The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-01
RlrhmnlD Uispatrtr.
THU 7sDAY s4s3a#rnc MAY ! Ts.,
ENGIISss OpIN;OES OF ppus,
DESE LENCOLH's MESSAGE.

Z'ftloy IL. HIS purpose does not 5pcaar 10
have clcaTiy shaped Itself Cut 10 his own
mind, and la his SIT guiariy involved, tnutol-
ogicai, AID ;lnsrammaticai sentences. tho ide:.,
misty as It Is In Itself, becomes mere nesu'a,
which IL IL almost i'm possible 10 ssp.rats from
the surrounding varor. As far a. we have
been able 20 nage sea.e Of IT, Wr. :.iucc.2
sp.e.rg to have arrived ~ mis- conclusion by
sorce sucn process as The following. The key
CT the stsusgle row going o. ifS in the ROr
tsr ST tes whichever rsrty gets fuai rossys-
ion OF Them be- 0yos1 III star of the s3tuaticu.
But 4 is I'm possi ble FOR the Il " d IGgnaneni-
~ 10 Iotd It e1l, unless The sla very thasGoW
exl5 = IL them is iBsuishec end il rs eqIei
iy imp assiois 10 sStinguish siav2ly CxCepi
wi b the consent O. the st6 era AID on
prom iss OF 2rnl GsnSatiOn. 81 would e yTOr:E
ths " nile u tEs Union 10 prg fTer compaa'G-
ti~n . s0s Bcrjer States, bpcaga Rh 81 OF G.
the son h ss@z tAak ms Border IL committed
20 The G. use u he North, thay will de3pasc
CO ever being ahle 20 form L ~8~lple1 Cou'ed-
a y J. aud Will urre s.GeT ct iiscTe ion. faes
us, eTt3re, make his If AZ Ct compansAttGa
to tne Border sstf tes. N0nciGaiiy, Indeed, h 9
q ma ,un-t "a held OUT 10 ~ but II wilt 90
tuGi ienly HEders 600 fer uti1r1 IL is "a ..JY
iu.e add. Let ps bTios them Sglta moIey e
Ie'Drf 10 thtir aiisgtaGCe; foy. al, AZ -
che- pes 10 b1y tbtm ;haa 70 ii.nt t1s1I Ea
10 IL" emancipation o. the si-.Tez, IN may
te.ke thsIT Cwn iir;o. = il enough ta.E t1sy
take the iuifi1E!s;' :hey CUP tx taeir own
netteg :hA9 ,Umediste n1ipt&.ich, 10
us, thtn, maze an offec 10 them OF 5uylEg
Off ttctr RESISTANCE, uader cover u Is
hargsin for tbs purchase q tneir si-vea; ana
b. way OF quickenirg t9In Into an Gcceps-
aGoa cI .he proposal give them q nlCt that the
alternative OF It's election Will bs = a-lViie
War ior ali indiSrep cable - Gnz 10 recon
stituTs iie Union, or Tatcis Eley even prom So
TO be tiacieat ;or tnet purpose, Iii certainly
he adopted. Lot the masters cheese, then,
b9tUee pcTtiug witt, their human cbattelE
on adyaa ;a.eo1s terms, or having them con-
v2Tted into horGes O. ge AT Cut less iOes,
burning, ravaging, numbering, Gosloying
wherever they go, converting khe :and In 10 8
desotetlon, Snu every uD protected home iato
he l. Press uTs lika this put upon ths :;or-
der States VIII soon INDUCE them TO yialG; and
these States once ours, the return oI the rest 10
the old Union viii; DC ous Il question Of rins.
such Is he meaning ~e in our honest acd
earnest slLeav1Ts &c uudGTstaa4 It, have haeD
seie 10 elicit from thla tXtraorG.a9EY State
20 per. The vhe!a 2. after, no ySever, SO vague
xad sh sdcUy, 56a coGc5e3 III language used
IN , seuse so remote frOIL Is -6iu3ry 70 eaning
that Is is very rosinis We nay be mis- a1ep,
GDd that The Ii: xt utterar G. OF the oIGCis may
zLC u that quite aGo her tGtlg was iuteuced
We, therefore, pTop0unt cur views with all
due mcdesLy. Eut, W. c34ADt Suppose th4t IL
has entered the mind even -of President i.in-
coin, to hay uc the whole stage population of
the Soutk 'Nhe var will soon ran up TO t.n
expense as Ejgn H. the price oT me four mil.
licp slaves II IS tue and could aa now, Icy
All lts enormous outlay, there might be eCLI3
toIce IN his ;irEnments ts. Eat no enc kDows
better shan President Lincoln that while he is
dsba Il I and sgotiating aud naggting over
price, rta War mus. prCCead on ts present
scale; 81 4 his ;leTne wi end not Ii sabsti-
tutiug one S0Dt Q, OF expense for another. bus
II RsspiI both dead weights upon the AREA
SV CF9SsJTEIGAG resources 9 Lnt PEOPLE. 10
guarantee cCinpsusEtiCn 10 those states only
where the slaves are few, and ot c3cl para
lively small value, end 10 make that compen-
sation upon q scais Consistent with Ru ap.
