The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-08


eay - carry out the Wishes but also 70 restrain the
power Of mAjorties, and 10 uphold aud protect the
rights Of miDortes They give the hunbest citizen the
right OF religious freedom against tho whole power oil
our people No matter now large majority may oe,H
perty or o! conscience.
The PRESIDENT himself holds mis- place not BY the will
OF the majority but by virtue al the provisions OF the
constitution which placed him in his Office by the votes
OF about one million eight hundred thousand against the
votes q about two million eight huadred thousand
who did not agree among themselves AS 20 oppos
ing Candidates. He continues righttuily to hold
his Office. although the popular maorities, evon
the recent elections declared themselves politically
opposed to hs sdministrs alton. Tho majority are sii
bound TO respect his constitutional rights 10 uphold his
powers and TO sustain hs acts done within the limits OF
rightiul authority.
Tho rights Of States were reserved and the powers OF
tho general goyerGmen were limited to protect the peo
pie In their persons property and coIscences IN times OF
danger aud civil commotion lhero s little to tear in
periods Of peace aad prosperity We are not protected
when there are popular eXctemens and commissions our
government i Culture II PRESIDENTIAL proclamation
the constitution, then TINT constitution Is mockery If
it has the authority 10 keep the Executive with in its
restraints then Il cannot retain States within tho Union
Those who hold that there Is sancity in the
ton nust equally bold that there is no guilt in the
rebellion.
We cannot be silent and allow these practices be.
presidents. They much IN violation of our
consttu. on tho rebellion ITSELF and dangerous TO
bertes They hold out to the Executive every omp
tation OF ambition 10 make and prcong They oner
dsspctc power as price ter preventing peace They are
Inducements to each administration to produce
discord and ncte armed resistance TO law, by
declaring that the condition OF war removes all
constitutional restraints They call about the rational
capital hOrdes OF uEprincipsd men who End in the wreck
their country the opportunity crafty avarce
biton or personal or political ressntmens TAs theory
iagonstie 10 tho interest and happiness Of the people
maker the restoratig OF peace che abdoaon or more
than :esa! authority In the hands OF those to whom
conhLcd the government OF our country.
pi.EsIpryTs rxkycTYLroN raacf ANArIoS.
OF, tine same nature is ths recent proclamation Of
Of Congress which Asserts that the slaves OF those in
heon are cunlscats Tho sole OF this proclana
those who not in rebellion and who are therefore
loyal citizens. IL Is ~ cxtraordnry deduction from tho
alleged that thu forfeiture OF the rights o. loyal
CT, s,ens, and bringing upon them the eane punishment
imposed upon Insurgents circulated TO advance the sue
cess OF the war uphold the constitution and restore the
Union The Glass o. loyal citizens who above all others
are entitled % the protection Of the those
vino have remained 30 the nag OF country And
get ths sole force q this Is directed against
them. May not this measure clearly mpols unjust
and Unconstitutional and which calculated 70 create so
many barriers to the restoration OF the Union BIO miscon
strucd BIZ world AZ Abandonment Of the hope or
the purpose Of restoring a result which the State OF
New York - unaltsrably oppressed, and which will be
snectusily resisted
Ws mus. not only support the constitution Of the
United and maintain the rights of the states bat
we must restore our Cnen az IL was before the out
break OF tho war The assertion that this tho
unavoidable result or slavery not only erroneous but
II has led TO disastrous policy In its prosecution. The
opinion thai slavery must be abolished Ia restore our
Union create, antasonsm between the free and slave
States which ought to exist. II it is that slave
mont That the South be held in military subsection;
tina, four millions Of negroes must, for many years b
under the direct management OF the authorities wash
ngon at the public expense then, indeed we must en-
OF armies 10 the he,d, farther drains
upon population, and sti greater burdens q debit
Ism. The ,nischevous opinion that this contest the
North must subigase and destroy the South %
Union has weakened the hopes OF citizens al homo
and dsstrcyed confidence In our SUCCESS abroad.
