, 1862-02-07
0CK WASHINGTON LETTER.
Oh. 7raicl side shaH tie x7.1,xs Fight m.
I,isrees mission to Hrt Royal-Com. Farter's
Mortar FItet-The Witedbe Question.


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NAeu1naToS, Feb. 4, 1852.
What shall VIC do with the s1ayese is no
more important u query than what will tue
slaycs do with us? The negroes sooner OF
later will decide the issue Of the war: and they
will decide it for us or against us, as NC make
ourselves their friends or their enemies. They t
will, yea they do even now, command the !
only sympathy excited in Europe by tue !;
American struggle. They will eventually |
haye arms put in their hands to fight for or !;
against us. Jeff. Davis s. Co. arc bound to
establish tAcir new government, cycn If they
do it upon they ruins Of slavery. In the Last
extremity they will give freedom to the
negroes and put Rluskets or pixies in their
hands, telling them to kill the "Lincoln
hordes' seho are trying to rc~ensades them;
and fight they will! Precious moments are
being wasted. have reason to believe that
there is IN organization Of colorcd men In the
| United Suites and the Canadas, extending as
fur south at least as Charleston, by which, in
| a short time, the most Important aid might be
rendered to any general on our side deserving
success. It might be made available at
any moment alfer the landing Of Burnside's
! expedition. II Old Brown were alive it 1couMt
be made available, whether the Government
should like SO much assistance or NOT But
SO long Is our army is commanded By Sene1-
ais who lore slavery better than anything else,
Ibis help must not be looked for: Bitter OK.
pcrience has taught the eo1orcd people at
| Fortress Monroe and Port Royal that the sue
cess of tile North promises few blessings to
them hope aud believe that the mission Of
! Mr. Edward L. Pierce to Port Royal, the ac-
ccmplisicd author Of "Thc Contrabands at
Fortress Monroe'' in the Atlantic afonfaly-a
rx19 fF2
lncnts arc only. surpassed by his broa,
. and practical humanity do muci
l towards restoring the confidence Of th.
{ slaves, who constitute the only Union part,
! | in JciItlo1n. Aid it becomes those who knoV
= Mr. Pierce, from his former residence in Chi
1 for sending him ollau GRAND OF such moment
= Com. Portcr'= mortar fleet now tittInG ou
:, ut New York, and almost ready to sail, VII
constitute the ulost Formidable expedition, j.
i point Of destructive power, that has yet NOV
r cd to thu Southern coast. 1t will bc pushe
r. on to lie important task for which it VI.
=. created, regardless Of danger to ourselves {
Is the enemy. The boats will DC too small t
IT make = uIark for any but the most expel
Ii runners, working the most improved kinS
n Of ordnance in fact, they cannot be Il
except by accident, while they can take ;.dsal
L. tagc Of every s:nd-ban or other Inequality
t, surface, for perfect protection The usu
rs armament Of forts and batteries. The ae
= will not be confined TO any single point OF a
- y tack 1t will be travelling Volcano, and the
t. cannot DC reduced bg it, despite al tttc forti
!, cations Dow existing or capable Of constrll
~ ton. The only kind Of lrlcnsc which cou
IL be made ctisctul against them would be :
efficient marine force strong enough to MT
u. and overcome the supporting squadron viii
y. will accompany the mortar boats for
Us which the Confederate States OF America u
Us lot muster. Assistant Secretary of the Ma
en- Fox has l,cen indcfa!i:al,lc in lis labors to
.ct thu e1nortar tlvet in commission, and to p:ocu
80 the necessary military support to secure t
r, victories likely to be achieved. Gen. McCl
nd Ian las steadily refused to allow such mlltta
If joree to follow tlsc mortar fleet, and SO 10
- Us he cClellan) was dc Jacto President Of
's' United Ssa1cs, lis resistance WAS efitcts,
Whether his opposition was grounded up
unwillingprss to hurt thc rebels, or I'LL unwj
inaness 10 allow any one but himself to :;
any glory from the pres cnt war, it is diflici
's, 10 Conjecture. Secretary Stanton l.as os
led ruled lin, and ordered tAc requisite llum'
. bc:.r with it at least e. coo fighting men.
We Certain correspondents, and certain ne
wn pa}crs editOrialIv, have gone of at L rldi
list Jus tangent OIL lie subject OF the mi1eay':
E,cr to the members Of tllls Congress, a=sunl
~ that there has been an attempt to dra" I!
on instead Of two 1nlcagcs under the act Of Is
The | The c1ror proceeds froul al apparent ign
ner ance Of the fact that joint resolution
has IT,. 80 - -,;1..1a ~ ~ fT:t erse;nn and
list second at The second, or at any subsequent
hat sio, not 10 draw thatr but To select tielr
;oi 1ltae 10r a':tw ~ 49,
zen grcsE, Us in the present case. Whether
i in Session which commenced on the 4th Of J
en- last he called regular session or not, ina
, nr 10 difference. I have seen no membcr
: I'D either House who prctends that more :
TWO 1uilcaecs can bc drawn between tho 1t
= march, 1861, aud the 4th Of March l
T1,crc is 10 controversy on that point,
outsiders need give themselves NO trouble
tie subject.