Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-05-14

AAu ~ quo ui@i u Mt. sAandi 81 am before mill
tary commission, on the charge of "pubIioly OF.
pressing, In violation Of General Order No. 3s.
from Headquarters Department of the Ohio. his
sympathy for those in arms against tho Govern.
ment OF the United States, declaring disoyal senti
ments and opinions, with the object and purpose
Of weakening the power of the Government ia its
efforts to suppress an unlawful rebellion"
Among the specifications made under this charge
is one which represented Mr.. Vallandg CHAM rs hav-
ing virtually said that the present war is not waged
by the Administration for the restoration of the
Union but for the emancipation of the slaves Of
the South. And one Of the witnesses, the Hon. 8.
s. Cox being INTERCEPTED on the point, replied as
follows
%: Do you remember his comments on the change in
the policy OF the war tF
"A He did the change In the policy Of the war;
and devoted some time 10 howug that il c,red
for the abolition Of slavery that t had been
from war for the preservation Of the Union TO for
resolution u show that the was originally for the res
toration OF the Union"
1t is known TO our readers that in issuing his first
Proclamation of Freedom, on the 22d Of September
last the President prefaced it with the statement
that hereafter, heretofore, the war will be pro-
secuted for The object of practically restoring the
constitutional relations between the United States
and each Of the States and the people thereof, in
which States that relation is or may be suspended
or disturbed"
1t will thus be seen that the President, in issuing
bis Proclamation of Freedom, was careful to guard
against the implication that he purposed to change
in any way the "object of the war" as he under
stood it. If he declared the emancipation Of slaves
10 certaio States it was simply as means to the
practical end he had in view
1t is true that many, in arguing inferentialy
from the effect purport of his proclamation
under this head have not hestated to represent it
as virtually changing the war from one for the
maintenance Of the Union to the liberati IN Of
slaves, and that this latter has now become the
para mount aim Of the war. 1t cannot be doubted
that the war i, sustained by certain class Of per-
sons in the belief that this is now the ISSUE and
it is equally certain that there is another class of
persons who, because they believe that this is now
the purpose of the Administration, are comparatively
lukewurm in their support of the war, if not actu
ally opposed to it on the present basis The ex
treme representatives of each Of these opinions are
equally severe in their criticism on the Admins.
tration-the one because it does not go far or fast
enough in the way of anti-slavery operations, the
other because goes too far and too fast in this
direction. But they are both agreed that the Ad-
minstraton is on this tack, and thus unite in as
cribing to it purpose which the President ex.
pressly disclainls.
For instance, Mr.. Wendell Phillips, in his con-
tumelious speech delivered in New York city on
Monday evening last, and from which we cite some
extracts in another place, held on this point the
following language:
Ever since Srpte mber OF last yesr the nation has
turned Its face ZionHad and .incs Burnside took
the helm Of he vessel it has moved toward that point
lApplause Now nation moviDg-und moving ia The
right paththere for doubt there Is no
zion for despair We have found al last the method
aud we are la earnest"
To like effect, one of the speakers at the annual
meeting of the American Anti Slavery Society,""
held in New York city on the 18th instant, en-
ployed the following language:
"The Government Of the United states is now great
antslavery society The sentiments and principles
ed by the Aboltonsts spoken by Union
orators to spplaudiog and approving muttudes"
Now, as these anti-slavery ultraists agree with
Mr. Vallandigham that the abolition of slavery has
become the object of the Government in prosecu-
ting the war, the question necessarily arises how
it can be less reasonable" for the one class Of
politicians to make this false charge than the other
And yet that there is a recognised or an assured
distinction between them, at least in the treatment
they may expect at the hands Of the Government,
if not in the nature of their offence, was openly
affirmed by the same speaker from whom we have
just quoted. To this effect he said:
1t lie the duty OF every slavery man to stand by
the Government in IT'S efforts TO crush out He he
ersd in criticism. The G0rsrnmeat see the difference
breen the crit osm Of Paiandigham and Wendell Ph,ips
He believed that Mr. Lincoln aud Mr. Stan on meant we'll
but he could tell what Mr.. Seward neans The PEG.
pc must be rid of Of the with which they are
afflicted SO far the Constitution meaps liberty he
would support It, but far 1t slavery he would
oppose it
Ii "the Government can see the difference be-
tween the criticism Of Vallsndigham and Wendell
Phillips" this point, it is more than we can, if
regard be had to the substance of their representa-
tions. In point Of form the language Of Mr. Phil
lips is even more insulting and derogatory to the
Administration.
Our readers will not suspect us Of urging that
for this reason Mr., Phillips, like Mr.. Vaandigham,
should be arrested and tried by court-martial,
though we are clear in the opinion that the Ian