The New York herald., 1863-03-15
The Late Abolition Congress, the Wa
and the Administrations.

and the Administrati0n.
The newspaper organs of the radical republi-
oan faction are boasting Of the wonderful
They would have US believe that a wiser, more
patriotic, Industrious and meritorious legisla-
tive assemblage never existed. But brief ex-
animation of its legislative proceedings, its
Cabinet intrigues and its malign influences in
regard to the prosecution Of the war will lead
the impartial inquirer to widely different con-
clusion
This late Congress was first called together
OH the ith OF July at the extra session Of 1861.
The influence Of It's leading radical faction was
first exerted to push forward the army Of Gene
raj Mcdowell upon the rebel army at Bull run.
Thus General Scott against his own better
Judgment. was constrained to order prema-
ture advance. and we know the consequences.
Then. with the prospect of great continental
war before it. this late Congress proceeded to
call ont an immense army, aud to provide
the ways and means for its support in Treasury
notes. without providing foundation for them
The saving alternative OF direct taxation was
lodged till 1t could be lodged no longer; but
! bad il been courageously adopted in the outset
I the Treasury would have been like the house
which was built upon rock, and which delied
the rains and the winds to shake II from its
place. Bull run, the raising Of great army
and a haphazard issue of liberal supplies Of
paper money were the leading measures OF the
| extra session Of 1861. :
| The session commencing with the frst Mon
day in the December following was . long ses-
sion, and chiefly devoted to the almighty
niger" in every shape and form. Slavery was
excluded from tho Territories, abolished in the
District OF Columbia, and Confscstion and Eman-
cipation bills were passed; and, from the repre-
sentations OF the radical leaders Of the Senate,
enlistments were stopped, while the rebels
were mastering immense reinforcements to all
their armies by sweeping conscription. This
grave Congressional blunder-the suspension Of
enlistmsnts and the interference Of ofCongressional
malignants and blockhesds with our generals
and their military plans and movements
resulted in bringing back the rebels to the
gates Of Washington and into Maryland, and
back again nom Tennessee through Kentucky
20 the Ohio river, and back again from Arkan.
sas into Missouri. The President was thus CON-
PEELED to call for immediate volunteer reinforce
ments to the army to the extent OF three hun
dred thousand men, and to apply a draft for
three hundred thousand more Bu. the sboli-
ton faction we're still unsatisdsd, and Mr.. Lin
coin was thus persuaded to issue bis famous pre-
liminary emancipation proclamation OF Septem-
Der last which soon proved to be something
worse than "the Pope's bull against the comet. .
The third and last session Of this late ertrasr-
iinary Congress has indeed done many re.
markable things In its financial measures.
habeas corpus and conscription acts, it has In.
vested the President with dictatorial powers.
If, with the almost unlimited means and re.
sources thus placed at his command for the sup.
preston Of this rebellion he shall fail to do
this work his administration will surely 20
down to posterity a. the most disgraceful failure
IL the history Of any civilized nation o
modctn or ancient times. Had this late