The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-06-04
THE SIGNS or THE TIMES.

wE have before alluded to The proclamation
Of the President, relative TO what was supposed |
10 be proclamation by General Hunter, setting
rec the slaves ot South Carolina, Georgia md
Florida. We quote that portion which refcle
to the subject Indicated 10y the caption OF this
article
"Ou the tho 9Th day OF Merch last by tpc-
cia mCssaacs recommended to Congress the n.
dop'ian Of u joint resolution, TO be substantially
~ follows:
PusoiyEp hat ,ho United states ought to co Operate
With soy state which may adopt gtsauN eh1ishmr.t
" avery, pivE " such state, Ia ie dscrttion ccm
pcnssou for the incunrcnieuoes public aud piivaie,
produced hy such Chaasc ci 'ysteu
THE resolution, W. the language above quoted,
adopted b, large n'rinricsm both branches
OF Congress, and nov s'unda NV nu'hDunc def
mite Hnd solemn prnp'sh oi the uauou ~ the
States aud people most Immediately Interested
~ tho subject matter To the people al these
States now earnestly BppeM do not ntr"r
| hcsgech you 90 m,ko tn" rraumans for v"nr'
selves. You caunOi, n YOU would loo hlud ~
the signs of tls fimos beg di YOU t. calm srd
enlarged consideration OF u,m, ranging, W "
may bc, itr above personal sud Pirssu pd1t'rS.
This rr0pO.nl mak"s coum1r cm-c i"r con.
mon object, casijugr r,pfo'ches upon any
IL rcrs not the Plot.snc. The chaugu it cnu-
templates would come gentle aa the drwa Oi
ho.ycn, not ruding or W., ctipg amy lthirg WI
,uu nos embrace It? So much good has not
been dUns 10y one elIort iu NJ, pest ti,uv, 80. tu
,hu Providence uf God IL il nov vJur high ptvi-
lego TO do. May the vast iunrc nos have To Ia.
mrnt that Jou havn neglected t.'
The Interpretation of this proclamation lcav6s
hut two aheruiDivcs -- the litst, suhmission aud
ohedieuoo to the Constitution and laws Of tl'
Uui'cd Srtcs; second, the liberation aud en-
p,oym,ut of the sngcs in suppre-sing the rebel
lion. Viii the rebels embrace tic former, or
will they continue in their atrocities until the
President is forced to odor, the hucrS "You
c4nuot, IL you would. bpblind 20 ibo signs OF ,hc
times. gays the President. Will they heed the
w,rriug2 Every additional a,roci,y but hnstrrs
the evcu,iul day. The lotboarauce OF the Cow
crrmeut Is without pnraIle on the ficc cf the
corth. Orr roops have shown them great re
gard Ms prisoners OF war, and have treated their
wounded with much knducss.
At W,rches'er Lswisburs aud Front Roy
al they absolutely murdered onr wounded in
clld hlooi The rebel. act moro ll," snvarcs
than civilized mon -- s,nhNiur and shooiug uur
men a. will o. nnd unesa they soon pruurd their
arms, or embrace the Nations proposition, "m,
ilary necessity will make IL necessary to strike
the shncklcs from the lrbs of every American
slave; piyo them active employment in Jlc Con-
s,tuloua army and all loyal people will say
ANrN' This appeal mple but impressive IN it's
Iorms IA one rot only Ct deep interest 10 the
revolving States, but to ,hr whole South. The
President has cvinocd an c,rncet dcsirr 10 limit
as Ear Ms possible the revolutionary tendencies
OF the rebellion; but he prr,riccs IA does every
intclJF gent mau, that every days pro'ongetion of
the war rcLucrs more certain and inevitable the
downfall oC slavery in the iusurccnt Stotcs --
Neither he or Congress can avert such result
except by a dishoao orollc recognition Of thc so
called southern Coniedcucy. And with the
downfall of slavery there, to III practical purpcs.
a. it will be dead letter in the border States,
Therefore, iS is with pleasure notice that N,r-
Emia, Tennessee and Missouri are awake to the
Importance of this fact.