Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-05

MR. BARTLETT, the intelligent corTesp-nd-
ent Of the y. \. Iadsg,neeu, writes unde;
date Of Nov. 24th. giving some acc5u Of
the sentiment AZ the Capital From his
/ letter We extract - follows:
] Our worthy Mayor s;Eikiugly says IA his
/ Thanksgiving PROCLAMATION
" Whilst another section q the country Is fam
ae-wora, and sister cities lie PROSTATE from evils
dreadful 70 suffer aal mcurnful % behold, results
Of a blind and lawless resistance 20 constitutional
authority and the majesty of the law, an sl-see-
ing Providence has averted from Us this curse Of
treason, and with an unreluctant hand voGch- safed
eaumerous evidences Of his grace.
&" For that manifestation ard this beEeiicti0u il
behooves rs to be thankful
These are tie woris Of Southern stakeholder
after emancipation by act Of Congress has made
the city he presijes over 4 free city. They are
the words Of a man who a slayeholder-ior
we have no shareholders in Washington or the
District Of Columbia uow-and who is a loyal cit
izan so loyal that he loves the Union a good
deal better than lie does slavery. This Is the
grand test Of mans patriotism. Does he love
the UnioL better than he doss slavery? Evil
IDENTIFY the city Of New York does not but with
all the faults Of this Southern slave city, I be-
lieye that to-day Washington loves the Uniou,
the bOVernmeLt, better than slavery.
Mr.. Casey If kentucky-the only emaucipa-
zionist in Congress from that State-had a very
interesting interview with the President a day or
two since. Nj. Casey informed Mr.. Lincoln that
while originally he did not like bis emarcpa-
ton proclamation, that uOw be did not desire hia
10 20 back-to retreat from the position be had
taken it would be SO universally regarded as an
evidence If weakness in the Government. The
President informed him that he need have 10
fears On that SEQ che should not take back a
word. lie Lad 10 desire to later ere with
the D., lle Of the loyal states on Ills subject,
AID be Would not 90 50 bat as for rebels, let
them are FOR emancipation
NJ. Casey shows that be POSSESSES the old-iash-
Toned Kentucky aauliuess and truth. Though
this proclamation would not have originally suit
ed me, says he, aud even if | was not suite
with it now, would not see you do - cowardly
thing as TO retrace your steps at the dctation of
Democrats and SHAREHOLDERS" These were not
his exact words, but they contain the meaning
and sense Of those words.
In discussing the whole subject the President
gave evidence Of much thought upon it. and some
Of his ideas original and startling. One Of
them I will aluds to in detail. Mr.. Lincoln
said that be had often thought Of the narrow es-
cape Of tue South from general slave insurrect-
ion the winter after the election Of 1876. The
Fremont campaign, as is well known, was follow
ed by one attempt at insurrection in Tennessee.
The slayemasters of the South charged tie Re-
pu5licans upon tie stump sith desiring the free
dom Of the slaves (; and not only that, bat with
purpose, if Fremont was elected, OF forebly set
ting the slaves free. The slaves all over the
south were full Of discomfort at the defeat Of the
Republicans. This discomfort in some Ice llities
came near developing into open instruction.
This fact made deep impression upon the mind
Of the President, and be told Mr.. Casey that the
slaves Of tie South understood fully now, as they
have never understood before, that the Northern