The weekly Butte record., 1862-02-08

getting AbOiIt0llSn and SecesSlonlSIn INC
position to be pummelled together Thi;
glorious eonsummation viii hardly extend to
California dare say you viii have no Abol-
ition party there during the present Admins
tration, for the reason that. those who would
constitute its leaders, happen to be in official
positions which they love too well to abandon
for the purpose of advocating their real opini-
ons. They must loose their Offices before their
honest Abolition sentement will be exhibited.
Another foolish, fanatical Brigadier has
shown his true colors, in point where be can
effect much damage to the Union cause. I al
lude to Gen. Phelps proclamation from Ship
Island, Mississippi. Doubtless it has been pre-
sented to the California public long before this
reaches you. VIII give the ground work of
the thing, however, in order that your readers
may see what folly and fanaticism, as well as
rebellion, the Government has to encounter:
We believe that every State that has been
admitted as a Slave State into the Union since
the adoption of the Constitution has been so
admitted in direct violation of that Constitu-
tion.
We believe that the Slave States which ex-
isted as such at the adoption of our Constitu-
ton are, by becoming parties to that compact,
under the highest obligations OF honor and
morality to abolish slavery.
1t is understood that Government has ordered
his recall. 1t is certain that no such harangue
would be tolerated by Butler, who has COM
mand OF the expedition, but has not yet arrived
at Ship Island. 1t would seem as though
Gen. Phelps, who is from Vermont, believe,
desired to be recalled from so dangerous q
proximity to rebeldom, and must have taken
this means to accomplish it, Yet he has the
reputation of soldier. and can only support
the above opinion (his desire 10 be recalled) by
supposing that he prefers to act in the political
field, and expects his proclamation to give him
popularity among the Abolitionists of Vermont
| happened to be in the Senate shortly after
Phelps delectable document was received, and
again witnessed the alaGity with which Aboli-
tionsts embrace every opportunity to have q
thrust at the Administration. Mr.. Salisbury
had introduced a resolution inqpiring whether
the President endorsed Phelps proclamation {?
This was a useless inquiry, as the order for his
snpersedure had already gone forward bat it
gave Sumner chance TO hit the Administra-
ton, and he improved it by saying that it was
immaterial whether the Administration endors-
ed the proclamation or not that he regarded
both Phelps and Sherman's proclamations as
wrong-the former as the best of the two, for,
while that might err on the side of human lib
erty, the latter erred on the side of human sla-
very. Knowing that the President endorsed
Sherman's proclamation, Sumner sat down,
satisfied that he had sent an Abolition poker
under one of Abe's short ribs
The following news item from the Intelligen-
Ger of this morning, is " ducks =
An individual called Capt. Thomas Hewitt,
who runs a ducking boat from Alexandria up
and down the river, was seized yesterday with
his vessel, by Lieut.. J. c. Williams, who com
mands the brig Perry, (of the hotla.) In the
vessel was found a secession mail, containing,
~ io 1Aiu' Spg NOAAiH'uiSdtiOAS-
During the day, a corporals guard walked
around to the office of practicing physician,
whose communications were found in the mail.
He became q resident physician OF Fort Lafay-
cite.
The road from Philadelphia here is guarded
by soldiers, and from Baltimore they are with
in haling distance Of each other The first
forliication Of importance that visited on the
way here was at Federal Hill. commanding
Baltimore ard It's approaches. The works have
been recently erected by Duryea's Zouaves,
who now occupy the post. Her numerous long
guns certainly have formidable appearance
as seen from the Railroad. Shall endeayor, if
l can find time, to visit the other side of the
river, where the army is encamped. Have not
yet become sufficiently posted to ascertain, as
many of the newspaper correspondents do eve
ry day, what the precise programme of the
War Department is, or when an advance of
the army is contemplated The people OF Cal
ilornia, therefore, with the aid of the telegraph.
are as competent to judge of the next move as
those who are here. There is 20 doubt but
that McClelans army will occupy its present
position until movements elsewhere shall indi-
cate that the period favorable for an advance
has arrived. The large nnmbor of troops as>
sembled in this vicinity should not cripple
operations elsewhere, for the Government can
have today, or any day they choose to make
the call, all the troops required for any given
service. Coast expeditions innumerable. may
be fitted out with fresh levies of troops if desi-
red. This has already been done to some ex-
teeat. Butler recruited his expedition por>
ton Of which has landed at Ship Island Miss
isSippi. OF course, it takes time to organize
and fit them out, bat so long as men are ready
to volunteer. and the Government has the
means, it can only be question Of time in
suppressiug the rebellion. The coast expedi-
tions are exciting the utmost CONSERVATION in
rebeldom, judging by the tone Of their papers