The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-10
[rron tse New York sunisv b'arcrsy. June / j
When Will the War End?

ntb " UGesItCH VIC sCu lUhIy IeT2UL8 arc
arxousiy eakiny, but which few or ncEe can
answer. lf snne one could sell as how tho
war will DO conducted from tots time 'crth-
upon what prir cirles and for what otj.e g.
we might than form some 70 etGaly reliable
opi aion a. to it's duration aai Its rsaa!s-
Bot. rphsppiiy, the POLICY OF ths war has
thus Tar b ,sn 30 uGdetsr mined, ana she man.
nsr o; carrying It on so rian'uatshE. 'h9tit Is
imposs BILE to ssy how or waPl it wiz come
to an en-, or whether 1t will, IL oUr day nd
generation, cease 9.hl
is-se n loT!ty OF ths psop.a nae sup.
posed tnat ,hs Ouly rehl purpose @! tbs war
waz, To defend the eusNoEi.y or the Constitu.
tiaD and the law tg9jnss tins eH1s OF III osa
who have attempted 20 overthrow tasIh, and
that ss the union OF States IL fccndad On The
Coz Stitu;ion, the best. a nd InGeea ne Oaly pcs
s.b,e way of preserving or restoring tbs t1Y
mas, IL ty prstersipG ths iarsor-. hut siace
the cox f.ct OF arms hegar, TIE met lod OF pros
ecutng It and the ends fer whca /: Is prose
euted, have besn as various nd uossttied Be
the views ard interssts of t2p A'.muistIn.
tion. We csiieve that the President has
been, ard Is, honestly desirr tis to hiring tie
Ststes tog ether again, In peace AID harmony,
upon the OLD b. sis OF the Constitution.
Bot Mr.. Lincoln has not, As yer, declsred
for hims- II a distinct policy IN this war, and
compelled AL Y no are under q, IN to cor torn
and adhere u 1t AS TO seSerat great fanda
mental qusstio Of constitutional power nr 4
Executive duty, hs has been reserved aid
co uivceal, when he should nave been explicit
aud determined. A striking instance OF this
last proclamation respecting the recen. T. ro-
cic as sdict o: Gen. Hunter. Ii that case, IN
steEG Of frankly tnd positively denying ali
constitutional powsI eiiher IN his subordi. E.
mates or ID hiIs IL, to declare tte abplition .!
slavery. or oi any other ins'ltu;ion OF Il 5tate
or States, under Anv cfcUms. 'nCGs whatever
short OF civil reyoluipa, ne ,eiis Us that,
"WheIher it De corn ie:ent for ine, as Ct N man
der liz -Uhisf Of 'hs army, u declare the
siaves CT aly State or States free, nud " hclher
at any tine, IN any case, 1T shall have become
q necessity iadispenf able to the main tenance
Of tue Government to exercise such Supposed
power, are questions which, under ny respou .
sibili:y, 1 reserve to n yseIf - This leaves the
WhoIs question in DOUBT. when hI:. Liac,iu
ought to have seen that co ''ueesssity indis.
psusabls TO the !naln:eaanca OF the uoyern-
ment" could eves aris9 10 Justify such u.ur-
pa .ion Of power AZ Woo!a violate the or sti.
tu tio1, Gpd therefore sCbvsrt, rather than
maintain, the Goveyara ant.
gcis want, then, OF fixed enft dc haite pol
Icy as to Li,e war against a,e rebellion, SC FAR
rs the President IL concerned, ,alns led to con.
H;ct OF counsel and eo:ioG, b)th 10 tao Dab
nsi and the Army, rs |el' as il Congress -
OLe General excludes all fugitive slaves rom
his cump; eno.her insitss lhem to seek rat
ugs withia his lines; third undertakes 20
emancipate several millions OF them by d
S., ohe Of his psn. Cabinet ctiiesr, Ia his
report, plcclalms thai the abolition CT slave.
ry is a necessary Incident Of the war. The
President cuts ont the passage and tisayoWS
the doctrius. Congress at one tile, resolves
tGat the war is GCL /. Wal OF uTy1SGt-cG, l. I
designed TO distu. b 2ly Of the established III
s..utioGs Of the bta;es, but intended nereSI
to assert I'D 81 force IL hcrity Of the Con
stitutIor ard the laws st aCoaher time, th Q
same body avoWs principles and enacts ,neac. .
ures which are utterly incorsi<: MT with y tG:
1t had before so solemnly declared.
