Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-01-23
Clippings and Comments.

Clippings and Comments.
 The New York Herald gives several reasons against the emancipation of negroes. We give one and call the attention of our readers to 1t: ,. Tine most far.sishted statesmen of the cabi- net, the Senate and the House, are persuaded that the armies of the loyal States are no more likely to return to their frozen homes after experiencing the deigbts of the charming climate of the fruit ful and sunny South than the Goths and Vandas of centuries by gone were to withdraw from the Italian paradise they had occupied, into the vii derness from whence their hordes poured forth to overrun the world. No governmental of the ' Uhitea States will ever be strung enough to induce tue six hundred thousand troops about entering tne tne, rebel States to abandon the reglon their arms snail have conquered. Therefore emancipating negroes would uot be turning them loose against the pre- sent rebel population of the Soutli, but a@t'st me northern invaders of the southern soil that are Io be it's future occupers, who wall never consent 10 10 reside north of the Potomac again, and who viii permit no competition, by an inferior race' "itn their future labors
 This is cool. The comparison of the Yankee l troops to the Goths and Vandals is decidedly good. It will be seen that the idea of subluga- ton is boldly advanced and defended. Ot course, the present owners of the soil will all be murdered or exiled, and the thieving Tan 
 l kees will take their plantations and negroes.- And yet, with such infamous doctrines openly avowed and promulgated, they talk of Union and reconstruction. Was there ever such set of miserable hypoerites?
 It is amusing to.sees the counter statements in the northern pfgssys fT relation to Lincoln s position on the slavery question. In Kentucky, the papers in the pay of the federals, assert, with emphasis, that Lincoln will veto every bill that will interfere with the slave property of tories. In Missouri, the same things were said at first, but now the mask IS thrown of. On the coast, they snubbed Phelps, not for his abo- designs of the invaders. On the other hand, Jim Lane, the negro thief, whose whole idea of the war is to steal slaves, has been made a origadier,general, with instructions to put it through When talking to Kentucky or Missouri tory, Lincoln professes to be conser vative, but when conversing with an abolition> ist, he is as bad as Greeley or Fred Douglass. The Washington correspondent of the Chicago
  and speaks by authority says:
 am able to correc; the painful impression here noticed with regard to the President ot the United States and do so with the mere satisfaction and gratitude that 1 was deeply grieyad, in common with nine tenths of the loyal citizens of the coun try, by the countermaadng Of Fremonts proc!A- nation, and by the application of the check-re to Secretary Camerons jus. and wise incliuations. Mir Lincoln assures his friends, without reserve, in conversation, that he is in favor of measures which shall enable us 10 deprive every rebel from Virginia to Texas, of his slaves. and every other species of property, and that the only disagree ment which can arise between himself and Con- gross will relate to the details of the bill which may be adopted. If any such disagreement shall arise, 1t will, presume, relate to the possible in yolvng of loyal masters in the consequences of emancipation to the slaves of their Gsloyal neigh bors.
 The Washington Telegraph has an article on the subject of war bonds and coupons. aud thinks the refusal Of the treasurer to pay de- tached coupons, unless satisfied the bond IS outstanding, will be productive of harm. The 1 tor says;
 Whit we fully applaud tho disposition of the treasurer lo proteo: kha interests ot the State against petty 5viudf , we, al the same time sug gc.t that this may bef6ad policy and, balancing inconvenience, productive of more harm, than would iesut from q contrary course.
 No sheriff, land agent or collector, can, in the proper discharge Of Lis duty, receive q var bond from which an undue coupon has been detached. His accounts will show when it was received. His securities always good, anl there would be no hardship or imprOpriety in holding him liable to .he proper extent tor receiving bond with an un- due coupon missing. His protection would be to deduct lhe amount Of the missing coupon. Tho inconvenience to him would be slight.
 The error of the editor of the Telegraph is in the supposition that sheriff, collector land agent o. other officer, can refuse to receive T bond without the undue coupons attached.- The bopd, with or without coupons, is made receivable by law. Ii there is any interest due, the collecting officer is bound to calculate it, aud take the bond and coupons fer the amount of principal and interest. If the. Convention or General Assembly had provided that 10 col 1 lecting officer or agent should receive bond ] unless 1t had all the undue coupons attached to it, then the position of the Telegraph would be undeniable. But man certainly has the right to cut the coupons from his bond and burn them ID, and the bond is then good for it's face. The collecting officer could not deduct the amount of the missing coupon from the bond, because the interest is no part of the principal. The difficulty is in knowing when the bond $ paid l in. If not till after the coupon is due, of course the latter will be promptly paid, but if the bond 1 is paid in before the coupon commences to run, the latter is worthless, or if before it becomes due, is only of partial value. The bond is in dorsed by the collecting officer, with the date ot it's payment to him, and the name of the person by whom it is paid. The object of this provi- sion is to stop the interest, but if detached cou
 pons are to be paid before it is known whethes or not the bond has been cancelled, the State
 will lose thousands, in specie. We know that it is troublesome t9 orGAsat the bondS and cou
 pons to the treasurer, and are aware that 1T
 using these bonds as currency, ii IS dfhculi
 to calculate the interest due every time ont
 changes hands. If the law prohibited the sev
 erance of coupon from bond until'it was due. ard officers from receiving such a bond, il
 would be plain sailing. So it would be if the 1 &Lx