The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-12-09

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The plan Is progostd a. a rerms
rent constitutional law. II cannot bs.
Gene such without the concurrence ~.
afs,, I've thirds Of Congress, ami after
wards three-fourtis ~ States The
requisite thrrc-fourihs u the SiAies
will necessarily include seven e Ihe
slave States. Their concurrence. Il
obtained, vii give assurance q their
seyerally adopting emancipation al no
distant day upon The ncw constitution.
NJ terms. This assurance would oud
The struggle BOW, and save lhe Union
forever
! do not forget the gravity whieh
Should characterize a paper addressed
10 the Congress u the nation, by the
Chief Magistrate Of the nation, nor do
forget that some Of you are my sen
Tors, or that many of you have lad
more experience than ! In the cor.
duct Of public affairs. Yet trust, in
view Of the great responsibility rest
ing upon me, you will perceive ne
want Of respect TO yourselves in any
undue earnestncss J may seem TO dis
play. Is il doubted then that the plan
! propose, IL adopted, would shorten
the war, and thus lessen the expcndi-
ture Of money and bloodi Isii doubt
ed that Il would restore the national au-
ihority and national prosperity, and
perpctuate both indefinitely Is Il
doubted that We here, Congress and
Executive, can secure its adoption I
Will not the good people respond 10 a
united and earnest appeal from us p
Can We, can they by any other means
80 certainly or 50 speedily assure these
vital objects? We can succeed only
by concert. II is not, can any of us
imagine better, but can we all do bet
teri Object whatever is possible,
still the question recurs, can we do
better1 The dogmss Of the quiet past
are inadequate to the stormy present.
The occasion is piled high with diff
iiculty, and we must rise with the oc-
casion. As our case is new, so we
must think anew, and act anew. We
must disenlhrall ourselves, and then
we shall save our country.
Fellow-cilizens, we cannot escape
history we Of this Congress will be
remembered, in spite Of ourselves
No personal significance can spare one
or another Of us. The fiery trial
through which we pass will light Us
down IN honor or dishonor, 10 the
latest generation. We say that we
are fer the Union. The world will
not forget that while we say this we
do know how 10 save the Union. -
The world knows we do know how TO
save il. We here hold the power
and bear the responsibility. In Civ
Ing freedom 10 the slaves we insure
Freedom TO the Free. Alike honor
able in what we give and what we
preserve, we shsl, nobly save or mean
~ lose the last best hope Of the earth.
Other means may succeed. This
could not fail. The way is plain
peaceful, generous, jusi way which,
If followed, the world will forever APP
plaud, and God must forever bless.
(Signedl ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Washington, Dec lst, 1862.
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