Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-03-09
Late Northern News.

The Conscript bill has passed both Houses
Of the Lincoln Congress The northern pso-
pie seem to take it very quietly, ana the
signs are that it will be submitted to. The
New York Herald, under the head Of
s Long Live Abraham President Lincoln
Tcmpory Dictator" -deelares that the meas
nres passed by Congress, viii practically hi
vest Lincoln with all the powers Of Dicla
tor, but says there is not the slightest dlu-
ger of his abuse Of power for ambitious
purposes. Under the plea Of imperious ne
cessity, the Herald consents to the transfer
nation of the President into . temporary
Dictator. But we give the synopsis Of the
Herald's article, which we find in the Rich-
mond Examiner, SO that our readers may ss'e
for themselves how completely abjcct the
northern press has become.
LONG LIVE ABRAHAM II
"PREsIDENT LINCOLN TEMPORARY DIcTAToR-
Under this head the Herald's editorial de-
clares that g the measures which have lately
, passed Congress, and others which viii be-
come laws, will practically invest LincoEn
with all the powers of a Dictator. The
scope of his authority and discretion will, IS
President of the United States, hardly be
less than that of Louis .Napolean. Our whole
political system, of the peace establishme4s
including t. e subordination of the Fed
eral Government to the will of the States
and the people, (talies our own,) will be re
versed. 1t continues that, 8 the most remark
able revolution is within a few days Of con
Summation" and that ton the 4th day o
March" the day of adjournment of tina
present Congress, President Lincoln will b.
clothed with dictatorial powers, p%ollticsl
military and financial, over State and citizen
and by the action of Congress, and under tn,
authority Of the Constitution. This organs
instrument, and the laws passed in pursuane
thereof, constitute the supreme law OF tn,
land. Nor do We think that it can be sue
cessfnlly denied or contested, that in strain
ing its warlike authority to the establishment
OF u temporary dictatorship at Washington
Congress has passed thebarriers of the Con
stitution." : silt is possible Aha
with a Napoleon OF. a Cromwell, clothed 4 Il
this provisional dietatorship, there would d
an end Of our NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., and O.
~besinnihg Of an Observation-Disclosures ia
there IS not the slightestdanger of the ahns
ofspowerrby President Lincoln for ambitioA
purposes" = = Meanwhile a~cceptin
the plea of imperious necessity we cheerful
consent to this transformation of our Pres
dent into a temporary dictator. > "
concur IN these var measures of CollgreS
from still another view Of the subject. The
admonish the great Powers of Europe thatif
PREVENTION against the Union is not to
thought of. Thus Louis Napoleon may, be
!, haps, be convinced that the lure has arrist
when, acting upon Mr.. Stewards Coagges
ional peace proposition, he may say 70 u
Davis and his Confederates, For the resi-
!; lance against the Federal Government
! worse than useless. Accept the friendly {
Q fees of France IN beifaIf OF ou~rfsuo1alissi
: to the Union But in every view of the car
; we are prepared to support President Lincc
4 even as a temporary dictator. Let us St
; port him, and al that we have lost may
u restored. But if we abandon him, all that
:, have, may be lost"