The national Republican., 1862-09-24
THE METROPOLITAN PRESS UPON
THE PREsIDk.T.

The Star Of last ty ling was as silent as tht
grave upon the proclamation Of the President
It is too much Of courtier, and too long ha
bituated to "kiss the foot that is on thu
thrc e." to be ready to condemn any act done
by a President actually in Office. It has beer
Vicar of Bray too long to do thing o.
hat kind; at any rate without great delibera
tion. But while hesitating to condemn thu
PreFidents action, the Star equally hesitates
to approve it. That paper enjoys private a,
well as public patronage; and the proportion
Of the population Of this metropolis which
dislikes the Presidents proclamation is toe
large to be rnshly offended, upon the Star.
tactics Of balancing loes and gain, before deter
mining which side Of question to take.
The lntslligcncsr is more bold, but It Is tn
boldness Of coward driven to the wall. Ths
paper lives, moves, and has its being 10 ~
very, and when that institution goes down
the Infelligencer becomes finally -stinct. Pro
slavery by instinct and .Afculation, it ha,
maintained species Il consideration thereby
10 this slavebsSding region, while it has re
ceived o continuous stream Of patronage, un'
dor the pretence that this consideration could
be made use Of to keep part Of the slave
holders from breaking out into open treason
The era Of Border State" politics was o
glorious and profitable one in the history Of
the Iatelligeneer, and its managers cannot
look on and see it abruptly ended by the proc
lamation Of the President, without breaking
out into genuine and hearty rage. Juvena
says that If you drive out nature with club
it will return. The InteAigenter, upon this oc
casion, drops all its artifces Of stilted and oh
scure language, and denounces the proclama.
tion in the following straightforward style:
with our well known and oft.rspeated
views respecting the inutility Of such procla-
nations, II can hardly be necessary for us Ia
say that, where we expect no good, we shall
be only too happy TO And that no harm has
reen done by the present declaration Of the
Executive.
This new proclamation with regard To the
contingent emancipation Of slaves 10 the insu :.
gent States not being self enforcing any more
Than the proclamation Of Gen. Hunter in regard
to the imms diate emancipation Of slaves in the
States Of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida,
the only difference between the two papers re-
'ides In the signatures respectively attached
to them. And as, in themselves considered
they are likely to prove equally void Of
practical effect, we are not without the
suspicion that the President has taken
this method to convince the only class Of per
sons likely to be pleased with this proclama.
ton, of the utter kllacy Of the hopes they have
founded upon It. This opinion, we may add,
derives confirmation, from the fact that he
'uspends for some months the enforce m ant ~
90 much OF his declaration Ms denounoes the
emancipation Of slaves in punishment for con
umacy on the part Of the insurgeut States,
while he gives i'm me diste force and effect, so
far AS force and effect result from proclsms-
ions, TO the regulations prescribed by the ne W
article Of war and the provisions of the confs
cation act in the matter of slaves. On any other
'heory than this 10 proclamation may be s-it
70 open issues too tremendous, and to be
fraut ut with consequences too undevelOped
% admit Of calculation or forecast by any In.
,elligence we can command"