The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-03-11
The special message.

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The .peciai Message sent to consres,
lasi Thursday BY President Lincoln. may
well be considered one OF tie moot inlpor.
'aui incidents Of lie present aamini.ira-
tiaa. i liseioses Gle policy of Tie admin.
isfa'ion 10 regard 70 Slavery, subject
paramount 10 ail others Of IA public and
political nature, AID whose status upon
ihi' continent, aud Indeed throughout Tie
world, i % be determined by the events
Of Tie few succeeding months.
The policy Of The President a. iniimat-
cd by this message i hostility to the fur
sher extension Of slavery, and desire 10
ace Il gradually exiingnisl.cd Ii those parl.
Of the nation where II now exists. This
policy recognizes that great psinciple 20
fally endorsed by hr early fathers IL The
Republic, but Nhich TIA, Of late sunk fur
Their and further from the notice OF iho.e
who have ruled lie naiion,--tbat sisreyg
Is sectional, and crisis only By local lac.
'ciifs FREEDOM Is national, aud he natu-
rel condition II al geopis AID countries
Do far as the government ID able 10 10 50
eonsiituIionally, il is rs duty to oppose
slavery, while that assistance which has
IN previous administration been extended
TO slavery, mus. be considered as the graz
vest Of national crimes, and one never
again 10 be repeated. Ii the course Of
action recommended by the President
shall 10 adopted, as we believe il will, he
viii be justly entitled to the thanks of
grateful people a, home, and of lovers Of
justice and freedom throughout the world
for having inaugurnted q policy which
will restore the American Republic 10 lis
original position as a government founded
upon free institutions, the home of the
oppressed and the lard Of The free"
liui willie the President thus evinc.s
hrs hostility 10 slavery, he does moi rec
omn.end immediate emancipation Of the
slaves. THIS, as is universally conceded,
Is matter beyond the province OF the ma
tioi,al government. II the slaves are 10
be eman,ipalcd at all, it is TO he done bv
the States themselves, who alone have
the control oil this subject. AS to the
question whether those States which now
tolerate slavery would act more wisely Nv
the adoption Of immediate or gradual
emancipation, The President says, in ms
judgment, gradual and not sudden eman
cipat.cn Is better for all"
We are happy TO cay that the senii-
ments Which have hitherto been expressed
N our columns in regard to this subject
coincide with tie view OF the President.
There is, in.our view. an intense hostility
er'siing tei,eeen he chiic and Ndck races,
irhieh renders il ajse Aat he slares should
ts gradually emae'fa,ed and gradually
colonizcd u, separate country suited 10 ]
their nature.
This, 10 our view, viii be the ultimate |
solution Of ihc veNed question, what will !,
you do with the slaves when freed? III
Ne nfieci upon The general aversion at i
the North TO the blacks, and consider the v
condition in life Of the Northern blacks, I
we cannot fail 10 realize this hostility of :
race 10 which, we have alluded. The :
blacks are about TO lie expelled from ILL., G
nois. This feeling Is even more intense
At the South and We have every reason
% believe that The sudden emancipation
IF the slaves and their consequent eleva- d
ion TO an equality with tic poor whites Il
would seriously affect the loyalty Of the L
after class, who constitute large major. m
y Of tie Southern people, anil TO whom E,
We are 10 look FOR the return Of Law and a,
rider IN the rebelIious States. fe
The gradual emancipation of the slaves Il
nd IL encouragement on the part Of The Ia
osemnent by the prefer Of peeuniary IN
I'd Is doctrine whieh We most heartily OF
ndorse, and which We believe will meet ia
Ae almost uaAnimon. fuPpori of the peO- u
lie aud Of Congress.