, 1862-03-12
From our own Correspondent

From our own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March s. 1864.
The Presidents emancipation message still
attracts the larger share Of public attention.
As usual, there is diversity Of opinion as to
its construetion-its true intent aud meaning.
There is one very 1cs,lthtul indication: it does
not please the border State men. am of the
opinion TINT hI. Lincoln has determined to
shake off the Kentucky nightmare and be
himself again. Let us recall the speech with
which he commenced the memorable cam.
paign of 1858: ga house divided against
itself cannot stand. This country cannot
exist permanently half slave and half free.
Either the opponents Of slavery will arrest
the further spread Of it, and place it aaaese the
public mind shall rest in the bczi that It Is in
Mecou7se Of ultimate extinction, or its advocates
Will push it forward till it shall become alike
lawful in all the States-oh as well ~ new,
North as well IS Sontb- u s's-- Interpreter by
ills declaration, as it should be, the special
message to Congress eau only mean that
the President has determined to place slavery
where the public mind shall rest in the belief
that it is in the course Of ultimate extinction,
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should be observed that, In point of time, the
message came Immediately after the clearing
out Of rebellion from Kentucky and Missouri
immediately after our victorious armies were
marshaled on the other aide Of those States,
hitherto doubtful and divided in their loyalty.
Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri cannot &C.
ceae nov eTen if they want to. It is thought
By many that the President has been rcser7ing
this shot for the contingency which has now
been brought about, and that it was his inten-
tion from the beginning, after securing so
much ground, to put his views of the incom-
patibility Of slavery and freedom into practical
operation. It remains to be Seen whether
the condition Of every human being In those
Suites will remain the same whether the rebel
lion shall succeed or fail - as Mr. Seward wrote
to Minister Dayton last April
Mr. Fosters bill for the cultivation Of cotton
lands in South Carolina and Georgia, virtually
enaDcipate6 all the slaves In those sections
now in our possession It does this by the
simple and natural process Of not recognizing
any such thing 2s slavery there, but regarding
the blacks as INDECENT persons,' who haye
come among Us asking for labor and support,
ton and aeages in return for their labor. Mr. Car
Lille WIS very much excited when the bill was put
on its passage in the Senate. BE gnashed his
teeth against It, roared against IT. tried to get
it postponed, and rcsored to all kinds Of hate
full exFedients to defeat It, but it passed BY .
&c aseii absn sis4eyy IL nas e. Z b 81 aas
| will come forward in few days, and, doubt
not it will receive the support Of the Presi
dent. Another progressive step Is the
employment Of contrabands" to bring
news Of the enemy's movements. This
army Of the Potomac with the most gratif fylng
results. The only amazing thing IS that Il
should not have been rcsorted to before, as
measure. The fact that it Was not shows tha1
in the minds Of certain generals slavery Is (ul
has been) somewhat dea1er than the safety o
tbeir. OWN soldiers
+ The Ericsson bsttery st Monitor: is expected
at Old Point Comfort to-day. It is PROPOSED
| to put her to the test Immediately on the rcbe
shore batteries, either IN Hampton Roads o.
some other equally dangerous situation. Th
belief is entertained at the Navy Department
iector. She mounts tHo n-inch guns IN 81
Iron tower turning on q piyot. The iron cas-
Ing Of the tower Is eleven inches Ia thickness
covered at the top with transverse bars admit
which would otherwise destroy the heaang 9
the gunners, bnt securely protecting the in
mates from piungmg shot: Capt. Ericasol
believes that, with his awkward levtathan, b
can ssn into Charleston hafbor, pass dfrecl
under Forts Sumter and Moult11e and reduc
the city to an ash heap, without receiving an
The opportunity. The tMonitor' is of yer
light draft and can. easily enter any Of th
| Southern harhofs.
: past. He keeps his plans to: himself r b,
ficye be has not yet obtained an audience {
Gen. Mcclellan. There Is not q bravef man
l the American army, or any other army, tia
e | DAVID HCE1ER. There are few officers
= his rank whose hearts are 80 given to the ri
! nf fhn tr7lT and tfsa,a o1
none who have been so frequently snuhbe
8 land 60 systematically whistled down thewir
1 A. citizens Of Illinois, We may Justly be pro1
a Of him, and We may justly, ask why be is :
strained from the active service which
longs to see. + the rank, and pay, and ia
fazonade Of Major Generalahip were enous
to satisfy bis patriotic and soldierly instinct
:, | ne might be content. But there Is ahu1dA
It Feason to believe that he has been chafng 4,
IL months against an enforced Inactivity. viii
d ity hare been supplied With troops, arms, q,
n PtYmissioa to eight the enemy. :
4 | Important eTents at New Orleans mayl
looked for, "about these days~,, The redu
r. tiqn Of that proud, rehellious metropolis
~ now only question Of time, and very ghe
time too, Before the first day of fAprn Hen
r. Gays famous words IN 1850, Will be realize
be ~ say In my place never VIII we, Who occu
;z tthe broad vate1sof the Mississippi and it, i
~ ~ per tributa1ies, consent that any Foreign 4
~ 61a1 no2t 1t the Halize, OF upon the tuCTs
"of the Crescent City y-ne1FS, NEvE8 T., il I
secesh females Of Nashville suspend their no.
~ at the sight Of a foyn uniform, what will
~ patriciaa danes Of New Orleans doe WI
"a paotomime ehau exptess thtir scofn when,f
N soldiers Of the northwest shall meet the 8,
ors of New England On their rebellic
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More excitement or auusenat .pesaa
A1 hiss been csueea by: TIE publcAtien Of Ed
On master General ElaiEA letter 10 Gea. Ffexno
ne dated August. 94th:, 1881, thaa. BY a1y etl
~ phase cf,tho FfemoaE fonftpvn9sy.. The l
fowing ase tAe- ;passagos paE4asa1R3y usttl
in the eco1rEspondoacet +: 4 IL c-:ec: -
On WAszmaTox, August ~. 1ae
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