Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-10-21

rlPATIoN PRoCLAMATIoN.-The
he Goth ult, says:
D"' VI = >r MIR. Lincoln give
We should be glad to hee. objection to his
satisfactory answer to his own days ago t,
own proclamation, stated lew sons wpr,
the Chicago clergymen. His obecl
thus stated: ,ma
s.What good,' asked he, s.would procla
| ton of emancipation from me do, especially a.
we are now situated +? do not want to issue
document that the whole world will see must ne
Cos arlly be imperative, like the POpe's bull a
gainst the comet. Would my word free the
| slaves when cannot even enforce the Consttu-s
| tlon in the rebel States? Is there single court
or magistrate, or in, ividual, that would be in
huenced by it there Aud what reason IS there
to think it would have any greater effect upon
the slaves than the late law OF Con 2ress, which
approved, and which offers protection and free
dom to the slaves of rebel masters who come
within our lines Yet cannot learn that that
law has caused single slave to come over to us.
And suppose they could be induced. by a proc
lamation of freedom from me, to throw them
| selves upon US, what should we do with them ~
How can we feed and care for such multitude
Gen. Butler wrote me. few days since, that he
| was issuing more rations to the slaves who have
rushed to him than all the white troops upder
his command. They eat and that is all
After the President answers these objections,
we would like to have his explanation OF the fol-
lowing resolution, passed unanimously by Con-
gresS the 1lth day Of February, 1861.
Resolved, That neither Congress, nor the peo-
pie, nor the Governments Of the non-slave hold
ing States, have the right to legisate u on or
interfere WITH slavery in any of the slave-hold
ing States ofthe Union.
Finally, we would respectfully call his atten-
tion to his inaugural delivered efore the peo-
ple's representatives at Washington on the 4th
OF March, 1861
| 81 have no purpose, directly or indirectly, 10
inf, rfar nh OF
States where 1t exists. believe have no law
/ ful right to do so, and have 10 inclination to
| do 500
| And then he goes on to say:
'sThDSe who nominated and elected me did so
with the full knowledge that 1 had made this
and many similar declarations, and nave never
| recanted them. And more than this, they placed
IN the platform for my acceptance, and as law
| to themselves end to ME, the clear and emphatic
resolution which l now read
| ssResolved, That the maintainance inviolate of
the rights of the States, and especially th,. right
of each State TO order ana control it's own do
| mestic institutions according to its own iudg-
/ ment exclusively, IS essential to the balance ot
/ power on which the perfection and endurance q,
| our political lbric depends
/ We rega,d the proclamation as unconsti.ution
al and exceeding i'll timed. 1t is calculated
TO do, We fear, immense mischief in Kentucky
Missouri, and Mary land, where important mill
| tary events are the tapis.
But our most serious objection to it is, that ii
destroys ali we have ever d in defense OF Mr.
Lincoln's conservatism, and confirms the arg
ment Ut that class OF men South who have seced-
e;i from the Union on the ground that Mr. Lin.
| co was an abolitionst and would administer
the government with view to the overthrow o
slavery There is to day one universal shout in
Dixie over the procama ion. ssI told you so, .
81 told You So, runs through the lines and the
Union men in the slave States hang their heads
i in sorrow.