preat;c esajp or trimming, of which SD we
snoy iccIl sbo I1ess sc 10 that !. sGGil have
81 ''li .-aEion, bit q: which The ssI II nation
may outiass Iae pTesen. century, tais would
be q n 1ch mors manageable G.!s i is plain
that il me first stap were taken th= President /
would rCt be- ysTy rigid N e4dcung the sec
Gpi lie would be glad 70 hiring @oout tue
tIFal i'sne in any way that woutd he most
2E~xeabia o tha t3stes and mCsr ID gao9age-
Oua - he tntsTessa of thc LaeSiecs. In
his eT5s he slaves ire If 10 value II them
seiveS-tAe'r I'M pori&Icc les il ne use n [
mvy bs made OF them 20 infiurECe the mas
iofs. lis asart IS 50, upJE tnu : 1Tss,, an, s.o
p14 eUt -ac! pl.5ion. Il the masters viii
afr5a 80 his propc cSUstSyTeil, the Border states
are secured, and tta heart Cf the reba lion Is
oro5eDi = They refnse-StlO Wsil, ths slaves
can re Tt iooss upOn the masters Ihty orco
served, md ravgge the fisiGs 1bey onae cul,i
ssred. True, the end " U'd probably BE he5r
destruction the plantera Wauid draw To-
&e her, Nse he English IN India, ana Tor
every outrage c0oiTnjEted would taEc q terri
Die revenge; bus not The l4ss thG States would
b. laid waste, the surviving pCguIatj0u wOGld
!aii uLrSsiatirEiy into ths hands uftne tnton-
lSts ,4.lG would anOTG & strong vantage GROUND
toi rne sdtJUg4:iOn Of t5e iemaInner. AS q
humane mhu, o. course. ne would rather tha
she result were brought about by paaceablo
meaAs. but il the obst.uacy of The planters
should 1rustrat~ his intent 4oGs upon their
own heads, be 1t; lie is quito prepared fCr the
darker alternative
II vii! be time enough TO speculate upon
she reception this extraordinary proposal
may meet with from the insurgeut 5iates
Then we know how II fares liz the Union Goa
grefs. 12s latest accounts represent ths
members ot that body as gathering together
| in EAobs, pgzz ing over ths terms, dou ottns
Of rs wisdom, psrplexej svea IS 20 is mean
ing. Il the two houses 90 no. agree 70 ths
proposal, as tcs President SIS E&iy remarks,
''ther4 IS tse en- na'-tae matf1c gees no far
lhe7 And without a0Ie iuT TtEer sniigateu-
nent IS 10 the scope OF tn6 Irc jegt, It is ex-
trsmely likely that hey viii NOT agree. They
may very raiTiy douot as - The extent Oh
compensation to which 4hay would thus sand
pslged Whether il IS ~ ie twenty m.!-
| lions or tCTo h0udred millions, OF eYea doubiS
thzt sum, 20 which the Pre:id2Et proposes tC
commit tAefn, they can form no ioes TrOia his
| gapei One thiu% oLly Will o. clear 10 them
tGSt With IL war expenditure, largo 5cyca3 all
precedent, snd which the successes OF Ini- pro-
posit!op would go hUs il little wBy to curtaii,
II would re th5 neisht OF rash uess ~ harden
the country with another deb. under vElc I
lie Credit OF The EsCn5Cuer vail wholly
hrsAk down. And they iD4V ovas0uaajy as:
thCmsois es what guarantee tL.ey can Il K that
zaa;i satis?y the States u hCm = N IL ua pIo-
pOseC 10 c0GCiilate tuat the snRGEeme enfS
tened iato lii the agony OF the etrGgEle will b.
ocesrved at the return CT pa9ca, AM that
natural and ,ntolerabio In, "a tisLce of heavy
taxation which always accompanies she
return OF peace. We 10 not 5sIisva that
I Congress will accept the resoiuti0n thus
onsssd TO them. But va 90 r0s 9hink that,
| though rejected, II VIII have no effect,
Ou taa coEtrsry, we regard H. appearance ~
| ths present TINA as full OF Significance. 1t is
ihe Irst symptom OF exhaustion. l. is q sigH
| OF yielding, OF despair OF ihe ejecs f9r which
1 tGe natioa tock up trms Eeyofis hava bsFE
catrent IL this oouptry sor ~ ontas pas. that
| Guies and thoughtful men throughout tbs
, Union wers beginning % oespc1d is - the is-
sue OF the contest, and TO long for some terml
| OF accom- a. cdatiou; oct that ao one dared tc
/ utter their Thoughts onder the reign of terror
| which prevails - wish for psace was inter.
| preteh as sympathy with treason, and would
| mare sent The utierer 10 tcrt Lafayette or K
] the Bos on Tcmcs but this res.rie
| Io0 has now been removed, and 20
| moved BY the nighest authority IN ihs state
| The President, in his own yegnc. bicndsr
| ing way, has given expression 10 the Idea tha
| 1t Is desirable 10 terminate the war, and thou
| sands, II We mistake not, Will be found -
echo that opinion. SO fur We anticipate 4
| unanimous vote in Congress Bat wnsI ths
mem ters proceed Il further step aad diseds
| the mode Dy wnicn th}s desirable event Is u
l be obtained then Will come the time for di
| yeSsIty OF opinion. Under cover OF considering
| tie Presidents project, every maa WIFI briu.
| forward his OWE Tbs advocates of peace II
| and ont OF Congress have now license 20 speal
| freely; they con, ~ lsass, Bay wha. lhcy dl no
| want, aad they VIII noe have mach din
| Guilty ia in'imaslug what VIII satisfy. kn,
from. this discussion, 10 which the PresIuen
| has. IN MS own JaVotiss word, giySl Ia
" initt-iioG," We confidently antici nate ts,a
wnaE IS - 50 many mems BEARS viii ftud fai
GtIeranee, that sae i4sgse 4rsera Of rseoaas.sst
tis soata t'sA Be taplodsa tAa. the hapessaass Of
see6ssrneito Of shs ola UfGo .ciu b. aasaitssG Ay
tAe tRGfadHdtRcS Of the So2tA ut Be resesai1ea sat
| t1At sonis more reasonable scheme OF Deun