New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-12
the QUESTION or QUESTIONS
FREEDOM AGAINST SLAVERY.
SHALL THE CURSE BE REMOVED
Opinions of The Press on tie Emancipation
Message.

War, but 90" win show that the Federal Government
desires that this crisis shall inure TO The cause "
Freedom by the gradual displacement o! 500
The influence of such a position VIII eH I've q
host of misrepresentation abroac, as wen do IN
raletary effect at home, If construed III 'ne 'f'''
which IL is rendered.
TIE Bosto. Daily .l'ee,fse, IN
Thinks placing the Government on
have advantageous results, assure INC o'''' -
Constitutional rights, and that "asta'e 'r'I's WY
al, in Judgment abroad upon our afahS, may uisD,
that there can be a genuine oesiic - w 800. "'t L
Slavery without "a approval o. s"eel"''c "uu "
shoE,;on. and that Government u uuiteo powers
- resret ia obligation not 10 interfere VIII local
;,;;tntinrs without either falling 70 give practeai
,,d IN humane reform when possible, or suoitcung
itself 10 the charge OF Indifference 20 lreely mace III
the Brish press. ~, ,,.....,.,
ave have no more belief that any change VIII
he made in the relations Of Slavery by this war, DC
IL longer or shorter than we have that tne wh0le
South viii he obliteraed from the map OF the world
But we make no objection to the proer IN question:
nor TO the passage OF such resolution rs If proposed
by Mr.. Lincoln Ii kept precisely within .he hnlila-
tions liked BY him. Ii 20 passed, II Would nave an
excellent effect at the North but not az the South IN
nromoting the object of Emancipation, either dl
rectly or indirectly, now But at would remove
from the arena the sOrce OF the quarrel, which Wal
continue while Anti-Slayery agitation, IN Whatever
shape, is kept up, as political question.
The Boston 7yIreiler. .
No true conservative can Ta.fe objections TO Al.
"The President has done MS part OF the WORK, ana
il ia for Congress TO say whether that work Is 10 oe
completed, the power oil slavery IS 10 DC alio"Su
10 remain intact. The public voice approves oil the
Presidents plan and that voice ought to be power
ful with Congress. And the public voice is rght,
for the plan has the merit OF combining liberal ends
with conservative means for the attainment OF those
ends the only safe course Of proceeding In politics.
and the sole means OF organizing reform and making
The Boston Post fD.rn)
Reads it with regret: Government and the country
have enough 70 90 already no authority 10 allrIS,
nriate funds of tie Union TO bay slaves nor would
interference in any way facilitate the end proposed
The extra taxation woud grind the face OF labor 10
a abarp point Government should coDiine itself to
establishing It's constitutional authority throughout
the "a States.
We hail with pleasure any measure which promises
the settlement OF the troubles under which the cou-
try is Suffering Ths is step In the right direction,
because it looks TO the removal from portion OF the
states of the cause Of cur troutes and give assur
ance that in the States which remain in rebellion,
the institution of Slavery cannot long exist. ne
are weddea theory as 10 the mode IN Wihcn lhe
country is to be rid Of Slavery Cur nope mas been
and still Is. that IT may be effected by peaceful
methods So fsr az the Border States are concerned
this hope brightsns But we still adhere to the
opison uniformly expressed, and which tins message
of the President strengthens, that as CONDITION OF
@IEL
Kepubfic Slavery must cease-not at once by force
Of an enactment or proclamation, nor yet, as we
hope by the strong arm OF the military but by the
action of the loyal men who must hereafter recon-
struct constitutional State Governments, where these
have dc factO ceased TO exist.
Y.s Eastern Argus Dem, Portland. Mel
"Why is not this kind, Just, humane II carried
ont in deed and spirit why should 1t not supersedc al
other schemes before Congress- and put end 10 the
agitation OF the Slavery question II States wished
aid the General Government would render 1t. II
not the matter would rest and the country be at peace.
This however, is too much TO expect. Of course, If
the suggestion adopted, there would be the
question of power in the National Government TO
render the aid but if tie people wiiled it, any lack
in this respect could be supplied by an amendment Of
the Constitution The propositions are conservative,
sound constitutional; IN entire accordance with
Democratic principles
The Springfield R,publcan.
The specal and surprise message OF the President
on the subject of Slavery has cut the knot OF the
vexed question: and Teconced all differences, if we
may Judge from the Urversa satisfaction with which
il is welcomed. IL Ia peace measure In several
ways-peace between hostile parties among loyal
men, and prefer Of peace 10 the hsurgent States
Ii coup 9<fqt, in fact, displaying much sgacity
in it's inception significant in Its aim and purpose,
and likely 10 be most important in its effects.
ne N. T. Sunday Tune.
We have no hesitation in saying that we think
Congress would act wisely and well III tue Passage
of such a resolution. II might do no good IL is true,
In directly advancing the work Of emancipation;
but il could not help exercising ealutary effect upon
the latent Unionism Of the South ia establishing,
beyond dispute the conservatism Of Congress ard
the Federal Executive.
The n. Y. Dhpateh
The tenor OF the message ID frank The language
is here and there ambiguous. but the popular heart
will readily understand it, We, for part, regard
the Presidents proposition as an earnest prCfer of
peace ana hope 20 those who have been led 10
tenance the rebellion. To our mind, there is no sug-
gestion 30 fianght with coed as that Of the Pres
at 81
slaves, and that through the National Treasury, by
saving from pecuDisy loss those who the owners
Of this class Of pr property p r ;.,sav n,,,,,n
II will DO more good to the Union cause than even
a victory at Manassas. II sets us right with all
foreign nations. We are fighting for something more
than the mere reestabIishinent of Our empire over
the South. The getting rid Of Slavery. the only
element Of discord in our politics, will be heartily
Endorsed by the Liberal, and Republicans Of all Eu-
rope, and give us a strength abroad that we never
had before. At home the effects OF this Message
will be equally good II unites the North one
man upon platform that lis assented to by every
phase Of public opinion in the loyal and Border
States. The so-caled Conservatives are satisfied,
because the right TO hold slaves and the power OF
the state over the matter s recognized in this dOcu
mcnt; while the Radicals seem 70 be eq ualy pleased
because they zee it s the beginning Of The end Of
Slavery.
The Prorideace Journal
The President, by this important Message, puts il
upon record that The Government deliberately, and
80 the ewes Of the whole world desres to use its In
fuence in n constitutional manner TO diminish the
domain of Slavery That simple fact is one that will
attract more attention in Europe, and win for Mr..
Linc0lns Administration more commentator than
any or all the deeds it has done before II tells to
the nations that now this Government does not aim,
~ 30 many Administrations have done, to build up
and stHnHhen an institution which tho moral sense
Of the civilized world condemns as an anomaly and
blot Oh our national life but that It's wish Is bv