Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-01
tue fREslDENr's LETTER.
rHE nErRoPouTAB PRESS UPON IT
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PreeldeDt Lincoln u1S
"Hon. Horace Greeley" q charseter'st'c
letter on the negro question, wh en- We
publish this morning. II shows that
the ,pcessant hue and cry Of our sbol''
ton rsd,csls for proclamation OF eman'
cipstion does not disturb the equan'm'.
Il, not shake the honest CONVICTIONS OF
Abraham Lincoln. He sdheres to n'e
original policy and purpose OF consicer'
ing the Union the paramount, ind the
q. gro a secondary question. lie Dc.
aires TO save 1.-THE Uuion az it was"
slavery and oil, # this can be done; #
not. be woull still cave the Union, and
still treat the negro as q subordinate
question. Frat and last, be regards
this war a. war for the Union, and not
for negro emancipation and upon this
platform the country has sustained him
aud will continue to susta'n him. we
suspect th;t this letter will ra'.e
breeze i, the abolition camp,snd widen
he breach bet ween the abolition LEAD
e,s and the Presldcnt,and thus strength
en- HIM and his adm n ST. alton among
the honest masses OF the people. We
are inclined to believe, too, that this Is
the object Of this letter. At all events,
it j. another "wet blanket" 10 the Hoo.
Massa Greeley aud bis grand idea of uu-
iyelsal negro emanci patlon.
[rrom the Now Ysrk Times.l
The Presidents letter, though short,
could not POSSIBLY be more comprehen-
sive. He knows only the Union as be
found it and the constitution "a be swoTe
TO support it. He will save b0tb-at
whatever costs OF minor interests under
them. If, In his opinion, the authority
OF the national government can only be
restored by the destruction Of slavery
lie ,ciU not hesitate to destroy It,! To
this all loyal men everywhere will say
Amen. Perhaps Mr.. Greeley himself.
The chief d ference between Mr.. Lin
coin and Mr.. Greeley seems to be this :
that the former is President and was
sworn on his own conscience, and must
be governed by his own sense of oath,
honor, and duty, as to the time and
manner of his actions. On the other
hand, MIR. Greeley having clearer con.
cept,ons, it may be, Of right, policy ,and
craftsmanship, wishes to substitute his
own consclenc for Mr.. Lncoln's in the
present national perpIexlty. The Pre.i
dent not yet seeing the proprie'y OF ab-
dicating 10 behalf Of our ne'ghbor, con-
soes HIM with letter that assures the
county Of abundant sanity 10 the White
House.
| From the N. Y. World.
| The blow 10 the radicals and the
,deo logisls who have been clamorlng tor
p,oclamatlons and emancipations 80 vo-
ciferously is a square one. It hits them
tuil in the face do not agree with
you." They have tor weeks a, mon, his
exerted all their power. Every infu
ence, political, personal, and quasi patri
otto has been brought to bear upon the
President. He has been besougbt, teaz-
ed, pray ed, and bulied, and this is the
SUN total of the result. IL do not agree
with you"
They do not know the temper or the
purposes OF thu radicals who imagine
THAT this letter will will IN .rk the end OF
their wa,fare upon him. The demon
strations of their hostility will abate tor
time, Of course, but they will soon be
renewed with fresh vlgor and the old
venom. But they will be powerIess.-
MIR. Lincoln has spoken the word which
the nation has waited and logged to
hear. The millions by quiet firesides, in
the mar et- places, in banks, stores, 10
courts, pulpits, and on the street, to
this platform aud this platform only give
their hearty adhesion. The hundreds
and thousands of br I'VE and s'aIwart men
who have gone 10 fight the battles OF
the nation ra'ity the word and faith OF
the p. e,ident that it 10 the Union and
the Union onl for which they fight
Aud now whoever asks for another ban
ner, or blows the trumpet for another
cause, thereby proclaims that they love
the Union less than they.