The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-04-05
KxssAax OF FxxslDKKr LINCOLN Oh TIE
ABOLITION OF sLAvEAi.

WAsufNGtoN March 6.--fhe fresidens To-
day transmitted to Congress the following
message
r.,le.e. C,f,ssns Of 10 &aafe and Aoass Of
RsTTsss~Agbe<s
recors11Isd tie adoption Of join, resoIa-
ton By yoar honorable bodies, which shall be
substantially rs follows
R,agcsd That the United States ought to-
cooperate with ANY States which may adopt
a gradual abolition Of slavery, giving such
State peeuuinry aid TO be uaed BY such State
in it, discretion to compensate Tor the neon
veDiencc. public and private, produced by
such change OF system.
ii the proposition contained in the reson-
ton dots not meet the approval OF Congress
ard the country, there ia an end Oft but II
i does command such approval. deem It i'm.
por,ant thu, the State and people immediate
Is interested should h. at enoc distinctly no.
tiled of the fact, so that they NAV begin to
consider wheth.- to accept il or reject Il,
The Federal government would find is high
est interest in such m. assure a. one @. the
most efficient measures Of self preservation
The leaders Of the existing Instruction enter
tain the hope that the government will be
forced 10 acknowledge the independence OF
some parts Of the dsaiiectad region, or that all
III, slave States north oi such parts will then
sav. 'the Union for which We have struggled,
being alrondy gone, We now choose 10 go
with them" To deprive them Of the hope,
substantially ends the rebellion. and the iniia
tive ~ emancipation cown.elely depriyts
them Of Il "a to oil the States initiating H..
The point is no, that all the States tolen-
ting slavery would very sooH. il at all, initi-
ate emancipation. but that while the oder Is
equally made to all. the NOR northern States
shall. by such initiation. make It certain to
the more southern States that 10 40 event
shall the iormcr Join the latter in the pro
posed Conitderaey. ! cay initiate, because,
iH my judgment, gradual and moi Sudden
emancipation il better Tor an ia che mere
financial % peeunisfy view Ans member of
/ Congress with the esnsus tables and the tfoas-
nry reports before him. ear readily sac lor
bimsell how very soou The current expense oi
The war woald purchase. a a lair valuation
/ all the slaves Ia any named state. such "A
( proposition on chs part Of the general govern
mcni seis up no claim or right by the Fed.
era authorities 20 interfere with slavery within
/ the State limits, referring, ~ 10 does, The alb.
I solu,e control Of ihc subject IN each cass', TO
I The State and the people immediately interest
ed II Is proposed ~ matter OF tree choice
with them
| In the annual message last December
thought ~ 10 say that thc Union must be
preserved And hencc all Indispensable means
must be employed | said this not hastily
but deliberately. War has been, ascertainci
/ to be an indispensable means to this end A
practical acknowledgment Of the natural an
thority would rcnder the war unnecessary
and Il would at once cease. IT. however re
si-iancc continues the war must also continue
ane Il il Impossible TO IorcSee all the Incl
dents which may attend it, and all the rein
which may follow. Such ~ may scfm indis
ponsabc OF may obviously promise great
efficiency towards ending the struggle must
and viii come The proposition now mpde
though an olier only. | hope II may be O.
icemed no otlense to ask wether The pecuniary
compensation t,ndered wou'd not be OF more
yalue 10 the States and private persous con
cerned. than are the institution and property
10 IL. in the present aspect Of affairs. Hhi'e
il is true that the adoption of the proposed
resolution would be- merely initiating aud not
within itself practical measure il Is recon
mendod TO the House that II would so0n
lead 10 important results
In mll view ofmy responsibility 10 my God
and 10 my country | earnestly beg the at,gl'
ton OF Congress and the people to the subject
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
10 the United States House Of Reprsen-
tatiy,S on the 9th inst, Mr. Roscoe Conkliug
asked leave to offer The following
The rules were suspended ior the plrpose-
s6 against g1
The motions 10 postpone the consideration
OF the resolution which is thc ont suggested
by Presideu, Lincoln, IN his emancipation
message a few days since, was specially dis.
cussod the telegraph report says bn, with
cut taking the question thereon the House
1 adjourned
On the lib. the questions came up, when
hf Cri,tendeu, of Kentucky, asked TO make
u personal statement. TO which MossFs Ste.
ycns aud Ioyeioy objected. and the motion Ia
/ pcstpone was then rejected by ono rntioriiy
( rhe resolution was discussed at considerable
length, wheu it was adopted by vote of -
/ to 81.
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