The weekly Butte record., 1862-02-22
The National View of the War.

The National View of the War.
Notwithstanding the declaration Of Congress,
at its last session. that the present war was to
be one only to maintain the Government and
uphold the Constitution as It now stands, and
that when this object was accomplished the
war was to cease, and notwithstanding that
almost every loyal State in the Confederacy
has, in legislative or political assembly, formal
ly made the same declaration, still the bowling
Abolition press Of the country IS daily urging
before the people the policy of making it an
abolition or emancipation war and recommends
the arming of the slaves of the South to assist
in accomplishing the wicked and unconstitu-
tional purpose. In their blind zeal. these
Abolitionists forget that slavery, as it exists
in the South. is one OF the compromises of the
Constitution, which all the loyal States are
assisting TO maintain in the present struggle.
They forget that our fathers gave it to Us TO
be kept inviolate in all its compromises and, in
thus keeping it, to insure the perpetuity of the
Union.
The present Executive has thus far main
tanned this view, and directed bis policy in ac-
cordance with the resolutions adopted by the
last Congress. When any of his officers, in
the Cabinet, in the field, or in the navy, have
transcribed this view or swerved from this
policy, he has maintained his independent dig
nifty as the political head OF the nation by de-
privng them of place and command and thus
showing to the world his disapprobation of the
policy recommended by the Abolitionists and
giving the lie to the falsifying charges of the
secessionists.
When Fremont allowed himself to so far
forget his position and his duty to issue pro-
clamation containing doctrine so at war with
the intentions of the Government, and TO show
an unwarranted stubborness in his line of poll
cy, he lost his command and now fingers about
the Capital, with a commission of a Major
General and no command to lead in the victo-
ries that are fast closing him out from a chance
for distinction.
The same may be said of Gen. Phelps, oc-
casioned by his Abolition proclamation and
last, though not least, comes Cameron, late
Secretary of War. He snncd in the same
line and had to leave the Cabinet to accept a
mission to a country more genial to his views
and policy Russia is engaged in emancpa-
ting her serfs, and here Cameron will have a
wide field TO spread his Abolition views, even
if he fails to gorge his friends with stupendous
paying contracts, to help him pay his way in
the future to a seat in the U. S. Senate We
predict the same fate for Cassius NJ Clay, or
any of his ilk, should they attempt to carry out
the same or kindred doctrines One of the
great pilots of the Abolition ship has struck
his colors and run up the national flag: Henry
Ward Beecher. in q Thanksgiving sermon, at
Brooklyn, put forth the true doctrine to his
audience in the following language: We
irho boast Of our Constitution must not riolate
1t ourselves in putting dolrn those arho riolate
At. Our faith is giren and must be kept" So
that the Abolitionists may close their pipes
against the tune of Emancipation, and the Sc
cessionists cease their groundless charges
against the Administration, whose acts speak
so loud against all such theoretical surmises
and hopes.
From his firm stand taken in such cases
heretofore, Mr.. Lincoln has shown himself to
be the President, aud his line of policy seems
to be directed to the upholding, maintaining
and carrying ont of the provisions of the Con
stitution. Should he still persevere in his
course, and we have every reason to believe he
WILL he bids fair to be a popular President,
worthy of the trust reposed IN him by the
nation.