Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-04-04
The Emancipation Scheme Of
the President.
+, MISSOURI SENATOR ADVOCATES 1T.
GREAT SPEECH OF
HON. MIR. HENDERSON.


san Of President Lincoln, sel forth in his recent
Paassee-to those States which desire to eman-
a,nots the slaves within their border. Ihe
onleacb in addition to iis rhetorical merits anu
iia statesmanke treatment oi the question:
niaims pnrtioular attention from the TACT that l's
Sn,bor Il a senator from slave state ahu one
."hnse yieWa on political qneeiions, before the
.aoeut naSs rebellion hroke out, were at variance
with those nl lhe pI'seu' H"H'''s'
Ma. PRESIDENT: have offered that amend
r,en, 10 the resolution in good faith, and with no
yew whatever to make any record Tor myself
or 10 attempt to get others upon tue record III
order to affect them. !, perhaps, shal take
dieerent courae on this resolution from mat taken
ny a minority, at least, Of thnae representing the
horler alayehodng States J feel disposed to
cast nv vote for the resolution. but ah opJee-
ian has been urged TO the resolution, and sena- /
tara ought to remember that 1t has beeh urged
with a great deal of power 10 the border slaVe
hollins States, that the design OF II Is TO ehect
,be emancipation OF the slaves IN the border
slayehotIing States, and then Ia consent to
Essnlntiou Of the Union. ! have no idea thht
any such thing is really contemplated ! kho"
h N NOT contemplated by the freAldenti am
satisfied that il Is contemplated ny but lew, II
anv of the members on this h0or can sec
M obection 10 putting the declaration whieh
pronose upon the record with the resoluuoh'
rartnularly inasmuch as it Is Anid IN the argu
,nent of the President in support oil Tue proPosi'
tion. that he submitted il with we" 10 lie
preservation of the Union. The institution OF
slavery in the State of Missouri has not peen
sufficient Notwithstanding II has neeh ueomcu
hv Senators here to be sufficient, III great many
al the States, (because slavery has been clafgeu
Ia he the cause Of all our tFonbles,) TO wllhurAW
the people of my State from their a'leglauce 70
ihe Federal Government There arc DINER ~
terests in Missouri besides the Interests oi s'h9e
ry: aud although it is ah institution sA'snnE
t1ere. our peope lonk upon other INSTITUTIONS
that exist there ns of equal IT not superior '''-
pOttanoe. ...,...;..,. than 10
.arnoin Arm and fixed 10 the Union, is that they
will never consent to surrender their rignl w .uo i
Mississippi river, over every inch Of II IRON .ne
Lorders Of Missouri to the Gull oil Mexico uuu'
dr. If they loose all iden that that IS TO Dc ah
object of the majority here, II VIII HleNi'up'J
infect them in the future.
Mr. presidept. since have been member ol
tMs body, have carefully abstalheu irom VI
discussion Of the slavery question Ihere ar'
several reasons inducing me to pursne couIe'
of silence upon the subject. In the hIst Piaoe
the diseases Of the country have resuteu iron
saverv agitation, and, however ciieetual INT
COMMUNICATION OF remedies in ordinary case
nnon the theory that "hke cures IKE, mus
Ia permitted to demur to the pracuIe III VA
nresent case. Additional slavery agilhuoh VIII
ia no good hut great harm In ine seuun
place, nave thought that the great o'1eul ~ ~ W
country should be TO put down TINS feueh!ou
and to do it successfully demands the unite
energv of all the friends of union throughou
,he nation. In this good work Congress, al II
nresent session at least might find enough
lax it's wisdom and engage Its thoughts
s In the third place, represent III part peop
who recognize slavery as u ,uuai Nm,
amonest them, aud Am Mt loes to see now
rhll be able to advance their interest IN al
manner by provoking controversy on slaNei
A. a,hica with the majority on this moor, who see
IA have satisfed themselves that the lntt''uu'
IA wrong. I am willing 10 abstain from a'' :
HectiOnp upon their oplnlohs, liroNtueu s"'y "a, "
abstain from all interference with inc suuge
4 ;,salg in tho States, where Hm satisfied IL Wil
hest entrusted for thu good oi all eoueerheu'
might give other rensuns Tor my oouih"
rcfsrence 10 this subject but those nAmeu' GO
biuing ~ they do, the interests ul my ,la'h1'
ate constituents, and sense oil pAtluuu VI
,, nv avn uart are deemed suiheieht
a,,.eJ he introduction of the bill TO aboi
p,avarv in the Dialrict Of Columba, not becA
ragarded it an unconstitutional exercise
nower. or an act Of such gross had inilh 10
rvlaod. or the people of Maryland not neca
/ was 80 much attached tp the INSTITUTION ~
Jasirs its continuance wherever It exlsteu
hecanse thought the free institutions VI
cnuntry would be endangered by the hporl'o
Alayery in the nation'H capital.
