The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-05-17
THE POLICY OF THE ADMINIsTRA

THE POLICY OF THE ADMINIsTRA-
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The Washington correspondent Of tie
Cincinnati Enquirer, a rather careful and
shrewd observer, writes as follows to that
journal:
III have learned, through source that |
can rely on, that the two sections of the
Republicans have struck hands and sealed
friendship on this basis the radicals are
to go for gradual ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ton for slaves liberated, confscati'n by
judicial sontence-for the present. In the
meantime, military operations are to go
on. If the, military operations succeed,
these constitutional ~ measures are to be
made sufficient to the end-the utter abol-
ishment of slavery. If the military opera
tions flag or fail, then Mr.. Lincoln is to
proclaim general emancipation as a mali
tary necessity.
''As I have seldom failed in my predic-
tons of the future, as, l think, your read
ers will bear me witness, will now make
another, that this war will end in a proola-
nation of the freedom of the slaves, and
in the separation of the Cotton States from
the Union or, in their subjugation, with
a change of our constitutional form of
government" 1 H5
The above comedies entirely with our
own ideas of the policy of the Republican
party. Their recent abolition Of slavery
in the District of Columbia, is evidence
that they are in serious earnest in carrying
out their "principles." IF SO, there is no
other logical Termination to them than the
one indicated in the above extract. "Abo-
lition or dissolution of the Union" has
been the real meaning Of the Republican
party ever since it was organized. A
good many people thought differently, but
the leaders and thinkers of that party
knew just where it was tending all the
time. There always was and still is, an
''irrepressible conflict" between the Union
as at aoas and so.called Republican princi-
Piles. What this party in its newspapers
calls "Union sentiment" is nothing more
nor less than abolition sentiment. They
expect to see "the Union sentiment" de-
veloped in the South, and some of them
perhaps, seem quite astonished that such
has not been the case. All the while
they appear totally oblivious of the fact
that "Union sentiment from their stand
point, means "Abolition SENTIMENT and
nothing else.
But they cannot be true to the Union
without abandoning their principles and
annihilating their party. The Federal
Government was founded upon the basis
of guaranteeing, protecting and defending
the domestic institutions of all the States
alike. The "Republican" party announces
its mission to be to place the government
on the side of (negro) freedom and there
fore, in hostility to so-called slavery. The
difference between the Radicals and the
Conservatives of the Republican party,
as they are called, is only difference of
policy, and the latter are infinitely the
more dangerous class of the two. Radi-
Gals would inevitably destroy the cause
they aim to serve. Conservatives, with
cooler heads and more prudent counsel,
keep preparing the people for each success
sive step in the Abolition drama, and
thus prevent any violent shock to public
sentiment. These two classes have now
substantially united upon policy, it is
said, and We see how exactly in harmony
it is with all the most ultra designs ever
charged upon them. If the cotton States
cannot be subjugated, then they are to be
allowed to go, as Mr.. Lincoln limited in
his recent emancipation message, but if
they can be, then comes ga change in our
constitutional form of government" The
government of opinion is to be replaced
by government Of bayonets. The car
touch box will occupy the place of the bal
lot box, and 3O,O0O,000 of white men be
enslaved to give so-called freedom to 1000
600 negroes.-N 7. Caucasian.
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