The national Republican., 1862-05-09
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Tbs ,pro-slaycry zsAlots finding that they
are driven to the wall IN 40 honest argument
|Fessre 70 nisfep. eAsnsadon, abuss and fidicule
70 achieve Melt purpose. Id she Washington
oosresposdencs Of The Baltimore Sun, Of yester.
day, .he following paragraph occun
oaCouzsbauds hoct y 40 ci'y daly. much
IA the annoyance Of thst oisss oi abolltionls,s
[by 4 dsstls 70 Glrn he nsstsr % sccoant in The
wsy Of political loaves and ashee, rather than
from disposition topraotIcally servs them. The
Nor hern people reluct at the idea Of negro
immigration among them, and hense the sb.
oaitionisis IN Congress ere devising ways -
support the contrabands st pubiic charge BY
putting them into the army Of white soldisfs.'
h Dpnba, IS there may be some truth 10 ths
above, but the charge thai ,"abplltionists 10
Congress 2 urge ibe employmeutof segro sol.
diers 70 get rid Or them, Il ridiculous Thoss
persons who Wish 70 make The fame dse Of The
slsves on the right side that the rebels ere
making d them on the wrong side, desire V
rave the lives Of wAisB nsn thereby, and Close
Up the war, and put down ths rsbellioa q
qsick . 10 possible. The contrabands" 10
Washington trouble nobody buttke pro-slavsry
Democrats and receeionists.
CANNOT BE SILENT. rr
Some VI Gen. hcClellsns friends In this city,
while dsnandIog that no criticism upon him
shall b indulged In, nnd Il impossible to keep
silent themselves. No doubt the General would
like to be delivered from such friends. One Of
them writes from here ss ,ollow,:
"The news from General Mcclellan is much
more gratifying to bis friends than the inteli-
oenos Of yesterday. There WINS evidently more
exdltation yesterday among the radical Repub.
iiSsns s,ln when 4 y" supposed that hs had re-
suOh charge is lmpudsut as il Is upjust.
The charge Il, that "1ths radical Republicans y
rejoice over the defeat, or the supposed defeat,
Of the Potomac army. II has but 70 be fairly
stated to show lts bssences and dishonesty. Ths
New York Kuening Post says Of Gen. McClsl-
lan's famous dispatch, read In the House on
tuesday, .a e..
,." Now, that our entire force 10 ooh9ldera.
| ably Inferior to that Of the rebels Ia such q
monstrous error that we are bound 10 believe
dispatch has been falsined-unin tent ionally, Of
c0urse-in It's transmission over the wires.
Without going into any minute particulars, We
may say that there are ut least three corps
would b match Tor the enemy.
'Besdes, II II Ia true that our force 10 infe,
ri0r TO that OF the rebels, Mcclellan Is surely
too much Of u soldier TO communicate that fact
TO hts opponents. 1t would be strange thing.
| indeed, II, after the newspapers had been sed.
ulously restrained from giving the least infor.
nation to the foe, tho general commanding
should undertake. to proclaim his own inferior
ity Of numbers" 't7 -. .' y.
It should be stated 10 the Generals defense,
that the dispatch was sent 10 Secretary Stan
ton, and perhaps was notintendsd for the pub
l!c eye. .,bg.
The House did good work yesterday II
passing the Arizona bill and abolishing th'
slave laws Of the Territory. Other measures
affecting slavery are TO follow. To say tht
least, Congrss,, before II sdjourns, will prohlbi
slavery Ia all the Territories, sid wherever I
has unqueetioned Jurisdiction. The refusal 0
the House TO lay Mr.. Lovsjoy's bill on th'
table, Just before adjournment last night, indi
Gates that 1t is ready to passa law Of prohIbi
tion al once, .',r .., II
a"'.0 dust AND ECONOMY.
The condition q the Avenue rforlths last thrs,
Or four days 10 powerful argument in favo
Of slight appropriation in Congress to swesl
and water 1t. Now that we are going 70 hav
Q strset railway, let US also have clean ant
wholesome Avenue. The clouds Of dust yss-
terday and the day before, rendered oor prin
cipal streets almost impossible. The proposi
ton of Mr.. Del,no in the House to give $50
q month, 10 give us one passab!e street Il
Washington, was objected to on the score Q
economy by certain members. Unfortuuatel
the economical fever Is Intermittent 10 Con
gress 1t RACES very high when this Dis
trict Is under confederation, and very low
when sundry appropriation bills are up, Wha
4 II the corporstors Of the proposed railway
twere required to sweep and water the Avenue
Would 1t substraot too large an amount frou
the sum allotted 10 the lobby
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