Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-04

this condition. The District has NOR than on.
free oolorcd 10 six whites and vet. in is FIRE
queni petitions to Congress. l belicve il has
never presented Tie presence Of free colored per-
sons a. ono Of its grievances. But WHY should
emancipation south. send tie freed rcopic NORTH
People, OF any color seldom run unless there be
something TO runfr from. Heretofore colored people.
10 some extent, have aed north from bondage
and now, perhoPs, from both bondage and dessi-
tuition But If gradual emancipation and depor-
tafion be adopted, they viii have neither 70 Ace
from. Their old masters will give them WAGES
at least until new laborcrs can be procured: and
the freed men, in turn. viii gladly give their Ia
Dor for the wages. till new homes can be found
for them. in congenial climes. and with people Of
their own blood and race. This proposition can
be trusted on the mutual interests involved.
And, in any event. can not the north decide for
itself, whether to receive fhcmi
Again, ~ practice prOves more than theory, in
any case. has there been an Eruption Of colored
people nOrthwHrd. because OF the abolshmeut Of
slavery IN this District. last spring.
What have said Of the proportion OF free col
ored persons 10 the whites IN the District i from
the census of le6O, having no reference % per-
sons called contrabsnds. nor % those made Tree
10y the act of Congress abolishing SLAYER, there
The plan Consisting of these articles i re
commended. hot but that restoration OF the
national authority would be accepted without
its adoption
THL EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION ADHERED TO
Nor will the war. proceedings under the
+ proclamation of September % 1864. De stared
because of the Recommendation OF tins plan. lis
timely adoption. doubt not. would bring re-tors-
ton. and thereby stay both
And. notwithstanding this plan. the recon-
meudAtion that Congress provide by Law for CON-
pensating auy State which NAV adopt emanc,pa.
ton. before this plan shall have een acted upon.
j. hereby earnestly renewed Such sould be
only AN advance part OF the plan. and the SINE
arguments apply to both.
THE ECONOMICAL ASPECT % EMANCIPATION
This plan Is recommended a. a means not I'm
exclusion of. but additional TO, all Others Tor re-
storing and preserving the national authority
1 throughout the Union. The scliec; j. presented
/ excluclusiveiy in it. economical aspect The
plan would, ! am confident. secure peace more
speedily, ana maintain II more permanently. than
/ can be done by force alone. while all IL would
cost. considering amounts. and manner OF pay.
ment. and times of payment. would be easier pad
than will be the additional cost Of the war. ii We
rely solely upon force IL is machinery much
that IL would Gust blood at all.
The plan : proposed rs permanent consiifu-
tional law. Ii cannot become such without the
concurrence OF. first. two thirds of Congress and
afterwards. three-iourths OF the States The
requisite three-fourths OF the States will neces-
| sarily include seven OF the slave States Their
concurrence. IL obtained. will give assurances of
their seyerally adopting enumeration. at no very
distant day. ufon the new. constitutional terms.
his assurance would end the struggle now. aud
save the Union forever
do not forget the gravity which should char
acrerize paper addressed 90 the Congress OF the
Nation. by the Chief Magistrate of the Nation.
Nor DO | forget that some oi YOU are INV seniors,
nor that many OF YOU have more experience than
l. in the conduct of public aif,irs Yet trust
that ia view OF the great responsibility resting
upon me. YOU will perceive no want Of respect to
yourselves. IN any undue earnestness may seem
To display.
COMPENSATORY ENA>ciPArIoN AGAIN rReED
J. il doubted. then. that the plan propose. il
adopted. would shorten the var, and thus lessen
it, expenditure OF money and II bloody l. il
doubted that j. would restore the National au-
thorty and National prosperity. aud perpetuale
both indefinitely l. IL doubted that We here
Congress and Executiye-can secure It's aGop-
tiung Will not the good people respond 10 =
united aud earnest appeal from usg Can we. can
they. by any other means. certainly. or so
speedily. assure these vital oI.jectsg We can sue
ceed onl, by concert. il i not. ''csn any of rs
imagine beIterr' but. 'cap We all do betterl''
Object whatsoever Is possible. still the question
recurs, "can We do betierg" The dogmas OF the
quiet past are inadequate 10 the stormy present
The occasion is piled high with difficulty. and we
must rise with the occasion As our case IL noe
30 We must think anew. and act anew We
must dsenihrall onrselve-. aud then shall
save the country.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ABOUT IRE YEcRo.
Fellow-citizcns, we cannot escape history. We
of this Congress and this Administration, vii
be remembered in spite of ourselves. No per
sonal significance or insignifcance can spar
one or another of Us. The fiery trial throug
which we pass, will light us down, in honor q
dishonor, to the latest generations. We say W
t arc for the Union. The world viii not forg,
that we saw this. We know how TO save N
I Union. The world knows we do know how I
save it. We-even we here-hold the powe
and bear the responsibility. In giving frecdol
e TO the slave, assure freedom to the fsce-ho
: orable alike in what we give, and what we pr
3 serve We shall nobly save meanly lose a
, last, best hope of earth. Other means NAV 81
coed; this could not fail The way is plat
4 peaceful, generous, just-a way which, IL follo'
ed, the world will forever applaud, and God mn
forever bless.
r ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
December L. 1862.