Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-03-14
rEDERALs IN POSSESSION OF MuRFEEsBoRo
WASHINGTON, March 6.

TIE President to-day transmitted to Con-
res, the iollu wing M ssage:
Fe'iow citszeas oF the Sea1te and House 81
of Repr se.t ltjUes | recommend the adop-
ton OF JOINT resolution by your honorable
bodies, which shall be substantially as fol-
lows:
RESOLVED, That the Uaitet States ought
10 cooperate with any State which may
adopt Z: aduai aho ishnlsnt of slavery, giving
to sucn Sts;e pecuniary aid, to be used by
such state, in lis discretion. 10 compensate
for the inconvenicnces, public and private,
produce by suc;. change If system.
If the prop ositi en- eta ned in the res
oiut'on does not meet the approval of Con-
grt IS ard the cuun,ry, there is the end but
II it does command such approval, | deem il
Of import ,nce that the States people i'm
,ne,,ia.ely interested Should be at once dis
tnctly o'ifcd of the fact, SO that they may
begin 10 consider whether 20 accept or reject
it.
The Federal Government would find its high
est iaterest in such measure, as one Of the
most efficient measure OF >clf-pre-.rv ton. The
leaders of the existing instruction entertain
the ho that the Government W II ultimately
be f.,rced 10 acknowledge the Independence
o. some part Of the disaffected region, and
thai all the Save ates north of such part
sill hen say ",hc Union for which we have
sru1g gled being air ady gone, we now
hose t. 90 with thein TO deprive then,
nf this hope substantially ends the
rebeilion, and tie imitation IF emlncipat on
co -plete!y dep:iyos them of It as to all the
Stat IS initiating he pont is not that all
the States talerating slavery would very soon
if all initiate emancipation, but that while
tie offer is equally made to all, the more
Mort ern sh III by this initiation make it Ger
| tain to the more Southern tnat in no event
shall the former join the lat er in their pro-
pos I'd con.ederacy. say imitation, because
in my Judgment, gradual and MT sudden,
emancipation, is better for all.
| In the mere financial or pecuniary view
any meube; of ongTcss, with the census
tables and treasury reports before him, car
readily see for himself how very soon the
current expenditures Of the war would pur
chase, at fair va nation, all the slaves in any
named State. Such PROPOSE ion on the par
of the general government sets up no clam o.
right oy Federal thor,y to interfere with
slavery within state liVlits, referring, as i
does, to the absolute contfo'l of the subject il
each case TO the State and its people imme
diately interested. 1t is proposed as q matte
Of perfectly free choice with them.
i In the anuual message lat december,
taonrht fit to say, THAT the Union must b
preserved and hence I'll nli penshle mean
must he employed" I said his not hast
ly. but deliberately War has been, and con
i tinues to be, an Indispensable means to thi
end. A practical ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of tn
national authority would render the war UT
n cessary, and it would at oncc close. L
however, resistance continues, the war mus
continue; and It is impossible to forestall tn
incidents which may attend and all tn, rui
which may fellow. Such as may seem indi'
pcnsble, or may obviously promise great eff
cien,y towards ending the struggle, mus an
will come, as the proposition now mad
though ar offer only. h pc it may be e.
, teemed no offense 20 ask whether the pecun
ary consideration tcr dered would not be
more value to the States AMI ivate person
s concerned than e the institution and pro,
1 erty in it, in tn present aspect Of affairs
, While it is true that the adoption Of IL
proy osed resolution xouId be merely ini i.
: tory, aod not within itself practical ,nea
: ure. it is recommended IN the hope t at
) woui.l soon lead to important results.
. full vi-w Of nv great responsibility to m
G. ID and to my country, ! earnestly beg IL
: attention of Congress and the people to Il
subject.
[S'gned] ABRAHAM lincoln.
LEAvENwoRTu, March 6.
: The Kansas Legislature have adopts d
& | resolution, nearly UNANIMOUSLY, instructil
4 the Kansas Senator'S and and requesting Il
Representatives, in Congress t" id the pa
y SAP Of the Rollins Pac fic Railroad bill, al
ratiticati m of the treaty with the Pottow
'f tonne Indians.
v DETROIT, March 6.
al The Democratic State Convention. met
!e this city yesterday, and orgsrized by elect
is II. Riley, cf st. Joseph county, perm
nent President The attendance was We
: large, fully 800 delegates being present. T
s. roc edings were harmonious throughout.
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