The national Republican., 1862-03-10
THE PREslDEHT"s EMANCIPATION
MESSA0E.

This memorable document is al once recog
nized by the whole country rs the Presidsut's
own act, not tpnpered ,oith y. Ito use The Ian.
gnage Of contemporary by coustitut tionai ad
viscrs, or by unconstitutional advisers, but Mr..
LiScoiN's message in ideas and in language,
from the beginning TO The end Of it.
Its reception in pro slavery quarters shows
that certain politicians, who havc been COM
hitting themselves BY bypocri,ical laudatione
of the President. during the past xix months.
are beginning to be apprshensive that they
have caught 7drtr.r They will have no
doubt Of it, If they live six months longer.
Sir Salisbury, Of Delaware, as will have
been noticed took the step. extreme and uuu
sual in the practice Of the Senate, of interpos
ing a parliamentary Objection to the introduc.
lion by Mr. Wilson Of resolutions embodying
Mr. Lincoln's policy. Mr.. salisbury Knows
we'll that that policy will at once create an
emancipation party 10 Delaware. with which
he will have 10 con!cet At home for political
existence.
Some pro-slavery journals are cousoling them.
SELVES Win tuc Iurd tuc
of certain measures for the consideration Of
those border States which have remained 10y
ally in the Union, il TO be taken rs conclusion
Of the whole subject, and a commitment of the
President against other measures elsewhere.
There is no foundation for that view Of the
subject. The New York Tribune. for example,
has been urging, for many months, that Della
ware and Maryland should be offered pecu-
mary compensation for their slsve property,
but at the same time, and with equal persist
ency, has urged that rebels in the rebel States
should be deprived u their slaves without COM
pensation. 1t ia plain that no inferences uf
any kind AS to ihe views Of the President in
respect to slavery in the rebel States can be
that subject, in respect to loyal States. The
two things are wholly distinct and different.
And the Presidents message leaves no occasion
for inferences, being express and decided 10 lis
admonition to rebels, that their persistence In
this war will certainly be followed BY every
measure judged to he most efficient to bring it
to a conclusion. Those who do not know what
that means, will bs little likely to be enlight.
ened by anybody's comments. Republicans
are perfectly satisfied With IL; and If others
are, so much The better.
The great, transcendent fact is, that for the
first time in two generations we have the re-
commendation from the presidental chair Of
the abolition Of slavery. and Of measur.s by
Congress to invite aud assist it, This crowns
the political revolution Of 1860, by carrying i,
up to the highest plane indicated by new events
1t is no longer the non-extension Of an ndiou,
institution into new Territories, which will sat
isfy the national ideas Of which Mr.. LINCOLN
ia the chosen and hon9red exponent. The
work OF abolishiDg it where it now exists
always pre.ent among the solicitydesr of ,he
" Father Of his Country" /. proclaimed and
Recommended anew BY successor who repre-.
sents. in the chief executive Office, generation
returning, after years OF wandering, To The
grand ideas OF the founders of the Republic
Nor IL II 10 this country aloDe that this inunor
tai message proclaim, the end OF drearJ
night aGd lhe dawnDg ui d glorious day. /
will be resonnded to the utterm0st enla o tht
earth, as authoritative assurance of the fac
that the great aoJ fIes people OF America ar,
at last determined to shake of the stigma am
crime and folly OF cha'.nl.slsvery.