New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-06
The Abolition of Slavery in the District of
Columbia. 0ar

From the Washington Republcan, Lncon's Home Organ
In an experience Of sevsnty-two years, under
the present Constitution of the United States, we
have had no reasonable outbreaks against our form
of government, except the present one, having its
origin in the institution of slavery which is alien
and discordant element in the composition OF
American society. E-
So far as it is possible to discern the future, it
is from no other quarters that we apprehend, Tor
an indefinite number of years. any assault upon
the Union. 80
As the safety of the national capital is an object
of primary moment, and one which has cost US
millions OF money to assure during the present
war, it is a matter of the most obvious military
precaution in that regard to break up every coE-
Meeting link between the District of Columbia and
the only enemy whom we have to apprehend.
II this city Of Washington had been as reliably
loyal on the 4th of last March as Boston or Albany
is, the danger of its capture by the insurgents
would have been vastly reduced 1t was indeed
the enemy within the walls, who was quite as
dangerous as the enemy without the walls.
As it was slaveholding which created the sym
pathies between this district and the Southern
rebels it is by making it a free district that we
shall detach itfrom those sympathies, and make y It
reliably loyal, against the only form OF disloyaty
by which We are menaced. -
1t is thus upon great national considerations, as
a matter of military prudence, that the country
demands the immediate and complete abolition OF
slavery in the District of Columbia.
1t would be no objection to the measure, pnt
rather an additional argument in its favor, il every
man, woman and child in the District of Columbia
were opposed to it, This, by proving tho people
| here to be pro-savery, would show the greater
emergency OF curing them of heresy tending to
attract them to the side of rebellion.
| But in truth, large majority OF the people OF
this District, including in that majority many OF
| the Shareholders themselves, are in favor OF tue
| abolition of slavery here, well knowing that II
| would be the starting point OF progress whlcn
4 would make Washington the great city which its
founders hoped and expected it would be. s'
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| FROM TyBEE-Nlatters remain very much the
/ same in the vicinity of Tybee. There were foul
/ Yankee vessels inside yesterday afternoon
4 large frigate, three masted steamer ana tWt
| sloops riding quietly at anchor Whethef tn'
| other vessels have gone back into Fort Royal, o
are proving about on the coast u search ol pun
| der aud masked batteries, is not known.
| The same number of vessels as at, last account
there, a steamer and two gunboats, were ln war
saw Yesterday, and we heard that steamer ha
ventured into the cut that leads up to sCostah
Bluff. Sr- 49,,
On Sunday last party of Yankees, who's
Il tayorite amusement seems 10 De leapIIog'
showed themselves rather boldly near hlng
Landing, on TYbee and while they were practicln
their antics, our boys at the fort experimental
craftsmanship by firing few shells and round sht
| at them. One of the round shot beinB we
? directed, caused sudden commotion in the
| midst, and their actions afterwards indicated th'
: snmebody was hurt The Yankees soon ,attt
retired to their safe retreat on the lower END @
r the island. On Monday afternoon their druu
and flies, performing the burial march, were neal
at,the fort. from Which it is conJectured that son
one of their number, who had been Killed py OF
shot was buried. Savannah News, Jan. /.