The New York herald., 1863-12-26
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Rebel Views of Mr.. Lincoln's
War Policy.
MRS. Patterson Allan On TriaS
i'm Richmond.
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INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE
Resources and Finances OF virginia
and Ncrth Carolina.
Message of the Rebea Governor
Of Texas.
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No Peace for Texas Till the Confederacy
is Acknowledged.
ngGE RADEza N1 a. S s.
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Resources and Finances OIL virginia
and Nerth Carolina
Nesyage of the Rebea Governor
Of Texas.
No Peace for Texas Till the Confederacy
is Acknowledged
NEAEElS I'm MOBILE,
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Rebel Views OF bIr. LincoiR7s War Policy.
ttrom the Richmond Sentinel, &c 12
Mr.. Lincoln, IN the measures or policy which have
rarEed his councils from the commencement Of tho war
the pr0seut time, shows the existence OF an abiding
cnte-t between his inoinatious and lis necessities His
TO deal with the Confederates as traors" aud
"rcbcs o and his partisans delight 10 hold us up in
.his character criminals OF tho deepest dyeTeb
els without cause aud against the best government the
world Anxiousy insisting on this Interested
of The ose bu disturbed by many msgvings, they
seek TO silence their doubts and TO claor down AL
opp ,ou, ae did tho worshppers OK liiana whose di
vinity PaHi denied and when about the spnce OF two
tours tue whole city sr Ephesus rang with tho multi
trde's shout, Great is Diana OF the Ephesians r.
Tat, OF course, made her 80
Il the government at Washington could have been made
"the bcsl world saw, by the of
ration doubtless those who administer IL and those who
are ed by would long ago we conferred that charac
H. A. d. II tho people Of the Con ederate States
could In like manner have been proved guilty by vlifca
ton should have been hundred times convicted. In
Short II every Can cderats who has fallen into Lin
coins power has not been hung to tho nearest tree
murdered III his tracks, 1t s not because Lincoln has not
hands in our blood
Necessity has not allowed him indulge his inclina.
tlons The fortunes of war have thrown many OF his
people iuto hands This alone has prevented
him from adding tho crdelty OF a Caligula 10 the
teeth and the claws OF the tiger, but he has been
afraid 10 them He has been forced to regard as
lawful beigerent, possessed of the rights of an mde
pcndent nation. IN this respect people whose shipsof
war he calls pr aes and at whom no Is hssing the
words reool ard traitor This has beon grevous hu.
imitation ~ him aud his supporters; but he had to
dovour his chagrn, Or as Job expressed it, swallow his
spLte.
In proceeding against belligerent Power, Lin
cola has chosen, his convenience, TO do so 10 way
that acknowledges government hero. He directs his
proc amat ons aud his military operations, not against
individual citizens combinations OF Individuals but
against states such, Including all thoir citizens ne
thus cpDounds all distinctions between what he calls
-rebe!s| and "Unon men In rebcl States" He treats
the citizens controlled by tho State and rghtfuly
subject the state and on rcderae authority and hay
ing denounced these authorities n rebellion, he
sders the denunciaton as extending TO tho whole pOpu
UlrF Inc upo hr arvc bv rfua nff fho
United tes constitution TO reduce 10 its authority
Ar. Lincoln admits obligation to observe himsolf In
his dca with Wo have forfeited right it's
projections he says. The ready answer that by do
larng va cut Of It's projection and wagng war upon us,
he and his peoNe havo abrogated it, aud abdicated ali
pretence right under it. In place Of the
law under which he claims, but thus contemptuousy
broad aud underlined despot could ask tyran desire
to weld BY vrtuo OF this war power no has assumed
TO ord'n emancipation throughout limltsnot only
chiefly where his had penetrated but specially
and particularly whero they had not
lt'seems hard to imagine anything more absurd than
base attempt 10 nce serve nsurrection, which he
seeks to cover bat OF which the world pronounced
him guilty and has expressed its horror 1t is contrary
to I.ncolns positive commitments. He has declared
whole States TO be in Dsurrecton and he wages his
inst them accordingly He considers the government
standing FOR tho ponple The particular population
among which he has attempted jurisdiction, he
Knows to be bouLd by our laws least firmly as any
other and yet he assumes tho right, under tho war
power 10 come into States ard control them.
occurred to his most serene Hshness wSv did he o or
does he rot. issue hs proclamation, releasing all
soldiers and fighting men from the duty OF obeyiDg
laws aud following standardsY Does he not see,
the simple supposOn that his war powers unlimited
and p1ten al. how this would close the in day.
But absurd as Is this claim which lincoln based his
emancipation proclamation trouble is likely TO grow out
OF II. That wo VIII admit IN any form, direct indi
rect BIZ right 10 abrogate our laws by proclamations
from Washington, is OF course preposterous. That
will Acknowledge any virtue in them TO alter the duties
and relations OF any portion OF our population, Is Of
wholly inadmissble for II Is Of the essence OF
the contest Lincoln knows better. Tho slaves whom
he aud Massachusetts, anxious TO thrust into
the light which the brave Sumner and such ae he have
made will not destroy ther obligation 20 their owners by
running away. When caught they are liable 10 be re
stored to their duty and 20 proclamation Of Lincoln
Affect the question at all Negroes from the North,
their own czens, whom they regard az good as then
selves consider and shall be glad TO get white
men Tor them; but that to recognize lincoln
emancipation proclamation, and hold laws subject 10
his pleasure IL simply absurd Ho has the right TO
abolish our conscrpt Jaw and to forbid from punish
ing deserters.
The long hid has at last been disclosed TO the
Northern people They that Lincoln jusides the
cessation Of exchange on tho ground that
spcct his emancipation procamat and runaway negro
soldiers. We do not believe that they will long submit
Co this attitude of the everlasting negro and that
Lincoln will be forced TO his war powers into
nearer approach 10 common sense