The New York herald., 1862-02-16

NORTHERN AID AND CoMFoRr TO RSDsLLloS.-
The persons in the North who are now giving
aid and comfort to the rebels are those fanati
cal members of Congress who, like Senator
Sumner, introduce acts in regard to slaves and
slavery. and who, like Lovejoy, declaim in fa'
vor of universal emancipation Thus far the
war has been conducted, if we except the Bull
run advance, upon conservative principles,
and tho result Is series Of most brilliant VIC
tories. Does any one suppose that we should
have had such good news from the Department
of Missouri il the abolitionists had remained in
power there! Does any one suppose that Ken.
lucky and Tennessee would have remained 50
consistently loyal, in spite of rebel despotism,
if the schemes of the aboitionists had been car
ried into efects Everywhere we find that abo-
lition plans have ended in rebel victories and
conservative plans have achieved rebel defeats.
1t is thus demonstrated that the fanatical aboli-
tionsts are the abettors of treason, and they
should be treated as such. AS for the slavery
question, the Southern States will settle that
for themselves when they are brought back into
the Union Those fanatics who attempt to med
die with it by overriding the constitution are
the worst enemies of the country. Nothing
could sooner change the present despair Of the
rebels into wild desperation than the passage
of any such measures as those proposed by the
abOlitionists.
POPULAR ENrHUsIASM-The news Of the sue
cesses of the Burnside expedition and the pro-
bable capture of Fort Donelson caused great
rejoicing throughout the country yesterday.
The city was gay with flags, and the sound Of
cannon here and there doomed upon the ear.
The whole population exchanged congratular
tions upon the exploits of the gallant defenders
of the Union and gener.' confidence was felt
that the backbone of the rebellion was broken.
and that the integrity of the republic would be
restored within a very short time. The spirits
of our people were buoyant and full Of hope
for the future. This is good sign, snd We
doubt not that it will not be long before We
have fresh cause for rejoicing in the universal
collapse and return to the Union of the confo-
deracy under JEFF Davis. The sooner the bet
ter for all parties, and the South especially.
DESPERATE GAMH OF THE AB0LTI0NIsTs m
CoNGREss.-Finding that they cannot move tho
President from his stern purpose to stand BY
the constitution he is sworn to defend, and that
the military plans of General Mcclellan are
likely soon to be crowned with complete sue
cess, the abolitionists in Congress are becoming
terribly exasperated, and are resorting to q
most desperate game. 1t is nothing less than
an infamous attempt to break up the domestic
relations of the President, and to SOW the seeds
of future misery in his family This has been
developed by the evidence in the case of tho
arrest of Mr.. Wikoff and it shows that SO trucu-
lent are those fanatical demons, baffled in their
designs, that they will stop at nothing. They
are like so many she bears robbed of their
whelps, and they arc making Washington
hideous with their roars, as they prowl around
seeking whom they may devour.