, 1861-12-04
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TkAE fRES1DEET"E :HESS4GE. !
The reader Of the Message will 1,c sure /
Ia run his eye hastily over its first 1tlf-the !
usual account Of the condition Of our for !
,ign relations, &c.-1o come upon that
theme which now occupies the thoughts !
and taxes the ingenuity Of every man in
the land-tllc relation Of the slavery Ques~ /
tion 10 the War. II he is loyal, preferring
the preservation IF the Union and the vim |
.:itation Of the Constitution to all else, he
will hc gra,ihel by the position tha, the
President has assumed. It is, ii our Own
language and in l'rief, this:
have obeycd and exeeu1el such laws as
Congress has made.
II Congress should deem il wise to pass
& new and more comprehensive act tor con-
t5seating the property (slavcs) Of rebels,
will assent 10 it.
The Union must be preserved 1T i'll llaz-
:rds; stnd to preserve it, If Slavery mus,
CO: lei it 90.
We must not be il haste to say that ex-
,-aonlir;ry measures must be adopted; but
when the necessity for such is apparent, let
lis hare them.
Such is our reading Of The few and prey
liant sentences III which the bearing Of the
) Slavery question upon our national affairs
is discussed These assertions and the cog
nate recommendation that the coniscatcd
1larks he colonizcd in some place Of genial
climate, 1t the expense Of the Government,
:s-e the sum total uf what our CLicf Magis-
:r:s:r has to say. Weare ns:t disappointed:
1ly tlc President, always loyal, always
earnest, far-*lehted and sincere, has gone
9eyond the bounds which. mentally, We
had marked ont as those within which
his recommendations would be confined.
IN that atmosphere at Washington
where The influence If the Old regime IS net
dead. where the worship Of man-selling
was until the ine oming Of the Republican
Administration, 2 part of every plasiurnl
mi every creed, where slavery has reignca
ntlaor, question Of its supremacy in the
,:H:.i7s s,f :Ac Church and State, there was
Il chance made more dangerous by the po-
>i1i"n If the officers of the regular army, the
Doubtful position cf 4 part Of the Cabinet,
:ut:,w"1t Of ofcomnlete comprehension ofthe
spirit etli.c people, that the real sentiments
e. IL President would be sunp-csscl;
:,llt1 that the hopes of the fighting masses
which Point TO the final employment Of Ill
fix Eightf:ll agencies that may be invoked
put down rebellion, and to the removal
.c ;li* s14use Of the strife, would be disap-
I".in;t,'. The danger las been sarmounlc1.
= 7!r cautious l!ngll.gc which Mr. Lincoln
employs, does net hide fTon rs, who know
fhr ticcl, moral convictions Of The man, the
purpose 1lnIt I.c has in view, nor the holy
ls:,;.. With he must seel, Of that giau; in
i'.'li,y that has 1t last brought war and
W.; ::.;is,n irto this land He ha:
1.me. if not full. up to our advanced posi-.
i'm, ri least within easy hail Of those who
lavc hcca hooking aaSio11s]v back to SCI
what progress he would make. Congress
viii take him 1T lis word. The members
II tliAt 'n'ay, If NC may judge by What la:
tSau>pircd already, will interpret lis mean
ing in a way With which we even shall he
Content. Looking out from the porch Of the
Ca}H::,], <Srr tic heads c'f one liu11drcd aao
Etlv thousand mcn who defend the ap
1,-,,avl,eS 10 the ,sly- against AZ enemy thai
i animated and in,peI"1 lly Slavery; leg
{ l}u;inr within hearing Of rebel drum,
w!ics, c:,ll the inssrgent masses to q cam
,aicr for tic destruction of TIL
! Constitution, that Slavery may rule
4 .liilv Witnesses Of the atrocities +
q which Slavery resorts, and Of tue almos
s12erIulnan cficrss that tho people hay
'vcn compelled to put forth to guard again:
I i;s stacks; cf,gnizant in their daily walk
Z If ;lc l.ruta1izing effects Of Slavery u
! e,n these who arc brought within i
! r,ah. it would he an assault uno
/ th,ir patriotism aud sincerity and Chri
/ :ian:ty to say that, condning thenlselv'
within the limits that the Consututio
/ irc=cri!e= they will not deal this 1nonst'
y a,lnw> fer tic Unions sake, that will sen
n il = long way toward its death. In son
H Way or another, conquering prejudice al
3 la1monizing differences, they will. u
I tn.w not What form their legislation #
{ t;kc: l,st Of this we are assured, and Il
/ Message is warrant for what we say, til
! III the deliberate ae:ion of the Represent
! lives cf the People, the President will glad
: :cGu;csec.
= And 50 We make progress. one after q
/ o;her the difficulties in The way Of s
! rious and enduring triumph go down
l fire tllc expressed Will and f1m dctcrfni1
,icll If lllc people. Thus our reycrses Il
4 ticlr;.ts. calling and nlournful though IL
a have l,ctn, arr turned to the glory Of
i ta.:se. Thus the sentiment Of Human L
cry. which, thank God! slavery has !
!..vr al,lc oer11Sh ont, gathers new siren!
L ::r.i vitality: We foresce the end, perh'
~ :. :,,ng way Of, to be reached only thror
i It'll :l,sI blood, and after a struggle +
- sl.ail forever he L conspicuous Landmarks
i: tlir history Of the worlds Republic vi
VI <. ii traitor or a Slave.