, 1862-09-11
CoNFIscATIoN AVID EMANcIPATToN,


measures Of Congress and Of the Administration
for its treatment have met with more opposition
from the North than from either the border
States or from loyal men Of the extreme South.
While hue and cry was raised in the North,
by strict constructonists, against violations Of
the Constitution, and in behalf Of the COnstitu.
tional rights Of the South, the prosecuted and
oppressed loyal people Of the South, with up
lifted hands and heart-rending appeals, were be-
seeching the Government to prosecute the war
with increased vigor; to show less regard for the
rights Of traitors and more regard for the rights
Of loyal citizens less desire to protect rebel pro-
Perty and greater desire to protect the lives and
property Of those who remained true to the
Union and the laws While the rebels were
seeking both the destruction Of the Constitution
and the overthrow Of the Government, It was
not right that the Administration should depart
from the strict letter Of that instrument to thwar
their bellish purpose Oh, mol The enemy must
b, suffered to 90 On and consummate his designs
without kindrance from those whose highest
hopes and hOliest aspirations he was ruthlessly
crushing. These Northern " Conservatives" as
they termed themselves, opposed any and every
practicable step taken to crush the rebellion IN
its earlier stages, and Justify cried "Peace
Peace !" when there was no peace; and some o.
them, with pertinacity which would be really
cOmmendabIe in better cause, even yet con.
tinue the cry.
But the season for tempOriEing has gone BY.
The stern measures which should have been
adopted at the outset must now take the place Of
the mild means thus far used to bring the des
troyers to sense Of their duty. Those who
tramplsd upon the Constitution have no Consti-
tutiOnal rights They ignored them, and sought
and still seek to destroy the only power that can
make them available. Now, we say, let every
thing 60 BY the board to save the Union. II
the Constitution stands in the way, let even that
90. First aVe the Union, and then Il win be
time enough TO look to the preservation Of the
Constitution. OF what use Is the Constitution
without Unionf II we cannot preserve both,
let us at least preserve the most valuable Of the
two. Regardless Of the restraints imposed BY
the Constitution, the Administration should act
with an eye single to the salvation Of the coun-
Try, and teach those who have SoWn the wind
that they must reap the WhirIWInd. y :. aaa5
We have been led 70 these remarks By the
intelligence, received last week, that President
Lincoln would probably soon issue prOclAma-
ton emaneipating the slaves Of the entire South.
The time was when We should have deprecated
such proposition; that time has gone BY.
Never, previous to this accuFsod rebellion, have
We IN any manner favored the abolition Of slay.
ary, non, We say, DE aoonsr GlaSssy d abol.
ished, he better. Il has always been curse to
the country and always viii be- 80 long As Il ex-
lists. Though We do not believe that the rebel
lion is directly atlributable 10 slavery, We yet
believe that the causes which have led 70 4 are
tFaesabls to tho institution; and We believe,
further. that our only guarantee Of future peace
and prosperity lies IN the utter extinction Of
slavery. This could BE- clearly demonstrated, 4
our time and space permitted. Our voice now
Is ior emancipation; and the most gratilying in
telligenes We could receive from The East--even
more giatilying than The announcement Of the
sudden establishment o. peaco-Would Be
that he President had assumed TIE seemingly
great responsibility q prOclaining The slaves free.
This Is the auspicious time lorso great an event,
and the nation viii forever lament L Il the occa-
sion Is not improved, We sincerely hope tie
President viii not shrink from he duty, how
ever rspuenant L may Be. y
Among he prominent eonsersnliss men Of
lho North, at Tie commencement of this wicked
rebellion. was Hon. Daniel s. Dickinson, Of Nov
York he simply hvorcd tho prosecution of
he var with the whole power q The Govern.
menf; hs Wns earnestly opposed 4 any violation
q he Constitution, FOR any purposo uhaie1er.
Nov witness the change that hes ooms over bis
mind Atarocont var meeting IN bis State be
declared that DE rebels had thus ar been treated
tendqrly, and expressed bic slatneatoa 4 the
signs lhat actual var vas about % Be made upon
them. He vas not only for speedily and totally
uipins out de rebellion, but he cause q II 90
we would never have another He Fns also 10
ihvor q conascsdhg n The property Of ne 10
bsls rsal, personal and mixsd.S He would
conhselts thoif quadfupeds and their bipeds--
their nsn servants and lhsir maid servants, their
d1sn, Their horses, thslr asses, and an that Is
theirs. and be hoped and believed he Govern,
ment would employ every means consistent with
de rules of eIVilisoa warfare to crush out he
rebellion and punish he febels
Many Of our readers hlu iimllleF Win Parson
BrosnloE's views q ihis subject, and ibs strong
Iangu.es ne uses IN oondsmnalion 81 Northern
coneorvnfiVna He 4 not nIono annohr Southern