The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-07
nv TELEGRAPH
70 THE FIR EEMA.V
: O'CLOCK, A. M.
,,,aprayT PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE
auag Emancipation Pro.
posed
>.ayr Owners 10 be Compensated

.-,s OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MESSAGE.
,,-,h &. The President to-day transmitted
-rrss. tie Glowing message:
.... r,G.qus Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives.
-.a,m10end the adoption Of d joint resolution
.,rr Honorable bodies, which shall be sub
mutually as follows
gg>,tr,d. That the United States ought to
.,,raro with any state wEIcu may adopt a
-.fr., abolition Of Slavery, giving to such
,.,-- recuriary AID. to be used by such State
=. discretion. to compensate for the inconve-
-'s7.ss. public and private, produced by such
.r.p.e Of system.
= The uropositon contained in the Resolution
..s< not meet the approval ct Congress and the
..,r,-v. there is the end but If it does COM
~lni such approval deem 1t OF Importance
.g,- tue States and people Immediately inter-
.-aG should Re at once distinctly notified OF the
$50, % that they may begin to consider whether
s.c4rt OF re iect it, The Federal Government
F5.4 ind its hIgesI interest IN such Il measure
.,,7o5 i he most efficient means of self pres
-.yallon.
me .eatets Of the existing instruction en-
..--.,n the hope that the Government will ulti-
7t--rr Il forced to acknUw ledge the lndepend
r.. ~ some part Of the dlsu tected region. and
IN, all tue Save ctaces North Of such parts
r0 then say the Union tor which We have
..rg,,.eQ being already gone, we now choose to
.,vitA the Southern section. 10 deprive them
FIJI. hope Substantially ends the rebellion,
md the initiation vi emancipation completely
.cr;ggs them OF il, or to all the States Iuitat
M. &c. Inc polnt is not that all the States
-.--stln. slavery would soon, If at all, Initiate
.rgrciuutiun, buc hat while he offer is equally
r.g. - all the more Northern shall by sucn
.,.tlsn make It certain TO the more Southern
IA; IN 10 event would the former ever join The
.tl-. Il th-ir proposed Conederacy, because IN
- .-dgm-ft. .Caduai AMI not sudden enamel
-g,',D i better Tor all in the mere financial or
.r..nary view.
Auv member Of Congress, with the census ia
lie at tie Treasury reports before him, can
--a.ig sec !or himself how very soon the cur
m: -xreu GItures Ot this war would purchase,
Il. ,aI- valuation. all the slaves n any naIneu
SAT- Such q proposition on the part Of the
General Government sets up no Claim OF a right
.;-e EeceEal authority ~ interfere with sla-
--rr wgthin STATE limits for. referring Us 1t
re. the absolute control of the subject N each
.4Se - th9 state anu II, people lnmediatel y in
rested, i; : proposed as u matter Of perfectly
ice choice with them.
ID he annual message. lase December, |
.-.lglj fit to say the Union must be preserved.
.aI hence all Indispensable means must be EN-
-yJe.. said this No. hastily, but deliberately.
Leg oa> heec. and continues t. he, al indls-
..-.-- .7 l-sau. TO this end. \ practical ac-
Il w.et:naa: Of III National authority would
..rQ:. The cJLt.auQ1ce Of the war unnecessary,
AID It would cease.
T: however. resistance continues. the war
.... .iso continue. ana ic Is impossible TO fore
.-s .. Tie incidents which may attend and all
e: .4.I y h.cu may follow it. Such proposI-
q. nav seem Indispensable, Or may obyl-
;Iy4!se great efficiency toward ending
Il. -g.- must ana will come. The proposl
'.- now :.n- made. though an otttr only,
.- D.. u.lg BE esteemed no offence to ask
t--.., ID. -ecrai@ry consideration rendered
a.e.- ~: be d: more value TO the States an.
.-..4-- l-.>Jas c-Lcetued than are the lnstltu
$50 property IL y, IL the present aspect o
.-.;,,. u lille Il Is tgU- thai the Adoption o
.- PROPOSED resolution would he iniTlatory an,
~.,lin r,el; Il PRACTICAL measure, it is rec
-.--o-s4 II the hope that !. would soon laa(
.ec,au- results.
ia-.. view Of t.- -rea. responsibility to n
.. .L4 So my ceutrry, | earnestly beg the at
'-a,l1a u Congress, nd The people TO the SUI
>guelI ABRAHAM LINCOLN.