The New York herald., 1862-10-04

What may happen between now and then IN The progress
e the war, 10 hard 70 say. We earnestly hope, how
ever that by that time the rebellion win be put down BY
the military hand, and that the terrible element d slave
insurrection may not be invoked.
Deliberately and with full purpose enemies have
entered upon this step.
there any who has NOT reelected upon the nature
Of the agency which Lincoln invokesf sve sca'
4 necessarily Of esseminaom, AID The peculiar char
aaer Of tie negro adds 10 as inevitable Aorova Released
from authority he q at savage; and the Ignorance
,pAcA driues him to hs desycion, stimulates him
ne darkest How was II In Southampton In 1881
whom Nat Turner engaged In the work TO which Lincoln
row nvitesf Not satisfied with numbering the few
men who fell into their power, they massacred
even the babe in the cradle. They in
this manner extsrminated the family Of Mr..
Travis Turner's kind and indulgent master Next Mrs
waller and her ten children were slain and piled in.
heap tho floor. Near by, school Of little girls
captured and all masacred except one who escaped
The family OF Mrs. Vaughan next destroyed. In this
manner, between Sunday night and Monday noon, they
had murdered fifty five persons, nearly all Of whom
were women and children
This s the sort Of work Lincoln desires to see. This
10 the agency which Lincoln invokes. Il is one
which the most caous hshwayman should shudder to
employ. This is his cry It is"as If the lvilest
nend] that fell had raised the battle-cry OF hell"
Butler has been called Infamous: by common consent
he is known the beast. But Butler is saint com.
pared TO his master. In addition to all that Butler au
thorized Lincoln adds butchery-even the butchey Of
babes Language Is too poor furnish name suitable
for such character Nay, the whole catalogue Of dis
honorng epithes is not sufficient to do justice to IT,
Murderer" Is term Of honor compared to Lincon's
crime "Child and murderer tells but part or
the story To this is added the cowardce Of employing
agent To this belongs the additional fact that the
AGENT when unloosed s savage. To this added the
further fact that Lincoln dooms his agent destruction
What shall call himf-cowardi assassn9 savage,
the murderer OF women and babes, and the false de-
stroyer Of his dcludsd aesP Shall consider these
as all embodied in the word " nendl" and shall VIC call
him that? Lincoln, the nend-let history take hold Of
him. and let the civilized world fling ito scorpion lash
upon him
We have described Incon's intentions and wishes to-
wards us. We havc shown what terrors he would let
loose, If he could. He is bad II his power cor
responded with his avowed design. But, thank Heaven
not delivered over to his will! We abundany
able to maintain a salutary domestic authority at the
same time that our armies meet Lincoln's in the field
Lincoln would simply drive servants their dssruc
ion. Cheerful and happy now, he plots their death An
nsurrection their swift destruction. How was it in the
long Matched Southampton case which VIC have already
referred? Sunday night the nsurrectonsts began their
work Monday at they in full flight, and hid.
ing the swalnps 1t needs scarcely bo asked how they
fared They suffered terrible rctribution They were
hunted like wild beasts they were, and were al first
killed wherever found. Several of these murdsrers OF
women and children taken at the Cross Keys and
their heads cut off the spot afterwards captves
tried and hung-among them Nat Turner, tho leader.
Some innocent ones believed 70 have perishsd with
the guilty.
So il ,ciu eper be ,vih sermlc insvreioas If anpted
here 7heu gain no foothold aoih proper vigilance
They sci, al any rate, be scy suppressed
riot and terrible punishment iDll fall on the guilty But
what docs the Aend for thats He is the common
enemy Of both white and black
The efforts Of the Gend to breod discomfort can be
readily countcracted and provided against il vigi
liant, as must DO. The country courts military
authorities must establish suitable patrols the preserva
ton Of the public peace. The OF neghborhood even
IL there be but few, and If they be nfrm must keep fire.
arms and form ncighborhood guard II necessary. A
very little organization and PREPARATION with vigilance
will suffice to countervai all the efforts OF the essares
wnom the lend may send and overawe all turbulence
These things must all bc duly attended to-
Our military operations hs,ceforih 10 assume rey
grare character. The fend's programme su necessa
,ly, destroy Oh terms baeei The ner, campaign s
be tremendous one boh far TIC character and ne magni
iuds of the hosiiles Let authorities prepare tho
whole strength Of people for the tremendous shock
The enemy making giant preparations, well issu
nr aendsh prcclamations. We must respond with equal
energy. If we do, we are safe now and ever If
we do not, we shall be lost But win do it, and We
viii not be lost What says Congress and the Executve
From the Rchmond wing. Sept. sol
But, perhaps, circumstance still moro significant OF
IL.
playing, Is the second proclamation issued by Lincoln
throughout the United States The writ Of habess corpus
is suspended as all persons arrested political p
soncrs or who may, in any way impede interfere with
cnlistments Thus the whole opposition party is placed
under tho ban OF executive displcasure No man
utter an opinion against the without being accused OF
impeding cnlistments no man car crticise the proceed
ings OF the government in short no man exercise
any Of tho prcrogatives Of free citizen unless he
else them on the side OF the dominant party This proc
iaation is the coup dc grace by which the abotionists
expect TO destroy opposon and to deprive their oppo
nents OF even the privilege Of organization and discussion
II would no, be at all surprising Il to excite not
only resentment but rebellion Nsr would be asonish.
ing f the elections during this autumn wcre to be &C
comraped with armed collisions between the parties,
and illustrated with all tho sapguinary phenomena Of
civil strife.
From the Richmond Dispatch, Sept. 80l
The Yankee has last laid aside all dsguigc.
opcny procams the abolition Of slavery through
the entire South, wherever slave held. The time
for issuing this proclamation has been snguarly well
chosen 1t is when tho discharge Of rcpes last officer
has left government for tho present. entirely without
the Of retaliation II s singular y consistent with
the behavior Of Lincoln when popcs Infamous procama
tion was issued That document was mol sent forth until
Lincoln had assured himself that the cartel either had
been or would be signed.
For the proclamation itself, II does not In the least
alter tho character OF the Il has been abolition
contest from the beginning, aud s abolition
contest now than was 81 arst. The Yankees have
stolen and set free all the negroes who willing Co.
wherever their soldiers have had possession OF tho
country It Is bcs, for indeed that the mask should
he entirely laid ado since people, longer deluded
into The belief tha, their slave property will DO respected
, he careful hereafter TO remove IL beyond tho reach M