Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-12-17
From the Indiana Messenger.

"a large part of Ito large we think) Is
devoted to the Presidents ''pet scheme
of compensated emancipation and colom-
zation. In addition to these recommends
tions contained in his special message on
that subject and in his address TO the
Border State representatives, he now pro-
poses the amendment of the Constitution,
making emancipation part OF the organic
law. This would be very well if practl-
cablc-but 1t is not nor Is 1t necessary
Most people are opposed TO tinkering with
the Constitution. Earnest people
will be apt to think and say that such
long disquisitions about future policy and
in favor of schemes that are only pros
pective in their operation, and cannot
help us out of our present difficulty, are
out OF place. We have enough TO occupy
all our attention and employ all our ener-
gies in tie present The question now Is,
how can we soonest put down the REBEL
ion and save the cOuntry-nOt what will
be the best policy for the country after 1t
is saved The President shows no dis
position TO rescind his Emancipation Pro-
clamation. He alludes to it only as
rat nccon1gh. We think he ought TO
have given us more fully than he has yet
done, his reasons for such an important
measure He omits almost every
thing about the war. Therefore we say
his message is more remarkable for what
it omits than what it contains. The fact
is, Mr. Lincoln, under Stewards influence,
is to much of philosopher, and not
enough of practical man. He has been
hoping and trying to restore the Union by
fine arguments and theories. Away with
such nonsense 1t is a lamentabie
fact, that the President and his cabinet
have failed TO comprehend the crisis and
to understand their duties. Instead of
applying the knife TO the cancer that has
been eating out the vitals of the nation,
and cutting it out by the roots, they have
been all along trying to cure 1t with poul-
ticcs and Iinamcnts. If they had
! at the beginning manifested the earnestness
thar was displayed by jeff Davis, the
rebellion would have been put down
/ in half the time and for half the cost now
required As may be inferred
/ from the above remarks we are disap-
J pointed IN illE itlCS>t5c II - liOl
/ Just what we wished and expected. =
! His language Is inelegant, sometimes in,
correct and awkward.
From the Boston Commonwealth.
.sIt is said that once there was IL mar
who thought if he should run two mile:
ne could Jump over a mountain When,
after his run. he reached the base of tn,
mountain he sat down TO rest. We an
reminded of this individual by the Presi
dents message e-Taking a hundred day
start he nears the base of this mountain
but 1t seems he Is very tired. and sit
down to rest. He nOds--Never III,
wide-awakes usher in n more heavy-eye'
President. Herr, evidently fallen asleep
he takes to dreaming of the year 1900
Is it that despairing of the present he
turning his attention to future salvation
IL will doubtless occur to many that W
have about a. much a. we can attend. {
deal with December 1862, without un
dertaking the burthens of the second gen
Grafton from this. Possibly that genera
ton may have brains of its own TO de;
, with It's own affairs.
= The President says that Slavery is til
cause of the War the cause of its Cor
tinuance that We can have no peace :
long as 1t exists. Then his propositio
: can only amount TO proposition to cor
? tinue the war until the year 1900!
To get any gleam of hope from til
message is like trying to extract sunbeam
from cucumbers: so much is said TO II
point of that which Is nothing 70 II
e point : The fact is the PresidcI
g seems TO be man of inadequate calibre
= he does not comprehend his position: |
has exhausted himself apparently in t;
king up the gauntlet which the Sout
i threw down"