The sun., 1862-03-07
A nrennSo FROM the President

Washington, March G-Tho President, day,
transmitted to Consrtss the following message
Fcilo,o CITIZENS tthc Senate aud House er Repre-.
senfdt'rcs:
| rtcomu,nd the adoption o. a l.ut 10 -o'uton by
your honorable bodies, which all be substantially
follows
Rcsolrcd, That the Unitsd States ought 10 CO.
oPeTa,e With any state watch may adopt a q .duAl
sDois ent Of slavery, giving 90 such state pecu-
mary ~ 10 be used by sioh state In is discreet
n compensate for ihe incDnveniences, pubic and
private, produces by such change OF ays,tm
l. the proposition contained ia the resolution
does not meet the approval VI Congress- and the
county, there Il the end but II II does com maud
such approval dean II q inPort.nes that tbs
States aui people I'M nedi Itely interested should
be 1t once distinctly notified of the fact that they
may begin consider VIII ether In accept or re- ect t
The Fedora q yernmeLt would hLl its hig ghtsS in
at la su ia measure a. ons ~ the most efficient
M, asures o. sef-prese y,.iDn. Tne leaders Of the
eNistbg II surrecti IN unsaIt,in the hops that the
q vTnment will ultimately be forced 10
acknowledge the independence of some part
of the di-aiIected region, and tha, all ths slave
btases north Of such pats will then say
tue niun ilr which have Erugs led being
already gone, we now choose % 70 with the iuih-
rrn section To d. p I've them uf this hope, sub
stantisily ends the reNelop, and tue initiation Of
euancipad n completely d. pIives thom Of II. As
TO all the states ui stir IL the pOint Il not that
all the states toleraig slavery, would, very SON,
II At all, Initiate snAncipitiOn; but that while the
tnat H. pislly made " al, the mp-e n Gtli nm
shnll, ny such in tlNiun, mike IL certain e. the
mOIo Southern that IN vent will the former eyer
join tue latter Ia their proposed conf,d-rA'y |
say Initiation" because, Ia my Judgement, gra.u-
Al aud lot sudden tuna. cipAtiDu ~ better for all.
In Me mere hnancl or pecuniry view, any
member a. Congress, with she census tables
ard Ihe Treasury ropNrs before Inn, can
readily zee for himself, how very coon the cur-
rent eXpeLoiurts of this war wouli purcNANe, At "A
iNT valuation, all Ihe Ayts Ia auy nRmtd state
such prp stion On the part ~ me general gov
eminent Nts up no claim ~ a ri.hi By Ftderal au-
th rity ~ Interfere With slavery within state hmits
rettrrirg as II dos the absolute control II the sub
Jsci In each To the state aud is pe pie imme-
aihel' interested. 1t is propossi s' mater Of
hee choice vito thoGn. la lht knLuk sssags Last
| December, hought hs h. say, Tho Union must
De pieseryti aud hence all iId.spens Abie me ans
| usi be On Iloyed," said this not hastily, but
| deliberately, War has been and continues to be
| IA Indispensable means to th't end. A praCtcA a
rt-aClsrOWledg emeut Of the nAona author ty would
| render the war unnecessary aud IL would At ono'
cease. n, however, resistance continues, the Wal
u.us, slH continue, and II 10 impossible ~ iortse'
,li the nCi3eI u which may atIeld aud B, the ruiz
| which may folioW II. Such meant IA may sesm nii
peusahle, Ia AZ abs lu,ey promise great efficiency
| towards a. ding the struggle, mus and wi come!
| hope iS may Oe deCme4 no offence ~ ask wheIh
81 the IfcunisTy oObtide alton tenderel would 40
| be nure value 10 the states aud pr iyate pCrs NJ
onucerntd shan are the institution aud properly II
l., IN the present Nspecl ~ aFirs while il Is tru
that the adoption OF tns proposed resolution woul
be merely initiatory ana not withln its'lf pIac
| tea mt a,ure, IL Is recommended ~ the hupA tha
u would soon ls1d To imp rtant results, la iul
| view II my great TthponsiUilty ~ my God aud I
my county, earnestly h'r tire attention " Con
gisfs aud ihe people g. the s'l' rct
Signed, ABRAHAM LNooLN.