Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-06

4 Canadian Paper on the -ktevotHtfO4.
The Toronto Globe, one Of the fairest Of
our Canadian exchanges, devOtes over
column to the emancipation proclamation
ofthe President. It describes the faEora-
bic reception which ii has met with from
the North. Although democratic papers
said that if such document was issued,
officers would resign, and a large portion
of the army lay down their arms, refusing
to fight in the cause Of emancipation, not
single demonstration of any kind has been
made by the sOldiery against the course of
the President. Not even one officer has
thrown up his commission in consequence
of the Presidents announcement, although
there are thousands of Southern men in
the Northern army. The commanders in
various portions of the Union who were
supposed to be most favorable to the pecu-
liar institution, are now receiving into
their ranks as teamsters and laborers the
slave population, and show none of the un-
willingness formerly manifested to en-
ply the ci-deUant bondsman against his late
master. The Globe goes on to say:
1t would have been more creditable to
the people of the United States had this
proclamation been issued by the President,
not with a view to the conquest of the
South and the re-establishment of the
Union, but as a great measure of justice
to the doWn-trodden negro race. But we
must take men and events as we find
them, accept good deeds with thankfulness,
and not look too closely into motives
The act of President Lincoln, although
it could not have been passed, except as
the result of a strong desire for the re-es-
tablishment of the Union entertained by
the people of the North, was nevertheless
due in a great measure to the untiring and
disinterested efforts of the American Abo-
litionIsts, among whom are to be found
some of the most Jealous and disinterested
friends of humanity on the face of the
earth. 1t was they who agitated theques-
ton, and who so manipulated the party is
sues Of the American Union as to bring
about the selection Of Mr.. Lincoln on q
platform Of opposition to the extension of
slavery 1t was they who, since the out
break of the rebellion, have not ceased to
urge the necessity as well as the justice Of
using the emancipation of the slaves as
means of bringing the war to a close. What
ever may have been the hardness of
the hearts of those upon whom
they had to work, nothing shall prevent us
rejoicing in their success and congratula-
ting them upon their triumph. Heartily
ashamed are we to see Canadian journals
which would, if they followed the tradi-
tional policy of the British Empire, rejoice
at the prospect of the freedom of the
Southern slaves, endeavOring to pick holes
in Mr.. Lincoln's proclamation, and to
bubble about the constitutionality and
legality of his action. Mr.. Lincoln is
lawyer himself of repute, and is surround
ed by jurists of the highest standing, and
has doubtless taken care that he has not
exceeded the bounds of the law. And
surely it is not for us who have so often
held up to scorn the Inconsistency Of Re
publicans holding four millions Of their
kind in bondage, to show hostility to the
great measure of justice which has just
been promulgated.
HencefOrth the policy of the American
Government is opposed to slavery. If it
re-establlshes ITS power over the Southi
slavery viii be abolished. If it fails to do
so, by so much will the wrong and misery
in the world be increased. Henceforth it
will be impossible for any man having the
slightest pretentiOns TO friendly feelings
towards the colored race, to show any de-
sire for the success of the Southern Con-
federacy Conquest by the North will
bring freedom TO the black, while failure
will bring to him continuance in bondage.
We do not expect that the thousands who
are haIlOoing for JEFF. Davis and his man
stealers will suddenly change their note.
They will probably find sufficient excuse
to retain their present attitude for a time.
But sure we are that the sympathies Of the
British and Canadian people will ultimate
ly run in the direction of that side which
grants freedom, rather than that which is
the bulwark of slavery.