The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-12-20
Lincoln and his Cabinet.

Itis pretty certain that a seriotYs disa-
grsenncnt has spruneup between lincoln
and his Sccrotary-of.war, in referehte to
the radical and perilous recommendations
on the question Of slavery, embodied in
his report 20 Congress. The New York
Herald, in abiding to the subject, says:
ltappears that Mr.. Cameron, in his TO-
port, Us submitted to the President to be
laid before Congress, recommended, to its
fullest extent, the war policy of Colonel
Cochrane's late extraordinary speech at
Washington, in regard to the slaves o!
Southern rebels. Col. Cochrane il is thus
manifest, did speak like one having au-
thority; for we are informed from source
which cannot be questioned, that Mr..
Cameron's propositions, intended for Con.
gress as from President Lincoln's Secre-
tary, comprehended, under certain con.
tingencies. the arming Of Southern slaves
| against their rebel masters, and embraced
this other revolutionary idea, to.wit. that
in whatever manner the slaves OF rebels
may be used by the government, rs con.
traband ofwnr, they are in fact liberated
by the acts of their robelious masters
and should never be esored to bondage
10 is no wonder that President Lincoln
was brought TO a stard by these novel
and extreme propositions. No wonder
that lie does not like them. We are adj
vised that Gen. Mcclellan. upon this vital
issue, Is SO earnestly in favor of the wal
policy indicated in the late conservative
proclamation of Gen. Dix to the people oil
the Eastern Shore counties of Virginia, as
to hint Of resigning, should different
line of action be declared by the govern.
ment. This is powerful voice from the
army, and it has doubtless had no little
influence over the mind of Lincoln in his
exceptions to these peculiar slavery pro.
positions of Mr.. Cameron.
The Methodists and the War.
The Georgia Methodists Conference,
which met In Atlanta last week, appoint.
ed committee on public affairs. They
made an excellent report, accompanied
with the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted: 49,
|. Resolved, That as a Conference Of
christian ministers, we return our most
grateful acknowledgements TO Almighty
God for the kind interposition of his
providence as manifested in our abundant
crops, and the brilliant victories we have
achieved by our arms. st q.
9. Resolred, That in our devotions, VIC
will continue to pray for the success oil
our arms, and the conquest of o perma
nent peace, and to ask the blessings o.
| our Heavenly Father upon our civil and
religious officers, and soldiers and theil
families. DDS .aH
3. Rcsolred, That we recommend aweek
ly prayer meeting, 20 be held wherever
practicable, for the same special purpose
| 4. Resotred, That there is no such thin.
as a Union party among us. and the as
sumption OF the existence of such q part,
is false in fact, u fabrication OF the enem,
to excuse the unholy war against the Con
iederate States. That the Union bein,
broken, it is broken for all time; we nevel
will consent to become citizens of the
| United States.
5. Resotred, That the above report anc
resolutions be sent to our delegates il
Congress, and laid before that body.
Another Lincoln Paper Down or
| Lincoln's Message.
The st. Louis Republican is down OF
LiEcoln's message. 1t says:
| "Still, we acknowledge to some dsap
pointment in perusing this State paper
1t is not what we expected from Mr.. Lin
coin. 1t is not what the occasion demand
cd from hun. We did look for some lib
eral and well defined enunciation of the
principles upon which his Administration
| was to be conducted, and the war for the
preservation Of tho Union prosecuted
| We did think that the time had come
when, in consideration of the sacrifices
which the loyal adherents of the Union
had made in Kentucky, Maryland and
Missouri-to say nothing of the many
thousands who are yet faithful in each
and every State of the Southern Confed
eracy-the President would be ready &c
settle the doubts existing in the minds OF
many, as to the real policy of his Admin.
istration. He has not done SO, and in our
opinion has made grave mistake. As il
is, however-looking to the silence of the
message on this point, and seeing therein
a positive refusal to commit himself to
any Of the ultra and indefensible schemes
Which contemplate the emancipation OF
the negroes in the slave States-we NAV
look, we suppose, for a solution of this
question to the proclamations of Generals
Summer, Dix and Halleck, as embodyine
the policy of the Government" o." :
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