The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-01-01

- can put all our male population in the field
urtsoo 'he Yankees, and when we have
m-oJup6o n, we can use the same slaves to
produce - on, which Is the King, and the
whole world will be brought under tribute to
us. Thus reasoned the rebel chiefs, but they
reasoned without their host.
One would have thought that aoac, certain
ly, since rebellion had specially adopted slay
cry, and made ii its support, that the Northern
Democracy would drop it and care no more
about it. There could he no greater mistake
than such a suppositon. To all outward ap-
pearanccs they were as much, il not more
bent upon sustaining slavery than ever. They
at once proceeded to offer resolutions in Con-
grcss, that this war was not intended to inter-
fcre with slavery, before any person had said
or done anything on the other side. As soon
as General Butler declared the slaves who
I fed TO Fortress Monroe contraband of war,
the Democratic leaders doube-shotted their
guns and fired away at him. Fremont's proc
laulation threw the whole party into violent
spasms aud black vomit, and its members
agitated until they got him removed. The
''Order No. g." of Gen. Halleck, which sue
ceeded, intensely pro-slavery and intensely
stupid, was welcomed as a bcneiaction of un-
expected richness aud magnitude. The Dem
ocratc press as a body advocated the return
of fugitive slaves by the army, and highly ap-
plauded those Generals who put our brave
soldiers on a par with blood hounds. But the
country grew too practical, sensible, humane
and Christian for this sort Of thing, and it was
stopped Then the Democratic leaders turned
about aud opposed the war because it was
not pro-slayery. They opposed with great
acerbity the Emancipation Proclamation and
the negro troops and every time rebel com-
planned that slavery was interfered with a
Northern Copperhead would back up his com
plant aud declare that it ought not 10 be in
terlered WITH
The Democratic leaders are still striving to
protect slavery. One cannot take up u paper
Of that side, but he will see it gravely stated
that the Union is destroyed finally, beyond all
hope, because the proclamation of amnesty
maintains the proclamation of emancipation.
The amnesty Is pronounced failure, because
1t does not protect slavery, and it is proposed
to open negotiations with JEFF Davis in per-
son, SO that he may have chance TO negoti-
ate for slavery and the safety OF his own neck,
both of which are in jeopardy under the am
nesty.
But these are perilous and unsatisfactory
times for men who have their minds set upon
preserving slavery. Look In Congress to-day
and every loyal man almost has scheme for
knocking more or less of breath that the war
has left in slavery ont Of ihA5Of course every
Democrat opposes these attempts. They will
continue TO oppose them, and when slavery
has departed from the United States, these
men will weep all along Mason and Dixon's
line for their lost love. No more will slav-
cry put them in Office = no more forever
The loyal, intelligent people Of the United
States in both sections, have made up their
minds TO eradicate slavery and it must go.
There is no such thing as its preservation.
| There is no national security or permanent
peace with it. There is peace, happiness,
| equality of human rights, national progress
and renown and practical Christianity with
| out it. f