Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-22
Still more Of Emancipation.

The President, it seems has been holding a
conference with the border State men. urging
upon them, his scheme OF compensatory E.nan-
clpation, with hints it is said, that the States
hud better accept the proposition while it was
optional with them. After the conference the
President on Monday sent the following message
TO Congress
Felton, G(iaenS Of the Senate and House Of Re-
presentdtiues
Herewith is the draft OF bill 70 compensate
any State which may abolish slavery within its
limits, the passage OF which SUBSTANTIALLY |
earnestly recommend.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BE enacted by The Senate and House of Repres-
entatires Of III, United States Of A,ner,
ca m Congress assembled
That whenever the President of the United
States shall be satisfied that any State shall
lawfully abolish slavery within and throughout
such State, either Immediately or gradually, il
shall be the DUTY OF the President assisted by
the Secretary OF the Treasury, TO prepare and
deliver to each State an amount of per cent.
interest bearing bonds Of the United States
equal to the aggregate value in dollars per head,
OF all slaves within such State, as revised by
the census Of 1860, tho whole amount for any
one State to be delivered at once il the abolish
ment be immediate or in equal annual install
ments if it be gradual interest to begin run
ming On each at the tune OF delivery
BE- II further enacted
That II any State having so received any such
bonds, shall at any time afterwards by law, re-
introduce or tolerate slavery within its limits
contrary TO the act OF adjustment upon which
such bonds shall have been received, sand bonds
81 received By aaid State shall at once be null
and 'oid, IN "hosoeyer hands they may be. and
such State shall roIund TO the United States all
interest which ma have been paid on such
bonds
Congress will at once act upon the matter.
Cannot some eminentiy" conservative gentle
man write Presiden, Lincoln, suggesting thai his
sole business IS to put down the rebellion, and
advising him to stop the agitation Of his ever
lasting anti-slavery projects
RscRulrl>G Is MoNrrGLlER FOR ruk TENrn -
w { have already stated that Montpelier was IN
that portion OF the county nuder charge OF
EDWARD DLLlNGnM, Esq who is recruiting a
company for the lOth Regiment Mn. DILLING-
HAN has appointed MIR SrETsoN, OF Montpelier,
capable, efficient, and energetic man, IA a cub.
recruiting oih>5r tor tuis town We have been
told that quite number Of Young m3a are al
most persuaded to enlist, aud We trust they
will BE- !"iiy persuaded At ooce. Montpelier,
and Washington County hayo been prompt
hitherto, and let them be more 50 now. MG.
DnLINGnAM leaye'a home where he has been
accustomed to every luxury, and profession in
which he gave promise OF achieving success and
lame, to give all IN, energies aud the D.st years
OF his lie, aud lite itself ii necessary, 10 save
ms country and the young men OF Washington
County should find IN such patriotism an exam
pie that they Should make haste to emulate.
SrRAwG2RRIea, While editors lives have
many dlscomtors, they are not, as we are clad
to acknowledge, without some hxunies We
were made pleasantly aware Of this fac, the other
day by the present of bountilul dish of luscious,
Ohio, Mammoth Strawberries, from The garden
IFS. b. CoLBY, Esq d, Of this village. TIN, va
rlety has most delicious flavor aud leads us 10
the conclusion that Mr. Colby taste m Straw
berries, like his taste in other matters, il unim.
p'achablc.