Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-16
PREM ~ NARDE,

cution OF the war.
PRESEZ GARDB. ',"
These who value the Union IL was, SEQ
with inexpressible pain, the almost undisg uised
efforts Of the nor.hern sympathizsrs with ths
ciiearchy to sid and abet the plans OF the latter
to make the Unions destruction a fixed fast
Under the plea that they laboring for its
restoration, pure and simple We refer to the
anthors Of such publica lions rs that Of Mr..
M shoney OF Iowa-whilon Ia Fort Lafayette
IN answer 10 John Van Buren's recent truthful
declaration that the northern democracy are
prepared to coptin ne the war to the expendi-
ture of the last man and last dsilar, il that be-
nCce. sary to defeat the trcasonable schemes Of
the handful Of chief conspiratoTs. Mahonsy
avows that he and those who act with him
who profess to be 7, ost intense defenders Of ths
Constitution and the old U nion-are struggling
TO obtain peace on any terms; which means,
paipably, with the Union and Constitution for
ever destroyed as the oliyarchy will accord
peace on no other terms so long as they retain
military power sufficient to enable them TO con-
tend in the field against the authority of the
United States Fl"
Judging from The intensely secession tone OF
the New York Bzpress of Friday, we should
Judge that that journal has finally gone ovor,
bag and baggage, 10 the cause OF secession, and
now stands ranged with Mr.. Mahoney aud the
Honorable Mr. May Of Maryland, who are in
their public acts "a open and notorious advo-
cafPs Of the permanent destruction OF the Union,
and the consequent obii.Pratiou Of the Consti-
tU'ion, rs Jefferson Davis and the Richmond
Enquirer. While we are very sure that there
Ia, literally, no party q. the North who mold %
this l'aipabiy reasonable view, we are aware
tEst = DOZEN newspapers and rs many stump
tks SiotT a
o. tie vehemenca and bin ter villa which they
advocate il, and regret more than '. e caa her,
illustrate 10 find the EzpyeEs Ginning in with
them, nGtw outstanding its late earnest p-otas-
'atinns of sympathy with the contrary views
Of Governor Seymour and lis Iriruds
The pretense Of being simply engaged in
striving TO countersct the dangerous and
revolving unconstitutional ult.ais,y, OF Nessrs
Phillips, Greeley s TO, the Ezyrcss viii in the
end find 70 be bat = very transparent veal
thrown over the arsirrNs cfsuch publication IA
thosa with which it was filled on Friday last,
which sought, under every conceiva Die pretext,
TO misrepresent every war act of the Govern
men, military and civil. ia order 10 def.;t their
success, ore and all. It's ason-el pr.text Tor
this Course IS the plea that tie war is being
now conducted merely 10 the end Of aboIishing
SLAVERY throughout the UBied states, which il
no. the purpose fer which one :auth Of those
Row in arIis for the Government are con.
tending.
How much more patriotic, prav is this posi-
ton to which the E-pres. has gradually vsred,
than that OF It's co-iabOrer, ths Kew Iork Tri-
trnep
Under pretence that it seeks to defend the
Constitution and restore the Union, tits c,amor
ing for peace, when to make il, and especially
t" make it rs that journal insists, VIII be tho
RevitahIa triumph OF the rebe iIion-the obIi!cr-
alton Of thr Constitution, and certain desth L,
,he old nion
The Ir,bSne. which ciamors for irs.lu. me-
ciaiion ard peace At all hazards in three
months, PROCESSES to be struggling TO secure the
distraction OF slavery per sc, making TO pre-
tensions to a desire tor the restoration of tia
old Union. In point OF fact Is il not equally
self stultfying with the Express, Can there
possibly BE- meditation and peace within three
months, without leaving slas very ia the United
Statss thousand fold stronger, politically,
than il is now, or was at the beginning OF The
wsr7
IL, II he mutabiiity OF our public affairs,
growing especially out OF the treason OF the
oiigarcby) extreme councils have for the time
being obtained more ascendency than they
should have over the measures OF the Govern
menf, all reasoning men realize that their reign
10 rapidly drawing to a close: il but because
while the iih o: March will find the peoples
ne" HOUSE VI Representatives emphaticaIIy
opposed to them. it will also BIS universally
conceded that each and every one Of their ultra
expedisnts for the speedier suppression OF the
rebellion have proved abortirs This latter
fact the Erpress well knows Is rapidly coming
to be eomprehendcd BY tho enrire country; and
1t also knows quite Is we'll tina. with a con.
servative Congress to sustain a conservative
policy and the country kesnly alive 70 tho fact
that the contrary policy has simply previously
embarrassed the prosecution Of the war, i'm.
measurabiy weakening tho power Of the Gov
errment TO put down the rebellion. the latter
"ifi er neeessitote, very shortly waAh it. hands
o! its current radical afanities