The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-12-20
The Louisville journal on Lincoln's
MESSAGE.

Message.
| From the Mcnphis Appeal
The severe denunciations of Lincoln's
message by the Louisville journal, which
we publish this morning in another col
umn, sustains US in our late surmise as TO
its probable effect upon public sentiment
in the border slave States. The Federal
policy on the slavery question, SO insidi-
ously enunciated is the feature that is
acknowledged to be SO dangerous TO the
public safety and wel.are--the mere per-
usal Of which the editor of the journal
coniesscs produced an effect upon his
personal feelings in comparison with
which the "moumful repulse, and panic
of Bull Run was elation." This paper
complains that the message is ''an indi-
rect and unmanly concurrence in the
policy asserted recently by Col. Cochran
and approved by Secretary Cameron, TO
the modification and Shame Of every loyal
man in Kentucky" 1t is Hacking in
propriety as wofully as it is in statesman
ship" and encourages the advocates of
emancipation to "go forward and enact
their law" giving them to understand
that in the end they will not be disap-
pointed"
This is going far for the Louisville Jour-
nal, much farther than we expected but
it's violent disapprobation does not even
| contain itself here. 1t goes on to assert
that the emancipation policy, if adopted
by the Lincoln administration, will "ren-
der the physical suppression Of the rebel
lion more difficult infinitely. while it will
make the re-establishment Of thegovern-
ment wholly impossible" A
Equally as strong is the unexpected as
sertion that "the destructive and mon
strous policy" toward which the admin
istration is drifting night and day, must
be prevented, or the nation is swallowed
upland wondrous change it is that has
come over the spirit Of Prentice's dream
which induces him harshly to speak Of
the powers that he as "the frail Executive
and his hair-brained counsellors."
The remedy against the practical adop-
ton or these extreme measures. which is
suggested by the Journal is, almost start
ling to one who has constantly perused
the traitorous utteranccs of that paper for
the six months past. 1t is resolved into
three modes, stated as follows:
/. "The prosperity of our (the Federal)
gree that will put all pretexts whatever
for resort to extreme measures out of
the question"
1 2. The awakening Of the conservative
sentiment and enlightened loyalty of the
country, and the bringing of both to bear
on the President (Lincoln) which he can.
not as an honest and national man with
stand" f =. -. &: e Z n
;. The resolution of the commander-in-
chief, in the field and of his principal as
soclate in command to surrender their
swords rather than link them with the
intamy OF such measures!
To inaugurate this work, the Journal
suggests that the General Assembly OF
Kentucky at once protest sin loyal terms,
but explicitly and emphatically," against
the adoption of the scheme in contem-
plation-and that the example "be fol
lowed as promptlyas possible by Missouri
and Maryland, Delaware and Western
Virginia, and every other Southern com,
munity, whether large or small, that still
| ha oa,sT - the ~ e
call on the loyal men of the country" il
says, "to begin this work forthwith and
to prosecute it without tagging until the
end is secured" d. ....rt..'.
Such is the startling manifestation o.
public opinion in tho border slave States
upon the last and most infamous of Lin
coins manifestos. Its radicalism has
indeed, produced reaction in tho slave
holding border States which yet cling te
the rotten hulk of the United States gov
eminent. that is most especially surpris
ing. Tho natural tendency of the rene
dial measures proposed by the great organ
of the Kentucky tories. is to array the
doubling element of the whole Southern
population against the Lincoln govern
ment so hostilely as to preoipitate then
into revolution. Certainly neither of tho
two first mentioned modes of redress vii
succeed, and all hope of the last is at onct
preposterous.
This would leave the border State I'm
ionists still more inclined than at presen
to slough off from the iniquitous concern
at Washington, if the Confederate Gov
ernment will only strike while the iron il
hot and afford them the desired opportu
nifty. The disgusting and infamous en-
: dorsement of Garrison's negro-equalit.
doctrine by the Federal Government will
: do more to ALLEVIATE them from it thar
any thing on the face Of earth. The ''irre
pressible conflict" has commenced il
earnest with the issue of Lincoln's mes
sage, and an impetus has been given on
;, cause which secures US in the ultimat
possessions Of esery foot Of slave territor.
on the continent which We may be dis
posed 70 annex. 9s ~ fis '1 .'il -. 100 ,,,,, w
, From Richmond.
, RIcHMoND, Dec, 1.-THE Examine
) this morning learns that a bill was pasIe'
| in secret session Of Congress granting
bounty fifty dollars to privates and non
> commissioned officers who shall sery
, continuously three years or during tn
f war, to be paid at the end of their frs
! term to those reenlisting for the mex
, two years. The bill also provides for six
ty days furloughs with transportation