The national Republican., 1862-03-18
THE POLICY OF EMANCIPATION.

A Washington correspondent oi the New
York Times gives the following pleasant YER
sion Of the motives Of the opposition 10 the
House to the Presidents emancipation resolu
tion:
"The vote in the House ia a high complainant
to the practical wisdom OF the Executive. The
border State men and other conservatives on
pose the resolutions for the present, not because
they are wrong in principle, but because rnI
present action by Congress would be seized
upon BY the rebels in virginia and Tennessee
still further to delude and intimidate the Loyalty
inclined masses Of those States. They say u
the war is delayed by imprudent action In Com
gress the great expense will disable the coun
try to buy and pay for the slaves ef tho border
States"
Those who heard the debates, heard no such
reason as this assigned for opposing the Pres.
dents resolution, and no such record is found
In the Congressional Globe, Il has no existence
outside Of the brain Of Washington correspon'
dent, aud was published for no other object
Than 10 bsmboozle the people.
The Northern Democrats Richardson. Voor
hees, Biddle, &c.--opposed the resolution, be
cause, as they said, their constituents would moi
consent to he taxed for the purpose Of giving
freedom to negroes Thiswas the ground they
stood upon, and no other, and this is the cu'
which the Northern Democratic press is pro
pairing to follow. II ia the issue they will fshi
on the stump next fall.
1t is stated in this wise by the Cincinnati
Enquirer:
"The President Il in favor "i spending, ve
suppose, a thousand mlllior oi dollars to buy
the liherty d the blaC rs in The south Di cpursp
the laboring millions OF the North would have
10 sustain crushing tax IN order to carry "u'
this beautiful scheme tax which would be
AN incubus upon thom tor years, and which
would finally paralyze their industry. large
portion Of the freed negroes would como North
and either have TO he supported AZ paupers ~
the public expense, or II they laboreh, would
come in contact with the white laborDg mil
lions, and turn them out of employ ment, tax ing
the bread out of their Children's mouths, besides
degrading the white man By compelling him /"
labor alongside the Al hican."
The pro.slavery Democratic papers through
out the North are dropping into This line Of al
gument, one alter another. and will soon be iu
iull chorus.
Equally untrue is it, that the men from th
border slave States who opposed the President
policy placed their opposition upon the ground
stated by this correspondent OF the New York
Times. On the contrary, they svowed frankly
the real cause Of their hostility TO It, viz: tha
it would tend TO create and build up CDaoci
patton parties among their constituents.
The truth is, this proposition o! the Prcsi.
dent compels politicians to take of thci
masks, and draws line which defeats the Gun
ningly devised scheme Of restoring TO pow,
the old dynasty Of Southern Shareholders will
Northern allies, II gives to tho party in tn
free States, which is in favor OF republican 10
stitutions what it never had before, foothol'
and a strength in the slave States, 1t will 6n'
both in the advocates Of emancipation whcl
the Presidents message, sustained by Congress
will call into activity, in Delaware, Maryland
Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, and before long
Tennessee Instead OF tho old contca, o!
united South, against d divided North. il il
now to be a contes. between a united Nortt
against divided South, Everybody can sc,
how such contest is TO end and nobody see
1t better or feels II more kecnly than the pro
slavery politicians Of the border States, who
only the other day, hopeful and ambiious q
being the masters of the situation, now So
gathering behind them the portentous storm
of an emancipation party al home.