THE rxrrKAI AND uksrErE STATE
for the fusus that the theories which have exercised an
evil inference national Politics did not originate in
what be called the heart Of The Union amons the i
and wei acquainted pcpriats Of the Central and
Western states whore tho States permitting and forbid
ding slavery IN actual contact nor in the portions ira
Int srconisc oy have boen developed almost entirely
comparatively isolated BY position, trad
lions peculiar habits or thought and least connected
with tho more Homogeneous mass OF people There
been only extreme Nertior views and extreme
Southern views but also broader and tolerant
vicvs of the popuous Central and Western states
These extend both sides Of that Undertaking
boundary between g slave" and free" states,
which line o, opposing opinous, brt Of informing
ling interests. Their paus in,erockea by confident
rivers sn not divided by mountain These States
region u Lsrnonx!ng vews and synpathies They
are not only together by peculiar interests but also
by strong for resisting division that bounda
ry, which would make them iieltcr states which would
rspsce their cordial Intercourse by hostile relationships
and throw upon them all the greatest and sharpest evils
Of tina separation Tus, while they 90 not share the pas
sons and predces 81 those extreme btaes which sr0re
to enlss IN the contest, they have motives OF the
highest Interest the old order Of things and OF
tho grayest apprehension from separation. This
bIights and DESTROYS the hopes and the happiness Of this
fsgcn While tho sections whose passions and interests
sndied /: mainly remote from the terrible suffering IL
The Western and Central states cnlis.4d warmly in a
for the nion and constitution. The northern tier OF
"savc states, (excepting Eastern vlrgIna) earnestly
supported the government IN ITS policy while was con
ssiens with this purpose which was known al the bcr-
dor state policy Both the annstrs,ion aud Congress-
en declared their sole purpose 70 be 70 restore the Union
and maintain the constitution. When tho administration
abandoned bs locy and took ~ The views o. extreme
Northern states 1t lost ~ tina late election nearly all the
political support which the Central aud Western States
Afforded in The elections II lscu and ls6l
While tho North cannot hold the southern states In
subsection without destroying the principles Of our 60
vcrnmeu, tho great Central and Western states can con-
troll the two extremes They viii accept tho
This By tbs political history Of our country dur
ing tho past four years When u WAS believed That tho
late ration controlled by the views 81 tue
Cub STATES lest lis power In The Central and Western
region lie opposing party, 70 gain public support.
Obliged by assurances and resolutions 10 rcpe the
charge they would interfere with slavery IN the
S;ster and tney denounced unjust the imputation
that ihcy held the OF the aboltonsts ~ the
treme Northern section. Without these pledges they
COULD nos have gained political power.
When the Gnf states sscedsd the central slave states
by large uscrilies. refused u act with them. They
sougb. aJod and division BY the Peace Conference
mold in Warrington. Unfortunately the dominant lead
era OF thu party which had succeeded at the election OF
1850 overlook INK the fact that this done by the
OF about 500 oVJ against divided opposition OF about
$780, 900, rercted all terms OK compromise and conc
AID attempted govern and control sgitaed and
consset eouars strictly by the opnions and sentiments
OF a piipority.
Tho outbreak Of involved whole sountry its
ercttsuents The states " nsax are, Wand, Ken
lucky aud Missouri and the western rart % Virginia. ac
hsred tho Union The purpose then avowed by tue
administrator s3d asserted by Congress, rs 10 the 90
iects Of the gave 10 the administration ovsgwhem
Ing or!tss 81 tie election Of 1901 10 all the loyal
states Az engaged hopefully and uned,y 10 the WORK
OF uphollng constitution and Of rsstorng our Union
20 is former cend,tion When ths policy changed
and adeptsd tho sentiments Of the extreme Nortkera
states ana discarded thoss "a the Central aud Western
statss q remarkable political revelatlon the result.
uIxsn@ VIII. ssf rfEvAI-
has bean assumed that this will end IN the ascsa
ds,ey nj the Views OF NJ The extremes u
try Neither viii prevail; foy neither command ths
support ss the majority Of the american people The
great sntrsl and western a,es, which have tf largest
share OF tho population AMI resources q orr country will
accept either cla Of purposes. This Is thc sigma
the ats elections Their de termination l. to de-
fsnd rights Of States oni hs rights Of indy iduss
and 10 restore Union II win DC restored by
the Central and western states both free aSd s'Ave, who
exempt from the vioeBt passions which bear eotro
4, tn. extremes. is q rset full Il hone that
The peindices between Northern ami southern
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