Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-04


some days ago, the pressure upon Presden
Lincoln from the abOiti0nisis has been 600 HDUel
FOR his hrmuess, and he has compromised be
| tween them and the supporters Of the Constitu
tiOn and his own convictions Of policy and duty
by giving notice that be viii, on the first day O
January next, issue a negro emancipation proc
lamatiOn If the rebellion be not sooner subdued
How the President feels upon these subjects
! how much he doubts the wisdom Of converting
/ the war into negfO crusade--whai are Ris scIu
i pies as to violating his inauguration oath o.
/ fidelity to the Constitution-bus how terrible i.
the pressure" upon him from portion Of BIS
political fiends-sll this he has explained in his
| remarks to border STATE members with him in
| oppression and persecution, while rsgrsttIng his
| lack Of nerve and his went Of 6rmness essential
to his position.
The radicals represented by Greeley in the
! Tribune, and Bsecher IN the iHdePsHdeHt-hsvs
| been inexoTsbls iH their demands. The pr0cla-
nation TO the extent 70 which it goes and Al
though not sll The radicals demanded ia tri-
Umph for them, aud Greeley 8, Co are iubilant
| over it. 1t will encourage them to greater ez-
/ tortions Having learned how 20 c5erce the
President, their "Bressurs" upon him viii be
rsdoubisd, and he will be pulled and thrsa.ened
whenever ne daTes 70 resist the COunsels of those
] who speak through the IrijUgc and IgdeysEdeat
/ Greeley aud Beecher, b. their audscity and 7iO-
leucsfin truth govern the administration through
its fears and will continue 20 do So until the
thundeTs of public opinion shall awake the Pes
| ident to a sense Of pressure" from a different
/ quarter. Conservative and Uaion loving citi-
/ zsns may utter voice through the fall elections
which viii break the spell Of this malign iHau-
ence.
From the Boston PostI
The a5olidonisfs demand that the President
ls5ne q proclamation emaRcipadng all the slaves
of the South. Cur reply to their demand has been
| hrsJ, that the President has no night under the
/ Constitution of the country, or under the laws
Of nations as Interpreted and contsnded for by
! this government. 20 issue such proclamation .
! aud secondly, thst such q measure. even If Il
should be tolerated by the other civilized pow
ers Of the world, would not tend to promote ths
| reestablishnent of Federal authority in the Sc
/ cedsd States
| IA support Of its position the Post refers to
/ John Quincy Adams opinions in 1915 and 1920
/ of belligeTaut 20 enaucipate slaves, and then
| proceeds:
But we are not, to-day. dealing with what
I transprad during or subsequent to the WBr of
| 1912. We wish 20 call tie readers attention TO
/ the war Of the Revolution. In I17j, Lord
I DUnrnore, the British governor Of Virginia,
| having been expelled from thes colony By the
people after playing tie part OF spy and tyrs1t,
| undertook to regain his authority and promote
| the interests Of the British government by
/ Offering freedom 10 all slaves who would rise
| and assist him. How well no succeeded let
| history decide. We quote from thas excellent
/ authority, extolled by Jefferson and the elder
/ Adsms, Botta's History Of the War Of the In
! dependence OF the United Ssases Of America, ~
/ edition Of 1926, volume lst, page 23O.
] Lord Dunmore proclaimed msTlial law; the
K effect of which wou.d have been 80 suspend al
/ civil authority in the province. He exhortei
the loyalisls 70 repair to the royal standard; to
retain IL their hlnjs the contributions due the
crown, Gs well as 0thsE taxes, until tb5 re-e5tab-
/ lishmeut of peace. 15ssOver, he declared free
all slaves or servants, black or white, provided
they should take aras and join The royal troops.
/ This proclamation, and especially the clause
| concerning slaves proved that Lord Duum0rs
/ was man extremely deficient in prudence and
! moderation, but produced none Of the effects he
! had experienced. la the colonies, aud even in
all other countries, en- universal cry arose against
/ q measure which tended to disturb socis y iu
4 its very foundations, 10 engsndsr mortal sus
! piei0ns, Gnd to exercise race, naturally t5r0cl-
! Gus, to vengeancs aud murder. Ia fact, this
/ step of the governor was not merely useless
/ it was psru;ci0ds; it i--i.a.si the minds of the
! greater number, and gained over none"
] From the Boston Courier
/ The proclamation is minatory and nothing
more. Uader thss strong radical pressure" of
4 which he complained so kesaly on a recent &C.
I casi0n, he seems TO have been brought up at
/ last to the point Of declaring that he viii 90
something hereafter, if the rebels do not behave
| themselves according TO his wishes. But as he
/ defers the execution Of this design for the long
period of three months-snd months are now
! almost centuries in effect if not in dJTz ztion-we
may patiently wait, it seems to US, for whatever
may happen in the meantime.
From the New Haven Registsr.I
In another column viii be found tie procla
nation of the President, preparatory 20 declar
ing, in certain contingencies, the enanCi patton
of slaves on the first Of January next. i is Oi
no consequence 10 speculate on the wisdom OF
prOpTietY CT such step. It is enough that be
has felt obliged to c5ncsde this grace 20 the Gct
OF Congress intended for its Accomplishment,
and to stop the clauOr Of It's authors Fanati-
cism has a notion that a declaration Of eCsucl-
patton by the President viii abolish slavery.
Sensible people believe nothing Of the kind but
fear thatit viii make matters worse and prollng
\ the rebellion It certainly can have no effect
upon slavery until tic rebel States are con
quered-While it viii be used by their leaders to
break down the faith af Union men among them
u in the ultimate restoration Of State equality un-
der the Constitution. There Is consolation that
hope may be found even al the bottom Of Pan
dora's box"
From the Providence POST
This document, which was given to the public
Tuesday, must have sst0nishsd those who have
heretofore placed the President on the side Of the
! conservative masses. Il is as important as 1t IS
ill-tmed, and will, no doubt, be the subject OF
careful perusal throughout the country We
must confess that We are Disappointed IN the
conservatism of the President We have not
room this morning to comment at length on the
| proclamation but viii state that we cannot com
mend it to the patriotism Of the country.
From the Harrisburg Patriot sld Uuioa.I
We warn these revslutionists IN time. If they
proceed in their purpose let it be with their eyes
open to aIl the consequences. Before they sue
| ceed in abolishing slavery IN violation OF the
/ Constitution, and elevating the negtO to their
own level. their revolution must meet and SUB
due movement independent OF, and different
from. the Southern rebellion movement whose
object will be to maintain the Constitution IN
violate, and crush to the earth every rebel I'M
pious enough to raise his hand against IT.
From the Baltimore AmerieanI
And as to its effects upon the Institution IN the
border States, it is not at al problemaucsl. Il
VIRGINIA or North Carolina become free States
by the terms Of the proclamation, the exemption
resulting to Maryland is OF no practical value
whatever. With free States on bOta SIDES OF her
who would care to own negroes here and Whal
possible advantage would we have over those
obnoxious to the terms Of the Presidents mani
festo in other States AS the matter stands even
at present, negro property here has become Sc
uncertain IN It's tenure that IN many portions
Of our commonwealth they are as good as fre'
already.
As to the effects of the proclamation in thc
most disloyal States, they will amount to little
or nothing SO far as any hopes Of bringing then
to terms are concerned. They viii be exesper
ated, It is true, but not to the point Of accom-
, plshing any more against the government thai
they would do otherwise, because it would seen
impossible to add to the rancor they at presen
exhibit The State Of oH Others lohsre psrhap
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