The New York herald., 1862-12-03

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The radicals do not like the Presiden<s Mes
sage. They try 10 take IL down nicely; but the
pill Is 60 excessively bitter that they cannot
restrain Themselves from making a few wry
faces and muttering few halfsupprcssed
corses-not very loud, but most heartily deep.
The Tribune endeavors to satisfy itself with the
reflection that the President admits that If there
had been no slavery there would have been no
war, but adds that, while agreeing with him
on the main question, we differ on subordinate
points, without reserve and without feeling"
The 2ri5sos's consolation is very weak If
there had been no slavery there would have
been no war, says poor Greeley, and, therefore,
slavery ought to be abolished. Yes but II
there had been no Yankees, If there had been
no Beechers, Garrisons and Cheevers, If there
had been no powder, il there had been no big
gums, little gums or pistols, there would have
been no war; and must we, therefore, abolish
the Yankees, the Beechers, the powder and the
guns? The Times, less hypocritical and less
cautious than the Tribune, bluntly declares that
the Presidents statements evil not command
universal assent and we deem it very doubtful
whether Congress will enact the laws necessary
to carry his recommendations into effect" That
silly old grandmother, the Commercial, finds
fault with the President for not mentioning
the army and navy in detail, ami refers its
readers to the Message for any further opinions
The stubborn Post strains aud strains to be
mild and pleasant, but finally blurts out the
assertion that " to free men gradually, or by
instalments, is like cutting off dogs tail by
inches, to get him used to the pain"
This is the style in which the radical republi-
can organs endorse the Message of the President
whom they have elected. This is the support
which President Lincoln receives from his dear
political friends. Ii the radical journals go so
far as this on.the day after the reading of the
Message, how far will the radical orators go in
week from now Wendell Phillips used to call
the President tortoise; but now the simile will
certainly be changed for the worse, and Honest
Old Abe will be stigmatized as clam Brud-
der Beecher used to pray for the President once
in while; but we should not be surprised if the
Chief Executive were solemnly excommunicat-
ed in Plymouth Church next Sunday. Cheever.
who never prays for his enemies, but always
damns them incontinently-soul, body and
boots-will rave like maniac at the idea Of
postponing emancipation until 1900, and max
ing 1t compensatory after all. As for Garrison
and Gerrit Smith, their mitigation will know no
bounds, since the President calls slaves 'pro-
perty acquired by descent or purchase, the same
as any other property" and proposes to tax us
all, conservatives aud abolitionists in order to
buy up and free this property" on two legs
The emancipation proclamation was q sop to
the abolition Cerberusj but this message is
red hot iron in the rear, and the Cerberus will
soon be wide awake and bowling. 1t is all very
we'll 10 quote the Scriptural truism that " one
generation passeth away and another generation
cometh,' and to coolly state that those who
would be disturbed by the Presidents arrange
msnt 4" viii have passed away before its con-
summation. and will never see it !" but that
does not satisfy the radical aboitionists. They
do not want to "pass away" They want to
''see it" now. They desire the political power
and the political plunder which abolition will
give them. What difference does it make to
them whether or not immediate emancipation
is good for the negro? They do not care for
the negro; they have been working for them
selves. Promising the abolition Of slavery to
the radicals after their death is like Offering to
free all slaves If the abolitionists will allow
themselves to be hung.
But are we, then, in favor of the Presidents
plan? Certainly we are. We are in favor of
any plan for the good of mankind including
the plan for planting the Central Park with
those trees which bear roast pigs for fruit, and
the plan for building railway acroes the At
lantic, with branch road to the moon. Let
Congress pass the requisite acts Immediately,
and make the Presidents projects effective. II
is long time from 1852 TO 1900. There will
be great many changes before these thirty
seven years sad one month are over. We ex-
pect to carry every State by conservative
majority before that period. We expect to
elect several conservative Presidents and Con-
crosses before the emancipation millennium
dswns. If anything is badly legislsted now-a-
days we rely upon these future rulers to repeal
it and straighten matters out. In 1900 the war
will be almost forgotten and little boys and
girls, yet unborn, will be studying its history
in their school books. In 1900 Greeley will
have graduated at the almshouse or the lu-
natic asylum, and his very name will be lost in
oblivion, or remembered only with those Of Ju
das lscariot, Benedict Arnold and JEFF. Davis.
In 1900 Becker and Cheever will be testing
The truth of some Of their sermons. In 1900
Phillips, Garrison and Gcrrit Smith will he
atoning for the misery they have caused. In
1900 tho nation will be greater, purer and more
powerful than its present condition would indi-
cate. If any one wishes to add that in 1900 oil
the slaves will be free, we have not the slightest
objection. Half of them would have been
freed thirty years ago il the fanatical abolition
lists had not chosen the negro as hack upon
which to ride into high political places. All
that is nccassarx To and This relcll;an apd