The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-12-11

whether the free colored people of the
United States, so far as individuals may
desire, should not be included in this col
onization. He also recommends the an
nexation of territory for the purpose of
colonization, and intimates, in one of his
peculiar interrogatories, that the expedi-
ency of his scheme ofcolonization amounts
TO "an absolute necessity y-that without
which the Government cannot be perpet-
uated.' The old radical anti slavery op-
ponents of the policy of colonization, who
have almost fancied themselves in posses
sion Of the Government, will be startled
and infuriated by this downright Presi-
Dental endorsement of the doctrines they
have so strenuously combatted. We are
inclined to approve the policy of colonz-
ation, but are of the opinion that we have
already territory well adapted to the pur-
pose What climate more congeniai to
the slaves than that of the South Carroll.
ma and Georgia sea islands, aud the PEN
insula of Florida? AS for South Caroi-
ua, it would be political and poetic justice
if her sacred soil should become peopled
by liberated slaves. :,
The substance Of that which the. Presi'
dent has to say, on the policy to be adopt
editor the. suppression of insurrectiop, is,'
that he has been '.apxious' and earefuP'
that the war for that purpose "shail not
degenerate into q violent and remerseiess
revolutionary struggleip He has, there
fore, obeying "dictates of prudence aud
The obligations Of the law" adhered to
the terms of the condscation act. He
promises to. duly consider a new law on
that subject. and admonishes Congress
that we should not be in haste in adopting
s.radicsl and extreme measures" He
says, and we doubt not with the utmost
sincerity, that he has in every case
Thought it proper to keep the integrity
of the Union prominent as the primary
object Of the war on our part" This is
all right. so far as it goes, hut it does not
go far enough; and the most Intelligent
people of the country will probably be of
the opinion that in the Presidents ankle
ty not to be hasty, he has been too slow
70 The omission to discuss the domestic
cOutIOfcrey Oub vi WHICH tHo Wht udS
sprung, and the quaint Lii CONAN phrase
ology with which be takes leave of that
subject, are charming. The review of the
progress of the war is not felicitous and
some of the statements made are not dis.
tinguisbed for exact accordance with the
facts. Few readers will suppress smile
at the sort of reference that is made TO
she retirement of General Scott and the
appointment of General Mcclellan as
General in Chief of the army. The pro-
found paragraph, in which we are treat
ed TO discussion of the proposition that
"oDe bad general is better than two good
ones," is especially entert aiming. The in
tention probably was to make "a very dis
Greet notice of the evils which had been
endured when General Scott and Nc,
CIellan were both in command, but it
would be cruelty as we'll as inconsistent
with the remark about "two good gener-
.Als,p to draw the inference that the Press
-ident congratulates himself upon having
only "one bad general in Mcclellan In
sfact, Seward ought TO have revised that
paragraph.