Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-01-16


os .bo n,,ionaI ,ncceoo Tbere /. bnt one an
in1 na;on ,ha, oan a. nresent canse ms 10
tonh, -
lis M. an mrcb tho fesr of INV ose;stance
,bat Secees;on ia I;kelv IN rece;ve from abroad.
or tho aid and comfort which treason nj home
NAV conway IN II os the possib;Iitv of n trea-
son far more notent for mischief. and which If
mt sunnressed is calculated to infict upon the
canse Of the Union the seyerest blow il has
vet encountered.
| refer, of course, TO that enancipation mol
lev lately thrust go unexpectedly on popular
attention.
The early assurance piyen to the people by
the President in his Inaugural address, that he
had "no purpose. directly or indirectly, to in
terfere with the institution Of slavery in the
States where il existed'-that "be had no law
ful ripK or inclination to do So" secured at
once the confidence of the people in the purity
and patriotism of his Intentions | rejoice to
believe that this confidence is still unshaken,
and that his whole subsequent course has
Justly confirmed us in the conviction that he
means TO conduct this war with the single
purpose of preserving the nation. Congress,
too, BY the resolution which they adopted with
such singular unanimity at their late extra
session, added immensely to the strength of
that the war should be confined to the legiti-
mate purpose of maintaining the Constitution
and preserving the Union; and when added 10
these official demonstrations we had the salts
faction of seeing what seemed 10 he q whole
some revolution in the sentiment of that por-
ton of the Northern people who had hitherto
pursued an ultra course on the question of
slavery, the Union men of the Border States
were eiated at the thought that Secession
would thus be cfTectually clipped of its chief
support in representing the war as a crusade
of aboI;tion Tbeee conaorvativo ;ndicatiors
Ill tInt ,raa ro,,,;rod ~ nrita go
Iiticoi clament at tbe North in tho coHSa of
,ho Hi, ,rh;Ist no, ,o stranntba,od "a
onoouroooa .bo ioroi wan ot tho e,nutL tta,
- -, - a.. 80 =. -. 80 - s''''.
"a onnro,s;nn soooer ,tor ronon,co III. u
ia,; ~ lid ,I,o wa ;nanonros 49,, ~,
.,1nh &C ,bo ,rorid ra,ar ,r;,,,s,c1 Laya Loa,1
orro,,oa ona orcro,;,od ana ,,ro brndrod nil
I;,'s ~ ,,onot, ,Iro ,n,,rse ~ fau ,ron,hs
aa,,o,,ooa h., 10 noo,ro ~ ,heir covorn,nant
u Wi;,,. tIos ~ tTo visa ma
,or;or of the Sdra;n;,, rot ior have hsan haiIed
r., ,oroI n,an aro,na,horo 90 tokene NJ ,ha;r
s1ooaSy ,rinmrh Il, NOV bs eo.rv ;maoinc5
hp,r ,yo,i 90 icn,atod r. nrovok. thar ;nd;a-
~ ,;or 4, 10 o,,arnn, ~, boro rocon,,r u;t
ros.oa ~ 40 nar, .s n.r,o;r ,ol;,;,;ors 20
thwor, tb;s no,;cv NV aoain comnl;cot;no ,I,e
oamsa of tbe Tn;onn 9th Tho nn.o,;nn ~
slavery.
II will be impossible to convince conserva.
tive men that the proposed emancipation OF
the slaves in the seeded Slater by force of the
Federal arms has any other aim than to make
the success o. these arms su6servient to the
purposes VI aooli.ioh anu, 10 co"sicefeu, II
snuerea 10 any extent TO cont ol .ne opera
uons y, ;. ~, h,;Sn WIZ F,s equaS rat1
,rosnont0 ot nrssant before as.
The nnanimity with. which the Northern
people have rallied around the Constitution,
ready to sustain it by any number Of men and
any amount OF money, can no longer be
counted on when we see tnat Inc cause 10
winch 'hese en'r's nave neeh "Le, -
20 tt pt' his, i, th. Sopt5 ", ,o o' a,or
hana wo INST a. once abandon m" bonc to
which We have hitherto confidently clnng ot
assistance from that latent Union element
which undoubtedly there exists. and is ONLY
awaiting the Federal power to set it free
But the power that liberates it must be an I'M
questionable exercise OF constitutional author
lty, ana the s',Shlesl inah'ies'a'ioh Oh Pur-
pose 10 .naAe .la' nu'noii.y itou'"ry 10 .nt
I"use =. nro.,.on 80 go ,n u 49, .''s
S a.ums ,n''"eN' a. 'A'' '''"'' u
I, 10 ,ro,oee;h-s theroe,ro - be,;evs thot
roj;cv frarclt With sucb inc,lcul,ble mis-.
chief to thr cause Of the Constitution can find
onv advocates in an Administration who's,
conrsc Tins far whether as reoarJs our DO
ncs,;c or FOREIGN relat:ons hos been distin.
cn;shc1 hv its nrudence n,tr;ot;sm anl
sb;l;tv
Nor ;s Ills movement 7 b.,;eve n be cor.
s;lered nc ex,ress;no n anv orcat eYtent III,
sentiments Of the Tenublican nartv Int f.
NV Wind II seems rather sort of divine
STRUGGLE If desneratc minority the las
snosm Of AN expiring faction rrcmonitory tc
its dissolution
Assuming, therefore, as think VIC safel,
may, that the Government in the conduct o
the war will adhere to the policy which ha
secured to such an extent the confidence 0
the country, it becomes us to consider how W
can most cffectuallv aid in the work It has il
hand, The local situation Of our State, en-
circling MS it does the Federal CAPITAL, make
it tie first object of attack. and dcyo,ycs OF
us the duty OF being foremost in lis defence
One Of the most urgent of the duties claim
ing YOUR immediate attention will be tn
thorough reorganization Of the whole mill
tarv system Of the State. The rrofurn
peace we have cnioyed for nearly half cen
turv has no. been favorable to proner d,
velonment of tina. important branch of til
I.nubi;c servic, The Constitution of the Stat