, 1862-10-01

ueh a n epin in his breast, and actually at
empt to curry it ont in the face OF cgrtalntJ
# war with the Urited States; but i atn as
ured nevertheless OF It's truth, and I'm obliged
o admit that Gil the evidence corroborases to
1utbtulness."
THE PROCLAMATION. s
Opinions Of the People. E
--
Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribune 9
BElcrr, Wis, Sept. Il. 1862
The General Convention cf PRESBYTERIAN
md ConE regatioua, Churches Of this ssa'e is
now in session in this city. The attendance
ny was devoted to the stats CT th3 country.
atdseeses we're made hy Seuator Doollttle,
Rev. ]. E. Roy Of your city, Rev. Mr. Van
Ness and President Chaplin The addresses
in his nsM position, The meeting Was en-
thueiakt;c/ Not only the convention, but the
ass emily filing tie spacious Congregational
church. Just completed, endorsed tne proc
lamat!cn by solemn rising vote: And all
the people shsA sag, Amen" Ina Clergy
say, Amen, Is to give them opportunity.
ILLINOIS EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION.
The following preamble and resolutions
vert unanimously adopted by the NsperVille
district meeting Of the Illinois Convention Of
!
convened at Naperville, H., Sept. %:
WuEnEAa, We have just received the intelli-
gence that oar president hss issued proclamation
to the effect that the slaves OF al those States and
The goyernmcn: of tie Cn!trd :3sa:es on tie 1=t
day Of Jannsry, 1868, shall from thence forward
az aae e he &c
IOte Of tie ve1T cause, as Well a. the rebellion
ifelf eince the coui1nrnecnsnt OF the war; there
l2esozrfd. Tint NC receive this Intelligence with
great joy and consider !: " tosta 81 tas Divine
rrliuc events as to lesd to this most humans I
CHEF executive tho will aud moral courage, in |
s It az s
~ Eeso1ed. Thai nc consider this az the true poll
preeent troubles. and ss The dawn of tiat real
American freedom advocated ln-the Declaration Of
i7stoIrtd, That VIC will not cease to inplore the
blessing Of hign Heaven e. th;s inpq5:ant, meas
uFe. CIR. AoPPs FIe5ideas.
!. scusEDER. Secretary.
WHAT PA.soS BRoWELoW THINKS.
Regarding Mr. Lincolu's proclamation will
say, that Ii he means to free the slaves Of
rebels in arms. and ray loyal men for them, I
an for it, out and out. Enthusiastic ap-
plause.1 l think the proclamation we'll timed,
aCd fortunate at this moment. II it had been
madt a mouth or Six weeks later, the rebels
NNAIN AA4 . A42AN q ElVtVoAtAOA t4Ih-Ao~Af10 ~
| England to take their negroes and colonize
! thtm, and thank God that Old Abe has ta-
! ken the starch out Of them. lCheers.]
| We continue OUT extracts from the opinions
| Of the press upon the presidents emancipa-
| ton proclamation:
| from the independently
We send forth to-day the most important
| paper ever published IL the HaFcpendeut-
most extraotdinsry document ever proceeding
from this government. It is . decree Of sub
| s:antial emancipation, issued by the cou-
mandcr in chief Of the army ard navg Of tue
| United States OF America. Perhaps it is too
| much to Esy that 1t is decree OF e,nancipa-
| ton. 1t ia rather a6olemn notice served u!'on
| rtbellious States that such a decree will be
made upon the 1st Of January, 1868. It il
1 Ike bond for deed, and will in due time
compel the execution and delivery Of the
derd.
There can be no state paper Imagined more
ertY to millions Of slaves. 1t is that very
moral grandeur and sublime Importance
which makes us jealous OF anything which
threatens its certainty OF diminish=a its moral
i = This decree of emancipation is the
dividing line between dark past and hope
tui tu.ure. The sua CROSSES tue equAor,
travelling nortrnard. The days hereafter will
| grow loOger, aud the nights shorter.
We noW Ste that secession being the prem
1@Gf% E1uAIEARat4QA AAA9I 0C LIZ 4USsIlAA AOA&T
clusion.
