Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-01-21

and proclamation issued that the cole great objects
the the restoration of the unty OF the nation
the preservation of the Constitution and the supremac
of the laws of the country" half million Of volunteer
would ay TO and conscrpon b6a thing OF the past
But it is said Ia uscaton Of the emancipation policy
that unless slavery upr00ed before the ends
will be Of short duration. THIS is suppostion apt
from fear that another might at future time re
eut asked to proong the present struggle per
haps involve ourselves in hopeless bankruptcy and add to
the countless thousands of the sap if could
have the old Union u0der the present Constitution Every
member Of Congress who voted for the resolution express
Ing the object Of the declared in substance that the
supremacy Of the Constitution could bo maintained and
the Union preserved without interfering with the rights
established institutions Of the States The trainers
the Federal Constitution believed aud acted upon that
theory and il not until those great and good men
had passed away that of their sons the
section fired with uBhoy ambition for empire AID
the other led by blind fana cism which would overun
The events of The past three years will be esced
from the memory Of the rng and history will tell it's sad
story Of desoation and death There is danger Of
repetition of such bitter experiences In neither section
will the people again sen to the cOunsels Of such led
them into these troubled There would be greater danger
81 the renewal of hostes should peace be- msde by srk
ing the old States from existence and creating
under the pledge Of the Federal Government after
the had ended to sustain small minority Of the in
hhbtants in boding the majority in subection To do
this immense standing army would be required Such
augurate many complicated and exciting questions in
ference to representation n Congress and the electoral
college in which the people of the popuous loyal States
would bs deeply interested.
But the question may be asked how does the present
amnesty delay and hinder the repentant rebel from
eeptng its terms If he sincerely desires to HIS ale
glance when the oath he is required to take binds him to
abide by and faithfully support all proclamatons havig
references to slaves only far they shall be mod
fed declared void by the decision OF the Supreme
Court7 Is not proposition reasonable which Offers
submit the title of property to the courts The
is that such proposition might be reasonable or all the
questions growing out OF the rebellion must be finally
settled by Judicial dscson) provided compliance with
the conditions of the annexed oath dd not in adva1cr
practically destroy the very property the title of which
is proposed to submit to the opinion of the courts 1t
would be better 10 deny entirely the privilege of Judicial
investigation than to offer it in such to pre-
sent the shadow of Justice without the substance The
question is not whether the masses in the rebellous
States entitled to any terms of PARDON for that has
already been dec ded by offering terms the ground
majority of the people had been deuded by ambitious
leaders; but whether the offered those who will
lay down their and become loyal citizens prac-
icabe and calculated to produce the object the Govern
ment should have in view, that is TO end the
possible by dividing Southern sentiment and arraypg
the people against those in power. lake the
Union in the South who has been compelled through
fear of violence passvey to submit to Confederate rule
(and there doubtless many such cases. and that
the Federal bHyones have dry zen the enemy from his
ghborhood he desires avail himself of the amnesty
would he be encouraged in loyalty by being informed that
he take the prescribed oath without surrendering
condition precedent, the title t. all his slaves cons
tuting perhaps the whole of his property, but that in
years come, if the Supreme Court should declare the
procsmaous IN reference slaves void he can have his
property If he 6nd it Indeed il doubtful if the man
who observes the oath could bring HIS cam Of property
before the court because he would not be porting the
prucamatons attempting to have them declared void
just here Is of the radical defects of the pr0ered
amnesty as a mode of pacfcaton 1t should have re-
CURED allegiance only to the Constitution and the laws
avng the court subsequently to decide upon their Va
dlty and upon the Legality of all acts of the Admnisra
ton incud ng the and permitting the man
who desires TO his allegiance to retain the property
OF which he is the possessor and prma face owner until
the title decided that he may have benefit of the
decision if it be in his favor
But suppose there constitutional objections TO
ovetrnng the established institutions of the states and
and that the rebels had no rights, and deserved
sderation whatever in the sett ement Of these difficulties
the people of the North and the servie race al
he South were ,ha only parties interested the question
whether either they would be benefited by the sud
d. emancipation of three millions Of dependent beings
ignorant INCIDENT and not selEsupporting, claims serious
rel rfecton. To effect emancipation the war, with its i'm
attendant expenses mast undoubtedly be protract
3D. and If finally effected the burden of sustaining and PRO
vidng for those liberated will Of necessity devove on the
and people of the North.
1t The part of wisdom sometimes to pause and take
calm view Of our financial condition. According to The
most favorable statement II the should end now
probable that the expenses incident to its close wouj
swe the national debt to two Thousand millions OF
dollars Add the State, county, city, and township debt
which constantly accumuatibg and you will find that
indebtedness exceeds the almost fabulous debt OF Grea
Britain il the differences in the wealth and of
OF the two nations be considered The annual interest II
debt is than the expenses Of the Government
before the We do yet ia y realize our real con
ton, because n the whlrl of excitement, aud
have only begun feel the weight Of tsxation do not
take this view to dcursge, but think it right
tn facts about which there secret in reference to
subject In which all deeply interested in solemn
warning faithful pilot VIII close hls eyes in secu
rity when the chip in peril but will use every effort
time to escape the danger Let each inquire for him
self how much debt in proportion to its wealth. nation
can carry n safety.
Ii the war be brought to q cose within reasonable
time and united country be the resut this great nation
with its immense resources will spring into new e and
under the blessed reign of peace will ultimately shake of
burdens We should be prepared to make still greater
sacrifices than any that have gone before f necessary
s.ve the Union but the considerations to which have
adverted admonsh us not to prolong the a moment
longer than s necessary t effect its Legitimate object Let
be careful lest in seeking to attain anced benefit FIR
others do not destroy ourselves say fanced bene
for history uorms Of tho cad con6 ion of those
tries where large slave populations have been suddenly
emhncipatgd. What is the history now making z
Ihe fortunes of iu the advance Of armies have
brought within lines large numbers of slaves AMI their
deporobs condition portrayed by Trustworthy eye-wit-
who appealing to sympathy to aid the un
fortunate sufferers We are told that thousands upon
thousands scattered along the banks Of the Mississippi
collected camps almost naked suffering from sickness
and exposure and dying startling numbers Iii stated
during The last out Of four thousand collected
Christian and humane people to contribute from
scanty for their lief But the very grave qnes-
ton pre- sents ITSELF f such be the suffering the
claims upon charity when there only an hundred
thousand TO for what would be the condition of
things should three millions of these poor dependent land
less and homeless boines be set free
The present position OF affairs s environed with diff
nearly