Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-12
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THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
BURLINGTON
FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER l., 1862


same deep reflection and sincerity Of feeling,
and the same statesmanlike breadth Of view
which have characterized all his public OIL
cial papers Shallow minds, from is plain
and direct phraseolOgy, its entire lack OF
high sounding words and involved sentences,
and from the ease with which they under
stand it. may suppose at first that it caa't
be very important. Time will give aem
ius.er views Of it, The mahgnants, those
who read it only to find fault and speak Of
it only to show their hate, Of course sneer
at it, abuse its author and cast despite on its
humane, patriotic and christian sentiments.
The outline which the President gives Of
our foreign relations and Of such topics as
iall naturally within the scope Of the several
Departments is b.iel, and as it seems to US
fitlv and necessarily 50. To have given
fuller view OF these would nave forced him
into great detail and made the message Gu
brous from great length. The main facts Of
the rebellion, Of the cost and suffering which
attends its suppression, arc daily and hourly
before the public mind, and need no empha-
sizing from him to make their realities any
more painfully ie.t than they are. Fer de-
tailed information respecting the Army, the
Navy, tile Finances and our ioreisn Affairs he
refers the people to the reports from the
proper Departments, As to how he views
the rebellion, and the extent TO which the
authority md power Of the Government Will
be used to suppress il, he refers Congress 20 his
/ previous messages and pr0clamations. With
regard 70 all his former positions, he says be
remains unchanged
Recognizing slavery as the poison root
Of the rebellion-but for which there w-u-d
/ have been no rebellion root which must
be thoroughly removed, or the nation can
mover have enduring peace or thorough
unity, the President has addressed himself to
solve the great problem, bow shall this root
of evil, which has sent its poison to q greater
OF less extent through al our body polite
be plucEed up, never again to find Place in
the soil Of tins mighty Republic In bis
proclamation of Sept. % as Commanter--r-
] chief Of the armed forces OF the na-on' and
charged by viItue OF his 1As1 WIN me Sd
cred duty Of saving the nation j possible
fully aware Of the tremendous power which,
uu to this point Of the war, had accrued %
the rebels from the use of their slaves AZ h.iT
armies and az homo. be aHcauresi tia. On
/ tie l,t.fJanusrv u,z. lc should declare
/ fre, all tile slav,so those yct remaining To
rebellion. and should r.c5.u.z- al such as
men authorized % stand % cQla' ground
with al Others in fighting .or thcir OWL
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