, 1862-04-05

presses the difference which exists between
the aims aud interests Of the shareholders and
those Of the free working men Of the Repnb-
which the oiigarchs :nlay have coneealed Their
purposes, their real object in the political
struggle Of the last half century has been Id
make slavery the national Law and freedom the
national exception, Their most effective
method has been to take for granted the
slavery universal and freedom local, and they
set up the claim Of 4 right to take their
"propertyn wherever any free man could
take bis. Overlooking the fact that slave
property" Is something very different from
other property, not only morally, but by in
tsrnati9nnl laW and the Constitution n-that
gate Of represented population, while 10 num-
bcr OF COWS or horses increase that aggregate
by eEen one-they succeeded in obfuscat-
1pt the senses of gfeat many mcn. -
+.y Ihey gained sympathy ey their false pre-
III fSnis bsv snd lex symphY gned them vqtss Sa
might NOT hare gained their point. but they
would ut least have kept the case from i
decision much longer than they did. But
they were arrogant when they should have
been conei]'atoEy; they made an Issue inst
they lost their patience at that Tery point IN
the contest when they most needed this yirtue
and in throwing off all concealmeat, Mr'
Stephens boldly avowed,. last spring, the mr.
pose Of the shareholders to accept nothing
but Union whose corner stoneh should bc
slavery. 10 take in the whole intention of
Mr- Stephens's famous speech it must be re-
msmbert q that but few months before he
aVowed himself Union man that the slave.
holders counted blindly on a tdiyided North;'s
and that they did not expect war, and did too
confidently hope to carry reFolution which
should leaye them and their principles the
hfs,1 i'm. -1.-
Therefore, the Southern Vice President made
public his programme, which was to be ac-
ccptcd By the "divided North,'' Of which he
dFcamcd.
The issue MI. Stephens made IN his speech,
MI:Arnold answers in his bill. 0ne says that
Lie, tie other proclaims freedom this corner
stone. Observe that slavery in the States
where it exists is not in the thoughts of either
Mr. Stephens or Mr. Arnold. Neither pro-
poses to interfere with that. The Georgian
e. Ga not a, PROFOUND F nsw and morc vigorous
bold does not propose to ameliorate OF in any
way to legislate upon slavery in those States.
The OBJECT OF both is to settle the question
outside Of those States, but with this differ
ence; that Mr.: Stephens would fasteu slavery
not only upon the Territories and other pisces
where the general government is supreme, but
also upon the States which declared tor free
dom, while Mr. Arnold respects State rights
and asks Congress to ]esislaie where it has un-
doubted constitutional power and authority to
do SO: ITO the end that Freedom may be and
remain forever the fundamental law Of the
land in al places whatsoever, SO far as it lies
within the powers and depends upon the
action Of the Government Of the United States
to make it so," his bill prohibits slavery for
ever in the Territories, in the torts, arsenals,
dockyards, in ships, on the high seas and with
ont the jurisdiction Of the states-s'in in all
places whatsoever where the National Gov
eminent is supreme, or has exclusive jurisdic-
tion or power"
The country has long been wearied with the
agitations OF the shareholders; here is an on.
portunity to stop those agitations forever,
and it will be the better done, because the ac-
ton proposed involves no violent changes;
can give rise to no just complaints; blows to
US freedom by no tornado or hurricane, but
by mild and constant trade wind. It is q
measure for which Mr. Arnold may confident
~ appeal to al1 non-slayeholders, everywhere,
that is, to over t#enty-six and half millions
OF the twenty-seven millions of our white
population. It is unobjectionabIe to the non
shareholders, the free WDrkiDgulen of tue
South, as Of the North; and It's only oppo-
nents, where it is fairly understood, viii be
the shareholders, less than four hundred thou
sand in humber in 1860, and those traitors at
the North who arc either in the pay Of Davis
Or t!r.l bound to him by sympathy and equal hos
tAAs " LIZ 1&1AbA-
English Views Of the Presidents Hes
sage.
