New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-14
THE GRADUAL EMANCIPATION PLAN
A Meeting Of the Border State Men.
INFORMATION FROM WARRENTON.
REPORT ON ORDNANCE CONTRACTS
S17, 600 Saved to the People.
WASHINGTON July 70. l9c2.
TIE PRESIDENT AND THE B0RDER-STATI

CONGRESsMEN.
President Lincoln invited the members Of Con.
gress from the border States to the White House
yesterday, and read them paper, which will DO
given 10 the country tomorrow or next day. II
commences by affirming but not as a matter of re.
prosch or blame, that in the Presidents belief. the
war would have been ended before now had the
border States promptly accepted the proposition for
the gradual adjustment of Slavery embraced In the
resolution recommended in Special Message and
pass ed by both Houses Of Congress.
The manifesto proceeds to remark upon the great
" pressure brought 10 bear upon the Administration
by the Free States, and in the context, which ex-
plains enthusiastically in what direct that pressure
is exerted alludes to TIE proclamation Of Gen. Hun
ter emancipatng the slaves OF three STATES Inc
Precedent speaks OF Gen. Hunter as an OLD irend'
hitherto xad now, be presumes, and indicates that
hi. proclamaton was only step forward. Tho
President concludes with snoher appeal in the
na,nte Of Iast warning to the people OF the Border
States
Mr. Crsfeld of Maryland made a few remarks
after the President concluded, to the effect that no
supporters of the plan of Gradual Emancipation
could 30 more favorably before tie people If they
could make to them some practical proposition. Tho
President then handed copy OF bis Message to Dir.
Critienden and The BordsI-Siate gentlemen bowed
themselves ont
In the evening meeting was held, at which most
Of the Representatives, but comparatively few Sen
ators from the Border States were present. A
stormy debate was participated in BY most Of those
in attendance. Kentucky, speaking through Messrs.
nd wa
most bitter in opposing the Presidents plane.
and Tennessee, through Messis. Maynard
and Clements, among the warmest in It's
support. Mr.. NOEL of Missouri, and one or
two others. introduced resolutions indication
a willingness to adopt gradual emancipation, and
Mr. Fisher oil Del, bill enbody ing il. M. Sen.
a,cr Garlic OF Va, 90 the other hand, proposed
resolution, refusing to have anything TO do With
abolition, immediate or g,adusi, IN language blunt
to say the least. Finally, Con miitee was APP
pointed to whom the whole eubjec. was referred,
with instructions to report tomorrow.
The Committee consists of Representative Crs.
field of Mary iand, Chairman and Senator Garlic Of
virginia, and Representatives. Maynard OF Tonnes.
rec, Mallory Of Kentucky, aud Rollins OF Missouri.
Subsequently, upon the motion OF an opponent Of
gradual abolition who had found out that three out
of the I've members favored it, Senate Garrett DAVIS
Of Kentucky, and Francis Thomas OF Maryland were
added
On the whole the meeting was, rs we understand,
more satisfactory than anticipated by the Presi-
.ent or by the more advanced members from tie
Slave States. At least half Of the Representatives
are believed 20 be la favor of the Presidents plan:
from Delaware Mr. Fisher from hlaryia 1iessrs.
Webster and Leary, ana Mr.. Ciisiied at heart, nl-
though being large stakeholder, he IL said to feel
dellcacy in supporting u measure which VIII pay
him more for hi slaves than they are worth 10 these
times.
Messrs May, Thomas and Calvert are totally
opposed to emancipation. From Virginia Messrs.
Brown, Blair, and Whaley favor the project, aud
MIR. Seear's views Are not known with certainty.
From Kentucky, Mr. Casey is the only Represents.
tive known to favor the Presidents pian. Mr. Cr''
tenden is waveriug; Messus. Jackson, Order.
Harding, Wickliile, Dunlap, Mallory, Wtdsw'fth'
aud Meuzes arc against From Tennossee Mes'n'
Clements aud MAY mard are for emancipation. From
Missouri Messrs. Blair, Rollins, aud NOEL are tor,
and PHELPS and Norton are against the Presidents
tlan.
Thus, if we are rightly informed. thirteen mem
berg of the Lower House are for, and thirteen ars
against, accepting the olive branch OF freedom
rendered by the President, and two others are
doubtful. OF the eleven Senators from the border
States Senators Henderson aud Willey, and possibly
Garrett DAVIS, alone are likely to vote for bill
embodying tic Presidents scheme, such ne he 10
understood to be framing with che view oil is'ine
before Congress. Seuatar Andy John
son would vote for it were he here.
The others are hopeless. They are not 90 tress
from tue people as the members OF tho lower iiou"
from their respective States.
FROM wARRENrON.
DISPATCHES from WaiTenlon dated yesrerls. snd
to-day, have been received A Mr.. Scrugs' who
edited The Varenton Wig before the RsIel
army fell back, arrived yesterday morning direct
from Culpepper, c. Ii. He talks very freely about
matters in the South, and thinks tho baries, battle
of the war will be fought between Cu!pePper ans
Goraonsville. He says he was not at Richmond
during tho Late battles but has converted Win .
a large number Of prominent persons who were, Soo
from all he can learn, thinks, the Northern pare"
have not exaggerated the Rebel losa which eap'os
DO less than 5000 or 10000.
The movements now on the tapis in other d'fs''
tons than the Peninsula cause the Rebel leader:
great anxiety, and much apprehension IL srPfsssea
with regard to their ability to hold Richmond loo
let Maine Cavalry, COL Allen, made . reeopesS
sance to-day ten miles beyond the RappAhSnoSe.
on the road to Culpepper. No Rebel soldiers "'f'
seen in force.
A prominent citizen Of Warrepton says that o. sls
IL 900 slaves in Faqushar County before the R'0es
ion about 5000 have left their masters and souSe'
employment elsewhere. Many of them remaiD 70