The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-01-08

fee, although the popular maioritie
even in the States which placed hin
there, have in the recent elections
declared themselves politically opposed
to his administration. The maiortie
are still bound to respect his constitu
tlonai power to uphold his powers and Il
sustain his acts done within the limits o
rightlul authority. If Presidential proc
iamations are above the decisions of thu
Courts, and the restraints of the Consti
tuition, then that Constitution is a mock
cry. If it las not the authority to keel
the Executive within its restraints, then
1t cannot restain States within the Union
Those who hold that there is no sanct
ity in the Constitution, must also hold
that there is no guilt in the rebellion.
The President has already signed an
act of Congress which declares the eman
clpation of slaves of those in rebellion
confiscated. The sole effect of this proc.
lamation is therefore to declare the
emancipation of slaves oil those who are
not in rebellion and who are therefore
loyal citizens
is an extraordinary deduction from
the alleged war power, that the forfeiture
of the right of citizens, and bringing on
them the same punishment that is
brought on insurgents, and is calculated
to advance the success of the war to up
hold the Constitution and restore the
Union.
May not this measure, so clearly i'm
poiltlc, UNJUST and unconstitutional, anu
which is calculated to create so many
barriers to the restoration Of the Union,
be misconstrued by the world as an aban-
donment OF the hope or the purpose of
restoring it, result to which the State
Of New \ ork is unalterably opposed and
which will be effectually resisted.
We must not only support the Consti-
tuition of the United States and maintain
the rights Of the States, but we must re-
store the Union as tit was before the out.
break of the war
The idea that slavery must be abolished
to preserve our Union, creates an antag-
onism between the Free and the Slave
States which ought not to exist
II 1t is trne that slavery must be abol-
ished by the force Of the Federal Gov
eminent; that the South must be held in
groes must for many years be under the
direct management Of the authorities at
Washington at the public expense, then,
indeed, must we endure the waste of our
armies in the field, further drains on our
population and still further burdens of
debt. We must convert our Government
idto military deSpotism
The mischievous opinion, that in this
contest the North must subjugate and
destroy the South to save our Union, has
weakened the hope of our citizens at
home and destroyed confidence in our
success abroad. 1t is a suggestive fact,
atfordlng instruction and hope for the
future that the theories which have ex-
erted an evil Influence on our national
politics did not originate in what may be
called the heart OF TIE Union among the
intimate and wellacGuainted populations
Of the central and western States.
Here have been extreme northern
views and extreme southern views, but
also the broader and more tolerant views
OF the more populous, central and west
ern States.
These States enlisted warmly in the
war for the Union and the Constitution.
bofiey ana took me view oil the extreme
Northern States, and lost at the late
elections nearly all political support
which these States afforded IN 1861 and
80. While the North cannot hold the
Southern States in subiugation without
destroying the principles of government,
the great Central and Western States
can control the two extremes. He re-
peats that when the government adopt
ed the views of the extreme Northern
States, a remarks bic political revolution
will ever prevail that the central and
especially the western States, will never
accept them, that those of the central
slave States that rejected the ordinance
Of secession, which sought TO remain in
the Union, but was driven off by the
contemptuous, uncompromising policy,
must be brought back The restoration
of the whole Union will then only be the
work of time
The policy of subjugation and exter-
termination means also the waste of
blood and treasure of the North.
There is but one way to save us from
decentralization, discord and reputation
Our Union must be restored complete in
all its parts.
No section must be disorganized be-
you'd the inevitable necessities of war.
1t can never lee SO united 10y any bloody,
barbarous, revolutionary, or uncOnstitu-
tional scheme looking merely to the
qualification Of hatred, or the purposes
OF party ambition or sectional advantage.
Let no one demand that the blood OF
his neighbor shall be shed Let no one
think that the people who have refused
to yield disunlon to rebellion at the
South will permit its restoration to be
prevented by tanaticism at the North
In conclusion, he Says: The condition
of our country is not hopeless, unless ii
is made so by the passions and preju-
dices which are inconsistent with the
We as' must { accept tie e6ndition of af
fairs as they stand at this moment.
The fortunes of our country are lnfiu
enced by the results of battles, and our
armies IN the field must be supported.
All constitutional demands of oul
General Government must be promptly
responded to.
Under no circumstances can divls
ion of the Union be conceded. We viii
mt forth every exertion of mower w,