aid NOT behave any Of these thlhgs, anu
l was conscientiously opposed to the discus
of this measure ut the present sehhiuu y,
gress. My information on the Hunleet ~
Ia belieye that the act would be heeepthu
the owners of slaves--almost, il not qui'e
desirable ia them as to tho slaves themAelVe
slavery cannot lie otherwise than no'hlna
This District, largely dependent on the WI
the slave himself. -.,,...t,, .oa
Tho interest is II very inoOnsiderahle one
slave population in 1860 being ohiS q,
sLilst the whites numbered 6O,ISS. 10
~ niter worthlessness Of the institution,
s,aenniarv point of view, it is only necessa
E state the TACT that the free cooTed popnmtl
the period numbered II ,lO7, and that whlls
white and free colOred classes have LOT
years, been rapidly on the increase tne
1onulation has been, aud is now, rapidly o
decline -, H.,
II hare when all those intricate questlo
good faith and constitutional law Tue .t ulsou
Of which to gaping oroWut, pp'i NO.N
South, has made and unmade Senators n anu
Rressmen and Governors anu shet,"s, ,I
oonstables, anl town trustees, woulu 81
have taken their place among the thlhgs
past. ITO. - a.,ro,ro
,vbether. at this period of time when th'
Gated and enlightened white man can WI
6culty. find means Of support for hlmse
family. true charity to the black man re
.hat Iia former owner should be absolvet
.ha ohIigation TO support and protect hir
,his rebellioni is over. II was q matter
'.ranter donbt whether genuine benevolent
snfEeiently combined with good policy,
,iemand the immediate payment o. & ml
Ieilars from the Treasury, for the pur
efect;ug what was almost acuun pnsnd. m l'r
,ass naiure of things, and especially VIII
nerssaarles OF life were being taxed 10 P
Han and denied to millions OF suherih
men throughout the land: l 'nuusnS !"
the discussion Of the snnleet " 'lie n, au'
any real, practical good a' the pleseu
might be misundersoou anu nliS0yns'' '
many real friends OF the uhioh' ~ u
urged, as it has alWays peeh heIe'viu'V en
is but the beginning OF the emu. lhe ~ ~
the Abolition monster IN h'n "o'A u
4lon. -. han, o,nuou,
ened by some imaginary plot LOT ,ne ,Uo ~ A.
Of slavery in the Unlteu etates, - -
regularly informed, by a faeo " ~
whose wntchful and Jealous reesra ~
interests has been about eluh' " ~ ~
Ahnlilionists for the negro that, unl
were continued in power, the Whole . ~
would be immediately upset. me unh'
Of his property, aud the negro "'nHu
not superior, 10 the wh'e nlhn'
tened 10 these stories' nHu Pre-" ln iiH. |.
gaar and hate tho most unsuhstnnia q
isss thing on earth IL is true that
bas talked largely, In tho North, Of u
AZ African slavery, Of which II WI
whollv ignorant, and promised dsea'
,nantslitv All elyaium Of universal Ire
.aoial delights as broad ns the nation
:. n az trnfnssiOn nb due has