The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-08


The Presidents Message, recommending Con-
grsss to extend pocuniary aid to any State that
may adopt gradual emancipation Of slaves, is
vaiiously commented on by the journals. We
present extracts from each
The W0r'L-Tho Presidents Message marks
an epoch in the war /, had not been expected
by Congress aud the nation whose attention
with theirs to the subject Of which il tteits;s 80
solemnly invoked, will read II wi h equal sur
prize. But careful perusal of tho message,
ard calm review Of the present political and
military situation to which il invites u.s. must
lead eyorv candid and thoughtful person, whose
patriotism has loosed his party ds, 10 per-
ceivo tho peculiar felicity and tho rare com non
sense with which the ono is adapted to the
other.
To the fiery assaults Of all tho radieals. in
Congress and out OF it, Mr.. Lincoln has ROMAN.
"a Luu.oNtd. He docs rot oven des ,oul 70 ar
cue with them. lie assumes that thev are
sroi x, and takes IL for granted, without argu-
mont, that adherence 10 the Constitution must
10 his ard our supreme law. But he also takes
i FOR prantel TAT the abolishmsnt of slavery,
while II must he effected by the states f done at
nj all. must yet be done, and that, though the
rai Il OF the General Government itself NAV
t,ver s'Iiks the blow at It's deadly enemy, It
cay and must nerve tho arm which strikes.
The IIMEs-We fear that the Presidential
80 pa'ri Oiicaily designed. Ii will no. induce
,ry slave state TO discsrd slavery; II will not
therefore, weaken any Of tho tos betweon the
from the doctrine that, with slavery IN tho
states, the National Government has no concern
whatever.
But let the plan have full discussions lot it
also have full credit, "a evidence that tho Cow
ornmcnt centemplAies no iorclb'e Interference
with the institutions Of any state, rebellious or
LOYAL, and good may grow out Of IL.
The Werdii-lt is evident that Mr. LinColn
thToughly understands the whole question in
volved in this stormy agitation on the omit
cation OF property IN the rebel states, and that
ho las taken "A Sensible and conservative view
of it, which, while it will undoubtedly provoke
the ind gnation OF the abolition crew, will bo
received with satisfaction by the conservative
element, both in the North and South.
Tie Tmnr NE We mover printed State pa
per with more satisfaction. II is the day-5tu
tf a new National dawn. Even if il were 10
more than a barren Avowal by the Chief Mlsis-
trats Of the Nation that II is highly desirable
that the Union hs purgei OF Slavery, II
would be great fac, Of far wcightisr import
thsn many battles. Tho transmission of this
Message to Europa seals the fate Of the Rebel
lion in every Christian land. Dahomey Is tho
last hope OF the traitors In their eager quest OF
recognition and ofallies. No civilized nation
will think Of entering into alliance with jeff
dom In view Of this glorious demonstration that
Union and Libsrty' arc indeed " ono and
inseparabo." LOn9 Ire Me Amsric N RePub'
hc.
The following statement Of a Washington
corresI ondent confirms the position o' the SuS,
that the Presidents Message was probably in
duced by internal pressure from ths border
states
II is known that several Of the largest slave
owners in the border st4,tos have given in their
adhesion 10 this project in advance, and are now
very anxious for its adoption.
Ano her Washington correspondent writes as
follows concerning the mo5agei
II has produced a great excitement in politi-
al Ci.cl,b here. Several ot tho southern Inem-
| beIs donUuLce It as scnoLc for the ultimate
extinction Of slavery in all the slave s'atea
T,,y ay that they 30 in it tho G.al OverthToF =
| ~ .l.,,iy in the whole nation.
A Neahvillo correspondent Of the WORLD
| uiy,s the fDllowing account Of his ATst day
| So IN in that citYI
| Immediately I set oF through tho town. And
| WLat town How can imagery, OF metaphor,
| " an illustration bring Il to you as 1t appear
| ed me On this, tho first day OF its occupation
| " ihe etorul truops. Sunday might call IT,.
| l,u' no puritan village Sunday ! ever saw, will
| at all compare with 1t. Let's say, imagine y
| Suncays rolled into ono, and into ono town, and
somebody dead in every house Of it, and every
iAhabitant Of II Rrieying at a grave side, and
| even then you will fail to ioel the silent and
| appalling gloom that shrouds tho city Of Nash
| vile at this moment. Every single, solitary
| store WAS closed. Every wiadOw-shu'ter
was tight shut. Not over ono hundred
| white men. not one white woman,
| were "yisble to tho naked eye And
then white men wero collected in small groups
on the rners, hands IN pockets, gazing straight
| al the pavement, COnversing ia low, sad tones,
| with COuntenanCes tho most dismal ard do
| iected that ever saw out OF penitentilry.
After porambuliting the city | brought up at
| the s. ClOud. Won't in. -Four men sat with
their shins 10 the stove. They resombied four
| persons who had swallowed the suicidal syrup,
and were waiting in blue horror for its fatal
effect Silently, suleLly, and slowly youth
with red ey yes arose, and in answer TO my in
uuiTies about accommodations said Yes, and
showed the register toward Us. II was
night row, and the irst glesm of SUM GIT that
fell on me in this hOrrOr.bauntod hOtel came
from the grinning worries Of the African who
conducted me TO my apartments "lIeo hse
isn't YOU a Yankeei' 'And no mistake, | re.
| piled. "Dat was my 'pinion, hoe hoo Tel
| YOU what, mister, We darkies arc mighty glad
to see Old Lincoln soldiers, We is Dis we're
room was where old FloJ d stayed what
| YOU cont say that am occupying Gen. Floyd
room 90 "Dats 30. sar; dc damned old Gus
was here only about week ago, but noboiy'i
sorry he's gone about ysro. lie carried on kind
o high when he was here cuttin ana hashin
and burnin' bridges.
THE rebel force in tine vicinity VI the Poto
mac, at the present time, is about $4,000 men
Of whom 55, 900 infantry, II 600 cavalry, an