The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-06

last till new laborers can be procured5 ana
The freed men in turn win gladly give
their labor for wages, till new homes can De
found for them in congenial chimes, ana witn
neonle of their own blood and race. ms
nroposition can he trusted on the mutual IN
terests involved. and in any event, cannot the
North decide for itself whether to receive
them.
:, anv case. has there been any Eruption north
-.rd because of the adjustment of slavery in
the District of Columbia last spring? What l
have said of the proportion Of free colored per-
am. IN the whites in the District of Columbia
!. from the census Of 1860, having no refer.
once TO persons called contrabsnds, nor to
those made free by the act Of Congress abol
ishing slavery here.
rus wAR WILL WAIT ron uoIHuo.
The plan consisting Of tns:s ..ssiss !, oe
be accepted without Ito adoption, nsr Will the var or pro
eeednes under the proclamation o. September ?Sd 1901
be stayed because Of The reoomnendaton Of tas paa
IL timely adoption donbs not would bring rsseoraecos
and thereby stay both, and notwithstanding tins plan
The Recommendation that Congress provides By law for
coppensane any State which nsy adopt the s@ancps.
hereby earnestly renewed Such would only oe an ~
vance part Of the plan and the same arguments apply 70
toth This plan Il recommended . means not In con
the nstonsi sutSory throughout the Union
fhe subject presented exclusively IN s economical A.
The plan would :" sx oscs .one
would cost lea condderng amounts ana o. ~
ent and times Of payment, and me smoonss WONG .
eaaer paid than vii be the addonna So.l
The plan is proposed permanent constitutional law
II cannot become such without the hr, Of
tvothrs Of Congress- and Afterwards three.fourths Of
the st.tes The requisite Of the States
viii ne cessariy include seven Of the slave States o.
tained II vii Give Of their severay adopting
emancipation at distant day on the new constitution
ri terms This would end the strugge nov.
and save the Union forever.
Congress Of the nation the Chief Magistrate of'he
ton nor forget thatsone few are my seniors. or that
many Of you have more experience than In the eonduc
Ye rust that 10 view Of the great responsibility rest
ing upon me- you will perceive NO want TO your
selves in any undue earnestness nay seem to display
Isit doubted then that the plan propose, adopted
will shorten the war, and thus lessen its expenditure
money aud blood9 Is doubted that would restor,
Ike nations. prosperity and perpetn.se both
It's ADOPTION the good people VI" respond to
united and earnest appeal from usfr
Can Gao they BY any e.ner ne1ns SO .,
BY concert. .m..
The Soemss Of the quiet past are inadequate TO tn
stormy present The occasion 10 piled high With dhcui
tes and We must rise with the occasion. A. our case
new so We must think and act anew We must disenhra
ourse YES. and then We shall save our country.
Fellow citizens We cannot escape hntory Weof TIL
Congress will be remembered In spite Of ourselves N
personal Significance insignifcance can spare on
or another Of The 6ery trial through which we pas
Will light down in honor or dshonor to the latest gen
Grafton. We say We are for the Union. The world vi
not forget that while We say this, We know how
ave the Union. The world knows We do know how
save We we, hold the power and bear the respon
dbilty.
In giving freedom 10 the slave we insure freedom to tn
free Honorable alike In what give and what We pre-
serve shall nobly meanly lose the last bea
hope Of the earth.
other means NAV succeed. This could not fail. tn
way Is plain peaceful generous, Just, way which, u fo
lowed world will plaud, and God must forever besi
(s'gned,) ABRAHAM LtNCoLN.
WASHINGTON Dec. l. 1852.