Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-10-02

capitulates, in a double loaded article, the
main features Of the proclamation, and adds
"Such in brief are the provisions Of the
proclamation. It is the beginning of the
end of the rebellion; the beginning Of the
new life of the nation. God bless Abraham
Lincoln | p"
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
fiom tho Cincinnati Gazo,tel
Our dispatches give very importan,
proclamation which the President has beer
celebrating upon for some timo. 1t de-
clares that upon the first day of next Jan
uary the slaves in all the district which ther
continues in rebellion, shall be declared
free, and defended in their freedom by the
army and navy of the United States. IL
the districts which continue loyal. Slavery
will not be disturbed; and the President
pledges himself to urge upon Congress the
compensation of all loyal owners for their
slaves which are made free by the crime oI
the rebellious majority.
Slavery has been the great lever of the
rebellion. The President now makes il q
lever to restore peace and the Union. The
way to save Slavery is simply to submit to
the Constitution, and accept the security il
always had. The way to destroy it is tc
persist in rebellion
The President also promulgates his orde,
to his subordinate officers in the army and
navy to obey the article of war prohibiting
the use of the United States forces for re
turning fugitive black men to slavery, and
warns the officers of the penalty Of dismis
sal from the service.
Hc also orders them to obey the law
which frees all slaves of rebels who escape
to our lines. This article of war and thi.
law have been evaded and grossly violated
The strict enforcement of them may bs
made means Of crippliQg the resources Of
the enemy, and of aid toVus, which will have
very important effect on the success of the
war. The reception Of fugitives from the
enemy, and their protection, is the grea
practical means which can be made of thi,
domestic relation, in prosecuting the war =
The encouragement which protection viii
give, will cause the base of supplies to crum
Bile from the rebellion; while so long q
Slavery was made secure by our harsh, un
certain and trcacherous treatment of such o.
reached our lines, the encnys means O
subsistence were secure.
On the other hand, our drafts for tn,
army now begin to tell heavily on our sup
ply of labor, and will soon affect productio,
and Subsistence. Il is NOT making war !,
earnest when we protect the comnnIsor
labor system which feeds the enemy. Will
We draw our own laborers into The fe,d nm
reduce our own supplies. The order to obe
the article of war, and the law in regard b
fugtiyes from the enemy. covers the grea
practical feature of the Slavery question n
a means of putting down the rebellion: and
| if rigidly enforced. will of itself constitute
| new war policy.
THE PRESIDENT PROCLAMATION.
tFrom the Wheeling ln'ellisencerl
On the 22d Of August last, the Presiden
Of the United States wrote letter to Ho,
ace Greeley, editor ofthe New York Tr
bune, in reply to public letter which MI
Greeley had addressed to him through hi
paper few days previous. In that lette
the President declared to the world that hi
policy concerning slavery in this war wa
governed solely aud exclusively by its relu
ton to the paramount consideration of sa
wing the Union. His own words were:-
"What do about slavery and the colore
race do because it helps to save this Ur
ion; aud what | iorbear l forbear because
do not believe it would help to save the III
| ion. shall do less whenever I beley
what am doing hurts the cause, and