Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-21
The Nev POLICY Nes n FiaeIE.r.

Prom the National Intehigeneer, Nov. 81
It Will be remembered by our readers that on
Fridoy last, under the head of Emancipation
an Expedient, not Principle we showed, by
citations from his own declarations that PFesi-
dent Lincoln had not, by MS so-ealled 50 Proela-
nation Of Freedom" nrevecebly committed
himself or the country to any definite policy in
the matter of slavery and its relations to the
war To this we added that if, on the iirst day
Of January next or at any subsequent Gate ths
President should be convinced thst the rebellion
could be more easily and certainly subdued by
resnsnding 70 the condition of slavery the class
whom 30 had purposed to lberate, he is psT-
fectlv free to do so in consistency with the rs-
tionaIe Of his conduct Gs thus far disclosed by
his words and developed by his actions. Re-
fusine ss Mr. Lincoln does in any way or IN
any degrae to take into account the rights or IN
telestg of the slaves as Involved in our struggle
aud protesting to treat them simply as an ele-
nent Of power, which may be made to subserve
the cause Of the Union, 90 save which, be says,
is his " paramount object , he is perfectly Tree,
according 10 the principle Of conduct presented
10 himsalf In the premises, either TO persist IN
| tee policy pre6guTed on the 22i Of September
last, or TO Tccsde from it, according to his con
victOn Of military expectancy, on the hrst OF
! January next. The rule Of conceived duty was
! thus prescribed to himself under this head in bis
letter to Bir Greeley
J " What ! do about slavery and the colored
race do because I believe !. helps to save the
/ Union, and what / foTbeaT, foTbeer because
do not believe it viii help 10 save the Union. L
shall do less whenever 1 shall believe that what
! I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall DO more
whenever believe doing more Will help the
cause. shall try TO correct errors when shown
to be errors, snd / shall adopt new views as fast
as they shall appear to be true VIEWS
6 -, q lions hat
commented &s foiloWs;
Processing to sct simply in obedience to
considerations Of military necessity, he must
adapt his measures 90 the military situation Of
the hour when the 1st of January comes. Aud
it will not be denied that he same amplitude Oi
| military power which he conceived adequate un
der certain circumsfance to compass the enan-
tcipation of slaves, would be equally competent
to work their declaratory Te-enslavement if j
should be deemed expsdient to faToear IN thl'
respect If the President has right to TAKE
E" any measure which may best snbaue the re
beion" and if, on the Is Of January next, Mr.
Lincoln eooceives that he can better sUbduo th'
rebellion BIZ recedng from his proclamation thar
by psrsisting In il, the c0loTed race, according
n TO his own theory Of his official snd military
duty, has no right to freedom which he is honD'
to respect And ia so saying it Is our purpos
neither TO condemn or approve the theory OF
which he 2ciS. We SIMPLY siato ~ Al til5 Itailil
and conditions defned by himself, and whicl
seem to be forgotten by those whs suppose tha
he has necessarily committed himself to an
definite policy in the matter Of slavery and Ii
q relations to The war.
3 We should not have thought it necessary {
allude sgain to this topic if our remarks on F'r
f dsy hsd not been made the subject OF mHc
r remark at the hands of our cotemporsries. Fo
y instance, the Washington correspondent Of II
Philadelphia Inquirer refers to the matter IN th
5 following terms:
e The National Inteliigsncer, Secretary SeweTd
e organ here, is out ii Z long leader, which
interpreted here by those who watch The ourrel
i Of events, to be the paving way for the VIII
drawal of the emancipation proclamation, on Il
Il ground that it IS impracicabls
4 l. is not necessary for Us to say that =
2 NottspaI Tatelligeneer is not Che organ OF NJ
Secretary Seward, snd that the editors Of this p
n per, in expressing their views on The pub
measures or official declarations Of the Presider
10 have no authority, as they certainly make
It pretellsion, to pave the way for Any cour
e which the Executive may think 1t his Gu