The result OF all IL is is, that IoboOy csl tell
what tina war ts really Waged for, or what Is
to be its Issue. End Ihe effect OK this uDCer-
tainty urcn the people IL the revoi,ea Sta css
II, to defeat tia olly jGss and desirable obsct
OF he -Far-t tie restoration Cf the Union
upoo the toAssi.utoa--and 10 pro tract hos.
tilitiss az IN Eginra. Fer what tIeasoCGbie h pc
is there that the Cor fedora es will lsy do " Il
their arms and TeturI 10 their allegiance to
the Ccusii;utioN il the Administration, in It's
snor,s 10 reduce them 70 obedience, exercises
uncOT btttutioA2l powers, ard thereby de-
sIrcys the only s1"gce OF nil u guarantee, u
liberty aEG ecu lty which ths Confeo era ,e
States could have IL tbs event ot their hi
back to tkstr loyalty
1t net onIy seems lIke, hni 1t is, a gross
mockeIy anc dslusion, TO require e people &c
pay obedience to 0overnmsDt, and ye. imi.
tate them In their disioyaity 10 the fund L.
E eItal law from which Il derives all Lhi
po1ar and authority *siat t. Tightfuliy pos.
| sesses. They who eXac. rssrect TO law, ElGS;
| themselves respect law. II those Who are
| act in authority over psopie do not faith.
| fully observe the laws thsy are appoin ted u
| administer, and keep strictly within the legal
! limitations If the powers with which they
| are entrusted, the people must feel that the
| eau nave 10 c'r h!A security IcT IN SiT IL =.
| ties under such rulers. Hence comes a reGei
| lion, or, whsre rebellion has preceded anS
| despotic exercise of power by The Govern.
| Inent, such unlawful uss Of power to pat Il
| down not only justiflss persistence in re-
| bsiiioE orig gihally unjostlfable, sut drives il
20 an extreme whtcn hnaIiy involves th'
| whole State in revolution and anarchy.
| ANA tnis, we fear, ts tbs dist s.rCus end /:
| VIII ch the mad passiO.ls OF fanatics at Wash
| IL gton are "a pidiy pushinS this country UA
| Ger their banefnl IL fiuencs, Il wG- for The vim
| oi"Gtion of cOnsttsn,tonal authority Is iasi
| drifting into a conflict without any aim hu
| shs conquest Or extsrlnination o. ssvsg,g mi !.
| lioGs Of oar own people. and without any
other inspiration tLau that OF blind resent
| IL ant and hate. S1tcd war nUss pe harba
| roue, destr uctive, End il tarminGGis. Ii nevsr
| and peace ; Was dst igNed to re.estab.ish. u
| there.ore-End tEis IS lie pi.h !1d marrow o
f.! all VS. wish ~ oksy--M.- LtlcOlu desires, as -
behave he does. &c rrssalvs ,hs Union by re
| ducinS the COnjeuera:es 20 subTifsioD az;
| bYipging bacl IN 20 the Federal folC .hS .,.ate
| which have sscsded from IL. Lr mast. In al
his tHo.ts TO that END, act co1stttutt0Aaliy.
| k7ery Unconstitutional Gct to put dowa tt
| rebellion, whsther done by him or his sub2T
| dnates, JUS tines tho rebellion, while IL Ell
| courHges and strengthens II. The ~hCl
| crime OF the COniedera.ss consists In their re
| Welt against lawful authority. II, therefore
tue power that is used 10 suppress them Is nn
| lawful, resistanc9 to il becomes d voluutar
act. The usurpation OF she Govern men
raises q crsntnai insurrectiGn agaius. Is iey II
| innate authority, into jus! and land able cen
| test against military dsspotisin. Wa hope
most earnestly, thai the war, rightly con
| ductsd for right ENDS. may be successful. iiu
to be successful, Ats object must be ]ust ana II
| conduc: lawful.