The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-27


ing the South to desperation by continually
tampering wi tn slavery.
More FfEhtAns-Less TnrkingS
Sharp stones, not grass, nor hard words, nor
soft remonstrances, brought down the boy who,
was robbing the farmers apple tree. Hard
fighting, and not loud talking nor. silly legiss
ton, must put down this rebellion. Ii Heenan
had been occupied, during his fight with Sayers,
in discussing the social institutions Of England
with some one outside the ring, carrying on the
prize fight and the argument at the same time,
he would have been very easily defeated in
both If this nation cannot be satisfied to whip
the rebels first and settle the slavery question
afterwards, we are very much afraid that Tho
rebellion will never be put down, and that
slavery and the nation will expire together
More fighting and less talking = the order 81
the day.
There never was q Congress with palmer
road before it than tho Congress now assembled
ct Washington. We are in q state of civil war.
Our government has TO- be sustained, and ter
rible rebellion put down by force of arms Our
Congress, therefore, should be fighting Con-
gress. Every measure not relating to the war,
not assisting the Onion armies, not necessary 70
the maintenance Of the government, should -
laid on the table, kicked under the table or
snmmarily voted down. Every act accessory
to the war should bs passed with as little de-
bate as possible. These are plain, commoa
sense rules, which should govern sll legislation
now as absolutely as the rules Of addition and
subtraction govern all arithmetical calcuia-
tons The Tax bill supplies Us with the sinews
Of war, and should be- Immediately passed; but
is 1T The Confscation bill can only be carrisd
into effect when the war 10 over, If, indeed, y
can be carried into effect at all, and should
therefore lie over. But NO; Congress finds .
niger in the Con6scation bill and keeps debat-
ing about him, while the important Tax bill b
neglected. Ii that the sort of legislation for
times like thesei
The President has called for more troops,
and from every quarter the militia Is pressing
on to tho field, and the new regiments are being
recruited The emergency Is sudden; the NJ
cessity urgent. Yet we see Andrew, of Massa-
chusetts, holding back the soldiers of that Staes
in order to have little talk about the niggeF.
Yet We see journals like the Tribune attempt
ing to divide the North and discourage recr13-
ing BY writing articles about the niger. Vain
il the consideration that the Union must b
saved or lost by fighting, and that the govern
ment now needs fighting men. These people
prefer abolition to the Union. They call them-
solves loyalists, and yet place themselves in Tho
path Of the government, and insist that, before
anything else is done, tho slavery question muse
be settled; that, before tho Union Is saved. Do
President must declare his pro or anti slavery
policy; that, before any more troops 90 into
the field, the government must be abolition
lied. Fortunately, this class Of people =
neither large, respectable nor influential,
but it h disgracefh to the country that one
such journal a. the Tribune or the Anti-Slassy
Standard, that one such orator - Phillips,
Cheever or Garrison, should be found In 1t at
such time Is this Particularly is it Disgrace
full that these pariahs should find . champion
in Andrew, whose official position gives hin
words an influence which neither his abilities
nor his opinions deserve.
Several States have been wholly or in part
reclaimed from the rebels, and are now to b
reoonverted to loyalty. North Carolina, Ten
nessee, Kentucky and Missouri are in this
chrysalis stage. The Union men in these States
are trying to reclaim the disunionists. They
unanimously testify, a. in the letter Of oar
Nashville correspondent elsewhere published,
that the abolition letters and speeches Of such
men as Sumner, Wilson, Lovejoy and'Hickmaa
are the great stumbling blocks in their way.
Accounts from the rebel States agree in assert
ing that Tribans editorials and abolition
speeches are struggled into the South, read q
the head Of rebel regiments, and employed b
the rebel leaders 70 goad the people to mad
ness. Yet such editorials are written, such
speeches are made, in the loyal States and ~
profcssedly loyal men. Governor Andrews
proclamation will madden every rebel who
reads Il or hears II read. II Il as reasonable
document as one Of JEFF. Davis messages, and
Is untrue a. one Of Beauregard's proclamationA
It emulatss the treason Of tho Hartford Convsa!
ton. II il a. encouraging signal to the rebels
Is the blue lights burned by recreant YANKEES
were 10 the British feet during the war Of 1872.
The articles Of the abolition papers and The
speeches Of abolition orators, in and cut Of
Congress, are no better and NO worse They
all unnsrvs loyal men. They all strengthen
the rebels. They are all, therefore, criminal,
dsloyal, REASONABLE. In civil war, - In reai
rion, he who Il not with ~ wholly and uncondk
tionally II against m utterly and injuriously.
Our people and our government must apprs-
ciats these facts Onr Congress, our publis
men, our journals and our orators must either
do nothing and say nothing, or act and speak
directly for the Union cause. Then we shall