The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-06
The Enslish Press en- I.ineslmss ast Proela.
nation

From the London Times October T.
President Lincoln has declared tina. from the lst
of January next to come, every State that ~ "a
beion shall bs, in the eye Of Mr.. Lncnin, q fres
State After that date Me lincoln proposss to en-.
act thst every slave In rebal stats shall be- forever
eftev free aud be promises that neither he his
army. nor hia navy. will do anything to repress any
efforts which the negroes in suci rebel States may
make for the recovery of their freedom This
means, of course, that Mr.. Lincoln will on the et
of next January, do his best to excite servile
Ia the States which lie cannot occupy with his
arms He will ran up the rive e's with his gunboats
he VIII seek OF. the places which are left bus
fpghtly guarded, and where the women and chill
dren have been trnsted to the fidelity OF colorej
domestics He will appeal to the black blood Of
the African he will whisper of the pleagure Of
spol and of the gra,ihcaop Of yet aercer pstincts
and when blood begins TO faw ard sbrleks come
piercing through the darkness. Mr. Lincoln will
walt till the rising flames tell ;has ali il e'rsur
mssed AID then he wik rub IL hauts and thlns
iLat revenge 10 sweet. this Is what ar. b!uecln
syows before the world that lie Is sbout 10 do,
Now, ars In Kurope thoroughly convinced
that the death OF slavery must follow ss Dsssssa
rly upon the success ot tho I0ntsderstes in thi1
war the dispersion OF GarAusss occurs upon the
rising of the sun; bu. sudden and lorc.ble emanc,
patton, resulting from the efforts the negroes may
make for their actual freedom" can only be AZ
fec,ed by massacre aud utter destruction. Mr
Lincoln avows, therefore, that hs proposes 10 ek
cite tha negroes of the Soutt ern plantations 70
murder tie families Of thar masters while thsse
D
q crime ia horrible. The employment Of indians
sinks 20 & level with civilized warfare IN compar
son with Il the most detestabie doc Ines of MAJ
zioi sre almost less atrocious even Gr. Liacoins
own recent achievements CT buraipg by surbo2;s
the defsuesIess Villages the Mississippi, ace
dwarsed by this gigantic w.cAocneas 1ho single
thing TO be raid Tor Il s that it ia Il wick edness
that holds its head high ard seorEa hypcogisy T.
dog not pTeieut 10 attack slavery slavery l.
lsunches this threat of scrvile rshsl;ion as
OF war against certain States, aud accompanies 1:
with = declaration OF general protection TO Gil
other slavery.
Whist Wal the South think Ct tLis, TIE South
viii answer with . hiss of seorn. Sat sLe; ~
the North think Of IT. What will Pe ansyivar
say-Pennsy lvaNa, which Is Already unqlie. Under
the loss OF her best customers ard not easy under
the absolute cespoism of the present Government
u. Washington what Boston may say ,r think
IL not perhaps, OF much consequence Bat what
will Rev York sayi 1t would not answer the p1r-
pose of any of these cities have the Sout made
howl:ng wilderness They want tae hauGlug o:
the millions which are produced by the labor OF the
black Ean. Pennsylvania desires TO sell her Il anu
factnres Ia the South; New York wishes bs agaia
Droksr, banker, and n,eroAan, to the South. Ihis
Is what the Union means to these cities They
would rstber have live indepe ndent Stafe 20 deal
with than dead dependency, where nothing ol,id
be earned. To these pf actcai persons PEeiG.nt lin
coin would be after lis black revolution ha! s,acee
ed like dog steaer who .houd p.ase,, the anx; DIS
owner with the h.sd of his favcrite noiptar -
They wsnt tLs useful creature alive. ahe South
without its cotton and its sugar, and Its tobacco
would be of small use TO New York or even 10
Philadeiphia and the South without tie pro .ncs
OF iio rice and cotton, and its susar aud .batco
Would De but cory gam, even Il it could DO ob
tainsd II President Lincoln wauts such 6. con
quest ~ ths, the North is perhaps yet stropx
enough to conquer Haysi a few fanatics Of
course, will shout, bat We cannot think that, ex
cspE in utts- desperation anu yndic tivene S. any
real party ia tie North will sppaui his ne arious
resolution TO light up seryi;e war in the Cia ant
homss.sads Of the south.
AS proof OF what the leaders cf tie Eo.sh, in
their passion and despair, would Go II tacF could,
this IL very sad document. As proof of the
hopelsss8sss ans reckiessuass which pronut their
actions, 1t Is very instructive document. But il
is not formidable document We gather from it
that Mr. Lincoln has lost ali hopa of preservius,
the Urtan, and IL now willing TO LOT 9ny quacs try
his nostrum. AS an set of policy j! il il possible
more contemplate thsn it is wicket. 1t may pog.
sibiy producs scns partial rising fcr g: nry srn.
ed power publish sn o.hcrtation to the laboria.
ciass OF any community to plumber and murder,
and there will be soTe T.spopss /: IA ght eppeu
In London Pans, lew York THAT air Lin.
coins emancipation DEGREES VI III have aay geaerai
effect bearing upon the Issue OF tho war, not
however believe. The negroes hsys already
abundantly discovered toe tbs telGs -nercies OF
ths Norths.naIs ara cruei:ies. Tho f-eedom which
Ia associated with labor 10 tie tre0-h5g military
discipline, sni frank avowais cf persaaal a.hnr.
rsnce n!omentarly repeated, does Lot coma I'd it
eeif 20 Ste negro nature General BUtl could II
Is pleased tel strange gories ii the III success Of
his tamperinss with the negroes about New Or
leans.
We do not think that even now, when Er. Lin.
coin p.ays his last card / VIII prove 10 be t: uuip
Powerful maiguitY Is dreadful reality but rl DO
teSt iasisnty il apt 70 he very c0utCmpti inle
spectacle Here ii woulibe colq Ter Or and you'd,
be e2tirpator who is not qaite III his seat OF
Government, who is reduced Euea traits hat lie
accepts a defeat as glorious escape, y csritala-
tion Of COO men 81 10 important event G drawn
battle as glorious victory. and the ratres, OF au
invading army, which retiras laden with r.undez
and rich s.orea, deli Feranco Here Is p:esdau.
who has just, against his viii, 81 Piled s srtaSo
mist With 80 urs and millions Of stores and no
trembling for the very ground Oh which he s.antis
Yet if we j.dged only by his pom ,'ous proc!sra
tion, We should believe that he had ea.ri4on Ia
every city OF the South. This is more ike China
man be ating his two sworls together 10 Tighten
bis enemy than ike earnest man pressing OF
his cause In steadfastnes ss and truth