The Big blue union., 1863-01-31
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsHiau1oN, b. Co.
6snuary 19, 1863.

WAshM1TON, d. c.,
dsnuary l9, 1863.
Dian Un1os MANY patriotic and IN:
quiring minds have been puzzled to know
how it is that so many secret and open trsi-
tors are retained in Office by President
lincoln; and Why all anti-slavery laws
are made dead letter, while oil pro-slav.
cry laws are executed as far as possible
Also why our able and earnest anti-slavery
Generals are rudely dismissed frem ser.
vice or put off on distant and unimpor-
tant commands, while the slasery.savsr,
traitor.loving and inefficient Generals are
kept in important commands, until the
whole country rise en- mass and demand
their removal. Also why Hunters,
Phelps, Fremont>s anti-slavery proclama-
lions were squelched by Presidential coun-
ter proclamations. while all pro-slavery
Generals orders have remained In force
Also why the con 6scation law, now nearly
a year old, and the Presinent's Enanci-
patton Proclamation, eighteen days old,
remain almost dead letter. Also why
the President only proclaimed slaves free
in States over which he has no control,
while the traitor States of Tennessee, Ken
tucky, Missouri. Louisiana are exempted.
l say the people have been long puzzled
over this the sharpest have been Sorely
puzzled. And the following explanatory
theory is now generally accepted by the
leading minds of the country: Seward
was sorely disappointed in not getting the
nomination for President at Chicago his
friends were enraged but the best and
most gracious thing they could do, was to
support the nomination of Lincoln cody
and trust to luck and chance in future
Well, the Rebellion broke out. All
straightforward, loyal men conceded the
necessity of fighting it straight down, with.
out any compromising with traitors in
arms, and preparations were made by Lin
coin accordingly. But Seward and his
friends thought that they saw chance to
head off or carry out another and the fol-
lowing programme: Get control of the
President-get into the service pro-slavery
Generals and Military Governors of the
same ilk, and secretly manage to retard
the loyal army in whipping the rebels, pn-
til the rebels, by time, had gained stand.
ing and strength, keep bandying with them
until the Union army was worn out, ex.
hausied; then for Mr.. Seward to step out
of his cloud with compromise by which
slavery gets certain guarantees and the
conservative Republicans, Seymour Demo-
Gratis and bought up Secessionists to com.
bine in one Grand Pro. slavery Union Par
ty, with the arch schemers Seward, Weed
& Co. at its head.
You have doubtless known of instances
where you knew of the criminalty of .
a man, yet it was impossible TO get evidence
that would convict him in court. So it is
in this case; go is was in the recent Kan
sas bond fraud; every one knew who pee.
ulated in the bonds, yet but very few were
made to suffer except the tax payers. So
every one here knows where the treschery
exists, still We cannot help ourselves.
JEFF. Davis, Toombs & Co. are traitors,
God knows, bad enough, still there is
another kind, worse, if anything, that hold
lucrative Offices under the United States
Government.
The fact is. most of our late Presidents
have been simply unsophisticated country
gentlemen. When they come to Washing
ton among the sharp, e-long politicians
they are but clay in the hands Of the pot.
ter, and Mr.. Lincoln am afraid is no
exception. OCCASIONAL.
SoRGHo, is the title of new work to be
issued by Apologize & Co, about the first