Irat proclamation is the driving OF sword
| that cun u.veE be sslea!hed again. The very
! | existence Of the loyal States will now depend
!. . | upon the enforcement of this dec1ce- Slavery
> i. the heart .; the SOUTH. :rh- Sunth viii for
: give everything else; but q serious ant
! | Arowed deternlnAtion to subverS that viii
: never be forgiven. We can Imagine bo = 1
y party might have sprung up il the Nurth, by
a.d-hy, tpat would sag to the S3uth, only
- fr.1tfI3r ff ra6iF11S E1f6VST
:. s}>ye1y; the loyal MASSES respected you
= | rights. Plate and H:roa might nave b:com
k iilcl ds again, il only Christ or his poor ~er
. But that dvlusiye glcze and hollow truce ar
no longer possible. The nation is committed
:, Ether there must be revolution In the N,r1t
- CT else all di4scGtients must uoinlt, aud th
e Nett Meth stand as mighty unit win The pres
lee Lit sorrows fall fast; there is joy before US
~ We behold upon the troubled tea q Chri:
- con ing to Ut, walking upon the waves!
a. 10 his hand are winds aud s.orn1s. Every hot
=: now moves toward the great day Of emaneip
u u ton. At length the dawn shall bring that d
., | mcst emiueuI in our rational calendar. Am
~ al the festivities that usher in that year, the
'Et shall be agreat joy, deeper, pnEer. Aoi1eE, tn
- ever cane to us with the New Year, the j.
~ ~ Of a nation that, after long sorr9w and sham
~ eLa]I cast Off from itself the guilt OF SLAYER
~ and Stand erect before the world, q consiste
II witness for liberty!
IN From the Baltimore Asnerican.1
lis We have lorg ago EXPRESSED The convici
Is that slavery in this country il doomed;
ed the advent IT this proclamation we caa sc ~
M II consider, uuder the circumstances, as b
9a- tenlng its fate. Perfectly mad 3: tae cett
lrt States Eere in challenging conflict for Its {
he tension. the ferociuus spirit they have shoi
gs in the fight has, little BY little, lost them
ia | sympaties Of the world at large and until !
ne alone as its especial champions, and f1s'
led quate to sustain much longer struggle,
lat would have persisted, ultimately, whether
Us. executive had moved in the matter in the y
tbs he las ecen fit to do or not.
for And os to its effects Upon the instisutiou
say the border States It is not at all probcnatic
ct I If Virginia OF North Carolina become Fl
int States By the terms Of the proclamation,
sti- exemption resulting into Maryland is OF
arp | practical value whatever. With free States
nee both sides of her, who would care to own
not grocs here? aud Whist possible adVant;
Ger would We have tyer those obnoxious to
,es, terms cf the PRESIDENTS manifesto in ot
IS . | STATES? As the matter stands even st prese
,m- negro property here has become 20 uaccrt
tcrs in ;its tenure that in many portions Of
commonwealth they are as good as tree
sue ready. :.
red In conclusion we do not til
400 anything whatever is to answer in putt
,m- down tie II bc}lion except the utmost yigol
lent our military and naval movements. An
lies. vance Of seventy or eighty miles from e!
4-uLp | UtflanU HaI uPtI Lac SAAt N0AA A.sA u
len+ dor, Virginia, the only place IN the VI
rig South that furnishes salt In any quaint
ana, would do more than any paper manifest
day bringing them to terms. Charleston tax
han and the supply O: English Wat material brOu
tegi- BIZ British steamers stopped, would be ano
the severe blow, sud We must confess that We
get rather hear of such movements to put d
the rebellion than to speculate Doubt
ago upon the effects Of the proclamation in q
1t TO | tiou.
ou- [From the Hsrtford {ct.) Courant.1
l;t.y TIE IEAR OF JUBILEE HAS CoME.-*
most t1s3o.ss 41o1D - - +ss MI --o,t sr,o
ou1s 'a,s meets our views both in what it does AZ
t-a what it o1nits to do. lis limitations show
.tt.1 President Lincoln means to preserve
~ 49, faith towards the loyal border slave st
.t9n So lorg as they are loyal their slaves are
~ let them become rebeilous, and the term
pf.ss the proclamation will reach them like
/ tha sisters In revolt.
last From the Cleveland {ohlo) Hersld1
{. $50 Now the issue is presented Slavery
l. be interfered with-unless the rebels Ct
has arms; aud VIC invite the sbutternuts' to
that the mark. Make the Issue, and the civi
lness world may look on while the greatest CO
IN to the world ever saw is to be decided Ia co
. 1or in which the loyal men Of the Union
nov b.ttle with the slavery propsgandlsts o
sElsts South, and the powers Of darknuss, unde
oyeb guise OF Democracy, in the North
ly re- r-o,, ~ x.,s+or 1or-r.11
lately tu - sDs sa,.sso ~ ,,,at t,i 49, ,no,
!. The | ticn Is q 611tuna 5uaae7a unless the rebeu
e. 1f ThaH Z