The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-05-19

The telegraph brings us syncpsis CT Gen
Hsrtsr's ps0clsuation, is.aed a. Post Royal,
u which To proelains lhs general snsnciPa-
Con Of al TIE slaves n ~. District Which
co-2-ises tie sssss o. South Carolina,
S<orsis s1d Tiorid2. Ccaeral Hunter ap-
pears 70 have discovered sous nsw az, or
nA!e some new construction Of TIE Consl-
tltIon which has he.eEosc.e len unknown
70 those executing the civil O. military lsss
Of tbis country. There i - Az. nor .
here word L the Constitution giving a..
.sority 70 Congress. or It's EIecusise. or 20
AZ persoa or persons rhatsoeveT, 70 abolish
slavery n the States where II row exist. and
he attempt OF any person civil or military,
% declare The emancipation OF the Slaves n
the Ssates. Is simply foolish and absurd. and
Tie officer tina; s.tenpt. il, writes himself
down fool Gen. Hunter says that mar
tial las having been proclaimed IA BIS dis
trict, slavery cannot eyss. a. martial law
.nd slavery are incompatible. aud therefore
slavery must cease. This Is = new mode Of
feasoring, If reason /, can be called. Since
he commencement Of this rebellion. mar
al l.w has been proclaimed II many places
n the slave S.ates. aud no officer ever
thonsht OF declaring tie general emsrcipa
ton of the slaves in the TERRITORY over which
martial law was declared
Gen. Fremont. last summer. in Missouri
Issued proclamation. declaring the emanci
patton Of the slaves o. al rebels in arm.
aysin<t the Government. and 10 vas requires
By the Presiden, 10 modify his proclamation
=. being unlawful. But the proclamation o
Gcr Hunter. II rightlully reported, makes
s<eoping stroke a. the slaves Of loyal. a
veil a. disloyal persons. We sre satisfe
that be will De Immediately required TO re
ssind this proclamation. or DO removed. an
the latter. 90 think. viii be the courss Of n
Administration.
Geasral Hunter appears 70 have becom
slddsnly abolitiouised. a. ws we're in.orms
during last summer. by . gentleman rh
Was with Gen Fremont. in his march fior
Jefferson City ~ Springfield. and Who va
10 daily intercourse with Gen. Hunter tbs
O. ofhcsr In Frsnoni's army. was 20 stron
pro-s.avsfy man a. hs-that he lnvariab
sirrsudered sisvss. that made their way ini
b, camp. and that be was regarded by q
p.rtiss As being decidedly Southern in b
feeling. on the slavery question. but be b
suddenly taken lsar. which must be =
g.rued by al. az exirens on the other han
We arc in favor Of eonnscation law. b
We wsnt IL eon6aei within The bounds
rsason ard praeticablisy. enc TIA, cont
s.tes tie property Of TIE ilssisatoEs aad eo
q .ctors and Leaders OF THE rebellion. for
stance. such pssn - JED D.vis. Bsauresas
Stephens Toombs. Bucknsr and Ilshma
AID 90 o. These God forsaken. he'll
serving" scoundrs.s. We are anxious 70 9
hung. and all their property Of every %
sles aud Kind coaG.catsd. The rass Of p.
cons composing the re6sl army. We belle
have been dsladsd. and We are 10 favor
giving then = chsDes 10 return 10 their 10
slIy. and iilhsy do %. 10 prp,sc! them
their property. slaves included. The procl
nation Of Gen Hunter anounls TO no!hr
and by issuing IL. We say again. ne wit
himself down i0ol, and deserves 10
oashisssd. which We bclievs will &c dsas