, 1862-12-16
FEOHd WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Dee. IL, 1861,
1he admission Of West Virginia, rs State
SO far as Congress can do it, is hailed by mos
radical Republicans as another means tovarf
the suppress ssion Of the rebellion and the estab
1shment Of 4 aew Union upon the basis 0,
freedom. The new commonwealth will be al
once IN spirit, and in 4 very few years in fact,
free State. Its representatives reIoieed res
tefdaE over this circumstance as heartily l.,
Loycjoy orSunlncr could have done. Senate,
Wiley has said that no man could be sent n
the Senate to represent the new State who WIS
lCss anti-slaycry than himself-certalnfv mt
Garlic, nor any Of his tribe. Tie vote ID tho
House will show t1c West Virginiaas who
their true friends are, and will draw then, SIN
nearer to the Republican party. II is such tri-
1Imp'is as that in Vest Tirgfai,. as that in
missouri, and as those foreshado~cl in Rem
lucky and Tennessee, as sure to come before
many months. through the efforts Of such
men rs bolt, Casey, Johnson, Clements and
Maynard, tE:.t reconcile US tp defeats Mt the
ballot box iD those free Staies, Of which
tile soldiers were not allowed to vote and give
promise Of the future.
II Is evident that no steps will be taken by
Congress toward the carrying ont Of the Prce;I-
dents recommendation for tile amendment Of
tue Constitution, ut least until after the first
Of January. After the proclamation due on
tlat day shall have been issued, and the dis
trlcts within Which freedom is declared under
lhe var power, shall have been definitely de-
3eFlA1nsa, Il Will he time enough to make pro-
vision for the gradual acknowledgment Of the
loyal and se1ni-loyal Statesand parts Of States.
and TOT compensation Ia tue few lor;lt SLAVE
holders. Il will be time enough 10 act, when
all the tlcts and all the conditions under
Fn;cn action must be taken arc known do
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tEan justice to the master; it would certainjr-
prefer Keep the hands Of every master whose
garments Lave tie slightest Stain uf treason
upon them, out Of the national Treasury. The
practical M working Of the Law cnancipating
siis saves N u the District Of Columbia is i
warning; That law contemplated rtnuncra-
ton to the loyal masters alone: hut who be-
lcfes tl;'1 j. lco slaves, or third Of that mum
oef, we're the property Of loyal owners here
when the law went into effect? Yet 800
slayes are to be paid for.
me exemption BY the President Of t1r. Sc
gaf's district from the operation Of tile proc
l:fltation of freedom, was inevitable under the
cause Ut that proclamation dtclAriug that dis
tricts represented III Congress On liz 1st Of
january should be exempt. The House Of
n kIEre5,enttatiye: I ,t by admitting segar to seat
IL tEe last session, determined tIiat his dis
trlct is represented; and the President has no
right to 20 behind that action. Much less to
lhe Qualification Of his friends is the course Of
Mr L'neoln {n writing letters to various points
III 'he slave States, almost begging the friends
OF the Union to choose members Of ronrrnss
before the fatal New Years. day, procpcf};nr
IN SO doing, as he is reported to have said r. !
Mr. Bouligny Of New Orleans-"as cIosn]y i,
conformity with The law As convenient - Az
ter all, however, but little can lie effected hy |
14lcse communications, since they rcael, a com
small portion Of the slave Territory
and since, when slavery shall have been d. |
SStreJed in the residue, they cannot remain !
long in The isolated condition in wlieh th"v
would thus be left. When freedom is an
nounced as the law Of the land in the rest of |
Louisiana and Mississippi, it will be vain TO |
L,f9cla1m Inc continuance Ut slavery in New /
Orleans and IT Ship Island.
Those who anticipate great results immcff
arely upon the arrival Of Gen, Banks nj his
destination, will do well to bear in MIND th.t
lbs forces arc almost entirely composed Of
nine months men, who have seen M seryice
N the battle field, hid very little on the par
l1e ground, and that Il sea VOYAGE tends IN
1e1nor;sllze Tie best troops.
III conversation on this subject. no later
aSo titan yesterday, says the CORRESPONDENT Of
newspaper, Secretary Chase is understood
20 have said That he had protested most enrn.
,stly against thc destination which had been
ieclded upon for Banks expedition. None
Fho kno's Gor. Chase Gill doubt that hc nro-
es1ed on the ground that it Wasn't good Dol |
q 10 lake sea voyage Of thousand miles
Q hu1lt the rebels, when their largest armies
ny N sight OF orr pickets on the Rappal1ap-
sock. Similar opinions witt, regard to tic
'estination arc known to prevail III other wen |
ilforued quarters.