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

as such divided the State ard set up new State in tho
/, west.
This eremplfes the Preslients mode Of saving the
Union lie saves the States putting the powers of the
Government they ara redeemed utn the hands
OF loyal and then thu resumrs it, plac IN the
councils 81 The naon with all its attributes and rights He
has signed bis purpose 0 inviting Teauea and Louisi.
ana now IN preparation t. follow these examples and
every other State they Do rescued from the
rebel armies, will be aided to ia aud reutepraa th
| grand fam ly Of Republics.
Now what is the pretext for Abandoning this ssf, AMI
healing policy of the Presdentl So far It has worked
we'll aud secured the appreciation of all well wshars Of
the country he abolition programme shows somewhato of
the motive for converting States Territories and en-
ing them back into colonial bondage take law from Con-
gress without represe The reasons assigned are
slavery (says The programme) impossible within the
exclusive jurisdiction Of tho National Government" For
many have had this conviction and constant
iy maintained IT, glad tn believe that H is nieossi-
be- II NOT expressed ia the Chicago platform Mr. Chase;
among other public known to ccept IL sincerely
Thus slavery in the Territories tutioua bu il
the rebel territory falls under the EXCLUSIVES Jurisdiction Of
the National Government then slavery will be impossible
ther1 lu legal AMI cons itutiunal will die at
once. The air will be too pure for a slave | cannot
doubt bat that this great iruaph has been already won
The mmedt that the States tell slavery fell aso that
without any proclamation Of the President slavery has
ceased 10 have gal constitutional in every
rebel Sttte.
In concert with the elaborate article in the Atlantic
Monthly, Department organ, the Chronicle, at Wash
ngton, strikes tine keynot of State anuhlleol had
log editorial There (ays this print) is conti ct OF
auhoritiesOf ta.e and Federal authorties-4nd is
clear that the other must be.annhilated If the
Safe succeeds the Federal authority is gone forever;
nothing restore it, not the State itself which
destroyed it, for in this the Federal authority would
become subordinate to the State authority and be Gov
ernment at all For tie reason, if the Federal a-
thory prevails aud succeeds in putting down The rebel
hous States, must the State authority be destroyed"
Aud then the is puO the present con ct in which
several States combine against their Federal
Government. Here the power to be overcome il rot
only greater but in moral point Of view far more dan
,nD rtnnn ax,b.n Mi
rebellion is subiued it s only necessary TO destroy
the treas0uabe element such rebeous States but ao
the power which these States had combine pans the
Federal authority &c.
In conjunction with thess movements at Wa.huyton
aud Boston TO annihate State Governments which
preceded and helped to create that of the milton itself
coadjutors OF Presidential schemes in ST Louis aud
throughout Missouri are endeavoFng to throw that State
into the cadrou OF revolution, that it too ay be aanhi-
lated or declared vacated the other couuts Of
Slate suicide" State Forfeiture" st ,te abdcation3
or State vacation, the "taLaa rasa" " or clear state On
which Congress may wrts tn- laws il peases Does not
the extreme anxiety evnced Ia certain quarters these
forced eHrts to pevenr the States dropped out Of the
Union by prat from returning under the auspices
Of the President the patriotic army Of the Republic and
the loyal citizens who would. through them maintain
their aud the rights OF the States question Indicate
something Of design TO command great event in pros
pect by revolutionary meansi
Is ban upon onethrd of the States marking them for
exclusion FROM thu Union, when Is defeated and
>he expelled, just wse as constitutional as
likely end the troubles of couatry "A thas marked
and pursu by the Presdentl lis manifest now THAI
the President must steer his through the strong
conflicting tides of two mogements-tha Of
the nUllfe,s, To destroy The Union and up uthern
Coufederocy and that OF the ultraabol onst which
to dsranchse the South pr, xt OF making
secure tie emancipation OF the slaves
The attempt Of the nufers is rebuk d from the can
mons mouth aud the proposa Of Franoe to their
object by ber friendly medat pat aside by Prssi
dent telling the Emperor that he will confer with the
rebels through indirect medum-that Senator's and
Representatives. in Congress, coming from the Seu bern
States, and bringing With them earnest of returning
loyalty will be met equals and admitted the councils
that are to dispose OF the destiny of the Aera-
tons IN its laws must be made by Congress- changes in
the Constitution by delegaio Convention al the
States, dng To the terms o that instrument This
the final epcnSe of the President the reb and the
French Emperor. To the revolutionary demand for the
d-ranchssment of the Southern States the Presidents
reply from bis first message to the last and in all his pub
sned letters has been uniform ls couched in the words
read from his pruclsmstion Hereafter as heretofore
the will be prosecued for the object Of practically
restoring the constitutional relation between the United
States aud each o the States and the people thereof in
which States that relation is may BE- suspended or
disturbed"
The proclamation also answers the demands for the en-
franc chsement of the slaves Ii conceded from the na
cessiy growing cut IL the rebellion and quel it, But
closes with this savo for the loyal sufferers under this
decisive measure "The Executive will 10 due time re-
commend that all citizens o the United States who have
remained loyal thereto through the rebellion shall
upon tho restoration Of relations between the United
States ard the people If that relation shall have been
suspcn ed or disturbed be compensated for all losses by
acts of the United State including the loss cf Slaves
The sues thus made up between the President AMI
the rebels aud their foreign npahZers who wUud
lutionzs cur veraueut - create separate Cove rnment
10 the Sou h. the ha ad ontho other hand BE-.
tween the President aud the ultra abO ouis who would
dsfraucbi.e the SoutbefG section of The country. 1t Is
mprob bic that the latter ihough ng a. different
result will be found cooperating % tbs end with Ggnsplra
the South gud their foreign allies They may pre-
Ter parting the South t. inershp snd equality IN
der tie Constitution