, 1861-09-20

lc 1u1n Tue congregational heEA1d Ol tuls week |
One Of the heaVieet b.o~s ttat h.s beea in
ficts as yet upon the Feders1 Cause, has
jrsr been unwit.iog1y dealt by the haud of
President Lincoln. 10 the grief aad rnorti6
cation OF millions Of loyal hearts, he has
coupternanded Ffemout's prnclan1stioa OF
liberty to the slaves ot rebe. mas era 10 Ms
ecp1i. Any backward step in matters of ccu-
seqnsnee st such critical time, ia disastrous !;
bEL to ret1ece step that ga* fellow I'd by the |
acclaTpafion OF the entire North, that Unused
new .conTsee into the hearts Of patriots, and
rev dread into the hearsa OF tra;tors and
shat struck q death blow at American ~lavu7g,
is worse than blnnder. Not that We meaa
to ;mpeach the motives Of the President,
{sho nas acted pu doubt according to his idea
Of VifcpD) bnt tbEt We mesh to het tor b The
nature aud tendency OF the outward act The
people feel under tire letter Of the President
10 Fremont, as they would under SECOND
MaDaefa8 defent- Ihe1 are ashamed Of the
fr}ee tenderaess Of the Government to the
r bel Shareholders. They ere amazed at the
ieea Of limiting 'nd'tsat law, IN military ez-
jgtncy, By an Enactment OF Congress. They
cannot reconcile the consistency Of the Preoi-
dent, who, without act Of Congress, aad COZ
trary to ali law, propFr1y orders the impri5-
onulent OF supposed traitors, and ret reoukes
Fremont for exceedin: the act Of Congress in
the matter Of setting free the slave. Of rebe.s.
They do not understand why rebel property
IN ships, and race-horses, and numerous other
| forms, Is coudtcated, without its having been
| used in the war against the Union, Whlle their
sc.cal1ed property in slavea must be sacred
Thsy dread the effect Of ths President's
| i tier abroad, where, in connection with Nc
| CIe]lan'a recent order to dets'n and surrender
fugitive slaves, 1t will add to tie apparent cTi-
dence that the cause OF the Union is not iden-
! tilted with liberty, and has therefore no spe
cial c]aims upon the sympathy Of anti slsvsrJ
Europe. They already notice its influence in
/ preventing the better c;ass Of men from en-.
listing for the war, a. they wi.h to know fret,
whether they IRE to fight for or agaiaat slavery.
euch prorslevery actian upon the people aad
| the army, that need the inspiration OF liberty,
and conviction that the Government Ia ter
ribly In exruest, In order to maintain tne
struggle- They fear lest ant:slavery men,
d.spalring Of righteous policy from Govern
Union By treaty that would free US from sla
very, ra'hsr than fer war that is to preserve
slavery % our shame and curse. They mourn
OYER the encouragement that viii be
afforded to rebels IN Missouri, nov
that tie penalty Ct rebellion is virtually
rsmoved, and over ths effect in Kentucky
! upon the accession sympath:zers, who will
be emhUldened By The hopa Of impu1lty to aid
ard abet tie treason. T1ey grieVe i: tbs ap~
parent weakness that ha2 not tbs nerve to be
cas:sn demands, even though tim;d Ken
tpeky "neutrals" and la.e-born patriots pro-
ttst against 1t. Aud, In truth, what hss Ken
lucky to do with the mater? Freaoas's
preeiamasion did not Apply thare, but only to
Missouri and should 1t be extended to Ken.
lucky, it would oz1y sftct rebel slaveho1detz.
AID why should they be. spared? OF why
should any, By relief FROM th.s needed appre
1ension, be encouraged to become rebels
Folly, Folly, Fo11r, Is written all ove7 thi:
Ard this sad revert Il OF sll cur N tic,pat;ons,
thla shield tnterpossd b. the President foi
whom we voted ~ the fast friend Of llberty, tc
protect slavery, this spple Of disco.d throw1
into the Northern States when they were
united in F.cmont'a policy, comes from ou1
chief Magistrate By whoae Recommendation
ne are soon to obserTe daJ OF rational fast
ing and prayer. Oh, that the President Lac
rad the 58tn chapter OF Isaiah before penntpl
the letter annul:i1g the nobls proclamation o
h.ve called us to fast, with the remembrance
20 fresh in our micds that he had just use'
. his power Al freeident to preven. ri the break
ing Of the yoke and the Letting the oppres.e'
60 Free" He little thought Of the burden h
b11g g IL. 59ts e, T9o h.rs ,soas. essn REi}
his requett and their. own heart
prompting, eyer since he started fo
, Washington. He did not imagine tha
| he MAS undermining or conrsge il az
, p1oaehiug GOD to pray for lis blessing, By n
Isztrg the nstion agsiust the requirements {
: Gods word and volunteering defense Of
: doomed fntquify. Bat so It i. and Nth M
{ told forson Te have received :ae iatellgenc
!, Of this mcrx defeat. But We have faith tas
! Tie Pegp1e-"the plain people" Of whom M
: Lincoln said true and hopeful things Ia hi
, mesesge--wiu eend up anch rsmonstraae
: IRON sv11y part Of the North as ahau convine
! the President and bis Cabiuet tha: they hay
made tie mistake Of the war, in their reces
. actitp. It il better, in s1ca a. .matter, to t1us
I the Instinct Of The people than the saga .it5
: worldly 5-Hise politicians.