The national Republican., 1862-10-01
EDITORIAL ooKREsPoNpENCE.
Nr,v yopr Sent 30 1869

NV YORK sept ~, 1907.
Fourteen hours on the road from Washing
too to this city, a distance oil two hundred and
hlrty mlles. have given me realizing sense
# the advantages Of double track aud VI
other improvements Of which th, route Is sus-
cpptible. Il Is copsolipg to know that there is
a spirit Of improvement, as manifested by the
arrangement by which passengers eau 60
through without change Of cars Aud II iseren
mcrc cDnrniog to know, that the dstcntions
Arb Is'ays which are now suffered, aria" from
iact which patriots would not chanS " they
COuid, VIZ The C0nsiIr' ras'aSs Of troop'traina
,owards,henlt metropolis should Judge
from what saw last night, that those terrible
'Nrlbc!n CDvernore, whose imaginary mach
.uatiOu5 10 keep back the now regiments Tor
The purpose OF embarrassing the war, so much
;roub bled Wallach, Of the Evening Star, have
been sbamed out of them, by his scathing de.
1uuriatious Let Wallach believe aud bs there.
with satshed, that he has frightened the seven.
teen traitors who have been elected Governors
by the free States into doing their duty. The
troops are coming.
Mr.. Hamilton, lately member Of Congress
from Texas and now Union refugee, is ip
his city, aud is reported to express the opinion
that the Presidents proclamation embodies the
only policy which strikes at the real basis OF
he n'reDgth OF the rebellion. The eenuint
Union men in the slave States are rapidly com
ine tn that conclusion. II is 20 malifestly 0or
rect iha. dissent will soon be limited 10 those
ceed. lu Missouri the Union men are and have
long been emancipationists. They were 40 O
year ago, when Gen. Fremont Issued that order
which will immortali % him, freeing the slaves
o. oil the enemies Of the country. In Baltimore
many weeks ago, great mass meeting
demanded OF the Government that the same
policy should he adopted everywhere. Ever
in Kentucky, cursed as it has been with inca
uabicl in The lead OF The Union cause, ths
emancipation feeling is strong and increasing
During the past summer member of tbs
present Congress from that State came Il
NaahiEgton Ter the express purpose Of urgine
he President to issu- q proclamation Of imme
liatr emancipation IN the cotton States ant
not altistiel with giy inr his views orally, sub
mitltd them IN writing, so that he might hav,
A record OF the advice which he took the re
| apou-ibil,ty oi Offering.
The Presidents proclamation is fast drawing
| the liue between those who are determined
| that this rebellon 'hall be put down and thos,
who will not accept the maniestly only re-
mainng meaTs hy which II can be put down
IF the traitors are subjued it must be bv Civ.
tug distinctly anti slavery character TO III,
public policy. and those who finally refuse t,
| 10 that are against the country. The men whC
| talk Of being equally opposed to the aboli.
onist4 AMI the secessionsts, and OF wishing
| to get rid of Massachusetts, and South Carroll
"a both together. are nothing less than trai,
tors.
The N'W Tork krf.'I5 charges the NItiOnd
ReJm5j'1n with attCnrtlnR 10 divil" The North
b, lencuncipg its party opponents "a unttu'
t. ~ cGuuiry Ou III" contrary The Reprbi
col s4cks 10 uuilc the North by pointing ou
the secret sympathIss with The rebellion. 0
,bos. who ar1novnr 10 distract NJ at this crisis
by mischievous couusels ".