The weekly Butte record., 1862-10-25
The Presidents Proclamation

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The long agony Of the radicals Is over. They
have pressed for proclamation, and the proc
lamaiion they have to the full extent of their
wishes. Their curses ou the President are
changed to iuyocations and blessings, and they
are. or ought to be satisfied
We have expressed our epinion Of the doc
ument. and it Is useless 10 discuss il. Its mo
claimed and cannot be recalled. 1t is pub
hshei-and there Is the esd Of i. Ii Is or
course 10 law. for We have not arrived at that
poin, ST which the President makes laws by
proclamation. 1t is 4 voice that has gone out.
never to be husbed into silence, and lis effect
for good or evil is irrevocable What are We
TO expect from It The radical newspapers
have assured Us that j; would bring the rebel,
hon 10 = sudden close We have been over
and over again told in flaming sentences that
ii would be the sovereign remedy for all our
sorrows; the reStorer Of peace the tranquil
lzer Of the country; the forerunueC Of the mil
lenial day in America. We have been assured
that ii would win for Us the sympathy of Eu-
/ rope and the world at large; would establish
our national character and, above all, would
secure the favor Of the q ID of battles.
Let Us wait patiently for the accomplish
meut Of these glorious reSalts But while We
wait may We not perish? VIII it do 10 wait?
/ We respectfully ask the radical leaders and
newspapers for information on this subject
/ Is the proclamation TO do all the work. and IS
there no need of fighting any more? Shall we
go up on the house tops and look Soutward
for the effect of the Presidential voice, like
thunder shaking the land, and terrifying the
rebellion into Dothingness
Perhaps no radical man can be found who
Is so great an enthusiast, so foolish 10 his faith
IN proclamatonS, as TO say anything of this
kind, although thousands of them said it when
their faith was only hope for such procama-
ton. But now the responsibility of the new
duty falls upon these men, and they must as
sumo It at once. They must enlist in the ar.
my, and tiy 10 the support Of their principles
They can no longer hesitate or excuse them.
selves. The President pledges the Executive
naval and military powers of the country to
maintain the principles of the proclamation,
and every man of them should be in the field
to-day. All the conditions on which they
based their patriotism are answered all the
provisions of their devotion to the Government
are fulfilled. They expect to have some fight
ing to do and that fighting they ought to do
New \ 1ork journal of Commerce
/ Burnside AS He WAS AND Isl recently
Burnside, at his headquarters, three miles be-
low Sharpsburg. lie was awaiting orders.
and will undoubtedly cooperate with the rest
OF the army in an advance upon Virginia when
the moment arrives. | was pleasure seeker
at West Point, in l641, when Burnside gradu-
ated. He was then fve-andtwenty, and older
than the other cadets His now bald head
was at that time covered with dark curly hair:
his thick beard was worn as the pictorials still
represent, aud his tall form sparkled with grace
and symmetry. \ literary association had
been formed at the academy, and he, natural
leader, was expected to deliver a parting ad-
dress. There was no originality in the dis
course, no novelty of ideas, no brilliant image.
~. Literary excellence could not be expected
of one whose youth had been devoted to math-
ematics and the science of killing but was
struck with the strong sense that pervaded il
throughout, and the rich manhood of the
speaker. The magnetism Of his presence was
great
Anything thoroughly good of its kind pcs
sesses charm. and Burnside was q soldier in
perfection. He now stands as General of un-
varying success, and nation accords him
praise. The poetry of his bearing has at this
time somewhat passed away. His head is pre-
matnrey bald. He has grown stout, and rolls
like jolly tar as he walks, and his soldiers
call him the old man" They adore him,
both for his leadership and his manners He
rarely meets a soldier without a nod and a
friendly question, and the man departs delight
ed at his notice. Officers are no less under the
influence of his attraction, and he tempers
strict njunctions with q smile Z" Did YOU
hear what I've been saying ?" asked he of each
OF his division Generals, as he issued orders on
the night before the battle of Antietam.-
" Yes, Then say it over" And the Gen
erals, like schoolboys in class, repeated their
lessons Correspondence Philadelphia Press.
Or, Ho The Marysville Appeal, which
has the State Printing for another year. does
not seem to fancy the proposition for law
making green backs P" receivable for State
taxes. 1t don't want to take them in pay for
its work. But it defended Ashey's recent
speculation; and if Ashley can buy up green
backs to pay off one creditor of the State
law or no law-he can to pay another
Green backs " are legal tender, and if the
Treasurer sees fit be can pay the Appeal in
them any how, and thus save the State the per
centage. Don't you see ? IS. F. Journal.
THE British iron-clad " Black Prince has
lately made another trial trim The steerinr