Newbern weekly progress., 1862-09-13

unwillingy TO the circumstances by which
they are surrounded They cannot, more than
other masses Of men, determine for themselves
uhder one state Of circumstances what they
will do in different one a writer upon war
advises brave men never to nail their colors to
the staff, remarking that if they shall be able,
and find it desirable, they can maintain it there
without mailing, while it will be more conve-
nicnt to lower it if they shall find themselves
unable, or no longer desirous, to keep it flying.
But, speaking practically, what has been the
result thus far in the present case? Has dis
loyalty been found an indomitable sentiment
in this war? 1t pervaded even this capital and
this district at the beginning of the strife. 1t
no longer exists here. 1t divided Maryland,
and provoked conflict there. The Union is
now as strong in that State as in any one of
the always loyal States 1t committed Mis-
sour to the pretended new conlederacy.
Missouri is now active and earnest among the
loyal States. 1t placed Kentucky in an atti-
tude of neutrality; but Kentucky is to-day
firm, resolute, and even devoted to the Union.
In other regions where disloyalty was more
general, such as Eastern Virginia, Tennessee,
Louisiana and North Carolina, acquiescence
under the federal authorities has promptly
followed their appearance there, and the preli
minary steps are taken for the restoration Of
the laws of the Union. 1t is simple fact
that loyalty reappears everywhere just as fast
as the successes of the government are deemed
sufficient to afford guarantee for reliance
upon its protection. The disunlonists, even
in their strongest holds, are not people, but
only faction, surprising the loyalin numbers,
end silencng them by terrors and seventies in
many places, but nevertheless too few and
feeble to prevent the return Of any district or
any State to the Union, in the presence and
under the protection of the federal authorities.
The President asks foreign nations to con-
slider that we are only at the end Of one year
now, and yet the whole effective mass OF the
insurrectionary region has been brought into
the field by conscription. The credit Of the
revolution is dead before the first dollar has
been raised by taxation to support it, and the
territory which must bear taxation is at once
reduced to the narrowest limits, and is ex.
haus ed of its wealth and supplies.
The power of losing faction under any cir
cunistanaes must continually grow less. Bui
that OF the dsuuionsts is abating under the
operation Of cause peculiar to themselves
which it is now my duty to bring forward
mean the practice of African slavery.
am aware that in regard to this point am
opening a subject which was early interdictec
in this correspondence. The rcassn of the in
terdicton, and the reason for the departure
from it, are, however, equally obvious ltwai
properly lett out of view SO long az might bt
reasonably hoped that by the practice Of mag
m
weakness of the insurgents without cncourag
ing them TO persevere-in their reasonable cen
spiiaey against the Union. They have pre-
tracted the war year, notwithstanding thi'
forbearance Of the government and yet they
persist in invoking foreign arms to end do
mestic strife, while they have forced slavery
into such prominence that it cannot he over
looked.
The region where the instruction still re
mains hagrant embraces all or parts, of sesera
States, with white population OF 100000
and negro population of 100000, chief.
slaves. Ii is thus seen to be war between
!, two parties OF the white race, not only in tn
} presence but in the very midst, Of the ell
slaved negro race.
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