The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-12-11

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eman cipation South, send the freed peo.
ple Nor.h2 People, Of any coloF. seldom
run unless thorebe something to run from.
Rsssto|oys colored people, to some extent,
have fisd North 4 ON bondage; and noU,
perhaps. from both bondage aOd dsst'lu /,
lion. But If gradual emancipation and
deportation he adopted, they. will have
neither 70 Zee from. Their old masters
win give them wages until at least new
laborsrs oau be procured; and the freed
men. in turn. will gladly give their labor
for the wages. till new ho mes can he found
Ii for theu, 10 copgsi;al cIim.s. and with
o. opls Of their own blood and race, This
proposition can be trusted on the mutual
interests iutoltrdaa And, In any event,
eanuo. the North dscids'for itssH whether
10 receivs H. 20? Z llo' .f',' 3"
d Again. as practice proves more than
theory in any ease. hGs there been any
Iiruption Of colored pospls northward.
because:of abolishmSn ut Of Slavery 10 this
District last spring.? hA y ~
, What have said Of the proportion Of
fee col0red persons ~ the whites, IN the
i District, is from thelcepsns 81 1850, lrav.
j ing no reference 70 persons called contra
bands nor 10 those made ires by this act
/ Iof Congress abolishiog Slavery here %
4 The blan consisting Of these articles is
recomme ndsJ not bu, thata restoration
,, Of the national authority would be accept
ed win out i,s adoption. q ~ ~
Nor will the war. nor proceedings IN.
! der the proclamation Of September 22,
= lsee, rb4 stayed because Of the-rscommsn
+. dation of this plan. Its timely adoption,
! dOubC not. would bring restoration. and
, thereby stay both. ~ '' ,.
8 And. nolwiths audiug this plan, the
!, recon incubation that Congress provid"
by law for compromising any State which
0 may adop, emancipation, before this plan
q shall have been been acted upon, is here
d lby earnestly renewed. Such would b.
J only 40 advance part Of the plan, and the
& same arguhsnts apply to both.
" This plan 10 recommended. not in ex
!, clu,6n af, but additional to, all olh'r'
d fO, rss,, ring and preserving the na,iona
J. au.heriIIy lhrpss;hOut 'bs Union Tn' :.
1t subject n presented eSH|uSl'SY ~ !"
economical aspect. The plan yOui.::,
d am confident. secure poace more spesdi'S
70 and maintain il more perminently. thar
b. can be done by force alone;s While all !
III would cost, considering amounts ant
IN manner OF payment, and times Of payment
i, would be easier paid Than, will be tho ad
b. dtional cost OF the war. if We rely solsl
ID upon forca. It 10 mucb--very much
er that il would cost no blood at all. -f
of The plan Is proposed as permanent con
J. s,iil ional law. Il cannot become sue
i. Without the concurrence OF. first, two
ID thirds Of Congress, and, afterward, three
,h fourhs ,oi the States The requisit
90 thIse. .fourths Of the States will nscesssri
'le y include seven Of the Slave St.ts.-
or THAR concurrence. IL obtained, will Civ
D, assurance Of iheiE seysrally adop'io
10 emancipation, Al. no distant day, upon tn
on new constitutional terms. This assuI
20 snce would end the struggle DOW, au
ID save ihs Union forever. '' ' :
" I do, not forget the gravity whic
il should oharaotsrizs a, paper add'csssd 4
in the Congress- of The nation, by the CHI
ia Magistrate yofathe nation. Nor do lfo
,ay get that some OF you arc my seniors; NJ
'ai, iha, many Of you have more eIperlen'
to then in the conduct of public ahairsH
me Yet Iuusl that in view Of the great .
ol sponsibility resting upon me. you "
the perceive no want Of respect to yOurselV
pa ln suy I'm lur earnes,uess may seem
Ten display. 0,'an 'fN '' y =, 4
BUS Ii il doubt d, then. tnat the plan l p'
,4 pose, &c adoplrd. would shorten the VI
, il and thus l-ssen its expenditure oftnon
nd ard Of blood? Is It doubted that Il wo'
sm restore the national authority and matte
the al prosperity. and porpe,uate both ind
ere; nitsly9ils IL h doub'edd that We hcte-C'
I,ti sress and Exeoutivs--c IAN Srcurs its all
we tionY qWil not The good people rsspc
tho 10 united anil earnest appeal from
but Can We, san a,ey, by any other means
col. certainly, or so speedily, assure IN
,ght vital ohjectsf We Dan succeed only
2 on concert I, Is not "can any OF US inldg
,uoh bettoT?' but ''cAn we all do beteiY"
ausl ieot whatsoever is possible, still the a.
md tion recurs, "cAn I'VE do belterY"
ire. dogmAs Of the quie, past are insteqC
10 the stormy present, The occAsiou
n IL piled high With difficulty. and We IN
liza ,isc with the cc,sion AZ our case
mn new, We must think anew and act an
~. We must disenthIA'l ourselves, and I
n, shall aapa nnP CnuntFv.
! Il Follow citizens, TOE oaunet escape h,
In. ~. We, Of this Congress and this
Ihitg miuis,ratiou. will be remembered i"Is
oper of ourselves. No personal signiiioai
,ime or iusigni6canre, can spare one or "a
,re,. ,her Of Us. The 6eTy rial through wi
hich we psss will light us down, in honor
aibls ldishoaor, to the latest generation.
true, sdy W. sre Tor The Union. The world
aoy not forget that We say this. We h
60by howto save the u Mon. Tne world kn
mir we do koOw how TO save IT, We--t
r,Fs .ss kev--hOld the powJr, and bear
,sss r,spousibilty, In giuihg freedom to
.nor slaps. wa assars freedom to the fr
Is,ss honorable alike in wha, wegive. aud Y
u va preserve. We shall nobly save
w. m-snly lose. the last. beat hope Of ca
~ IVA ~ o her msAOs may succeed; this. could
''a, fail. The way 10 plain, peaceiol, Sc
ny , Gus, jusI-a way which, II followed.
NY ""' world will forever applaud. aud God
.r s'' forever bloss. ABRAHAM LlNCOl
49, December |, 1869. .'f
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