Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-10-08
Northern News.

A friend has handed Us several copies of the New
: York Tribune, Times, Herald and Post, of recent
dates from which we learn that Lincon's procla.
nation IN regard to slavery is generally approved
and that the war spirit is as rampant in the North
las ever. There may be, and there no doubt is
strong under current in the Northern States against
Aincon and bis measures, but so far as we can
age oy the papers before us, the people are gen.
orally sustaining hin IN his despotc conduct Yet
the Tribune in the midst of its fierce and wicked
ass auts on the South seems to fear that liberty is
not safe in the Northern States. In his issue of
the 4th September Greedy SAYS:
"ln times Of great puollc. peril like the present.
1t seems necessary to wink at official acts of arbitrary
power which would not be endured for moment
IN state of peace. We do not surrender our liber.
Ties, out we hold them in allegiance while the Ma
tons fate trembles in the balance We are living
ur'der regime not of Law but of Force "In war,
the Law is silent" is the gist of very old maxim
any OF US may be snapped up at moments notice
and l:nmured in Prison indefinitely, without other
warrant than some functionary's order. And who
ever is must make the best of his fate knowing that
all tins is casual and transitory. In poor judg
meat nnc-tenths of the arbitrary arrests thus far
hae tar better not been made; but we would not
aeIriVe the Government of the power to make them
IN a crisis like the present Let it be distinctly
understood, however, that each arrest will be made
the subject of rigorous and dispassionate inquiry
after Peace and that while no one should suffer for
his innocent mistakes in honestly endeavoring to
serve and save his country it will go very hard with
any oae who is proved to have grati6ed his own
malice or his love of exercising despotic power,
without the warrant Of public necessity.
What we mainly apprehend, however, is not that
individuals shall sutter-they always do and must
suffer in a convulsion like this-6ut that the sala-
tary popular instinct which regards uiM Jealousy
eeery infringement of constitutional safeguards for
Liberty may be dsbauched AID broken down. We
fear there are too many patriots this day who, if
their hearts were laid upon, would be willing to
reward with an imperial crown the Military genius
who should speedily and utterly crush out the
Rebellion. In view of this tendency, it is in one
sense fortunate that struggle has yet develop
ed no Cromwell, Napoleon, nor even an Andrew
jackson. Corrupted as public sentiment has become
by forty years trucking to the Slave Power, too
many might be ready to evIce their gratitude to the
saviour of our Nationality by making him present
of our Liberty"
Terrible visions, it seems, of military power and
perial crowns are floating before even the aboli-
tionists of the North. If they are alarmed at the
concentration of all power in the hands of one man.
what must be the dread for the future of the
Thoughtful and conservative portion of the North
ern people.
The Herald of the eth August contains shock
ing accounts Of the murders and ravages committed
by the Sioux Indians on the frontiers of Minnesota.
Whole towns and settlements had been extermnat-
ed by the Indians. The most active military pre-
parations foot to check the incursions of tho
Indians. The attack is attributed to the failure on
the part of Lincoln's government to make the
nual payment to the Indians in time
These papers TEEN with accounts of the raising
of battalions and regiments and statements of what
the different States and towns and counties are do
ing in this respect seems to be highly probable,
Judging by these accounts, and by the tone Of the
leading presses of the North, that Lincoln will be
able to raise many troops as he wants.