The daily Wabash express., 1862-10-06

Our secession scribss deal very gingsrly
9Th the President sproolamation. They say
much lea tsuibIs things about ID than they
sArsstensd In advance. IL is not to be sup
posed that they have experienced any change
ofhsass In regard to Slavery but they evil
densly consider IL somevhst more dangerous
dian Il used 70 be 20 praise and gloriiy the
peculiar institution. They crosk little. IL Is
true. sbous mskiug thi- war Jov sbsi.f'oH.
but they do ID family and with evident mis-
xvlngs. Like MAebeth's smsn. ID "s,ichs In
their throsH-"
The PROCLAMATION 10 simply q weapon Of
warfArs.-perfsctiy legitimate and perfectly
proper. Prom the very moment when the
slavsholding aristocrAcy raised the banner Of
rebellion against the Government. IL has
bssn perfectly competent for the Govern
nsns 70 resort To emancipation - means OF
c<ushlng their hostility. We bad just as
much right 10 free the.r slaves. as Ne bad to
sAks their horses. TO ssize their ships or de-
sssoy shsir lives. IL Vas ridiculous aud alb
sssd to cay shatws might wage war AgAins,
tAsm.-shas vs could bonbard their towns.
kii their troops. eonnscate their goods. oc-
sspy thsir lands. forfei, their cattle. their
oseps. ssd everything else thai they possss-
si.--bus that vs could NET strip them Of
tasir slaves. What gave such supreme saact-
w 70 shs spsciae form OF property or OF l,-
hor Not The Constitution-fcr u does not
svss. 10 sxplIcIs tsrms. mention lie exis-
ssses. What vu there that thus eonsecra-
-, ssyond all reach of punishment. the
vssy root and csass Of this gigantic crime :
The whole question Of dealing With Slave
" has. from the very beginning been one OF
sspsdisncy. We have perfect right TO do
cree ice sholision--so strike fatal blow at
NJ existence. whenever II could be done
silA advantage 10 the Union cause. IL ".
" be decided. like any other movement OF
The war. like he planning Of . campaign os
shs direction Of an army. purely by consid-
ssssiers OF pablo eapsdisncy. Whenever lt
would produce more good than harm. IL was
~ be done. Until then. Il vould have been
.apolisic and therefore un-ise
The Proclamation has done grea, good
already ish~ bad good eject upon the
ssLlic MUD In the Northern States. IL has
sArsssk shs soavicsion everywhere that the
ssovssunent 10 In earnest in ia soutsst with
ssssglson---Anx ,hs, it has 81 last psl.ey. .
clear AMI dssincs sys,sm Of ecrtuet. by
~Asch n sseks 90 crush L. ~ has met q
ssrsnK anS fsrvid aspiration Of the Northern
heart. and given new life and vigor 10 The Do
ssrusnsd purpose Of the Northern mind. 1,
increases the motives for perseverance, IN
tbs sssansis contest fthoiis cut the hope
sAss es-uaes restoring the Union. ve shall
.xslnxussA forever that dire curse -Aich POI
ssaea he very fountain Of liberty. and de-
nse,ed iusnitsly from the value Of the Unsor
u>slf. Ia hold. cut The promss Of 70 e>sab-
ls.hlss ne Constitution IN all IL old saPssn
.s,- ana a the s.sas tine Of removing shs
sr<sifal evil vhich hss weakened iss author
Nv 49, prevented Il from securing The hlcs
49,. n vss inse.d~J 20 confer an ourselves
ssa eur pc>sssisy.
Que ,Aios ooly nov ress.in- lea us pal
Srwsri our artaiss. clothed - they are visi
tA.s ss~ And ,srrssis Po--s. Lea ss carr,
Asn isss sss very heart sf shs slavsholdin,
s<.sss. hat he. may sher. give fsil and eom
plsss sases ~ sAis sdies efsnsncipaiio.- lie
- c-usA he military rc-er vhicA . The enl
saivsra sf slavery ss The present nonea
s.a al he ssms nns pat a. snd 10 the ~
e>,isoa ispsif Hsreesorsh shsy zs>s sssn
sz al sexssssr Y. Ts~ss.