The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-05-28

1ss SAA.y IssAHs.
General Frsmoo. issssd procIAsasion vhils
eewa.s.dsr Vi sDs department. Vi Aiss"c'b Se-
e,.ru.s Ire. sos slaves VI rebels in hD depart
nsul Inc Ysssldsss w0dined e. Gsnsrsfs
Bsuss, BAnks, AcDossii, Saes MAN, Hsiieck AVID
AvC.slls1. each ioe himssif. doss shat sss"s
meet N his osn eyes, rs.AIloo " slaves ~ hls
Own department. Toe P1essdens Dues n@s inter-
fare s,.n snsm. And nos 0snssAl Hunter hss
asns vaAs seemed good IL has eysa BY i.suiDg .
proe i.wsl,ou, dsc..siux oil sAAsss IN his depart
n.e.s tree, allsgiug ~ the reason ef hs scs'on,
thas slavery Incompatible Win martial lAw, aso
the President has been called upon 70 do, vhaI
- did ~ss d. ia the cAss VI General FresnonI's
proclamation, 70 disowu aud disavos 70 rspudi-
sis the thing altogether, - having been done
without authority, aud - going beyond the poll
q Of the sd~insIi aIio0.
Nov is seems " ~ that there ere TOO many
cooks in this emancipation broth, and that unless
the President, IN WHOM, - coaDAuder in chief,
the authority - vess~d " regulate this matter IN
sslaIsva " saves. saAii make sa0sa " the gen
esAls under blla = uniform po,icy sP0o Nus sub
jscs, " W folosxd ny All al,As-Ihe bIoth eli
- spo,ssd. Ii it n lne best policy IN AiAsoari.
- s..Scipste the saves Vt rsoeIs 0uiy, Ne cAu
Ess BEE Wy Toe sAIns p~.sy - 49,. 49, .-~ a.
sou,h CA1onns, GeosgiA aud bIoridA- We sup
poss thai slavery aud siavs holding, and slave
hsid~rs, are essentially I've sAase IN que StAts, ..
in svoshsr, AID what would De must snecsual, Ia
pusIaag down the rebe iil00 ia Ine South W ssa
would De equally eneclu~l - that end in th'
SSssn EAsI
We heartily approved the action sf the Prssi
dsns In Ius cAse vi Geusrsi krsaso0I's prOciAnA
ton, and Ne - heartily approve VI u IN The cAs'
oi The recsns proclamation VI Gsnsrsi haat=r
Neither of IhOss prVcLAu.AGous vs. VI aDy Prac
tieal effect, yVud the huss Vt The isasIs Arwy
aud ~iIhVus UslHg backed oy i.asrai ~, eSsss
Rsbsi aud loyal slave hodsis alike, are sale N
the pvsssssl0u vi their human chaItsls, % Ioo
. shsrs rsu.A,a rsoeI batteries, bsnisd vh,c
they can hide them, and se Iook upon is - is.l
short Of ch.lds play, 70 issue Prociam.lioss q
emancipation At ALI With q view 70 effect an
territory, until the rebellion in that territory
eRecsusiiy soodusd.
.-Ips Rf<sid~ps bssI undashse)s done ~. 1<b
one Of General Hunter, end in doing % hs
the approval Ut all parties throughout the LAND
The spirit 10 which the Prssid<uI's proclAms
ties 10 written is admirable. Observe how kind
y and considerably, he revokes the act q hi
Subordinate. No word OF c.n.ure. Nothing q
reproot. He simply says the act sas Without %
thoeity Of the Governmsnt and the, efors void
That if there be any such power, - that atsenp
ted be exercised by the erring general, it 10 il
the President, aud he reserves to himself the ey
srcise Of it,. That's right! He takes the n
spoOsibiity.
In this connection. - II to give fair notice Z
thoss interested, Of what he might In cert.i
eootiogsoeies. be compelled to do. be recalls I
the attention Of the Shareholders, the rssolutio
which be submitted 70 Congress on the Ssh q
Ae.~. 49,, - -I;-.~. .h.-. IA s~~.rs The nl;s
branch therein held out 70 them. This 10 pre-,
~ broad hint
The President has policy. and means 70 ca
Iyit out, and the only fault We End With him il
that be has not from the outset made known 90
6cisns Of that policy to his generals in the fslt
70 ensure uniformity Of sction. on their pars
relation to this vexsd question Of soancipatio
By military lAw, and thus saved some Of then
ffoa making fools Of them