Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-03-11
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
FtRg.7 Ctt.-eas II Tie Se"ate a..d Illus.
Of Representatives..

FsEloa7 Ctt.-eas Il Tie Se,.aia uAd UJass
gt R.p'esentI;iUeS.
I recommend tue adoption Of joint
re.)lu,ieu, b. your honorable bodies, lich
shall be substantially as follows:
"Ros,lred, Th.t,he United States ousb;
'to cooperate with any Stale which may
"siopt gTadu.l sbolshueut Of slavery,
giving to such State pecunIsry All, 10 te
fused ey such State, IL It's discretion, 10
"eowPeusate for the iucoIveDieuce, public
"aad private, produce! ty such e4suse Q.
"system"
Ii tbe proposition contained il 'Se res
y.atl,u, d-cs LIT meet tie aFfI9'4l OF
C-lgE,4s 4ui lie c.ualEy, ;AeEs is H. cul;
1ut II II does cymu-.4 sub APPROVAL
4-eu It Ct iup0rtIuee taat Ice State -Li
people immediately Interested should ss a.
once distinctly bottled q TIE feet, - hat
they may begin - Consider wueILsc to
accept OF reject il.
Tae Fed,r.! GoveTHueU: would fu3 It's
tisbes, interest IL such a measure, as ons
OF the most etl,!eni means OF Sc! pIeser-
vatiou. The leaders of the ex,..Iug In-uT-
rsctIOu entertain the bepe that the Gov
etlneLi vii ultimately Is forced - a.
kuos.elg ge the ludepeudeCes Of some f-si
Of TIE dlsaiftc,ed Tesi5u, aud !h.t a.. 'ts
Slave States, LcTth u suel pats, Ell issn
say, "Ibe Union, tsr which ~e haze s'Tus-
gled, being already gone, We now elooss
% 60 with tie Southern section" 0 Ie,
pIlge them 0i tbs hope substantially eo1s
The rebellion. all ,le .u.ti4.i = of eLauc.-
patton completely daIr.yes tloD ot II, a.
to all the States initiating X. lie P4.at
Is, cot that all tic States to.eTat.Lg So
very would Tery 5000, i at AL I,-.I-'e
emapc.I=.,-u, bat that, TLIia s-v -E-F =
equally mad, to I'll, the u5;e Nlf.-er-
shall, bT such initiation, make It cestz'1
to the more Southern that IL 10 event
will the former ever joiu The latter u 'ter
proposed C9uielerAsy. ls4y "i-.I!A,olI
because, in ,ny Judgment, gradual s04 MI
sudden emancipation is better for aii
Ia the mere huaucla. OF Fecuuls5y view,
auy member ot Congress, With tbs Census
tables and the Treasury reports before hIU,
can readily see fer himself, how sooa the
current expenditures Of this w-E would
purchase, at Z fair valuation; a.. she slaves
IL any named : ate.
Such proposition ou the par: OF the
Government, sets Up To claim Of Tigai,
by Federal authority, 10 Interfere with
Slavery within State limits, referring, as ::
does, the absolute eont.oi Ct tie subject,
in each case, to the State aud its people
Immediately interested. 1t is proposed
as matter Of perfectly free choice with
them.
10 the aorHsl Message last December
thought fit to say, "TAe Union must be
preserved, and hence g.. iudi.pe us;b!s means
must be employed" / SAID this not hast
iiy, bu. deliberately. Wa bss been, aud
continues to be, au indispensable means to
this end A practical Acknowledgements
Of the National authority would render the
war unnecessary, aud 1t would at onee
cease. If, however, resistance continues,
the war mus; also continue, and j; IS i'm
possible to fo.esee al tie incidents which
may attend and AL the ruis which may
follow it. Such as may seem indi,peusa-
bic or may obviously promise great Ell
cheney toward ending the struggle, must
and will come.
The proposition nov made, Al efsr only,
| hope it may be esteemed DO oEsnse to
ask whether the pecunisry consideration
rendered would no, be Of more ys.s. TO
ihe States and private persons concerned
than are the Institution, and property il
it, in the present aspect Of Affairs.
While it is true that the adoption Of the
proposed resolution would bs merely mi
tis,ory, and hot within Itself practical
measure, i, is recommended iu The hope
that it would soon lead 10 important re-
suits. Ia full view Of NY great re-p9usi-
bili,y to my God aai 10 my country |
earnestly beg the attention of Congress
and the people to the su jec'.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
nSy-A HOY Of Hospital ~u,-l,au ill ~