The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-03-14
Spscial Message Of the President

Wa~hluton. March, 6.
The President 10 day transmit ed the
following message:
Fellow cilizeus of tie Senate and House
of REPRESENTATIVES, II Recommend. the
adoption of n Ioint resolution by y"Ir
honorable bodies which shall Je substan
TALLY as follows:
Resolved that the T. s. ought to co.
operate with any sta'e which may adop1
a gradual abolition If slavery. giving to
su,:h state peruniary aid, 10 he u.ed b.
such state i'll lis discretion, to compensate
for the Inconvenience, public aud pri
vate. proposed bv such change Of system,
Ii the proposition c. nta'ned IN he res
"'ution does not meet The approval Of Con
~rrs- and the country, There Is the end :
hu' if It does command such approval !
deem II Dt iml."rtanre that he states and
people i".2edIaleis III crested s'.oud be
a once distinctly Notified OF the fact, -
lhat they snav begun % consider. whether
. accept OF rtjec.. it .....
The tysi"ra government would find it,
highest 'n.+rest in such a measure as one
at The uo>: ~firient measures Of elf pre-
ervation. Tue le.,et> If The existing in
~'rrertlon entertain he hope tisal the gov
ernment VIII ultimately b- forced - AZ
kuowia, - he independence at some part
oi the dlsatIec edreglun, aud tHat all Tie
slave S'a'e> uorih of such paris will ilieu
SAY the Union tor which We have sjrug-
gel being already gone, we now choose
-
giI- hope. sub 'anllaj( en- the rebellion.
srG tue Institution Of emancipation com
iieieiy Gellye. them OF IT,. As To Nil the
states initlalug it, the point is not that
all he States toIerating slavery would very
soon II AT all. lriilate emancipation but
tha, while the offer is equally made TO
all the more northern, shall by such initi>
alton mike il certain 10 the more south
ern tha. in no event shall the former
Join the latter in their proposed couteder-
s"y.
SAY imitation, herause in nv judgment
gradual AMI not sudden emancipation i
letter for all. In The mere financial or
2ecuuary view, any member Of Congress
III the census tables aud the treasury
notes before hn, can readily see for him
self how very soon The current expendi--
lures of the war would purchase at a fair
valuation all the slaves IN ant NAMED Sac
Surj a rroFoelti"n ou the part Of tic Cen
prai Government SEES MP no clam or right
br tedera an horIlv To interfere with .ia
ver, within All. limits r-ferrlng a il does
the absolute Dn'roI of The >u'Jrrt IN each
case, 10 tie STATE and il, people Imruedi-
a.e.y Interested. 1t i proposed ns y mat
ter of perfectly free choice with them. Ia
he annual message iasI December, thu'i
fiji TO say he Unlrn must be preserved, ard
heuc. AL in ls?er>ibla means must be en>
pIn, el SAID this not hastily, bu; DELHI
erare!y. ..s .. Fl
Wsr has been and CONTINUES t" be- an
Indispensable means to This end. A prac-
tical Acknowledgement Of the natioeaj au-
thority would render that war unnece,s
ary. and it woubl AT once cease Il, how
ever, resistance continues, the war must
a 20 continue, and il j. lnpuS~ibie TO see
all HE accidents which NAV attend A. and
all The rum Which may follow. Such a.
may seen Indispensable, or NAV obvious
" promise great efficiency towards end
ing the struggle, musl and will come -
h. proposition now made, though
an offer only. ! hope 1t may be esteemed
no offence 20 ask whether the pecuuiarv
rendered would not he of
more value 10 the States and private per-
sons concerned, than are The Institution
and property n it, in the present aspect Of
affairs.
Willie it is true that adoption Of the
proposed resolution would be merely mia
tors, and not within Itself y practical meas
ure, it is recommended 10 The hope that it
would sooner lead To impor ant results.
In full view of my responsibility to nv
God and my country, earnestly, beg the
attention Of Congress and the people to
the SUBJECT. . .-...-.- 1890.
rSigped,1 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.