The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-06

TIC right tlmc ne nOpeN never 70 nave Il
TO do II he would not anticipate events.
In respect to emancipation in Missouri,he
said that what had been observed by Mr.. |
Neel was probably true, bat The opera
ton Of these natural causes had not pre-
vented the irritating contract TO which |
he had referred, or destroyed the hopes |
Of the Confederates that Missouri would !
at some timo range herself alongside of |
them which in his judgment the passage |
Of this resolution by Congress, and its
acceptance By Missouri, would accom-
plish Mr.. Chrisiield, of Maryland, ask
ed what would be the effect Of the refu-
sal Of the States to accept this proposal,
and desired TO know if the President
looked to any policy beyond the accept
ance or rejection Of bis scheme. He re-
piled that he had no designs beyond the
action of the States on this particular
subject. He should lament their refusal
to accept il, but he had no designs be-
yond their refusal of it. Mr.. Menzies,
of Kentucky, inquired if the President
thought there was any power except in
the States themselves, TO carry out his
scheme OF emancipation. To which he
replied he thought there could not be.
The President then went off into course
of remarks net qualifying the foregoing
declaration nor material TO be repeated
to a inst understanding of his meaning.
Mr.. Cristield said he did not think the
people Of Maryland looked upon Slavery
as permanent institution; and he did
not know that they would be very reluc-
tant TO give it up, if provision was made
TO meet the loss, and they could be rid of
the race; but they did not like to be CO.
creed into emancipation, either by the
direct action of the Government, or by
indirection, as through the emancipation
of slaves in this District or the conGscs-
tion of Southern property, as now threat
ened, and he thought before they would
consent to consider this proposition they
would require to be informed on these
points; 70 which the President replied
that, unless he was expelled by the act
of God or the Confederate armies, be
should occupy that house for three years,
and as long as he remained there Mary
land had nothing to fear, either for her
institutions or her interests on the points
referred TO-.
Mr.. Crisfeld Immediately added "Mr.
President if what you now say could be
heard by the people of Maryland, they
would consider your proposition with a
much better feeling than fear without it
they will be inclined TO do"
The President-"That( meaning pub
LEGATION of what he said) will not do, il
would force me into quarrel before the
proper time;" and again intimating, as he
had before done, quarrel with the Gree
ly faction was impending. He said he
did not wish to encounter it before the
proper time, nor at all if it could be
avoided.
Gov. Wickliffe of Kentucky, then ask
ed him respecting the constitutionality oil
his scheme, and he replied, as you may
suppose: 81 have considered that--and
the proposition now submitted does not
encounter any constitutional difficulty
II proposes simply to cooperate with any
State, by giving such State pecuniary
aid; and that he thought that the resolu'
ton, as proposed by him, would be con
sidered rather as the expression of ;
sentiment, than as involving any consti
tuition question.
Mr.. Hall, of Mo-, thought that if thi
proposition was adopted at all, IL SHOULD
, be by the votes of the free States, ant
should come as proposition from them h
? the slave States, aflording them an in
ducement to put aside this subject of dis
cord that it ought not TO be expecte,
that members representing slaveholdin
constituencies should declare at once, an,
I in advance of any proposition to then
for the emancipation of Slavery. TIL
President said he saw and felt the tore
of this objection; it was a fearful re
spOnsibility, and everygentleman must d
. as he thought best that he did not know
, how this scheme was received by th
: members from the free States some O
: them had spoken TO him and received
: kindly; but for the most part they wer
as reserved and chary IS we had beer
and he could not tell how they WOnl
: vote. And in reply 10 some expressio
, Of Mr.. Hall, as TO his own opinion regard
: ing Slavery, he said he did not preten
= 10 disguise his anti-Slavery feeling tina
= he thought it was wrong and should con
, tinue 10 think so, but that was not th
; question we had to deal with now. Sla
: very existed, and that, too, as well b
. the act Of the North as of the South; an
= in any scheme 20 get rid Of it, the Nortl
= as we'll as the South, was morally boun
y to do its full and equal share. He though
r the institution wrong, and ought never
have existed but yet he recognized th
IS rights Of property which had grown OF
= OF il, AID would respect those rights /
IS fully as similar rights in any other pr,
n perty; that property can exist, and dot
Il legally exist he thought such la
= wrong, but the rights Of property result
re ing must be inspected he would get n
10 Of the odious law, not by violating Il
T. right, bat by encouraging the propositi'
B. and offering him inducements 10 give
l. up.
to Here the interview, so far as this su