Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-24
slavery Ia ths RoTder statss-Itn
Pre.E6eeIs ana Preaeh1 OPFDeEtan city.

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TIE PresI5sag,= SIEaiEesa; EHusioa 4
k.= rgSctsza s:to5- - -issS-igcaeFlh the riu4eS :.
azz :ae emphasis z5IH EkSch ne HEGIa
presses home aI.Na tie b'n3e. states TIE
Uisd27 OF speedily accepting the one. Oftte
Ee1E-A1 soEE-aDeaS 20 co-ooern1e uTEh
them fof grEsaSi emancipation, dsaose \
Ss:.o1snEss o: PzrYSse which il Eiil b
f3EE iOtiE n the parties conserved cot 70
1Es1- gsErs : soI : D5se :sSIs conEeETA-
tlVt E1z1 Il the cogaiET han Abraham La
como: oae Mo has stronger desire 70
ssIz re FEDERAL CSps;iiztica Il ilz entire
- std Ee~toss csse: sa3 zecGETfy 20 al
parts Of TIE eoaaIry. All yeG 90 mzn us-
deEsEzseS aas;sr Kan he thzT II t5c4es Of
greA. eoeEcizions sSents sFe stronger IsSn
Ee5. and 1h=T emergencies are ever liable 70
s:sse Ea!ch Ray .rreSiETTbiy sEeep every
saa-g ess.yre shst.- IL : sneriE beyoa5 Eg-
MAJ PoE%T - DETERMINE EhsV J1aT be the
condition u zisTery tuIse months keuee
U1e ;eiaZ 0aiT = certain; sR1 iaai i Ihs
z1pTeat- -a.iiess5!e determination Of the
ns5arEIy OF The people Of this nation To pre-
serve tie life of TIE ENIi5o. Ii. in the shift
!sE Circumstances OF the ticae. TIE !nsSlin-
tiSa @ siETeEy : fU856 20 be n the way OF
ch2t purpose, :; eaanoI stand There il
ucIbing ca earth thai couli sATei Il A5ra-
ham Lineo;a hiRSEii, with al Cos gTess 20
tsek hin, r0lld noi protect slsTsgy ior
day Eaea i o1ct came 70 lhe clear j=sae
III; slsEers Or the nation mus go doEa.
Il i sheer .aEaiaa tea for Inea 20 talk. as if
the whole disposal Of ibis make: rested
with she pRblic Easn IA Washington. Taey
fnEE seek 70 dszcry the danger ia advance,
;hey uay tevise plsa= Agains; IL: be; Ieg
( taem work - faithfully . they may, il IL
G:'=F.y beyond Them 10 guarantee the fl-
scre, exespl = TO the siagle overpoTering
necessity Of sNTirz the republic. Govern
iaeut aat people mast siike obey that 6es-
tiny, AID every interest and Institution in
she Land must, if need be, gre way be-
fore 1t.
lis somswha. surprising tbs, the boz
ie: Ststss shogld not have manifested more
interest in TIE coauseIs OF abe President
IL L nOw two months and half since his
brsi Pspsr 90 tie sahjeet. II cannot be
said that the prospects OF slavery have
improved much in that time On the cou-
iEaFy- il has been VIGOROUSLY losing
E.oaud. This abolition OF the system far
ere: ia The District Of Columbia, the al.
uosi unanimous vote OF Western TirCis-
IA 10 favor Of emancipation. the gr0Eing
resIieE=ne5s Of the slave population
throughout the border States, the grow.
Tag likelihood that comprehensive system
, Of c'ofsestion viii be applied which must
. necessaIily carry with il a very extensive
Liberation of slaves. aud an Increasing
chance that the Cali States, by their con.
tamAcy, even when overcome by arms,
may drive the government, in spite OF
itself 10 the absolute, summary tiezfruc-
iion Of the great primal cause Of all the
trouble, nre potent facts which ought 10
convince the border States that delay il
dangerous. II is very EASY for them 10
fAtrer Themselves that, somehow, events
may shape themselves so that they can vel
hold on to their cherished iusritotion. We
all knox hos ihe strong wish affects the
judgment. Bnt self-deception 10 this mat.
: ter usy prove pretty costly mistake II
: the border States wait until their slaves
become worthless, theT cannot expect thai
the General Government will pov any.
thing for their liberation. They would
be already liberated in fact. Wher
slaves have no market Taiue, the 10.
stiiatou Is at an end. Aud it i:
very certain that !! general enamel.
: patton in the Cotton States were once
: actually fixed npou and proclaimed By tbs
: government, the preservation Of the inssi.
) tuition IN the border States would spaedil,
: become an imnossibiiity. The whole sys.
TEN woald become thoroughly unsettled
J, The border stsre slave would he possess.
: ed with new visions of the liberty
tAEaA NSAAhE4al OEtLuEEn were enjoying
: thousands wouid run for the more favored
parts OF Dixie aud those who did no
wonid be alteriy untitled for steady work
{ The masters, amid line troubles Of the
d present ard before the uncertainties ii iEe
= future, would soon iO-e all heart and siAY.
Z property Wouid become 4 profitleSs burden
: Tue slave in Baltimore, or IN Nashville, OF
), in Eiehmond, instead of rating At three
hundred ,iOlIars. the Pressn; Government
u 1llowancs, WoGid not be worth fiGty. Bn
if matters come to that pass. it vii! be toC
, late 10 expect any help whalVcr from til,
Government. That which has merely 4
: nominal value will neVer be paid Tor il
{ Federal money. II the border State.
: choose TO delay in the hope that ali may
: yet go well with their cherished insti,u.
{ ton, they must be content TO take tn,
chances, and not complain If they fiuall,
: lose all, without dollar from the Fedora
/ treasury TO tighten the sacrifice. If theI
: are wise they will secure themselyes
against all such liabilities, by bleeding tbs
: Presidents connsels in time.