, 1863-01-07

their privileges shall bare been definitely
established. They may rest assured that
whatever benefit the government intends will
be secured to them, but no man can be allow
cd, in the present condition Of affhirs, to take
the law into lts own llandf. If they seek the
protection s; Of tie go7erurnent, they should
Officers invested With command will be Wig
liant In the discharge Of their duties: Leave Of
absence from camp will not be permitted, cx-
cept in cases of great emergency. Soldiers
tnIolled IN the regiments Of native guards
will not be allowed for the present to visit
the localities Of their enlistment, nor will vis-
ltors be raceiycd unnecessary in their camps.
These regulations, enforced with nil lie
troops Of the United States In tue localities
where they are enlisted, arc now imperatiyely
necessary. These troops will be confined to
the duty specified in general orders, and will
not be charged with special authority in max
ing searches, seizures or arrests. 1t Is my
purpose to execute faithfully all the orders Of
the. government, and assume the RESPONSE:
bility Of these Instructions as consistent
Herewith, and require prompt and faithful
execution thereof
Puplic attention Is called to the act Of Con
grces cited in the proclamation, which foEbids
the return Of ffugitires by officers of the army
No encouragement will be given to laborers
to desert their employers, but no authority
exists to compel them to return. It Is sug-
by Which IN equitable proportion Of the pro-
ceeds Of the crops Of the coming year, to be
hereafter determined upon the Judgment of
honorable men Justly representing the differ
ent interests involved, be set apart and
reserved for the support and compensation Of
labor.
The war is not wagel by the government
for the overthrow Of slavery. The President
1ins declared, on the contrary, that It is to re-
store the constitutional relations between
the United States and each Of the States u in
which that relation is or may he suspended.
the war, with almost unanimous consent,
recognised the rights Of the States. In this
regard Vermont has recently repealed the
statutes supposed to be Inconsistent there
with. Massachusetts had done SO before
slaYcry existed by consent and constitutional
gnaranty; violence and war viii inevitably
bring it to all end. It is impossible that any
military man, in the event Of continued war,
should counsel the preservation Of sllyc
property In the rebel States. If it is to be
preserved, war must cease, and the former
constitutional relations BIZ again established.
The first gun ut Sumter proclaimed eman-
cipation. The continuance Of the contest
there commenced will consummatc that end,
and the history Of the age will leave no other
permanent trace Of the rebellion. It's leaders
will have accomplished what other men could
not have done. The boldcst Abolitionist is 4
C1Pnet mAe!l Eoii4t'9 "ltu Lne le'ucls VI LIE
rebellion. What mystery pcrvades tile works
Of Providence. We submit to its DEGREES, but
stand confoundcd at thc. awful manifestations
ofits wisdom and power. Tie great problem Of
the age, apparently enSironcd with labyrinthic
complications, is likely to be suddenly lifted
out othuman hands. we may control the in-
cidents Of tue contest, bnt we cannot clrcliil-
vent or defcat Inc end. Il WILL be lett us only
10 assuaee the horrors OF 1nterntcInc conflict
and to pTocrastinate the process Of transition.
Local and national interests are, therefore,
aikc dependent upon the suppression OF the
rebellion.
Nopecnnlary sacrifice can be too great an
e4ul'a1ena 1oI peace. nat ~ shoala oe per.
disconteI,t II il written On file bjue arch above
us-the distant voices Of the futnre--tle
waves TINT beat our coast-the skeletons that
sit at our tables and all the vacant places OF
aese!ats anu 1oouIn1nF HfesloesEall cly oua
'e1t luls WI. ineat noI oe leps'cu 1.cI
..s.,, Ion..ist, IN pnoas s,,,aao W n sogm nl9,
sttaufanen7 .'u., ana eonSo11aa.es pto.a.:lls
7anY an.;,. a1 Saame' aastr, ast.a
- tIa+ ;t
;.as t.s nos Mh 1.s
slrenBtn against oo1nestlc enemies. lle sue
| cess OF local interests narro"s the destiny
o1 people, ana 1s followed ~ secession,
poverty anu degradation. A divided country
aud LIE a calamity The triumph OF national
| interests Wldens the scope OF human history,
and is attended with peace, prosperity and
power. 1t is out Of such contests that great
nations are horn.
What hal1owcd memories float arocnd us
Hill! On the Aroostook and the Oregon the
| names Of Washington, jackson and Taylor
| arc breathcd with rs deep reverence as on
the James or the Mississippi. Let us fulfil