East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-10-01
From the Lansing State Journal, Sept. %
The Dividing Line.

'"''ih D lA'NtaluHNlpu WAS ItttlNeu Win
delight by black aboltionism all over the
country. 1t declared that "Thc property
real and personal of all persons in the
state Of Missouri who shall take MP arms
against the United States, or who shall
be directly proven 10 have taken an ac-
tive part with the enemies in the field, is
declared to be coniscated to the public
use, and their sllsss, # they hare any, are
declared 10 ia free maa"
Tho net Of Congress, relating TO the
slaves Of rebels, which The President di-
reefs Gen. Fremont to respect, is as fol
lows
CSC, 4. An3 be Il FURTHER enacted, That
whenever hereafter during the present
lnsurrectl1n against the government Of
the United States, any person claimed to
be held 10 labor or service under the law
Of any-Stato thall be required or per-
mittod by the person to whom such labor
or service is clsined to be due, or by the
lawful agent of such person, to take up
arms against the United states; or shall
DO required or permitted by the person to
whom such labor or service is claimed to
be due, or his lawful agent, to work or to
be employed in or upon any fort, navy
yard, dock, armorv, shin, entronchment,
or in any military or naval service what
soeyor, against the Government and law
ful authority of the United States, then,
md in every such case, tho person to
whom such labor or service is claimed to
be due shall forfeit his claim to such la
hor, any law of the State or of the
United States to tho contrary notwith.
standing And whenever thereafter the
person claiming such labor or service shall
seek to enforce his claim, it shall be a
full and sufficient answer to such claim
that the person whose service or labor is
claimed had been employed in hostile
service against the Government of the
United States, contrary TO the provisions
Of this act.
IL will be seen that the difference be-
tween the proclamation and the act is
that the former sets tho slaves of all reb-
els free, while the latter only makes those
free who have been employed in hostile
service against the Government.
Fremont acted regardless Of the law Of
Congress, and the President very prop
erly instructed him to so alter his procla
nation as 10 conform 10 it.
For these instructions on the part OF
The President, abolition journals through
out the North are hurting their fierce in
vectives at his head. The New York
TftJas, the Times, the Ereaiag Post, the
Detroit AdrT5'ig, the LiJerator, the Pine
and PalQl and kindred abolition organs,
have assailed tho President, treating him
to the most unmeasurcd abuse. They
become infatuated at sealing their cher
ished scheme Of forcble emancipation
stricken to the ground by the hand they
had looked TO for support.
The Pine and PAIN, not able TO express
its feelings strongly enough, publishes the
Presidents letter surrounded by black
lines. and all because be requires subor.
dinate to obey the supreme law Of the
land.
These are the men and organs that
would "iet TIE Union shde," violate the
laws, and trample the constitution under
their feet, for the purpose of carrying out
their mad scheme of emancipation. The
President has exploded the scheme, Civ
ing them to understand that this is not a
war for abolition, but for the preservation
of the Union. if we mistake not, he
will find these madcaps fruitful source
of trouble Ilo will be compelled to put
his foot upon their necks and crush them,
burying northern aud southern disunion-
lists in the same grave, before quiet will
bc,,restored
Southern disunionists and Northern
abolitionists are the quarrelsome, turbu
lent members Of the family who have
been throwing frebrpnl Is, each other
over the heads of the orderly, law-abid.
ing portion of our people for the past
twenty-five years, each trying to compel
the othor to mako an attack upon Unior
men who have stood as wall between
them, the result to bo the humiliation o.
the government
Abolitionsts have been the most insult
ing, and succeeded in betrsying the fire
eaters to make the attack upon the Unior
so that the blame would all appear to fal
e upon them, while the fact is that aboli
tionists are most guilty, for they have
famed the fame. These negro-worship
inc saints now stand back, laughing il
their sleeves atthe thrashing their antag
onists are about to receive at the hand
OF the Union men.
The President has taken step in tn
right direction, aud the mass Of the PEG
pie will support him.
The conservative portion of the repub
lican party are beginning to see, with tn
President, that abolition doctrines are q
war with the principles Of the Union, AM
that abolitionists arc the Unions wors
enemies, for they come in the guise o
friendship, assuming to give counsel 70
its preservation, while they are secrerl
urging il on to ruin.
We are glad that Mr.. Lincoln ha
taken 50 manly and patriotic q stand, an
that the worthy portion of his party ar
abandoning their croods, cutting loos
from radicals, and placing themsesve
upon democratic ground The action c
the republican conventions in Ohio an
New York has separated the conservative
from the abolition element. This is an
other evidence Of the correctness Of dem