Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-08

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Tribune. The so-called Seeded States are "out
of the Union" off they have not seeded, then
a State can perform no act whatever" That is,
the criminal proceedings carried on by certain dis
union agitators, in the assumed name and by the
pretended authority of the States valid in point
of fact and law, though in the eye Of the Consti
tuition, the whole proceedings are null and void al
initio Such is the lame logic of the Northern
aders and abettors of the Confederates
1t must be obvious to the least discerning mind
that those the North who thus aid and abet" the
cause of the Southern insurgents under such theo-
retical difficulties are allies whose cooperation
should lay the latter under obligations of gratitude,
and even procure recognition of the substantial
unity which exists between the theory and motives
Of the two revolutionary doctriaaires. And the
evidence Of such sympathy on the part of the
Southern with their Northern coadjutors in the
work of discovering the bonds Of union between
the aienated sections is not wanting. We all
know that the exposition Of Mr. Solicitor Whiting
was received by the Northern partisaus of the re-
volutionary principles it inculates fair state
ment of their theory, with all its logical antecedents
aud practical consequents Mr.. Whiting admitted
that his theory made any restoration of the Union
impos sibe except that which was the immediate
result of military subsection Regarding all the
people in the S nth as public enemies, Except the
negroes, who, by some hocus-pocus Of the Northern
secession logic, are at once "public enemies" and
"loyalallies the Government, and declaring that
all State lines in the nsurgent district have been
obliterated by the acts of secession and by the
territorial civil war" that has ensued this expo
sitor of these revolutionary ideas clearly peroeves
that they leave room for any pacidcation in the
Southern States proceeding from the voluntary CO.
operation of any portion of the Southern people.
To this effect he says.
AS the of the Union cause shall become more
certain and apparent to the enemy in localities,
they will lay down arms and fighting Their bitter
and deep-rOoted hatred Of the Government and of al
Northern men who no. traitors and of all Southern
men who loyal, will still remain interviewer in every
fibre of their hearts and will be made, if possible.
intense by the humiliation OF conquest and subsection
The loot of the conqueror planted upon their proud neck
will not sweeen their tempers, and their defiant and
reacherous nature will seek to revenge itself in murders
assassnaOns and all underhand methods of venting spite
which they dare not manifest by open and in driving
cut OF their borders all loyal men. To suppose that
Union sentiment will remain any considerable numoel
made every sacrifice to destroy the Union indicates dis
| honesty, insanity or feeble ness of intellect"
Now, it is clear that any theory of action which
leads to such results is precisely the theory which
should commend itself to sincere disuni oniss al
the South. Whatever policy brushes out the Uni,
sentiment SO efecually that it indicates " dshcn-
esty, insanity, debility of intellect" to suppose
that its contamination would leave " any considera-
BILE number CT Union men" at the South, is pre-
cisely the policy which the Southern copsprator,
would be likely to endorse. And how perfectly
this antecedent probability is confirmed by the &C
tual fact in the every reader can perceive in
the following comments, made by the Richmond
Wing on the letter of Mr. Whiting and on the
policy it develops:
"Certan rhetorical phrases intended to convey an idee
Of what wru be the condition of the people of these
States If cverpowered by the enemy, have been in
amorg until it is doubtful whether they mey not have
lest their significance. Nor is it unlikely that there
many who have arded from the first such expressions
as fighting for all that makes life dear as partakug
largely OF hypcIbole They have permitted themselves a.
believe that the worst consequence Of defeat would be
the restoration of The Union aud the establishment of
policy thst would make the minority section, power
less politically and tributary commercially They are
vastly and fatally mistaken The letter Of General Hovey
lately published by and that OF lictor Whiting from
which cupious extracts presented, show what in
contemplation for in the event OF the Yankee
and consciousness to the truth that
short of the policy proposed would accomplish the end o
be alta ned 1t follows a matter Of that If we
permit the enemy to oEerpower u.s. if become
wretchedy and vley forgrul If ourselves to lay
down arms, they will proceed at to deprive Il
every thing that might make dangerous to them u
turs Some of these things enumerated by the au-
thortes have referred To. Our State Gov
would be cverthrown, and State lines CELEBRATED We
would not be permitted 10 make constIuo execute
laws. Indeed there would be law for but
the will Of the cUnqueror and the orders Of the master
We woud have rights under lhe Federal Constitution
because would hold political status recognised by
that instrument We would not be allowed the privilege
Of trial by jury the benst OF the writ habess corpus
We would not be permitted property or to bear
arms.
These Of the necessary incidents Of our sub
ugaton po4ted out by Cen Hovcy, aud recognised BY
Ourselves to b. necessary What would become oi he
consequences OF this CONDITION OF uuawry Being
aws, coui not seek protection Of the law in yielding
TO the uncomfortable impulses of humanity. Could
claim root as our own Not If IL wanted by
of masters Could make bread for those who loved
and had been accustomed TO lean for support
IL is impossible to imagine how Except DEATH seifn-
ced and carrying with to the relief aud shelter of the
grave all that willing TO leave exposed t. the
horrors OF such life, only two courses would remsin-o
take 10 the woods and wilderness like savages aud there
The wilug humble, obedlent slaves aud iges oi
the conquerng race and seek By the value o service
to win something interested cemenc and bounty
IL this picture overdrawn We think not 1t is terrible
truth that lighting Tor al that makes life desirable,
would better, infinitely better, Tor be