The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-29
That the Administration has deviated


the war, is too notorious to need proof
Indeed, it is not denied, but only attempted
to be justified by its adherents. Admitting
for the sake of argument, which we by no
means admit to be really the case, that the
President of the United States is not bound
by the Constitution in time of war, we
think it susceptible of the most conclusive
demonstration, that the Emancipation Pro-
clamation az a war measure was and is
sad military blunder. Every good genera
axes into consideration all the elements OF
strength possessed by both himself and his
enemy. His operations are based upon
things as they are, not upon mere idea Oh
what he may think ought to be. Upon the
eve of battle he does not rebrigade his re-
giments and demoralize them by placing
them under officers they either do not know
or have positive aversion to, although he
may think they ought to be well enough
disciplined to ask no questions, and be &C
tuated by no motive but the word Of com
mand. He takes them as they are, and
makes the most of what he has. If his men
have an aversion to negroes he does not
make them fight side by side, however I'm,
founded the prejudice may be viewed in
philosophical light. How does Com
mander-in Chief, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, full
fill these conditions Did be while
in the face of the enemy, look over the
whole field and with the eye of military
genius estimate the effect of the Proclama-
ton? Did he consider whether, upon the
whole, it would be the hardest blow he
could strike the rebellion? Did he think
of the fact, pleasant or not to contemplate,
that hundreds of thousands of brave men
in the North were prejudiced SO strongly
against freeing the negroes that they would
fight readily in cause to which such
emancipation was only even an incident, and
so shape his war policy as to avoid collision
with them? Let the divisions in the North
today answer. Acknowledging himself to
the Chicago Committee that he can free the
negroes only so fast as the army can pene
trate The South and conquer their masters,
and when that is done the war will have &C.
complshed its Legitimate end, he nevertbe-
less yields to the pressure of such men as
GREEDY, PHILLIPS, SUMNER and OwEN,and
deliberately divides and weakens his own
army in the face of tue foe Is this gener-
aiship? is it even common sense? The
people will, in the next Presidential cleo
tiop, thunder No. When asked who pro.
.onged this horrible war by dividing and
and embarrassing its supporters, and de-
grading the brav esoldiery in the field, they
will answer at the polls-ABRAHAM LIN
COLIN. When asked who enslaved the white
man to free the negro and build up party,
they will put it on their ballots, LINCOLN
the |. Whom are we to blame to-day for
the encouragement the South receives from
ii knowledge of our divisions, and the con-
slant cry that those who do not support
every measure Of the Administration are
traitors? ABRAHAM LINCOLN and his court.
tiers.
1t will not avail the Washington junto III
the approaching hour of its dissolution, that
the people ought to have yielded their pre-
judices against emancipation and cordially
supported the policy. Admitting they
ought, which we do not admit, was it gen.
eralship. was it craftsmanship, was it ever
thu commonest kind OF common sense t.
ignore the fact that they '1ould not? But On
the o, her hand how strong does the case be-
come when we consider that the great cause
of the Union was wilfully jeopardized by
an Administration itself the servant of the
people, bound to have no prejudic.s
and no schemes, but to walk in q lrsscrib-
ed line of public duty marked out clearly
bv the Constitution!
Can the people be expected to yield up
every thing to be sacrificed upon the altar
of politico-religious fanaticism, whose
only claim to power is based in its own VIC
lence? Can they be expected to give prop
erty, life and even liberty itself, to gain the
ascendency OF principles and men they con
denim, and have ever voted TO overthrow?
We think not There is such a thing as
pressing even our loyal people too far. Let
the administration take warning now.
THURLow WEED is gambling now with
NeW York city politicians. and as usual