Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-11-26

promptly stopped assuring him at the
same time that upon the opening Of Con-
gress Mr.. Sumner and Mr.. Wade in the
Senate, and Mr.. Stevens and Mr. Lovejoy
in the House, were ready to make prop
osition for peace with the Southern con.
federacy; that not another life should be
lost nor another dollar spent, if this war
was to be n war for the restoration OF sla .
very; that as these gentlemen controlled
majority in the Congress which is to
govern the country, so far as the Cppro,
priations 90, for another year, they were
in position to dictate the course Of the
administration. lie besought Mr. Lin.
coin to continue in the course he had
been pursuing, irrespective Of the verdict
which had been given by the people. Not
only must he adhere to the proclamation
as issued and to all It's radical features,
but he must, moreover, give it the benefit
of generals in the field who believed IN it,
The administration had lost the election
because Of its non-Buccess in the field, ou
account Of the delay attending the move
mout Of our armies, and the President
must now take advantage of the situation
to remove those generals who were re,
sponslblo for the delay, and substitute in
their places generals who not op,y sym-
Ipathizod with the emancipation proclama,
tion, but Who would move swiftly and
steadily upon the enemy.
Itis also stated that Mr.. Chase further
informed the Cabinet, who wero asio,,sh.
ed at tho boIdness Of his tone that the 70.
suit had been r9roseen. and that tle eomer.
gency had been provided for by the r,di.
GALS, who had forced the is.nanro If tbe
emancipation proclamation. We wer, in
the midst cf revolution and could ,,1,o
no step backwards
Other Cabinet consultation, ,ro known
to have followed and to tbo snrnri,o Of
all Wasbinoton il is nov dofnitaI,.,,l,,-
/ ,tood that the radicals bovo NOR, coo,,
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,poI roror,s oro submitted Inv tbe rs,,raie
heads Of dcnorrnents, It would seem
,barerore. that we are not only to have q
Ir,li.,' ,olicv bpt n rodfcaI r,lioat and
radical generals to carr it into effect.
In connection with this. tits understood
that letters we're received here from Sem
ators Sumner, Wade. Wilson, Fessendon
and the other radical leaders in the Sen,
ate, and from Stevens. Loveiov, Roscoe.
IC2pllinc and other radicals in the House
stating that if the emaucjpalion proc,oma.
ton should bswithdrawn the war must lie
Istopped, and would bestonped. This for.
midable abolition cable. org,pized against
the conservative element that was irving
to make itself heard at the White House
did not fail to produce great impression
on the mind Of the Chief Executive.
| Patriotic and honest to n fault. and still
OBLIGED to Weld TO the radicals. who so
tboropyblv hold the SWAY. the President
found himself in a most cruel dilemma.
The appropriations that have been made
and that will be made at the coming seg,
sion of Conc, ess will carry Mr., Lincoln to
the end of his term of Office. It is stated
that his advisers have succeeded in i'm,
pressing him with the idea that there is
no potency in the present election. save
as an expression Of tho people: that it
can in no wise aIiect the conduct OF the
war or the supplies OF the government,
ana thaI IL Is not meant as a reouke to
Ihe emancipation pfocIlmatioh'
II IS reported IN well informed circles
mere mat as soon as the result Oh the cleo
'I"n ia your state was known TO the Pres~
ident he was disposed to KICK the radicals
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