Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-02-25

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by the capitalists Of tho East at thirty and forty per
cent peow the par OF constitutional currency and they
are receiving six per cent interest thereon gold Our
10 now popularity stated at three thousand
ons m ol dollars aud Is increasing at the rate of more
hhn ,wo mions per day All this indebtedness will 20
nto The hands of capitalists exempt from State Federal
" municipal taxation. The result of all this s that tho
oI Moor or the iaborng and producing Of
o country VIII owe 10 the capitalist reducing cass
an amount equal to fourth the value of the entire tar
able property In the United States The principal ,ca
% wneh your government will have TO perform after
this war Is at an end will be TO provide for and enforce
yment of these exorbtant demands of the rich upon the
poor acting simply the part Of trustee or receiver
Wrenchng the money fOm the fss of one eaas and ann
Tying 10 into the Golfers OF the others. What will be the
result OF this state Of things thrust upon u by the
war; The establishment Of classes peasantry and an
arstocracy he that produced these results
In the Old WorA will in the New
Mr WHITE said that the ruin impending our system
may DO retrieved and averted by speedy peace but il
the tn be prosecuted to the extremity o axermn
aon he could see nothing in it but the utter wreck and
overthrow OF our proud fabric of free and the
erection upon its ruins of absolute imperial desposm
sa ay weia It's barren HcePtre over the waste and des
oae neds OF the South the PROSTATE liberties and bleed.
ing forms of freedom at the North These results he
deemed so CERTAIN so inevitable and apparent that he
could not believe that the eectinQ thinking and REASON
ing men oi tDe Republican party intended them He
would do them the justice believe that they
no such mostrous ideas aud cherished no such bdsous
purposes de did not believe that they were prosecuting
ths war Tor any purpose of subjugaon or exermnaton
unless subgaton and extermnaton become to
ane of the real purpose they have in view
nat purpose ls the abolition of slavery in every State
where II exists This has been war for tbe onst
tuition and The Union the popular phrase goes but it
was inauguraed and has been conducted solely and ar
cuslvely Tor the purpose of aboshng slavery War !.
the great shbboleh with which thew axpect tn sc,,,r
slavery from the land and maintain aud perpetse thar
poitca ascendency Until these objects are Accommodated
y ao nos intend ihaf peace harmony, and union shall
prevail Inc measure OF the extent which they will go
WIN Dc just what the emergencies that arise in the pro
et 81 ns may require Should the path to the OBJ
VI lner desire lead them over the ruined shattered
useVeieu fragments OF broken and dismembered Union
or tattefed, desecrated Constitution and the ruins Of
uoVerbnent IN which concentrated all th beat bones
OF The patriot for freedom and civilization nor bslng for
moment they will press forward the accomplishment
OF he wODted object regardless Of Driyen
on py Inc irresistible impulse OF blind revolutionary zaI
nugsg ne dsiusVe phaaom OF universal patton
INSPIRED win the vain halueinaon Of giving freedom t
ouF million slaves, they to know not rbat thev ara
uucpg themselves and more than twsntysx million Of
their own race to the cond on and sacr6cing ali
the irult OF our revolutionary str.pple
CONSIDER Tor tho consequence Of turning loosa
ou' '+sl These four million houseless homeless and
pperyes fugltges with al the prejudices Of race and
caste existing among Right here is where the ire
Pressoe conflict about which heard 30 much begins
mess PreJuoices are things which Of ourselves
gaft we cannot get rid of them if we would These
eumen VIII at once be brought competition with the
iaoohg masses 10 that section of the Union where tia
aes nave east their lots the agricultural region of The
Northwes ana that too, at time Of all others least
auspcous Wnen the labor of the country Il
crushed TO the earth by almost fabulous amount Of
national indebtedness Mischief making aboitionists will
ao oe sEtsned with emancipation, but they will inspire
tn's race with the dream first Of political then soca
eqas.y. The collision of conflicting pripciples and in
terests the couhct white gnd black lab r inspired bv
the preudces OF race and caste which when fully aroused
are stronger than any other will inevitably produces COL
lision OF races. III it begins and belisve it will
then the African will occasion il there ever was
such an occasion, TO eIcaim God me- from INV
frIends Then shall have renewal of th.t terrible
conflict between the Spaniards and the Mors which for
cold and mpacabe feroctv without parallel in history
here ne preudces OF race and case were
eacn other inspired BY that pride and heroic chvary
whch was the characteristic that age That contest
resulted IN the annlaton and ostracsm Of the Moorish
race from the so o. Spain And if this ntest between
ne rsees hers ever begins it will stop Of the
determination OF the coored race and will live
% see the end OF the demoraang OF such
struggle Surely, then this is unwelcome feast to
witch we are inviting the coored people Of country
These are the only legitimate fruits of the war 1t bodies
no good either to the white colored race.
Mr. held that there is conflict Of principles between
the North and the South Our troubles have grown out
OF differences Of opinion the construction Of the Con-
stuon upon matters affecting the rights Of the States
their nsutions and the right ef individuals to be- secure
IN the possession and enjoyment Of private property II
these conflicting Opinions were reconciled the Of
he war would cease To exist and the with it, Then
(sad hel let us reconcile those conflicting opinions as
they only be reconcied by mutual concessons-tbe
norm by removing every ground Of apprehension and
making every man, woman ana child feel conscious
sense o security IN the Union in the undsturbed pssas
sion aud enjoy meut Of all the institutions Of their States
snd Tue rights ot their persons the South by coming
Dack INTO The unon yielding implicit and willing obe-
deocs 10 its authority aud thus united Ia All our
energies to The reparaon Of the injuries and OF
war and as one happy and prosperous people, renew our
.n lhe great he away of progress aad Of Christian
civilization to that goal which bene6cient Benefactor
has set IN store for us
hf sCEENCk, from the committee of conference on
tue oisngreeing votes of the Houses ON the amend
ments to the oonscrpton BILL made report, which, after
explanation, was agreed to-yeas III, nays %.
And then the House adjourned to Tuesday