, 1863-10-12

mAY "I1lG HuAk IL EttH uts
Whether those States are annihilat:d or
not, tie National Government is bound to
guarantee to each Stats a Republican form
Of Government" and must step in to protect
tie people Is to say, the loyal people,
wtile THY reconstruct, or rehabi.itate their
the National Goye1nmcnt N y do this By the
military p:wer alone. Mr. Sumner thinks
that 1t wtuld be more coosonaut with our
system Of popular Gorernment for Congress
10 take charge Of the matter. In either case
whether the Congress, or the Commander.
in Chatt ct the army and navy interpo1ss, the
sovereignty Of The 1ovoited State. is for the
time stI aside, az matter Of necessity, IN
Both parties are agreed as to the
LectEsi = Of National Intel ference, and Mr..
B1air's theory oyer.hroN6 State sovereignty
fer the time, and rs long as that OF Mr. Sum-
per. Asa theory, cling to the tdea Of the
perpttuity Of tho States, and hold that they
su15iive the rebellion, in the hearts Of the few
loyal men and women Hho remsin. These
have the right, after the armed rebellion is
cve1thrown, to call upon the National Gov
e1nment to !" guarantee to them "a Tepub-
Hcan form. Of Government" Now to guaran-
tee is not to overthrow, ror to permit the
overthrow, whether by foreign Or domestic
enemies: 9n the oth.r hapd, incline to
think with Mr. Sumner, that Congress, and
not the military power, should exercise this
authority Of guaranteeing republican torn
Of Cove: nment to States. 1li5 It can do by
simply establishing a provisional govern
ment, authorized to administer the State Con-
stitutlon on Its former basis, Is far as Is con-
regard to slavery, the provisional govern
ment would, Of course, recognizes the Pres1-
DENTS Euancipation Proclamation, and the
contlecation and other acts of Congress,
which have been adopted for the suppression
Of the rebellion, no less than the State Con
etitution- These great measures would, In
their practical effects, accomplish all thzt the
theory OF Mr. Sumner contemplates; and
Mr. blsir ard his friends could have no e1-
cuEe tor opposing them, however muc hthey
might dctile to do 20. The friends Of free
dom, therefore, have every reason to abstain
the least, of doubtful constituuonality, since
By doing 20, they will accomplish all they de-
siIe, and at The samG time foil the attempt to
create new party on the hue and cry OF con
Eplidation.
Nothing is tecisivcly known as to what the
Prtsioent Intends touching. Missouri affairs.
It IL thought by tcme that for the present he
viii Iursue middle cou1se-that is to say,
he will "trip Gamble of his po yer oGer the
nilitIa, but let Scholeld remain at least for 8
time. have no doubt. however, that q sub.
stitute for 6chofie1d will be found, sooner or
later. It may not be Butler, bnt it Will be
m6n y ho IL at all eycnts, sound. have entire
confidence In the integrity and good sense Of
the President, and he will do right as soon as
his mind Is disahused as to tie condition OF
things in Missouri.
1t is eaid that radical Republican uex1-
paper is shortly to be established here. The
f. publican, under Its present auepices, hts
been rather on the pro. slavery tack, and for
q while called Tor the restoration Of Gen.
Mcclellan. The Chronicze, which Is owned
and edited By an old Douglas Democrat, on
The contrary, has been quite radical In It's
utterarces, bnt erer defers implicitly ITO
re powers t.,. that be- did neS;eecs t1;S tn,t
hare provoked . reply, but It is entirely
mum. The Chronicle Is charged With
Being the organ Of the War Department,
but It equally suetains the Secretary Of the
Treasury, and the President and IN f.ct II
dls,inctjon. In fact, / believe that Il has
never uttered complaint Of: or q dissent
from any measure from any department OF
Government; yet it has not escaped the NAL
edlctions cf HI. Blair, who seas that 1t Ia in
s5ml atby with the ideas OF his anti:slaEery
colleagues It remains to zee whether the
Chroitticze wil1 continue to slick the hand Just
rafecd to shed its blood d"-or, in a word,
whether it has any blood to shed. like to
see pluck. even In an organ, and trust that
the dIg1ity OF journalism will be vsnd1cated
power: Politicians ougat to BE- targht that
they cannot afford to despiso the Press, to
which they an owe their rspnte md their
power. This country lacks nothing more
than an irdepende1t Press.
The venerable l14teligencer publishes At
| lenGth the attack OF 11r. Blair upon the radi.
cal Republicans, md cannot withhold the ex-
preston Of its delight; but 1t has not Tord
OF the outepoken anti.klayerJ speeches Of ex-
! Governor Thomas ard Mr. Holland on the
zane occation. Thete gentlemen are candl.
dates for Congress IL Maryland, and what
ance as what Mr. Blair eays. This fact ehows
what sort Of company the Postmaster Cen
eral ID getting into. General Thomas defend
ed the P1esident's Anti Slavery Proclamation
and the Conflscation Act, and repudiated the
idea that The slavery question Is a nslde.
measure right ain point" Mr.. Holland
treated It in The saEne way.
| vislted the Government bakery at Alex.
andria yesterday, which il said TO be the 1arg-
| est In the world. IT can, and has baked up
five hundred barrels Of -four In twenty'foul
than half that quantity. Its utmost capacity
as to the number Of loaTee per day Ia one
| hundred thousand, but has never yet exceed.
ed eiehty-two thousand. Three hundred
hands are employed, VINO are dlvlaeo 1nto
th1te torces, who alternately relieve each
| other like sentinels, SO that the work goes on
day and night, without ceasing.
The river between Alexandra and Washing.
| ton never wore so commercial an aspect al 81
present, and the two places are 50 crowded
that house cannot be had for love OF money.
Many SECESSION houses in Alexandria will be
copHscated in few weeks; but they are Al
ready occupied by people who claim to be
within the pale Of loyalty. The old Christ
Church in which Washington worshipped "a:
seized two years ago, On account Of the dis
loyal preaching and PRAYING Of the worship
pe1s, but It is now IN the hands Of 1oya' Epis'
| copalian new-comers, to whom 1t has bee1
tnfrea over by theP1ovost Marshal. Every
thing is well preserved except Nhat the seces
sion Teetry carried OF. SPECTATOR
| - Ths Richmond Examiner reviews Gen
Lee'e official report Of the Pennsylvania cam
paign, and thinks that the failure Of Stuart
cavalry to obtain due information Of Genera
Meadc's position WAS the cause Of Lees tot