Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-20
The Emancipation Moyement.

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The Emancipation Movement.
Its PrOgress in the Border slave
States.
II is not many weeks since the Presi.
dent sent to Congress Recommendation 10
aid emancipation in the slave States by an
prOpriatious of money from the national
treasury. The Senate adopted this prcpo-
sition; the House cOucurred, aud thus j,
became part of the national policy 10
help with the treasure of The nation in
making Tree It's territory.
TIE discussion which hiss eusued upon
the passage Of the emancipation resoIu-
tions, in the border slave States, shows
that Nr Lincoln did not recommend these
measures without having first acquainted
! himself intimately with the real state Of
public sentiment there; and it is another
proof of his wise and far-seeiug states
manship, that in making a proposition
which many timid men feared 10 be .un-
timely, "sure TO be resented as au inter
ference or ''of no practical use, he
proves TO have met the wishes OF so great
part of the border slave State people
! thar in MaryIand, in Delaware, in loyal
Virginia, aud IN Missouri, large party
has already in a few months sprung up.
ready TO accept emancipation with Con-
gressiouai aid, and thelpassage of a meas-
ure Of that kind is likely to become the
tes1 question, in the political canvass in
at least two of those States this fall. We
have prepared some accouut of what has
been done and is doing in Missouri and
Maryland, where the question seems "a,
present nearest to a definite settlement.
MISSOURI.
In Missouri a political society has been
formed under the title of "The General
Emancipation Society of the State OF Mis-.
souri, The parent society is in St. Louis,
and auxiliary societies are forming over the
State. The following preamble states the
position of the members
@PREANELE.-Belieyiug the institution of
slavery TO be detrimental to the moral and
material interests of Missouri, and y seri-
Gus imPedimeut to the growth and deyel-
opment of her resources, and that its abol-
ishment by the people of the State wonld
prove fruitfnl of blessings to ourselves and
! our posterity, ne therefore form aud con-
stitute ourselves in society organization TO
further, by all proper and lawful means, the
emancipation of the slaves in The State Of
Missouri
The "pledge" and condition of member
ship are stated as follows, by Two sections
of the Constitution:
sPIEDGE--The pledge or obligation of
membership shall be as follows:
~, -. do sulemnly pledge my honor
| that l viii support the Constitution of the
United States aud of the State of Missouri
that l will not take up arms against The
! government of the United States nor the
| government of the State of Missouri, nor
/ give aid nor comfort To the enemies OF Ell
ther, and that will, TO the best Of my abili-
| II, faithfully demean myself as a member
of this society and further the object and
interests thereof.
EMENEEksHIP.-A white male persons Of
/ the age of eighteen years su7 upwards
may become members of The society, upon
their being proposed for such membership
by some member of good standing in the
!
the bylaws shall specify, and signing the
constitution and pledge Of obligation there
/ of. And all members Of the EUGiety shall
be required 70 pay such monthly dues Is
the bylaws may provide TO be paid.
At the August election. in Missouri, a
Governor, legislature aud members of Con-
gress are to be chosen. The emancipation
question viii enter into the campaign as a
prominent element. The SHAREHOLDERS have
takencare. he.e, as in other states, TO place
constitutional barrier rtoemaDeipatiOn 10 By
the legislatGre Section 18th of article Ill.
/ declares that the legislature shall have no
power to pass laws.
.'First, for the emancipation OF slaves,
/ without the consent of their owners, or
/ without paying them. before such emanci-
patiOu, in full, equivalent foT such slaves 30
emaucIpAted, aud
Second, 70 prevent bona fas emigrants
| to this state, or actual settlers therein,
/ from bri1giuR, from any Ofthe United States
1 or from any of their territories. 6ueh per-
sons as may there be deemed 70 be Slaves,
so long as any persons of the same descriP-
ton are allowed TO be held as slaves by the
laws of this state. "
nxOuId require, therefore. tie eoueur-
rent nction of tEo consecutive legislaturts
70 pass an amendment, by which emaoc1-
patton esald be Achieved tits probable
1 that erea this could be done, for the dis
eusSiOu of the qlestion has already 5ssrel-
Eoped the fact that men of All parties.
slayeholders as veil As non-slarehOldera.
are found on the side a freedom far thsir
State. They aeEnoUledge The truth ot Nr.
! Gr1iz Browns assertion il = letter % tie
lst. Joseph Nsr Era. Hs declared that