The New York herald., 1862-10-05

President Llnc0la's Eaancipation Pro-
claMstaen as l2iehnAsna-A eignAncsat
sensation.
The rebel Congress and the leading rebel or
gans at Richmond are in a terrible state Of OK.
element and wrath over President Lincoln's
late emancipation proclamation. In the Senate
of said Congress, Mr. Semnes, of Louisiana, the
other day offered resolution denouncing this
proclamation as "a gross violation Of the usages
Of civilized warfare, an outrage on the rights Of
private property. and an invitation to an afro.
cious servile war, and therefore that 1t should
be held up to the execration Of mankind and
counteracted by severe retaliatory measures"
Rising at this hint, Mr.. Clark, Of Missouri,
thought that JEFF. Davis should be authorized
Immediately to proclaim that every per-
son found in arms against the Coafede-
rate government and its institutions on our
soil should be put TO death, and that every citi-
zen of the confederacy be proclaimed soldier,
for the time being, to execute the proclamation
upon the persons of every murderer thief and
scoundrel endorsing and acting under the pro-
clamation Of Lincoln" Mr.. Phelan, Of Missis-
sippi, had ''always been in favor of conducting
the war under The black flag and Mr.. Henry,
of Tennessee, also vchemently urged the black
flag and war of determination. Finally, how
ever, these piratical speeches were ended for
the day, by the reference OF the subject to the
Judiciary Committee.
SO mach for the rebel Congress. The Rich
mond Enquirer, which next to the Charleston
Mercufy, has been the leading organ Of South
ern secession, rebellion and civil war from the
beginning of the conspiracy, denounces Presi-
dent Lincoln as 'iend," and says that "But-
ler the beast" is "a saint compared TO his MAS
ter" and that ''thc fcnds new programme
will necessarily destroy all terms between US"
It is somewhat remarkable, however that such
a prominent rebel journal as the Richmond
Enquirer. which. from the commencement, has
preached this war as q war on the part Of Presi-
dent Lincoln for the abolition Of slavery
should be astonished and should stand aghast
with warning to this effect from Washington
at this late day.
The Richmond Dispatch, however, takes a
cooler and more rational view of the subject.
and frankly says. that as 'for the proclamation
itself, it does not in the least alter the
character of the war; that "it is no more an
abolition contest now than it was at the first;'
for that sthe Yankees have stolen and set free
all the negroes willing to 60 wherever their
soldiers have had possession Of the country"
This is substantially true. and it is also true
that we cannot enforce this proclamation be
yond the lines of our fleets and armies Why.
them this fcrocious excitement Of the original
secession leaders ana organs OF the South
Why should they be SO alarmed ut this spectre
Of servite war, this ghastly spectre of their
own raising? They doubtless have their fears
that the shareholders OF the South will see the
other side Of President Linooln's proclamation,
and its offers of protection and security under
the Union, and viii begin seriously to reflect
upon this house of refuge and safety as pre-
ferable to the further continuance Of struggle
which, IL persisted in, can only end in their de-
struction, slavery and all.
This, we have no doubt, is the secret Of the
fierce and implacable wrath of the leading
spirits Of this rebellion. They fear that upon
the issue between return to the protection of
| the Union and the hazards Of long war their
dended followers nay desert them and begin
to debate the advantages Of submission. Under
this impression we have no apprehensions Of
"the black flag !" for when men in the despe-
rate situation of the rebel chiefs at Richmond
begin TO threaten the black fag." they are
beginning to think Of the white flag, and an
other defeat or two in the field will bring it ont
The first point of getting President Lincoln's
proclamation before the people Of our revoited
States 10 gained. and we expect that the next
will shortly follow in the salvation Of the
South by the raising, not Of the black piratical
flag Of determination. but Of the white flag OF
submission. salvation and peace.