiting
operations. I think his movement is good for 5000
men, in one way and another. | do not know what
his precise connection is to be with the regiment he s
now organizing; for while il is called Wilson's Regi
ment notice that one of the advertisements says t s
TO be commanded by "sn army officer" Lieut.. Paine,
a Wes, Point mau, is to he Lieutenant Colonel and
presume will have the active command. But Gen.
Wilson will be with the regiment when not engaged 10
more important busness elsewhere and his oversight
and wachfuness will be guaranty to the soldiers OF
good treatment abundant rations aud chance for ac-
tive and glorious service One of his companies, al
ready accepted is the Everett Guard Capt. Dunning
and other companies in preparation in Cambridge
Concord, Roxbury and other places. Capt. Dexter IL.
Foett is organizing Battery of Light Artillery, to be
attached to the Regiment. Almost everybody gadto
see Gen. Wilson's movement, even The Boston Cou-
rier seems willing TO put up with it, in consideration
suppose Of the opportunity 1t now has to demand the
Generals resignation of his seat in the Senate. The
Courier would feel amply repaid for its expenditures
and losses caused by the war if it could have Wilson
and Sumner removed from public lfe and what it calls
weljudgng men placed in their seats. Ii will
have chance at Mr.. Sumner next year; but Gen.
Wilson is beyond its reach for three years longer.
almost hore something will be done to console it for
Fremonts proclamation, for it's that docu
ment are enough to appal the etouest heart. II even
ntimates that Fremont may be governed by an am
IitiOn TO be "the coming man" the " man on horse
back, whose mission it will be to overthrow the
Government aud establish military rule. Ii is par
tcuary grieved with the buntness Of his express
sions-for instance where he tells traitors that if
they are caught within his lines with arms in their
hands they shall be shot," Perforated with bullets, it
probably thinks would be more gentee phrase.
This however, ia but hea-bite in comparison with
the mschievous character of his declaration that the
slaves OF disloyal owners are declared free men,
Here is, inleed, dangerous assumption viz: that
slave is man." II the General had said, . de-
clared iree and soc that OF the papers judi
ciously omit the word menl, it would remain an
open question whether the negro was man or mon-
key for monkey might be declared free" but only
a man could be declared q free man.. This
mingng of chronological questions with those which
are purely military and POLITICAL is surely unlustiliable
in Fremont. The Courier has also sense enough
20 see that this act Of partial emancipation
is not by any means carrying out OF tho
couiscaton act but goes great way be-
yond that. Frcmonts language is, The property
real and personal OF all persons in the State OF Mis-
sour who shall take up against the United States
or who shall be directly proven to have taken active
part with their enemies in the field is declared to be
conscaed to the public use, and their slaves, If any
they baye are hereby declared free men, III tho au.
thor OF the proclamation had designed to give coun-
tenanee TO the idea that slaves property. and
such TO be conGscated he would have omitted the last
clause relating to tho slaves for their would be
covered by the first clause but the phrsseooey seems
expressly adapted to exclude the idea that the slaves
are property in any sense of the word. Moreover,
the lh section of the confscation act does not de-
clare any slaves to be Free or Stree men," Ii
simply says that whenever any person beld
to service or labor shall be required or permitted
by his master to take arms be employed against the
Government, then tho owner shall forfeit his claim to
the person. Fremont says to the Rebel. If you take
up arms yourse take active part with the enemies
OF the United States your slaves become free. No
mator II the slave IL hired ont 10 Union man, and Is
employed in the service of the country, he becomes
frcs under the proclamation. Tie Cot,ier is justly
alarmed Mt this net OF insurreoon against i'd Pfo-
Slavery thsSdes Il sess itself hurried along toward
tos gat oi Coiyocos emancipation, AL 40 sos' "Se IA