The New York herald., 1862-09-29

from what the abolitionists have demanded
from the President. Their policy was to pro-
claim immediate, unconditional emancipation
The policy Of the President is to give the rebel
ious States three months to return to their allie
glance, in which contingency oil their instita-
tions are to be preserved according to the letter
and spirit of the constitution; for Mr. Lincoln
opens his proclamation in these remarkap'e
words 81 do hereby proclaim and declare,
that hereafter, as heretofore, the war VIII be
prosecuted for the object of practically restoring
the constitutional relation between the United
States and the people thereof, in whatever
States that relation is or may be suspended or
disturbed" Negro slavery is therefore to be
protected by the flag of the United States in
every loyal State in which it may be found to
exist at the opening of the new year. Mr. LIN
coin disclaims all idea Of abolishing any State
institution or to eiface State boundary lines, and
make the whole country ono consolidated rspub-
lie or empire. He will not meddle with slavery IN
any loyal State. But as to the insurgent States,
or such parts Of them rs shall be declared by
the President to be in rebellion, Mr. Lincoln
gives notice of one hundred days that he viii
not respect their slave institution unless they
lay down their arms before the expiration
Of the last day Of grace, The last OF the year
| 1862, and that all their negroes shall be de-
| clared free. the loyal owners alone to be COM
| pensated. ia accordance with the spirit Of the
| joint resolution passed by Congress in May last
| 1t Is plain. therefore, that the proclamation of
| Mr. Lincoln cannot in any just sense be re-
| garded as an emancipation OF abolition
measure. 1t is wholly conditional. and may
| never emancipatc single slave. Should all the
| rebeltious States be subGued before the lst Of
| January. or should they voluntarily roturn TO
I, their allegiance before that date, the ins.itu-
ton would remain everywhere just as it ex-
| listed before the war began. It is military
measure, and not political nor does it really
| give any aid and comfort 10 the thorough paced
radicals. 1t can only be regarded III the light
of "a military necessity" TO damage the enemy;
but. the war ended, the necessity ceases
| to exist and the President or Congress, or the
whole federal government, would have no
more right or power to interfere with the in
stitution Of slavery in any State than with the
institution Of marriage.
While this measure il unsatisfactory to the
radicals of New England, it is by no means
palatabie to the pro-slavery ioyalists of the
border States. But there is this essential diff
ference: the loyalty of the abolitionists is con-
ditional that OF the Unionists Of the border
States is unconditional-true as the needle to
tho pole or the dial to the SUM- They regard
the measure not only as unconstitutional but
also ill-advised. and calculated to do more
harm than good to the cause. But that will not
| induce them to join the rebellion or to abandon
their purpose to prosecute the war for the
Union till it is completely triumphant Their
| idea is to crush out the rebellion first, and to
| make right all that is unconstitutional after
\ wards.
Whether the effect Of the proclamation on
the whole will be balance on the side Of evil
or of good is n question which time alone can
determine. The President himself. as appears
from his opinions expressed beforehand to
the depuist:on from Chicago, as we'll as
from bis speech after the issue Of the
document, has, to say the least, grave
doubts on the subject, though he hopes for the
best. But should the proclamation turn out
unfortupate, and, instead of aiding the progress
| of the FEDERAL arms, prove an embarrassment and
D hindrance the country will hold the radicals
responsible, who have extorted it from the Pre-
sident by opportunities and violent threats.
For, after ALL it is only as il promotes OF retards
military success that it is OF any avail for good
or evil. The object of the war is not to
..cast out the devil of slavery" which, ac-
| cording to General Wadsworth, "has tor
! mented and disgraced us from the hour of
/! our national BIRTH The proclamation OF
| the President does not, rs Governor Blair. of
Michigan, contends proclaim this principle or
| any other principle for which the loyal people
| Of the North are more encouraged TO fight now
| than they were before The cause and the
principle are still The same the restoration of
the authority Of the federal Union, the constitu-
| ton and the laws. Ths is The true. the broad
| the safe and only national ground on which the
| war can be prosecuted. and any deviation from
| il would lead the republic into an endless laby-
| rinth Of anarchy, from which ii never could be
| extricsted.
| A New Monk or DEysLoPSe PupLc Mss.--
! Every time one Of our public men does anything
remarkable, or arrives in town after having
done anything remarkable, be il Immediately
| visited by q serenading party. Besides break.
Ing his rest and treating him to a dose Of music,
the serenadc gives him an opportunity 10 tell
Of his glorious exploits, explain his procIama-
tions and relate the manner and motive of his
victories. No doubt some proclsmations need
explanations very badly, and no doubt gene
rails can tell OF their victories hester than any