Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-09

Of q foreign power 10 q reunion with the No
tional Government. Not few openly arcwcd
that they had m~dit.i-d lh- movement fo-
twenty years pasi, aud that IN The sle ION az
Lincoln they saw their opportunity. TIE
Northern naer, Of whom ;here arr gTeat mary
i'm aNsnnah, a. Well a. ali the Southern citi.s,
are mostly Union men ~ heart, bat they a<y
obliged 10 disayow CT al The tc=: 20 conceal
Tho iT sent.acntS. There a.. however. no.linS
hike the reign OF terror visiting them at p-eSer.
that there was at the beginning ofths r-bsllica.
nc "RattieSnake Club" and "Nfgilanse Com
m:ltee, nt whose insileaIlons 20 many orr
rag were committed on Union pn.n az The
'or ne ncement Of the movement, have pretty
npl ch died out. y.
The berier class OF citizens were co,npel,al
20 discountcnancc thcm in sclf-presc-yation
ard to rave their ~ hole social fabric from tunl
g.-'h.r with the fat that the leading d~sp--a-
does. with most Of their rank aad dis. have
found their way into the army, has n length
rslieysd the city from much OF the i-rro.ism m
hat 3 rmerly existed. ConsideraeIe frrsacri
ofeNpression il now allowed provided 4. i- fu-
6:ciousiy induleed an. and with reference 20 ID
q, merits OF ihe nrlghboring Siatc Of South Car
oiina, the utmost latitude is permitted and even
approved Mr.. Spencer says that he has c.sn
openly oppressed the hop. that the war wor Ia
not end until Charleston was utterly ex,in-
gpishrd and blotted on the map. and his senti-
mcnis always met win an approving echo
They accuse Charleston OF having gct them
into the scrape, and charge cowardica unou
the Souih Carolina troops in battle.
Al The time OF the capture Of Port Royal NJ
Spencer says savannah could have been taken
with The utmost ease. II was the universal
expectation that IL would be taken. and fh,
failure OF the Government 70 follow up Iha
victory of Port Royal greatly dishaartened th..
I nion men al Savannah. If;he city ever sbog III
De captured. he says the Government will find
ihe same state Of things existing as al New
Orleans. there will b. no manifestations of
U Mon feeling until AZ IL settled beyond doubt
that the Government is able 10 maintain as
position. With reference to The eInancipstion
proclamation Of the President, Mr. Spencer 10
ot the opinion that IL will prove 20 be inpol;tic
Thu news ofthe proclamation had nc; roac he'd
Savannah when he left but il had been long
anticipated; and the repeated avermeRts in
Southern newspapers thar the Federal Govern
ment intended TO adopt such a meas ure has al
ready. as he thinks. anided t0.000 soldiers 20 the
Confederate army. The Union men CT rhs
South. who have heretofore argued thar fha
war on the part OF the United States was for ih,
maintenance of the Government and IA. .u-
premacy OF the Constitution and laws. WILL
now he met with the remark: .sTherr, L told
you this was war for The niggerS. !, aud .l..
result would be that every man would be fer. -ass
10 take sides with the South. This advantage
10 The Union cause he thinks will no; ~ coun-
ter6alanced, as many who IA Nor The measure
anticipate, by any efforts on the part of the ue-
groes themselves calculated 10 strengthen ~.
arm OF the National Governlnen or weaken
that of it's enemies.
He deems the idea absurd that the mass OF
plantation negroes III the interior will. in con-
sequence Of this measure. be induced 10 strike
blow Tor their own freedom. or. in rac.. th...
they Will ever hear oietbe prac laTiiation