The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02
PoFney,on the PresIdeni',

. Emnnclpnt1Om FrOclnmntIOa
Colonel Forney writes from Washioo
ton 10 The Philadelphia Press:
deThe President has spoken the eres
word at the right moment II lie ha
uttered il In dle, midst Of rsyerses.
would have ben denounced az al act
evaporation. lie waited until usI
blaze Of vi tory illuminated our banueri
apd then proclaimed tbe ssconl psclara
tion 0f Ihdep(nd nee ffom Slavery ,whicl
is certain to awaken mors exei'rmeu. tha
the first, ant, if possible. to lead to 70
sults more. n9yel, apd, wide ;resching :
Such decfe1 kifIStafLle mssy convic
lions. As l write millions ara discussiDi
II in every section that is traversed b,
the telegraph wires. 1t will be greelet
py pai y difsfsnce pl'dPidigbl { II 81 Start
ling thc weak. cohfim tie conscientious
and. fr q briei period, supply nv
weapon to the sympathizsrs with the com
mon enemy. Ia, this great var all III,
party divisions of'fhe loyal States hav,
demanded that the President should slsnt
By the Constitution an execute the laws
His ulterapce uf yesterday was Lpto.b,
expression oi'ths executive duty, in as
C rdance wi h the act Of Congress aud in
this ligh Is pu!itlsI 4 1.-THE ,ob y 4Iiesne, and
respect Of aII law abidins cilisvnsL. Blu
the sense in which this noble act Of de.
lyerapce will bs received by, The, Amsri
can people lrahscends the narrow limits
of respect for the statutes ot the Congress
Of the Uni.ed States. ~. -.c,
1t supplies the want and III" demand
Tor a positive, pracncsl, aul decisive poll,
! Icy, II, will, consolidate u great progress
siVs nov rnn', will s,tisfy millions W o
have insisted that it is rnin = atenp, 4
war upon the robsIin without a, the
same time asssiIina til.t ttbs sliion ia i,-
Stronghold, and it will a, once and fore, el
separate the loyal from this dislpyal,a The
Presidenthas calmly aud hcroically biied
his time, For msuy months he has re
sisted .hs ultra men. of bis, ,oyn party
when they required Of him this very de.
ciarstion at an earlier day; aud, in resist.
ing, them, ahssbas' secured sthe. eon6de ce
and regard of thousands wto stand rad =
to sustain him, when he speaks iu his
owu way aud at his own oonve nier co. -
He walled until the traitors had exhaust.
cd the patience and forbearaucs Of North
ern psopls,s until many lev ma6ifesta.
tionS Of violence and cruelty they had
proved their discrimination 10 wage un.
ceasing and ihveleta,e war upon The Gov.
ernment, until they had invaded Ohio and
Indiana, until they lad threatened 10 d.
vsstats Pennsylvania, and until their blood
thirsty brigahds' had resolved to DESTROY
their, own relatives and friends in the cities
Of Nashville and Louisville. AT such a
moment the President proclaims that all
slaves of rebels shall be set free, uncon
ditioDally and forever, on the 6rst day Of
the year ofour Lord 1868. ~ 4
Slavery being indisputably the osuse Of
this war, Slavery must perish. 10 any
event the Government must not be respon-
sible fur its maintenance. or even Tor its
tolvration, in the seeding States and dis.
tric,s, in view of the fact that, while it
remains there, il fosters and Feeds tho
armies Of the enemy. Wheil er tlic pro
clama'ioD Of lhs Presidou, will be follow
ed by a servils Instruction OF will be re
ceived by the slaves themselves with
lavor, is one Of those questions which
time must solve,l YTZIWr auia4
The responsibility in either case is
with real A Abolitienists, of the country,
these Abolitionists, tho outhors of this
rebellion, being The slave arstqorsts them
setues. What impression Mr.. Lincoln's
proclamation will make upon foreign ma.
tions remains 10 be steu. Happily, as far
as Great Britain is concerned, she cannot
hate us with more bitter hatred. II
will most certainly y add to her guilt and
to our strength. 1t will grove that. in
this struggle for the preservation of the
Republic, /wa have not hssila.ed to take
the respOhsbiliIy Of fsaYeing ourselves and
of striking Slavery theF seterest blow il
has4eyer, Fsceiveds Since tue day it was
plantsdsn our shores by the English
GoscEnhsntA I AyeEks Il, 80
The Fresfdcnt's PrOcIilmition.
The louisville Democrat concludes an
article streppously objeciing to the Pres.
idepts lsse prpelamasion looking To- enap
cipations as follOwss ! G~A0F 9SRs
1t will be seem that sEenlucky ,,Mary-
land. aud Missouri, and Western Virginia,
do not come under this proclamation; that
part of it which isaentirsIy without law;
but by an, article Of war the military
forces are not to belused to return slaves
escaping from their owners. Ws3hate 90
objection to that; and we presume they
are not to bs used, to enlicO slaves from
their owners, or TO codceal them 10 their
camps. Let the latter be observed. aud
it is all we ask. There is no military ne |,
oessily 10 Interfere with the operations
Of the civil law ia this State, unlAss
the law is broken, BY the military them;
.selyesuiss ar. gc'ohgs bar sr7 3g.'s-x.bon onl 81
As ws have said, The active. conscious
.rebsl has nolrighiato complain il his rights
are not secured. II he loses, i lis his
chosen condition. He is an enemy of the
Government, and II he be mar he wilt
ask no rights under So Constitution he
tries to, overthrow. We speak for "a
Constitution we'suppott, and for loyal
men. and those who have been loyal.
aDd.would be iGthetGoyea nmefyi ,Werp able