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cratic candidate, by the outspoken Republi-
can. Smith A similar course was pursued In
other districts, the fayo1itcs Of the officials
being the candidates least obnoxious to the
slave interest.
In Maryland a parallel state Of things exists.
in letter dated Baltimore, enumerates BY
name, all the leading rational officials, whc!h-
CT connected with the postoficc OF treasury,
as 1eagutd against Henry Winter Davis, the
uncpMpzonising emancipation candidate for
Compress, jn ore Of the Baltimore districts,
ton candidate for tie office Of State Comp
troller. The malign influence which is ut the
bottom Of this tre1ehtrous policy, Is imputed
by the correspondent Of the Nav York paper,
to Mr. Blair, who claims residence In Mary
land, snd who is suspected Of findulgiug o:ua-
to1lal aspirations. But the treasury officials
arc equally cu]pahlc; ard although they are
ltss numerous, they enjoy lar higher salaries,
AID bare perhaps mole influence on the poll
tics Of the State, thau the deputy postmastefs.
No one sill suspect the head Of the Treasury
Department Of . desire to encourage any but
tie mosi loyal acti.ala7cEy sentiments. or Of
an undue perscnal bfas towards Mr.. Blair;
ard TIE singular fact, that the whcle corps Of
Government employees in Maryland is arfayed
against the emancipation party, must be II.
planned on different hypothesis.
The 1urth is, that the Administration COM
n,ittcd the original ain when it came to Wash-
Irgtcn, OF seeking to conciliasc the old bro
Ken down pro.tlaTery politicians, Of th. bor-
der States, and District Of Colu,nbfs, because
their rames 1ad become ftmiliar to the pub
lie, to the neglect Of It's real Republican
friends, who're principles had kept them out
9f place, during the long night Of slavery.
ga.n the euppost and the countenance
ard to convince then, against their wills, and
in spite OF their ris iae7fit, TINT they were in
SYMPATHY with the party Of freedom and pro.
gress. These objects ofthc d{sioterested lore
ct Republican Administration were not
asc:se to tc:Dg experimental upon, and were
ready to run the hazard Of being converted
to "b1ack- HcEnt1icanism.' bF accepting the
very best ofticc6 in the gift OF the Genaral
GoTt1nment. But It is the universal tcstiG1o.
are easily acquired, arc lightly prizea. and the
experiment Of terminating the fossils, aud
chapging Them into living Republicans, by
tluusting the choicest bits Of patronage down
their throats, has failed. Why should it 1ue-
coed: These men, though dead to all high
a1iye TO Whatever comes within reach Of their
td1pi, or fec1ers. They SAW that out-spoken
fepublicaniEm In the border States, and in
this city was 1T u discount, ard that fhe thin.
demanded Tus conservative terespectability. -
No people aFs 80 RTons 9 fhs noe hs
that there would be the same demand for
their class un1tr another Administration, or
even under the same one continued, as under
the present Then why abandon the good
old ways If conservative Democracy, Or con-
and profitable II ali weather?
have frequently called public attention, in
| another journal, to The similnr experiment
which has been made In this city to convert
dialoyal officials, ard disloya1 citizens, BY
sho~ e5lng Office and patronage on them. It
9nly pais11y ssyo1a 5eeeecdsd. ss%e lend
Rights and denonnsers Of 'B!acG-Repub'
silence. and in some Instances have
! succeeded in suppreesing Open manifestations
| Of disloyaity in their families. If there are
any dispensers Of patronage who are satisfied
With these results, Ill hare to say i, tha'
they axe thankful for small favors. Tens o
| thousands ct dol1ar6-1.any tens uf fthous2ndf
-haye been made Eetc by contractors witt
the War Departments, the apology for whict
is that they are the lowest bidders. Nhethel
| these contractors have been called upon. It
| takc d stringent oath Of allegiance, that the,
| ncycr hare, Is well rs that they Ecvcr will
| give aid and comfoI. to the rebellion, l knoa
! not; but have heard Of no such require
| ment, AID believe that none such has bee.
made, much less that tho contractors hav
beep called upon to prove their loyalty Ant
devotion to the cause Of the Union.
Such beiug the undcnfable facts, which ere
body In Washington Knows, aud which no
body Will EAye the hardihood to deny, sub
nit that it is not surprising that the employe
Of the Government In Kentucky and May
land Eave made open and aVowed opposltio
| to the cause Of emancipation. They ars no
to bla1ae, so much as the Administration
which, fcm an amfable, pu. most mistake
bo.dcr States, Is aiding In the perpetustion c
slavery. Hell is said to be pared With goo
iatentiors-a proyerb which understand t
imply that mere honest impulses, Tithout
| ,igofous determination to do right, will ut
EnVe Us from peTdltion.
: T'hut mine is the true theory Of explaiuln
, the strange conduct Of the Government on
tials in tic border States, is proyeu by X
CO operation Of the War aud Post OtGce c!'
ploycs in Kentucky, and those Of the Trea51
r. and Post Office IN Maryland. Its we'll u
. da1stood that the Secretaries Of War AT
slavery. and they cannot be supposed
, of emancipation. or to desire to cnr
the spirit Of freedom, whatever ma
be thought OF Mr.. Blair. I believe that u
!. hitter gentleman cheEishes q sincere desire !!
! too slow, and he is evidently counting up:
. the mid Of a class Of mcn who care far mo
& about their present advancement than abo'
!. the general welfare Of the country Of u
CauEE 01 1rtenCnl. mo, Inc IauiL Is LII y
mistaken policy Of the Administration. wiki
: has been to concIliase the conservative rath
Z Z than to encourage and "hold up-the handt
: Of the thoroughly loyal, earnest and hone
friends of freedom and Union The tn
;, course would be to stand b5 these men a1
= = place them first and foremost, giving to tt
! Representatives or adherents Of the old pa
= ties only tuch occasional marks Of f4yor
y they may deserve. # this honest and man
policy had been adopted In the outset, the
= can be no doubt that the cause of frcedo
r md Union would have stood on a far firm
), ,sasis In the border States, as we'll as in t
q District Of Columbia. All peop1e-and csy
T. cially the Southern people-arc prone to ]
epect men who stand out boldly and maufn1
4 for their principles. ANY Sign Of hesitate
Is fatal. It Is the same with ter0clous Al
! mails. Ton have onlyto stard firm and cc
front them with steady eye in order to
them quail.
In u1ging these views would not be
aerstood u desiring to push matters to
impractIcablc extreme. ! an not an {
trennist, and am fully awate Of the d1tten!
o ct managing the border States, and al
G sist upon is that the Administration shou
:, move straight forward, as If it we're
q ashamed of its principles. SPECTATOR