, 1862-12-18

In our columns, this week, we publish the
Annual Message Of President Lincoln in full
Being transmitted BY telegraph, Il contains, as
. matter Of course, . multitude Of errors: Of
these We have corrected quite number, some
necessary to the sense and others to true un
derstAnding Of the Presidents meaning. II time
had permitted, many more corrections might
have been made; IS Il did not, the reader must
be content with getting L in much better shape
than we received Il '.l
Perhaps the most important part Of the Mes
sage Is the Recommendation Of the proposed
amendments to the Constitution, relative to the
extinction Of slavery, On this subject the Pres
idsnt dWells at considerable length, and, in our
view, indulges in great waste Of words We
supposed, and earnestly hoped, his emancipation
proclamation had settled that question Of fruit.
fol evils, butWe are led now 70 believe that the
proclamation was only issued for buneombe.
He proposes to postpone emancipation for thirty
seven years, 10 order that coming generations
may bear The burden required to compensate the
owners Of slaves provided said owners are then
wiling to part with said property; for he does
not make Il compulsory on them to do 90. The
most serious objections o lhis scheme be doss
not touch upon. Il We have the power, We have
not he right 70 entail upon posteFity burdens
which We should ourselves have borne, and We
are therefore earnestly opposed to any project
having that end in view. AS 70 an economical
disposition o. theihslilulIon, decidedly the cheap
est way % eet I'D Of Il is that proposed BY the
proclamation The sqnsslion can now be quleted
lorovsr without compensation save to The small
proportion of loyal slave owners, and in q man
Der iiaught with vastly more justice than that
proposed In ths Message. Il should not Do for
gotten that thirty-seven years have not elapsed
since the attempted rebellion Of Calhoun and
bis ioIlowefs nor that in thirty-seven years
rsbo lion can Be again attempted on scale Of
much greater magnitude than The present. This
e = questiouof very gruveimport, but one which
seems 70 bare been entirely lost sight cfby the
President win the shareholders Of 1900 part
with their slaves with any more cheerfalnoss
than the slavsholdsrs Of 1857 We think not !;
nay, We ars certain they win not. Then Why
delay the consummation Of an act on which de-
pends the sais,y and perpetuity Of the pasioni
The President says that without slavery there
would have been no rebellion, and yet seeks to
psrpslna.e slavery that the nation may Be cursed
Win auu,hsr rebellion. II Abraham Lincoln
novsr before committed folly, he assursdly has.
eonailisd sso.s one in his Instances. q
We would me lopuFsue this subject further,
y, our limited ,pas. l0'o'os- a. enosn'r ,'ne'
pss1,ps' r. saA'' .....Ia y
a NV s1nAusn-By private letter from
NJ. Philip Ksach. dated asth ult, We learn that
he was nseosialiag Sor lirst sIass steamer, win
Cir prospect Of success, wish which 70 carry
he mails On Pugs, Sound. The steamer alluded
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euierpfi.lhg q lIr. Ksush received his contract
and We anticipate ths ben results ffomIL