Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-15
Mr.. Stewards Foreign presentations
on the Slavery -QuestIon.

Mr. SeWnEd'a Foreign Presentations
on the Slavery Question. -
The diplomatic correspondence presen-
.ted'in connection with the message makes
someip interesting revelations. Mr. seward's
progress in the slavery matter is quite OBJ
.vious. In letter to Mr. Adams, our Mtu-
lister to England, in February last, arguing
agaiusta proclamation of general emanci-
patton, Mr.. Seward said
"Although the war has not been waged
against slavery, yet the army acts immedi-
ately as an emancipatiug crusade. To
proclaim the crusade is unnecessary, and it
would even be tinexpedient, because it
would deprive US of the needfui apd le-
gitimate support of the friends of the
Uuion.who are not opposed TO slavery, but
who prefer Union without slavery to dis
union with slavery. Does France or does
Great Britain want to see social reYolR-
tion, here, with all its horrors, like the
slave revolution in st. Domingo? Are
these powers sure that the country or the
world is ripe for such a revolution, so that
it must certainly be successful? What. If
inAugurating such revolution, slavery,
protesting against its ferocity and inhum4n.
ity, should prove the victor? Who svys
Inl5 lhls6 10 IEe6-
dom21 Does it uotacknoWledge the citizen
ship as we'll as the manhood of men with
out respect to color7 Has it not made ef.
fectiye arrangements With Great Britain to
suppress the slave trade on the coast Of
AtFica2 Has II not brought into life the
federal law against the African slave trade,
and is it not executing their severest PEN
alties2 Besides, is it not an object worthy
Of practical men to confine slavery within
existing bounds, instead of suffering it to
be spread over the whole unoceupied por-
ton Of this vast continent Il il not IA
voring emancipation the federal district,
to be accomplished at the government cost,
and without Individual Injustice or oppres-
sion? Does it not relieve all who come
inLost federal camps to offer their serYi-
7ces to the Union, and hold aud protect
them against disloyal claimants7 Does i,
not favor the recognition of Hayti and Lii
Sberia2 FFTF q B -
to give up his place because of his decided
opposition to slavery is without founda-
tion; that distinguished gentlemau resign
ed his place ohly, because be could be use
full in a diplomatic situation, while the
gentleman appointed his successor, it was
expected, swonld be more efficient in ad
ministration. bis successor has no more
sympathy with slavery than Mr.. Cameron
| These facts aud thoughts are commupica'
Ied;fo you ooafdentialiys for such use il
detail as may be practicable, but not to bt
Etormally presented 10 the usual way to thI
goverpment 70 which yoa are sccredited.P
On the 26th of September, four days af
ter the Presidents emancipation Proclama
ton, the Secretary wrote the sfoll0#ing 4
Mr.. Adams a-ssal SO .iss5.s "a l.t
Gas, you are well aware, 1t has nevel
fbeen expected BY the President that the in
snrgents should protract this war until i
should exhaust not only themselves hn
the loyal States, and bring foreign armtel
or naTies into the conflict, and still be al
lowed to retain ih bondage, with the con
sent of this government, the slaves who
constitute la6oring and producing masses
of the insurrectiouary STATES. AT tht
same time the emancipation OF the slave
boould1be effected only by executive adthOr.
| ity, and on the ground of military neees
sity. AS a preliminary 60 the exercise o
| that great power, the President must haYt
not only the exigency, but the general con
sent of theloyal people Of the Union iu tht
border slave States where the war was "a
Ring, as veil as in the free States Rhicl
6aE6 escaped the seourge, which could on
lIy be obtained through eleSs conviction
on their part thai the military exigeuc.
had actually occurred. 1t Is thus seen tha
what has been discussed SO earnestly HON
and abroad as q question OF morals or hu
manity has all the while been praeticall,
only s. military question, depending O.
time and cfrcumstanees- The order 70
Eemanciba aibn, ), % take eject 61Etde. fstlc
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