St. Mary's beacon., 1862-07-24
Progress Of Affairs.

JAMES COOK, p. NJ.
Progress Of Affairs
or the result Of the existing war, or the
future condition Of the American people.
nothing can now be known beyond con-
lecture. That two or more Republics or
Empires will spring from the disintegra-
.ion of the late United States, we think, is
more than probable. That one will COM
prise the entire slave States-if the Border
States shall 40 desire-is not unlikely. Mr.
Lincoln seems to think this and is laboring
NEST assiduously to prevent it. lie is
fighting no longer for the Union, or if so,
he is using, indeed, strange weapons. He
has either became a convert to the policy
of Hunter, or he is now simply battling
for empire His past declarations, that
..there should be no interference with the
institutions of any State" he fatty ig-
lures, a"a lac arAn snas farther. lie now
favors universal freedom" and admits,
that policy. alone, prevents him from pro-
claiming it. Gen. Hunter, whose policy
he repudiated but few weeks back, he
now hopes he has not offended, and he
calls upon the Border States, to assist
him in the work emanci patton.
Now. is it not patent, from the new po-
sition Mr. Lincoln has assumed, that he
has no longer any hope for the subjuga-
tiou Of the South or the restoration Of the
Federal IInion' II it not manifest, that
the Union element a. the South, upon
which he placed SO much reliance in the
commencement Of bostilities, is relied upon
n" longer? Is not his late appeal to the
Border State men tacit admission of this
fact. as well rs qaosi admission, that Un-
ion and slavery, viewed from the Northern
standpoint, can no longer exist together?
What, then, is bis object in making this
appeal? 1t is done. either with hope
that these men will acccde to his PROPOSE
ton, and thus remove the Gordon Of inter
est and sympathy that binds them to the
South, or, that its rejection may furnish
him pretext for n forced emancipation Of
the slaves in the States now occupied by
the Federal forces. In either case, these
States will have changed their political
status, and his object will have been fully
attained. These States. allied to the
North and West, give to the Federal Gov
ernment a preponderance Of power upon
the continent and place the Southern Con-
tederacy in subordinate position. This,
We are satisfied, is what Mr.. Lincoln is
now contending for, and with us, alone,
rests his success or defeat.
It would seem, however, that Dir. Lin
coin should have rested satisfied with the
past evidences that have been furnished
him of Border State loyalty. without re-
sort to means Of such doubtful expedi-
sncy. Under this view of the case, there
is but one solution to his treachery or in
conssancy. He has either thus far been
practising a gross deception, or has become
. latter day convert to the doctrines
Of Sewardism. In either case. he would
make war upon slavery. and it would be-
come his duty to exert every means in his
power to ensure its destruction. BE this
~ it may NE are satisfied. that Mr.. Lin
eolu has long since learned TO regard Bor-
der State loyalty as hunbug. 1. is the
loyalty that the Pole awards the Autocrat
Of Russia. and he very properly regards it
as forced tribute TO despotism. 1t is on
iy when slavery shall be rooted out, and
we shall become, like the North, hostile to
the institution, he can and will trust US.
TO this end, therefore, he seeks The eman-
eipation of our slaves. ahd for this pur-
pose. alone. he now seeks a pralon CATION
Of the war.