Quiner Scrapbooks: Correspondence of the Wisconsin Volunteers, 1861-1865, Volume 2

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greatest consideration at the hands of Congress, and the leading mon of the country, is thc proper di.si)osition of the negro question. Already tliero is a large body of Mr. Lincoln's former supporter.'' arraying themselves against the line of policy heretofore pursued by him—that of leaving slavery to be disposed of l-y military necessities ond tho cotir.sc of events. By following this policy, there is no doubt thnt the border slates were saved ta thc Union. By this policy was achieved   the  greatest of our   victories
dent. ag,d Jiis^cls in. a .false, if i»^ a '"cblldisJi*' positron. Kffoi'f.s had been made—ho hoped wilhoul evil intent ^to interfere with the relations of Ken¬ tucky to the Federal Government. If Ihey
f omnnoipntion, a gion my would lay down il
portion of tho arin.v would lay down its arms. He spolto with kindness. He did not appeal fo (ho sympathies of nny man.
tulionnl right, how disagreeable it may be, we are bound to recognize it when in tho possession of loyal people. Emanci¬ pation affects tho loyal and the disloy¬ al alilco, ami will, beside dividing the public sentiment of tho North, paraly¬ zing oiir'slrength by sowing the seeds of discord in tho mighty army now rallied to the defcnco of Ihc Union, and driving
He appealed fo that immnlablo, to that ftom our support the moral and physical  ternttl princip.il of justice, that ought lo aitl.of the border states now enli.stcl for etimulate the human heart."    He said:.—    the maintenance of the Union, will eflct-
ually crush and obliterate tho largo Uii-
.1     T n- T->     • 1        r  I "Ltft us rSinAin oiiietlv with our Inslit'ii>
over tho ./eft. Dovis confederacy—anun-,, i        j       " ">"   "i.-jum
divided public sentiment in tho North.— '*'<'°s- They do not disturb you, .^o dont ion scnliment, claimed still to exist in thc With the disaffcctiou of the large Consti- >'°" 'l'^^"''^ "'<:'"• "«? ''ad been taught very heart ofthe revolted states. Thc tutional clement ofthe border slates, and J^*^ ''** ronstitution was   a holy thing,    „njy s„ivation for Ihc country now is the
Constitution. Let ihc Administration adl.o.c to tho rcquirciuculsof tnat instru¬ ment, and M'care safe. I'iolatc that, and the Union is forever gone,
BADGER.
divided North, all  hopes of a recon-  '''<^*"*°  ^^   consUtutcd   tho  basis   upon
siruction of ihe Union would indeed have Z 'l'° ''"""'Tl '""^'^ ^' ''''''^-    ^'"'"
• , ...       -n 1.x.    f lx. ,. , i      . ,"<' would say, don t desfrov thc basis, be-
been futile.   Both of these are liable nt .. .,-     ,    -     •* ¦"•"•", "»-
.,.,.,      .     , ,•!,,,,    OU"© if 3'ou  do, down goes tho whole
this late day to  be occomplished   by Ihe L .   .       „. .   , .,, ,
,,   ,        ,    ., ,, .      .    .       W^abric.    He who would have thera violafe
misguided zeal of the cinnncipafiomsts. \~r~-   •   ..        - ,.      ^r. ...   ^ .j ; 4'
.    ,,      . .,      ., .      , one portion of the: Cettstihifion   wai iii
And herein, now that tho   uationnl cur-v •>   v. 1 •        1. .,       ,   ,       ,.   . '
... . . ...       ba* as him who   tore (he whole ^f it \o
rcncy question is in a fair way of being /lalJBfabtorily arranged, and our foreign relations placed on a .safe fooling by the scKlcinent  of   (ho   Trent  affair, is   our
^ieofs.     Traitorous se.ntiuieuts inigh!-.:.<j folt in Ihe heart, but  till  (hey were do-*jij ffloped there wns no Licason.    BTeiitncky pleads for peaoe and quiet; and when her
greatest danger.    Mr. Stevens, member f borders were a.ssailed, theu it wa.s Ken- from   the  Lancaster  (Pa.)   district, un-'ludky showed   ils ¥nion  heart.    Ho op-
'ooubtedly one of fho ablest men of fhc present Congress, chairman of the com¬ mittee ^of .ways nnd means, in a speech the other dny in fiivor of emancipation, used tho following language : "If an ef- feclual course is not pursued," (that is to say, if emancipation is not immediate¬ ly iiroclnimed,) "for fear of offending the border state frieuds, better submit at once, and, if we caunot savo our honor, save, at least, the lives and treasure of the nation. If thoso iu authority will not awake to fheir responsibility, nnd use tho stern energy for the public safety, mit ihe people speak, and teach thom thut this is a responsible government, in Viitch the rulers arc but the servants of tho peoide,"
.Fust imagine the joy with   which Jcft". Davis and his minions: road  that.    They sec in  it tho hoped for  division   iu thc public sentiment of (he North,    They see . in it (ho olieu&tion of tho border states.
posed the emancipation of slaves on (he ouo hand, uuid cmaucipatioa uf slaves and arming of thc same on tho other.— .Vn emancipation war would bring about li second war in the country; for such a law could only be executed by military forcc. Ifo appealetl lo them fo stand by iho law, (he (Jsnstitution and justice."
