Daily national Republican., 1863-01-03

mont, nor win vlsitoTs Be rsoeivsd uhneoe.sarly
In their camps, These regulations, enforced with
All troops Of the United States IN the localities
oeaaaty. These troops will - confined to the duty
nPeoned In general orderp, and will not be charged
.ResAl = m IN ~ siSIss
Al the orden Of the Government and assume
the responsibility OF these Instructions - con-
sistant hefewith' and require prompt and faithful
Public attention Ia called 70 the act Of Congress
cited IN the proclamation, which forbids the re-
turn OF mgitiyea by oficera Of the army. No en-
oouragement will be given TO laborers TO desert
their employers, but no authority eSists 70 compel
some plan be adopted by which an equitable pro-
portion of the proceeds Of the crops Of the coming
year, 70 be hereafter determined upon the Judg.
nent Of honorable men Justly representing the dif
erent Interests Involved be apart and reserved
for the support and compensation oflabor. n
overthrow Of slavery. The PreSidsnt has declared.
the contrary, that II is TO restore the "oonstu-
tiOnal relations between the United states and
each Of the Statesn In which that relation IL or may
be suspended. The resolutions passed BY Congress-,
before the war, with almost unanimous consent,
recognized the right, Of the states in this regard.
posed to be inconsistent herewith. Massachusetts
had done 80 before. slavery existed by consent
inevitably bring Il 70 an end Itisimpossible that
any military man, In the event OF continued war,
should council the preservation Of slave property
IN the rebel stAte5. II II IL to be preserved, war
must cease, and the former constitutional relations
be again established.
The frat gun at sumter proclaimed smancipa-
hon. The continuance OF the contest there com
menced will consummate that end and the history
Of the age Will leave no other permanent trace Of
what other men could not have done. The bodeEt
aOoliuonlst is eyphef when compared with the
leaders Of the rebellion. What mystery pervAdes
crees, but stand eonfoundsd At the awful manifes-
tations Of Its wisdom and poweri The great prob
rlnthic complications, Is likely to be snddsSiy
Lifted out Of human hands. We may control the
incidents Of the contest but we cannot circumvent
suage borrors of internecne conflict and 20 pro-
erastlnate the processes Of transition. Local and
national interests are therefore alike dependent
upon the suppression Of the rebellion.
No peouniary sacrifice can be too great an equIyA-
lent for peace. But Il should be permanent peace,
and embrace all subjects Of discomfort II Is writ
ten on the blue arch above U.S. the distant voices
Of the future-the waves that beat our coagt-the
skeletons that sit at our tables, and I'LL the vacant
places OF desolate and mourning hTesides, all cry
out that this war must not be repeated hereafter
Contest, in public As In social life, strengthens
and eonsolidates hrotherly affection. England,
France, Austria, Italy-evefy land fertile enough
to make hlstoTy-hAs had q desolating civil
wArs II Is bHselest nationality that has not
tested Its strength against domestic enemies. The
success Of local interests nArrows the destiny OF
people, and s followed by secession, poverty, and
degradation.
kdivided country and perpetual war make posses
sion delusion and life q calamity, The triumph
Of national interests widens the scope of human
history, and is attended with peace, prosperity,
and power. II is out Of such contests that great
nations are born.
What hallowei memories hoat around us New
orleans Is shrine as sacred A. Bunker Hilli On
The Aroostook and the Oregon the names OF WASH
lngtOn, Jackson, and Taylor arc breathed with as
deep reveEence as on the James or the MIssissip-
pi. Let US fulfil the conditions Of this last great
trial, and become a nAtion-A grand natiOn-wIth
sense enough TO govern ourselves and strength
enough to stand against the world united
Y. ?. DNNEs,
Major General Commanding.