The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-21

Prteidcut Lincoln Is next condemned Tor raisiug
troops ny couscrpton resort without eXtmole
IN tbe hi tory Uf the United States and Of 1Orbt-
ful coustitutOnality. To this it need only be
BnswCrd that compulsory drafting was recon-
mendtd b, President Madison IN the last war
with England and that President Madison uu-
terstOud the COn6u utiou, inasmuch ag he WIS
one Of its cbt framCrs President Lincoln IS
next found guilty Of employing black soliers.
But this l. utatcd verv gingery the orqrap,s,
OF the crime lctug made TO consist rather ia giy-
ing these lde's equal pay with the white SOL
uleis Ihh adjustment uf the paw Of black sol.
dieis was maze tot by President Lincoln, hut by
Congress. II the bl icks tight we'll. they oIght 20
he well paid, an d q just people will not cnmplaii
OF II. Thus far, tue liberal pay which ha' been
ehrmib'd upon for these soldiers has been JUS
tined 10y tht tir lighting
P,,sidtut Lincoln Is noN' condemned for ostt.
hl'birg prp money system. M attempt Is
ndc TO show how this Wa could be an eXccp'
ton To all other great wars, in not requiring pipcr
n oney. With characteristic regard 'o- the ua-
torul credit the declaration l. yoiu ultevred that
this - ~ Will pruharly result in crash, "thg
rum Of which cam 4 be overs Hted " Tue prD.
pLecy comes tiOm the same spirit that would
deny the var its Indispensable mean, Of maiute.
uance,
Tie next charge brought against Presi lent
Lincoln t., that BIZ fopign diplomacy has bsen
Q +, cblc, pref n'ioas, aud offensive, and has
thereby op, ned thU way TO foreign Intervention.
To this b.urd charge, IL Is enough 20 say, that
in the first stage Of the war tue greatest OF all
dangers WAS foreign intervention, and that this
dat ger has since gradually grown less until it
has now disappear d alto eihcr. In thi1 undo-
uiHhe fact !. found complete vnuCitlUn Of
President LincOus foreign policy
This pnr' OF the suhiect exhausted, picture Is
th, n pr scented OF dangers beyond thc war; it
Republican rule is continued. These arc declared
to he tyranny over tue "sunjugated" Slttes-Clr-
ruptiOu on account of the vast increase Of civil
Utiictrs--a lie" Southern revolt and foreign war
amt the drgenemcy Of the white zee by anal
TI,f aguttt IL.
terS when the proper tme comes. At present
their concern R With q war, aud not with what
may he imagined will fJlloE It,
Theirs of this remarkable eiiisiOn Is made mp
OF an essay on what should be 1.-THE policy Of tue
Opposition" 1t + held that there should be no
recognition OF negro equRlty,-no further de-
basement of the currency that the trO BPS here
after 70 be raised should be obtained through the
nReuCy of the at, Governments, aud he OH secOd
by State authority; that tho States shall stand
after the war as they did before it, "oXcept as 10
chRLR,s which may be agreed upon between OF
among thcui;" that Il the Constitution Is
amended, il must be so rs further 20 limit Fede-
raj authority, aud TO provide against tue uncon-
troll cd domination Of sectional parties and ~
make the great body Of public officers appOlnta-
bic for fixed terms, and not to be removed except
| for cause.
Some of the,e propositions arc bold enough
| and show the tendencies Of this spurious De no
craCy ~ striking way. But they arc a fOr~i 4n
To- the n al vital question now before the people
Up II thC pO'bt "ho'1ol VIC NM e'iOuiu VI euDAiu
not be prosecuted until the Rebellion Is suodued
| into submission tO the Federal Constitution,
| the signers do not declare themselves No:hin {
| can be fund on the subject save few vague
| terms Of no practical imprrt.
These men seem TO have deluded themselves
| into belief that this question can Oe dodg I'd
| The notion is absurd This is the very question
| VIII Cb above all others, the people will insi I
| upon oecIding in the Presidential election. II
! every charge against President Lincoln In their
| address were true instead OF false, this question
| would still NJ the chief public concern. IL IL d.
damaging not ~ meet il at all. as to meet 1t in q
| spirit Of concession 10 she Rejels The party
| that does either cAnnOt prosper.