Thc nbovo extracts' show the rock upon whioh   the   politicinn.s   of thc Abolition school aro   driving  tho   Govcrnmenf.— ^Thero is but one course to bo pui"sued to fwnrd off (hi.s danger, aiid secure the res* "toiation of thc Union.    The mighty  Uu- "ion  clement  of tho country  must rally around the   Administration of Mr. Liu- coln, presenting in thc ftiture,fhat mighty bulwark of strength, which has (bus far given dignity and  ex isf ence to  It.    To save thc Union Ihcovcrwhelming conser¬ vative sfreiigfh of the Norlh must bo ex¬ hibited.    Tho   emancipatioiiisis must be forced'to take a back   scat.    Kmancipa-
atid not wi(hout strong ground for such fjon Theans separnfion in (he future.— a hopo either, as the following remarks Nothing cnn result from it but a bloody ^f Mr. Dunlap, of Ky., of fhnj Ilou.se, in    and lengthy war, with n final recognition
a speech ngainsi. the adoption of thc eman¬ cipation policy, will show. After .stating that slavery was not tho immediate or ^hovap^roxin^te ]^iao!^e that en used this rebell.'on, but rather Ihe unholy spi¬ rit of ambition—the insatiable thirst for power possessed by thc rebois, which led ^om tp ^scfil^ power cl«eieji|B^o < (ban io 'tne Fedorol Ooverniuont, when thc hair ance of power was in fravor of (he North, ho wont on to speak ng.iinst the issue of an edict of emancipation. Said he: i **Tha language usod by luembors in thoir spoechos tended lo place thc Prcsi-
of (he southern confedcrnc}'.
The fboory on which this wir is pro's- ecufed, is a   theory  nsfeuming fhc exist-
to bo thc termination of (his tyranny by utterly conquering and c.Tfermtnatiiig (hose maintaining it. Wherever slavery interferes wilh this, slavery must be got out of (he wny, Just as we dispose of tho rebels' right to properly, citizenship, life and liberty; but, as nn  existing consti-
M        CurrMpoudonce of :iic  Daily Ouzsltft. y   Vrom tbe Second Rcylinent.
Qiya TlLUN-ouAii, Virginia, \ Ftbnmry eth, 1882.    J
Editors Gazbtte :-/-The past five weeks have been very disagreeable for camp life —nothing bul rain and mud. The roads have beou in a very bad conditiou, and thfty are not mucb better now. I do not know I ill what way things will shape if thia stale of affuiri continues.^much longer ; but then it cannot last long. If it A^cs, it will be necessary for us to purchase a scow to cross tho road to vi.sit our friends in the 7th.-^ They ore a noblo body of men, and will do good service in tiic lield when once they have tho opportunity. If the road.s wtjie smooth, I do not think that the army would remain here many days. The troops are he'dthy, in good spirit.s and eager for an opftortuiiity to meet the rebels on soil of their own choosing. The story would soon bo told. Thc army of tho Potomac has been encainpi'd on and near its banks for si.x long month;, with nothing to arouse them except now and then the announce¬ ment ofa victory over the rebels by some other division ofthe army or the navy.— Late there has nothing of auy importance transpired at this point worthy of notice, except the cipturo of a few rebels, tsuii- day Inst, the 2d, Col. Harris of the 2d \'ir ginia cavalry, and his escort, came to oiir line.s under a flag of truce, bearing dis¬ patches   from Gen.   A.  T. Johnson,   cotn-
ciu-c of an usurped   tyranny in certain l'na'"^»"K "»c rebel army at  Centerville, (o portions of (ho   Union; which  keeps  in thraldom a large portion of our loyal peo
Gen. .McClellan.    Tho colonel was brought bliiidrulded to the Arlington  House,  nud
pie, and declares the purpose of tho war    '''»-¦ dispatches sent to headquartf r.s.    Wliat
the nature of them was I am unable to say; as it has not been made public. Tho ans¬ wer in all probability has been sent back, though nothing is known respecting it.
The news from Tennes.see and the west is very enoouraging, and ha.s crea'ed a live¬ ly feeling iu th^ differeut camps ou the Po-