Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-03-11
/" The World Moves :"

No PresidcDiial Message ever equalled
in its significant importance the calm, eau
tious, characteristic Communication from
Pres. Lincoln, found in another column.
Until March 6, lSG2, Presidents have
been either silent Oh the evil Of Slavery,
or lis defenders. The suicidal War it has
invoked in madness, has broken lis th-al!.
With DO longer illegal" claim for toler-
a,ian, Slavery mus; take its chances il
tli.l Of physic-l strength only.
America once paid tribute to Al.iers
bu, when that piraiical power made war
upon Us, lie lost his money for ever. s.
Slavery, seeking to destroy this Union, is
an OUTLAW, at or mercy, having broken
its own contract aud shield.
Luther did net irflaR to establish the
Lutheran sect, when he began to oppose
the corEuP,ions Of PapGcy but it resulted
in that. Wesley tired to reform the
Church Of England only, but it e5ouluated
il founding another, the Methodist; church
jus; as Albright, in enleavoring to gain
certain tauef;s, found himself, u1expe
te3!y, at the head Of new church organ
iz4ti0n. Oar fathers, when the War Of
the Revolution began, had not thought Of
the Independence to which they were b.o't.
But the Rebels began this Va for Seces-
siJn and S.arery, with open design and
IurPor;. The Juiouists net the enemy
to save tie Nation oa!y-the end, howey-
cr, may providsati4.ly include measures
for tie ultims;e emancipation Of -Four
Millions of human beings. Man pEoPs-
ses, tl: Gol disPosss'
Thus liberated from prior restraints,
President Liaco,1's frs: EnaDciPaliyu
Msssagc strikes the keynote Of American
Liberty. 1t viii be heari-aai vii. win
US frieads-ibrough the civilized world
We see it estimated that at Five Hun
dred Dollars each On an average, Four
Million Of Slaves wonii cost Two THoU-
SANDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. No
one supposcs the Free States (Which
would pay mos. Of this viii ever tax
themselves this amoEut-an uuendurab.a
burden f0r themselves and thei. chilireu-
to gain human beings their natural rights.
Nest o: ;Lcse slaves have paid for them
selves over and over agaiu-and can be
justly released at given times-just as ap-
preutices and children Of age may claim,
By having earned, their individual freedom.
besides, the value Of slaves wou.l gene
rally revert at cuce TO tie lands, and no
genera, loss would be felt. The 600 600
s!aveha.ders have heretofore nOuopoized
most of the Olices aud M9niss Of the Ma
ton. The 26 100000 whites would have
to pay tax Of nearly $1,000 per head fox
such purchase Of slaves. They will not
pay tha! to those few naughty lordIings-
$500 to every Stakeholder from the
pockets Of honest ind1s;ry-nsver, H.
diTilual cases often appeal to cur sympa-
thy, and the purchase of slaves in the
District Of Columbia, and ore or two States,
might be matter Of policy, to give start
to the reform-but nothing more We
have as much right to abolish Slavery by
law, as b. Purchase-nay, moTe-under
the Constitution, and in the exercise OF
tie War Power. Congress entirely abol-
ished Slavery Northwest Of the Ohio. But
the mass Of the people will not desire to
be purchasers Of bodies and souls, either
personally OF by deputy. They will ul;i-
mateiy see that each State will rid itself
Of the evil as best it can, as Pennsy igsnia,
and other States have done, without pur.
ch.se, without aims, and without harm to
any. To tell the slave. breeders that their
human cattle should be paid for, would
only increase their aTarice and greed, and
stimulate their introduction from abroad,
and propagation Of bali breeds at home.
The most proper use Of money, perma-
ncuily, would be BY way of preparations,
and to found and aid colonies where freed
men nigh. work out their own progress.
The matter is fruitful Of varied refec-
tons. Ii demands serious and unprejudi-
ccd attention.