Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-28
Abolition Persistence.

II ever a set Of men understood the value Of per-
sistence, that set are the abolitonists. From the
small beginning Of original Garrisonism they
persisted until making mischief enough to gene
Iatethe current rebellion; thus overwhelming the
country, North and South, with ruin for the time
being. How they persist in the face Of well
known facts, is being aptly illustrated by their
current efforts to represent the President as having
become convert to propriety of the prosecuting
The war upon jayhawking principles, in the face
Of his recent course with reference to Fremont's
proclamation, and Mr.. Cameron's effort to COM
init the Government to Fremont Laneism; the
only occasions that have so far occurred in which
that functionary has had an opportunity Of acting
ofncially upon questions involving either the
endorsement or reputation of their proposition
to set aside the Constitution # the United States
and substitute in It's stead the Garrsonian theory
that it 1.-THE Constitution is but ga covenant with
death, and league with hell"
They not long since got up false version Of a
conversation between the President and General
JIM Lane, wherein a trap was set to extract
from the former some expression that might be
twisted Gin the nevspapers) into a declaration
that he had become a negro-stealing abolitionist
In theory. Though the desired expression was
not obtained, the Misrepresentation in print was
of course duly made. Its mendacity was, how
ever, promptly exposed by the New York Herald
in advance Of Its appearance; effort having
been made to use that journal a medium for
getting the false version Of the conversation be-
fore the world. This exposure Of the Herald was
only made after free conversation upon the sub
ject between the correspondent Of that paper AID
Mr.. Lincoln.
Immediately on its appearance we also took
occasion TO explain its utter unTcIlabilty Headed
Of thus, upon that 4" tack ," the abolitionists re-
turn to the charge by alleging that # the Pres-
dent did not on that occasion ego the whole"
Jim-Lane Greedy Garrison-J hawking abolition
"hog," be certainly declared that he is opposed
to the return OF fugitive slaves to their owners by
any persons In the military service of the Govern
ment Of the United States-a position which every
sensible man holds; 1t not being the function of
the military but Of the ciriI authorities to protect
the propefty-righs Of loyal men Of every descrip-
ton known to the Constitution and laws-State
as well as Federal-the rights to negro "labor, -
as well as the rights to property.
No one, Of course, doubts that the President is
a. heartily opposed to the interference Of the MILL
tary to return fugitive slaves seeking a harbor
within our camps, q to interference on the part
Of the military to prevent the civil authorities
from executing the law where such negroes are
concerned, that guarantees to loyal citizens the
return and possession Of their runaway slaves
wherever THY may be found No man who has
conversed with the President on the subject has
failed to find him fixed against the interference
Of the military for the benefit Of slavery, a.
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