From the London Times, March 20
The intelligence from America, which VIC
publish to day, is the most important which
b. has reached this country since the United
States split into two republics. The first
offer has been made by the North. President
Lincoln proposes to abolish slavery in the
South hy gradually buying up the slaves With
the Federal revenue, leaving, however, to each
Slate It's present right to continue or discard
the Institution" itself The object is
ayuwel to be that Of recov ering to the Union
the border States.
The means Of purchase are not set forth
It is only suggested that continuance OF
the expenditure now applied to the war would
soon suffice to purchase tlis expedient toward
peace. This proposition is important, not for
its intrinsic likelihood of acceptance, but sim
ply because it is proposition, aud Is the first
bid made towards putting an end to the war.
We may hope that others may follow, aud that
the North may gradually rise in its offers un-
IL something acceptable has been put forth.
The only reply Of the South to Mr. Lincoln
|ehas been resolution Of the Confederate
House Of Representatives to burn oil cotton
and tobacco that may be in danger Of falling
into the hands Of the INVADERS. Meanwhile
the snow has fallen On the district that separ.
ates the armies Of the Potomac and Manassas,
and Gen. Mcclellan is again prevented from
posa1 Of the federal. President gives great
scope for speculation, and perhaps some
glimpse Of hope; but it is for aoAut it n,au Ic7.
aid, and not for what it is.
From the London Star, March 20.1
President Lincoln has sent message to
Congress which will secure for lin the warm.
est sympathy and admiration Of the civilized
world: he proposes thnt the two Houses
should, by a. joint resolution, offer to co,
operate with the slave States for the gradual
emancipation Of the slave population. He
advocates this proposition BY arguments
which are Irresistible. He points out thai
seifpresersation; and that il adopted by the
more northern States, 1t would ALLEVIATE them
permanently from the Southern ConfSederaey
and so break the neck Of the rebellion. While
not claiming for the Federal Government the
right to interfere with slavery within State
that if resistance to the national authority con
tlnues, it is impossible to foresee what mag
take place "Such means as may seem indis
Eersable,. or may obviously promise great
efficiency towards ending the Struggle, must
and ac vi & come This is an mistaknble
their house in order. Mr.. Lincoln, ia liz
form of an interrogstory, suggests whether
the compensation offered would not BIZ
of more value to the States ind persons con
ccrncd than the Institution of slavery II
the present aspect Of affairs. The message ap
pears to have been well received BY the mort
influential organs OF the press, and ne shal
whit zeith g7tdt interest for the debates which il
must occasion within the wallis Of Congress
It's impossible to e1aggerafe the importance O
this increment, or the m0mcntous character O
| the issues which are involved in the PROPOSE
| tcns Which it contains. It is, at ali events
| an indication that the dawn of emancipation i
| not remote, and that the Government Of th{
| United States arc prepared to carry out tha
| great act Of Justice By wise and peaceful
| means.
from the Liverpool Post, March 2J.1
| Mr.. Lincoln has sent to Congress message
! 80 startl1ng. that ii has almost suspended dis
| cussion at Washington, the different partic:
| cover the tendency Of public opinion. How
ever 1t may be eventually received in America
there can be no doubt that it will have an in
calcn'able effect in Europe, and that eftsc
will be most favorable to the Northern cause
Hitherto, every European country has justified
its leaning to the South, Or its apathy toward
the NORTH, on the ground that the, Fedora
| Government was not honestly or heartily op
posed to slavery. To that serious iupntatiol
| ret dsfSacsrr for he proposes scheme whicl
| will "initiate"- Is the word he himsel
se}ects--the entire emancipation Of the nc
I groeE.
| Send No freight that Way.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.l
| Let it be remembered, now and always, o
tue Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, th1t it
Board Of Directors By large majority refuse,
to require its employees to take the oath o
allegiance to the United States. Whateve
fyi !