Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-06-21

VII Il U4A 1xAN
60 ~ ~ H. ysse DsvnAsniA
WI. 4 ~ s.ssaesl y s,laV.ra sAal
Gen. Hsns9 - iaDaed pgsslaaaaiss 49,
ishisg slavssy i ~ 0Aa1sssf 6ssaA Cos1iaa,
0ssgIA - Fssiaa. vhieA esuqsiss - =.
pars1raa. Il vss saPPsssa 10 havs brra -.
ihosiss1 ~ ths Psssi1sa - . ailiaasy oees-
ure. saa e. sneA ssassss - weld faty tusti-
y Il 10 IL leyaky e ~ Naaisa wishoss eso-
psoaising the eeaeesvoeivs character of tAe
Aduisisisaioa. So sassag vas shis suPPasi.
iiss shaG ssvssA CaffAnia 1als Dese -
ted for the approval q the fsssi1saas pro-
dent abssinsocs iron aboliaiea ularaism. de-
Tended the proclamation - . nsasars which
they felt con6deae the President would not
have permitted had hs not des~ed it indis-
pcnaaLls TO success in esushing oat rebellion
in the States named. Alter the snubbing
which Fremont and Phelps had rsceivsd for
their insubordination in issuing just such
procla,nasions, it did not seem probable that
another military chirf-and least of all Hun.
te., who went into war = pro.slavsry man-
would risk his reputation and position by do.
ing anything outside Of his instructions from
the Presidential Commander-in- Chief. But
it appears after oil that Hunters proclamation
was totally unauthorized. The Presidsnt's
admirable message declaring this to the pso-
pie was published in oWr telrgraphic columns
Yesterday 20 that instead OF having At last
''put his foot in it," a. some eager disloyal-
lists in this latitude had hoped. Old Abe has
merely put his foot firmly down again. In
addition to repudiatinng the conduct OF Hinser,
he declares that whether it il competent tor
him ~ COMMANDMENT Chief OF the army and
Navy to declare the slaves Of any State free,
and whether at any time it shall become nee.
essary or indispensable to the maintenance Of
the Government to exercise such supposed
power, are questions reserred to AimseV and
scAich he caSSOt. feet ixst!fed IN Eeaci1g TO tie
decisios Of c0mmasdrrs in khe field. This is
good strong language. and it is to be hoped
that the mischievOus examples Of Fremont.
Phelps and Hunter will not again be followed.
Evidently there aro too many Of our Generals
who want to be Mr.. Li1coln's successors.
Knowing that the cause Of this war, slavery.
is odious to the loyal people. they hops to
make political capital for themselves by at.
tacking it in the most radical and direct man.
n"r, in de6anc" of the instructions Of their
Command.r.in. Chief. who ia master OF tho
whole situation and who best knows and has
alono the right to say when the abolition of
slavery by military ed'ct shall become "'nd's'
psnsablc to tho maintenance OF the Govern
ment." The President remains true to MS
original assertion, that the paramount object OF
the war is the preservation OF the Union: and
while 'e 10 uncquivocaily true to ms ant''s'.-
very convictions ne s1oord'ns'es 'hcse 10 nus
convictions OF public duty ana c:ns'aefa!'o,s .:.,
OF tine highest exPec,ency' ~. ne WIN % ,a"n'
iui whoever eise 10 '"!se' 1A's message c'e1l'y
intimates that the r,gnt 10 :atnon:e s.cn 2
proclamation 2: Hunters .nnsres IN n'mse'
6y virtue OF me pos','cn % as Oo%msndes''n'
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