New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-07
TEE PEEsgDENT's EMANCIPATION
MESSAGE ABROAD.

successfully on a given topic from knowing
something about it, would find few disciples
among large class Of political critics in En-
gland who assume to-day to enlighten pubic
opinion on American affairs 10 the greater
portion Of the journalists whose views We quote
in other columns this morning, the Emancipa-
ton Message is entirely inconprehensbe. The
few Liberal journals which from the first have
shown their sympathy with the National cause
speak intelligently, because they have been in
earnest to study the great question at issue ID
this war. and because they have been eagerly
looking for the PRONUNCIATION of the doctrine OF
Emancipation as the prime argument, or, rather,
% the sum Of oil the arguments IN favor OF
the Government policy. In this light the proc
Iamatiop of the 9th Of March is hailed with no
common satisfaction by such journals as NE
London STIR, The Duty Mars, and The L'cer-
pool Post. To the mind, however, OF the bel
lgere6t press, led by Tie London Times,
the Message. if it is even partially comPre-
bended. is a stnmbng.stone; aud il wouf be-
amusing. were it not pitiable, to see the
efforts made fret 10 confound the policy
of the President with proposal to com
pro,aise with the whole Of tie rebelllous
States. and next, az bid for the reclamation
of the sympathies Of the Border States A
compromise is the besettiDg idea of those who
have perssient'y held that the National arms
were doomed to permanent defeat, and that the
seeding States were irreyocably gone. And
20 difficult must il he for q people who were
overwhelmed with the disposition OF an army OF
%, eco men in the Crimea, 10 understand the
proportions which the naval and military ap-
pliances of our Government have assumed,
that we may justly be asked TO make some
the compromise theorists. In the experience Of
a large class Of uBtraveled EugliShmen, the
case ia similar to that of attempting TO gauge
the capacity or measure the agility of Youth
By the the standard which applies TO the incip-
lent ieebleness Of Age; and whatever conflicts
with a limited nsular experience is ~ once set
down in the catalogue of impossibities.
We account less easily, however, for the
popular notion which portion of the English
Press INDUCES, that the Message is a mere bid
for the affections of the Border States. This
theory, il should be noticed, is pushed forward
by The Times in the SAME breath with the
statement, fret, that Congress, in the present
state Of the national finances, will reject the
Presidents oyertures from fiscal considerations;
and that even were this difficulty ,urmOunted.
The Border States themselves VIII refuse TO co.
operate. Fortunately, the purposes of Congress
are no longer the subject of speculation, 'and
TIE Illness prediction may be allowed simply
To stand out where we have placed 1.-THE
foolish thing i is--an example of the reckless
ness with which our opponents rush to conclu.
slons which accord with their feelings. Bat
rs regards the logic which first makes the
Message bid for Union support, and next
represents it as thing which will only be pre-
scented to bc spurned, @ord may without i'm
propriety be said. Is not the preseRtatiOn OF
such nconsequent statements palpabe proof
that the Message itself is the severest blow
that the Secession co.eries and their Organists
in London have yet received; and that the in
eenuity of the hostile press is taxed beyond
measure TO ind ground for throwing discrcdit
at once its author and upon the motives in
which il originated Wa take such objections
rs those OF Tie Times ~ positive testimony to
the wisdom III which the President appeal WAS
framed, and 10 the patriotism which urged It's
immediate answer
The Journals favorable 10 tho National cause
abroad, u VIII be- scen, have readily disco1ered
the great principle Illustrated in tho Message,
aud which marks its great importance for tho
present aud for all future times. The prac-
teal declaration by the Chief Magistrate of
the Union, that Slavery i, an evil, aud that
IT'S removal, by constitutional means, is 4 ques-
ton Of such National moment that the nation
viii net wisely and economically in submitting
"a additional burdens TO achieve the result. il
that which c0mmcnds it to tho lovers of Free
dom abroad as well as at home And those
who shall hereafter give utteranee 10 their
sympathy for the Union in England and else.
where, will do SO henceforth with a iirmer faith
in the wise iorethought OF the President and
tie justice of their cause, and with increasing
certainty OF IFS speedy and final success.
"sv~-rr1nsx srssn-se'r-s-s
The National Republican forcibly srqcests