Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1862-12-06

The goblin which has SO long affrighted our
GoverEnlellt hoIf The pnrst1f Of q vigorous
s,, Esr POLICY s g last pretty well sspaiehed
Ihelrded by old wopel in the Cabinet and cons
Iservatixes-al II over the aad-stise DANGER of IS
general bolt By the Bordcr Slave States II, case
Iof the strong, unglovezi hand OF the Fedefsis
Execntivs wus laid upon the institution Of Sla-
VsryR Rceording toi s deserts has proved to Be !
Of the imagiaatiors and has disappeared ike
the thing Of air it was TIisstcst 81 Loyalty Is
the Border States has BEEN applied, the tilsst
etlielent possible, and that right sigorously.
and how satisfactory to all true patriots has
been the resnli - s,
Maryland Of an the B0rdsr states, was Is. !
garded as the nsafest approach tofhe e sick 8
nursing Pretty much the same inaelnclst
seeii1s haye bessI e:stess - sss SsASg
upon both sides of the loyal qaestion. !. Mary
land, my Maryland, = was especially commise.
rated by the Confederates, for her unhappy
condition of forced obedience to the Union. ID
their eyes, SHE was q maiden wetidcl to q Blties
Beard OF lord, sorely against her own heart
and was hourly setlding out signals Of dstrc q.
TO hastenthe approach Of her dclyerer. Nor 4
can 1t be denied that our Government was NOT g
wholly disposssssed OF The greenseyed monster
in her case, and did not fail To- lock tho door Of
the castle with great care, against the possi>
bllty'ef. .herexit and safely carry the KEY II, S
its pocket when required TO be. absent. And );
yet, when Lee, ayowedly as her deliyerer
scael the castle wall and stood in her t3rsscnar q
armed 10 fight the battle of her Liberation. She
turned her back upon him, and clung to her.
lawful spouse, the Union.
Kentucky was supposed to be but little bet>-
ter disposed toward the Federal Goyernmspt s
than Maryland Her patriotism was renre--
sented to be like the affection of d caDrit.io,ls
woman. sound so long as her whims were era- 8
titled, and no longer. Particularly sensitise s,
was she supposed to be On the subject of Sfa--
very. slavery was her passion. Wei, Sla-
v;ry, her pet institution, was rudelf stricken
by the Presidents Proelalation, and philess
her heart was yet smarting from the indienity. .f
Bragg marches across fIer border with banneTgsf.
dying, and invites her 10 come and ioin her.
destines to bis standard. Here was no mean
test OF her Fidelity, and she proves true to the.
Missouri is. another Border State. syIosa..
reputation for loyalty has not been above sus-.-
con w hen the Presidents Proclamation,
,Tfot one. OF her men high ia olfice---
not single Cong gresham or Senator -Siafedt
indorse i. Esen Mr.. Blair, while iron policy
IS candidate, he would not deaounce il. pro-.
Claimed lt to DC without Vitality, 9 and M.
lIdtiIns, his political half brother, declared that
The word sJorere,a in the ProeIamation sgas.
grsGta, and nothing more MFR. Phelps, Mr.
Hall, and many otheisof her leading men. were
ond ntheir condemnation. 8.
soon, however, an Election comes when her. 8
people-thc masses have an opportunity 70
be heard, and what voice do they send fofth ps
An emancipation legislature Is elected.
majority OF CongreSsnlen are chosen hearfilvs
sLdslssrg the Praclamation, and elected on Il
bat issue. Dir. Blair Sc replafcsislby 4 man s
who has 30 scruples about she .syital;tyn of the
Proclamation, and Mr. pheips the father ofs
The House, aid man Of great former Dont,--
arlty in bis district is defeated bY q gentleman
scarcely known To politics, bat ghe MAS known
% be in favor of the preclamation. s..
s. And little Delaware, another of the Border
osave States at the same time elects an Atnsia-
slfstion d0rernos, and shows balanced. yot8
DO the Congress and Legislafige tickets - gl
These events tell the. true story OF the heAffSf
# the people OF the Border Slave States to-
yard the Government Never were men worse
,eiied by Their politicians than they hare been
Y hen we consider how long the wheels Of
he d0sernment nave been kcht sfatioiaafNssrs;
ne prosecution fsthe war at faeirs bSidffiat.S
yhen we consider how many brave men. who
lad entered the service of their country 10 fI9hk
no rebeis have siekened and died id the ieTios
,le work of watching reEelss property. be-
ause he representatives Of the Border States
aId tnaf, saiesy it was dcla they BouId nat
lsWer Tor the lcyaltysOf their constituents s.
Vhen We consider how many millions soi treassss
re have been Eofsa than thTown away. ia
elIeve their idle Fears and c0ticiliatS their i
ense Pro Shy gissl,, nasy NE not rejoice NAV
ot the whdle coaptry n reipsce fhat n last tl.a
eign Of the STATE Delesatio;.s Is
an end In its faIl goes one &c ths r,ain Sc.
rops Of ths rebellion.