The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-12-20
THE PILOT.
M A TOW OC:
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 20, 1861.
The War to be Prolonged.

/ Congress, we fully believed that, in the
prosecution OF the war to suppress rebel
| lion in The Southern States, il was his fixed
purpose to preserve to them all .heir con
s,itutional rights, and to DO nothing either
in favor Of, or against the institution of
slavery at the expense or in violation OF
the Constitution but from his course
since Congress. assembled, our confidence
that he will adhere TO such purpose has
not been greatly strengthened. The onl Y
fear We have Of ln is, that from lack OF
| courage he may suffer hi. Administration
to be forced. By his Abolition Secretary OF
War-backed by fsna,cal and crazy
Congress-into the adoption Of the policy
Of carrying on the war-not for the pre-
ssrvation of :he Union and rindic.tion OF
the Constitution, bu. for the emancipation
of slaves and the sutjugstion of the Slave
States.
We trust, however, that he may never
be driven 70 abandon the wise and patriot
ic course tina, he has evidently marked out
for himself, by the attacks which have
been, and will yet be made upon him By
Republican Members of Congress, bu:
tina, be will adhere to the Constitution,
and sanction ne law that may Be passed by
Congress in violation Of any Of it. provis-
ions. From present indications Congress
will test the strength Of President LIN
ceLs's courage, and we trembls les. he
may not prove equal to the trial, and may
surrender himself and bis Administration
into Abolition hands. Dus for Gen. Nc
CLELLAx he would have fallen ALREADY into
the trap set for him by Secretary CAMERON,
As i, i, said tha. he accepted and approved
the Report of that Secretary As originally
drawn, and that Gen. MCCLELLAN wen,
to him and threatened to resign his com
mand if that Repor. Was cent TO Congress
with the passages respecting the emancipa
ton and arming of slaves Of rebels un
modified.
Leading members Of Congress have de-
clsred that Secretary CAMERON is tee only
member Of the Prs.ident's Cabinet who
has evinced any correct notions about the
true method Of prosecuting the war, and
bringing it to speedy and successful
close; and Congress. may 70! adop. that
method ss the policy to be carried gu: by
the Administration in conducting the war.
Bills have been introduced into both Hou
ses Of Congress for the appointment, Of
civilians rs Commissioners to move with
the armv-to prepare the Proclamasions
of its Generals to order its marches aaa
counter marches-and, in the language Of
Judge KELLY,a prominent Member Of Con-
gress, "to uelcon,e into our lines ,choeuer
might come, so as to secure speedy freedom
to the four millions Of the dark skinned
Union men in the States" The army, as
It marches into rebel territory, is to BE- used
by these Commissioners 10 execute their
Judgments of contiscalien and DEGREES Of
emaucipation-to protect the property
seized, and receive into its ranks all the
dark skinned Union men" that may
come, and to civi.ize and christianize them
By placing arms 10 their hands, with which
to kill their former masters, and ex.ermi-
nate the whole race Of white>sknned reb
els Of the South. To accomplish all this,
it will take generation of time, and when
accomplished, and the rebels are extermi-
mated, these four million Of dark skinned
Union men" are no, to be- permitted to
remain and enjoy their freedom. and exer-
else the rights of citizenship within the
Southern States, bu. are 70 be removed by
our army into the sickly glaaes Of Flori-
da-and all for :hs qualification ana glory
Of the thin-skinned, whi,e>ivered, eman-
cipstion patriot. Of the North,
We quote what an atle writer says up
on the subject Of the employment Of This
new ,e. Of officers, be appointed by the
President by and with the advice OF the
Senate, to travel with the army to carry
into effect th. emancipation scheme:
The nature Of the office Of commits
sionors to accompany the army Is such tina,
they mus. either contrci the military OPP
erations or possess no real power and du-
~. They gs with the army into the emo
my's country. So long As the population
is hostile their authority can only be en-
forced at the point of the bayenst. They
are. therefore in the same position that The
ordinary civil officers Of the government
would occupy. SO soon /" peace is resto
red, the necessity for sher continuance is
gone. because there can 10 no peace with
out the full assertion of the civil power
1t is evident, therefore, that to make their
offices anything more than sinscures for
themselves and numberlsss clerks end re.
tsiners, they mUss be vested with large
discretion As TO the trestmsnt of the PEG