New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-14
THE BORDER STATES AND TIN
pRESJDENT.

Should the Government adopt at length, the
policy marked out by the Confisca'ion Bill
which last week passed both Houses Of Congress,
and use The powerful fundamentally for put
ting down the rebellion of four millions of black
UDionists, making them thereby slaves no longer.
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not being long-sufering, kind and patient In two
proclamatiOns he has at two different periods
soernnly warned the Border States that it
might yet become his duty to strike such a
blow at Slavery throughout the South, that its
continued existence in any of the States could
not long be counted on. Not, indeed, that this
proposition was set forth in form; but every
/ rejecting man in the loyal Border States
could hardly fail to see that, should
Slavery BE- abolished, or its existence
even made uncertain in the States further
South, its speedy downfall in the Border
States must then be inevitable; and that a
propo iton for compensated emancipation, in
anticipation of 30 possible, and even probable
an event, was to them simply a proposition 10
rid themselves Of the system and be pad
for doing so instead Of waiting till they
were compelled to DO go without CON-
pensstion. The two friendly warnings in
which they ought, or might have seen the
handwriting on the wall, have passed by un-
heeGed Still patient and kind, however, tue
President gives them third chasce to accept
the least painful alternative. Day by day it
grows more improbable that both the Union
and Slavery can be preseryed day by day in
evitable necessity presses more and more
hardly upon probability, and the nation
'drifts," as Mr.. Lincoln is reported Ito have
once said, toward Abolition. His appeal
and his warnings have heretofore been adj
dressed to the Border States. He turns now to
their representatives in Congress aud urges
upon them directly and by argument propo
sition for Emancipation. None caG complain
that on this question he is without a policy.
All he could do to save those States from the
consequences Of the acts Of their Southern
hes done, and none can complain that
he has not turned toward them q face
of kindness and compassion.
Thus far we only know Of this negotiation
BY verbal report, sent by telegraph, as the
written documents are not yet made public.
The President urges the Border-State Repre-
seutatives to accept the proposition made to
them for compensated emancipation, and arks
it as a ready sacrifice of their loyalty. Blu.
the answer thus far does not seem very favor
able. The Representatives, according to one
account, cannot or will not see the Significance
of renewal of this proposition from the
President at the moment that the COnscription
bill lies before him unsigned. They see very
plainly, however, and urge at length tho time
it takes to change State Constitution, while
move first, a power above their State COnsti-
tutions may step in and render any change un-
necessary by abolishing Slavery without thom.
But they suggest an appeal to individuals,
and by this we presume that they
mean that Mr.. Lincoln shall ask each
STAKEHOLDER ia those States to make out deed
Of manumssion for his Slaves, and receive com.
pensation therefor. That method, we appre-
prehend, would meet with difficulties. They
might, however, be anticipated, in some meas
ure, should the Representatives themselves be.
gin the good work, such of them as are slave
holders, IN their own proper persons. The OK
ample could not be without its weight. The
latest account 10. that of tho members of the
House, an equal number advocate the scheme
Of the President while of the Senators only |
three look upon it with favor. But whatever
they may decide upon. it s to be hoped that
tho President, desirable as it is to propitiate
the half dozen border Slave States, will also
consider that there are eighteen other States /