Wherever he has had the power to do so, he has emancipated the slaves heretofore, and he cannot emancipate beyond the limits of his military lines. Not as many will be emancipated in future as heretofore, because the owners will now remove them before the enemy can get possession. He aims a deadly blow, but, like the blinded moccasin in August, he strikes his envenomed fangs into himself instead of his intended victim. This proclamation which exposes the criminal animus of its author, will strengthen the South and weaken the North, and bring down upon the Lincoln Administration the condemnation of the whole civilized world. But Butler is a saint compared to his master.
Language is too poor to furnish a name suitable for such a character.
Nay, the whole catalogue of dishonoring epithets is not sufficient to do justice to it. To this belongs the additional fact that the agent, when unloosed, is a savage. To this is added the further fact that Lincoln dooms his agent to destruction. To Post Masters. Any information from Post-Masters respecting the responsibility of subscribers and the probability of their paying or not paying for their papers would be thankfully received.