, 1862-01-28
SEN AED-S INSTRUCTIONS TO DAY.


The rel'ci agents and t.llisar ries in Eu-
rope alc using the following extract from
Secretary Stewards instructions to our Min
is;vr al Paris, Mr.. Dayton, da1ed April a2d,
:;lld doing great damage with it 10 our
t:.l1sc:
liz Territories will re:ran il III. rcspc..f
:n::;t ;Lc s;siie, whether The revolution shall sue
cted c1 fail 7 he vo1i!si lou Of slavery in the sc-
r!al stsrs T"W sen'.:5n just Tic sanaz, qcaeher l.
7''''''e '.-'', There is not even a pretext fy.
thc o:plair ~ :h.. disafcccd States are to be
e''4rr!cd b; tlc t1.iael States II thr reyolutisa
ia. for thc t1;;tf of tho States anl the c2t9ti.a
''s'' H'tn4.a de;h9 j. Utm, .riH 7xr7ait subject
IL t'n<''r Nc sa7,t a' o:td forms OF administra-
iitn. whether the revolution shall succeed or
T|:hc. II shall fail. In one case the States vou!j
tie fedcrllly connected with Tie new Confcdc1acv.
Ii sse other lEy would be new Me nbccs vi the
ni;cd states: but t1eir constitutions and law5,
cU+:ems and habits ami Institutions in either case
will remain the same
lsce page is2, papers relating to foreign
affairs
Tic rebel agents construc these instruc-
tlons 10 prove that slavery had nothing 10
'."with causing ulc war that thcir'sis not
:; Shareholders rebellion; thai both sec
ticns are equally pledged to uphold slavery,
h''"cvcrihc war may terminate that on
thclrrart it is Z struggle to achieve indepcnd-
encc from Northern. tariffs, in order that
']i'y n1ay establish free trade with Europe,
s'lilnS them raw products Of their planta-
t1on and taking European manufactures in
ra, n.rnt without e1acting any duties. They
5e1 ."1ts' that the North is fighting for do
nauin and Morrill, tariffs, and not for free
t;ons, emancipation or tAc rights OF men
and hat let 1;lc war end as it nav,
slavery is not to be disturbed. Nr.
srwari's unfortunate instructions fur
lai>l' 'isv Isr"of 10 ram home, with the Euro.
l'e"n mind these assertions. The ctTce1 is
io chill the an;i-slavcry feelings Of the pc.,-
l'ic ios the North, and to cause them TO
t-a2si,: their s. ml'atl4ics TO The oppressed
Sctcs@:t Nis;s col,teuding for free trade with
Europe, and freedom from Northern 1v-
Tanly.
Ii ilttzts ;he blood Of generous minded
!Atflt:s 10 read those clummy, icy iustruc-
tions. "Wne;ller the rebellion shall sue
ceed or fail, says the Secretary, the con-
d;:ion q every human being shall remain
s'.hjcrt 10 the s@mc laws" The aeondi-
ton tf slavery ii the several States will
-tn'al; just the same" And On tile prin-
cipltF Of these instructions, the war has
becn conducted eight months. Hun
trcds Of millions have been expended, tens
Of thousands Of lives lost, and the only
Tangible fruit Of all our sacrifices that can
be exhibited is, that slavery has not been
hurt; that the secession serpent tl1a. stune
the nation is unharmed, aud its precious
life ten1erly protected. In practicing this
policy towards slavery, the Secretary hus
been ably and enthusiastically sup
ported By the West Point officers
with few exceptions They have
manifested great zeal and alacrity in carry
ing out the Instructions" and have taken
care that the condition Of no human being
has been changed from servivude to loval
freedom, where j. could possibly be pcne-
trated |y them Indeed, 50 faithful have
:hcy carried out the Instructions th,t
they have had leisure TO attend to little else
And consequently the rebels have been
pretty much 'tletalone, as per their request.