The weekly Butte record., 1863-03-07
The New Radical Programme.

/ The recent change Of leading commanders in
i the Army Of the Potomac IS understood to be
the first step in the newly arranged radical pro-
gramme. to which the Government is fully
committed. Having come to realizing sense
OF the fact that the emancipation proclamation
has divided the North-or in other words has
aroused powerful opposition TO the prosecu-
tiOn OF the war under 1.-THE radical leaders
feel that il is now or never with them, and
/ that they must achieve success before the term
Of the nine months and two years men expire,
or prepare for peace through mediation, which
Is to be on hand and ready for the emergency.
The tone Of the State Legislatures now 10 ses-
sion, the gr0wlings of the Northwest, the attl
tude Of leading presses and people everywhere,
aud particularly the recent emanatIons from
the pens OF two such patriots as Thurlow
Weed aud Archbishop Hughes, admonish the
radical leaders of the dangers which their
headloDg course has raised in their rear. Such
language as the following from the Metropoli-
tan Record, Archbishop Hughes organ, Is 10
marked harmony with the late editorials OF
Thurlow Weed
" If the new war measure put forth by the
Chief Magistrate of the Republic should be
carried into successful operation, We shall have
three millions of negroes of all ages and con-
ditions 10 provide for They must be sup
ported some way, either in the prisons or 10
the poor houses, for it will hardly be contended
that they can find employment on the desola-
ted and coniscated estates Of their former
owners
For all this the white Iaborers and capitalists
OF the North will have to pay-upon them will
fall the burden of taxation necessary to meet
this new account in our national expenditure.
The tax payer will be told that the increased
price be has to pay for the different articles he
consumes, has been caused by the patriotic ef-
forts of the Government to preserve the integ-
rity of the country. If he should grumble at
the predominance of the fanatical element 10
the councils of the nation, as well as in the d.
rections Of our armies. he will be accused of
treason and of sympathy with the cause of the
South. The time was when he would be con-
signed to some of our Government bastiles in
defiance of all his rights as an American citi-
zen. That day, however, has gone by, and it
is more than probable that this same system Of
taxation will create such feeling of discon-
tent as TO lead to a widespread revolution.
1t was the oppressive burdens imposed on the
English people during the reign of Charles |.
that led to the decaptation of that monarch
and the protectrate of Cromwell. As yet the
people of this country do not know what taxa
tion is, it is still nothing more than name TO
them but when the collector pays his quarter
ly visit, and makes bis demand, they will begin
to find ont the real meaning Of an abolition
war. European taxation has been a gradual
process, while with Us it is immediate aud over
whemiag. All at once an army of assessors
and collectors have sprung into existance at the
touch of abolition wand. and while our voun-
teers are shedding their blood for the emanci-
patton of the blacks, sweeping with FIRE and
sword over Southern plantations, whole divi
sions of Government officials will be let loose
all over the North to prey upon the means and
resources of the people.
But if this war had not been perverted from
its legitimate object the people would have
cheerfully borne the heavy burden imposed
They would have ungrudgingly continued to
furnish both the men and the means. satisfied
to sacrifice everything they hold most dear for
the preservation of the country. But, as we
have stated, they have been cruelty deceived
the struggle for the life of the nation has been
converted into q war for the overthrow of the
whole social system of eight millions of our
fellow -countrymen, in which all the horrors Of
a servile insurrection have been invoked by
government which processes to be actuated BY
the sole patriotic motive of restoring the Union.
If this fendish war policy is persisted in, what
ever hope there may have been for the saliva
ton of the Republic will be soon dispeled, and
we shall be left with divided Union aud an
impoverished and overtaxed people This is
what is meant by al abolition war, and this is
the price which it will cost the nation
Rochester Union.
FoRcING HM-The Republican Congress
and the I. S. Senate have forced the Presi-
dent into a new war policy They threatened
him with c0udemuatory resolutions if he did
not adopt their policy. This is supporting the
Administration with vengeance! Who would
not stand by President that would yield his
own policy to suit the demands of those who
call upon him for change? How often has
Mr.. Lincoln changed his own policy for the
policy of men who acknowledge that they have
- labored for nineteen years to dissolve this
take the lead in the Republican ranks ? Who
was in counsel with Mr.. Lincoln last Saturday?
Wendell Phillips.
Our paper was denounced by Republicans q
few days ago for copying an article from an
exchange. saying. that if Gen. Burnside was
guilty Of the charges preferred against him in
relation to the massacre at Fredericksburg, he
ought to be removed What have the same
parties to say about his removal now, that il is
done? Cry traitor. but don't let the people
see your own raScality
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