Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-04-05
From the Buffalo Express.
A Political Prophecy Working Its owl
EuIfilmenI. lid.

There is a good deal of meaning in Sena
tor Henderson's remark that Mr.. Lincoln'
emancipation resolution was TO be locke
: upon as q prophecy and not threat The
objections urged by Wickli1e, Salisbury
Davis aud the Northern Democrats to the
Presidents plan are tWo.fold. All admit
ing its strict consiitntiOnality, they consid
! er it impoliiic first, because it will excite
agitation in the Border States and, sec.
and, because it lacks practicability,is mere
offer which nobody will accept. and is tber e.
fore an unnecessary piece piece Of legislation.
Now these two objections don't hang to-
gether. If the passage of this joint reso-
luton by Congress should excite agitation
in the Border Slave States, it would be We
ry practical indeed. 1t would transfer the
quarrel to its proper battle ground 1t
'agitates" the Border States. 1t suggests
to them the solemn question whether the
negro does not cost more than he comes to-
1t builds up party which in little while
will ride down all The Buyards and SauIs
burys 1t puts the horrible phantasm of
AbolitiOniSm in the heads Of all the people,
induces them to harp upon il, divides the
popular action, ,and, in the end, just so sure
as Right is Right, it will result in the ac-
ceptance Of Mr.. Lineolu's proposition.
The emancipation resolution is really and
thoroughly practical, for three reasons II
establishes u policy marks an era, and
brings us past a crisis 1t proclaims the
sense Of Congress that slavery is an element
Of danger. fixes precedent which must
forbid the admission of more Slave States,
and the extension Of slavery into new ter
ritory. All this it does by its own weight
as moral victory, even supposing that no
Slave State notices the c fer it holds out.
But there are the best of reasons for
snpposing that certain Of the Slave States
will, at an early day, address themselves to
the discussion Of emancipation. They have
an opportunity presented them in a way
not at all offensive. A respectful PROPOSE
tion is made TO them. They can let il
alone if they please, aud that very fact will
invite debate. All the arguments of un-
constitutional difference with State rights,
r all the talk about meddesome in erference
of Aboitionists, will be neutraized, and
for the FIRST lime since the slavery agita.
! tion began, the people of the South may
soberly aud quietly address themselves to
e the question, Are we better off with or
e without SlaveTy-and as the agitation is
thus colonzed from the North TO the Slave
States, We shall be relieved of much of the
= heat Of controversy and our present excited
personal interest will be changed TO a quiet
ST and philosophical observation of what they
D. are doing in Delaware, Maryland, Ken
a lucky aud Missouri.
a But it is said that noue Of the slav
X States will pay any attention to this pro
1e position that they will refuse to act o
!. the subject. Very well, if true. That
their right, and We cannot coerce them I
legislation which they do not like But
OF is not true that there will be any sue
Id, haughiy aud sublime Indifference Mi
re. souri, is at work already A Union Co
,ct vention unanimously calls for action by GU
:. gress. They preach emancipation there
the press, from the pulpit, on the 70
- - trum, and at the freside. The free soil Il
y. terest is predominant today in that Stat
led and il will act Immediately. La MaryIan
SO, the same caueuses are at wo k ia less d
ip. gree. Even in Delware, where the Dem
by cratic influence oVerrides all Others thel
are few thousand strsight Republican
who will exert q vast power by the help
oy such action in Congress.
IN Ia Western Virginia the leaVen isactiy
is Says the Parkersburg Gazette
ID. We assert that there are more aboIitonists
". West Virginia, in proportion to the popualiC
"a than 10 New England We will 20 fathei
We assert thai there are not five hundred m
~ 10 the forty counties Of West Virginia who
not regard slavery as the most formidable b.
rr TO adVancemeDt that the Stale has had
contend With. IL is Improbable. and the
~ fore a nuisance, as every man knowa +
Of more wealthy men are, il intelligent, the nc
,s they feel the evils IL imposes.
i. In view of these considerations, we q
o willing 70 take onr chances as to the pra
n tiesbilily Of Mr. LineOln,s proposition
!. IL is Impractical, it viii do no harm
practical. IL IS purely State affair, viii,
. they can let alone if they please. Let
t try the experiment. -
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