The New York herald., 1863-12-18
SENATOR FO0TE AND JEFF. DAVIS.
Interesting Correspondence on the Re-
mOVal Of General Bragg.
General Lee on the Floor Of tho
Rebel Congress.
THE RICHMOND PRISONS,
&C., AC.s &cs
Nr. Lincoin's PrOci atiOn-An Attempt
to Corrupt and Divide the south.
From the Richmond sentinel, Dec IA.

ABRAaAM's MESSAGE AND PRooLAA

ABRAnAM's MESSAGE AND PROCLAMATION.
supposng readers have curiosity TO see the late
message President Lincoln TO his Congress, and pre-
sumiug that Ii coin wants our see now gracious
s and what loving proclamation he has issued 10 US
sii IN Dixie publish both IN our issue to day. When
the British envoys wished to tempt our fathers in
iAe Revolution by their prolers ot amnesty the Cont
rental Congress always assisted giving their procama
.ions wide circulation for not only did Congress con-
ade in the loyalty OF the people, but they considered
those papers as calculated to animate the popular
patriotism.
hundred times stronger for expecting
this result Nerr did British commissioner or
e-f'erai in all hs arrogance, put torth so,ntude" a
message The Washington man has sent down TO
u.s. He is going to forgive us something, 1t
seems on certain terms. To the most libe-
raj unqualified aud all embracing offer of forgiveness to
fstners, Dr. Franklin replied;-"We, who have COM
nitted offence, need no forgiveness" Our dns,cer
you'd Be tie same, eren If L'ncoins eGer initiated the
aunaniy Of Britdins. Forgive US whaH Fogve us be-
he has invaded our States with armed multtudes,
TO overthrow laws destroy liberties and compass
our destructon2 Forgive us because he has pundered
aud ravaged coasts? Forgive for having
burned towns and desolated homes? Forgive
Tor the many thousands OF our brothers and sous and
dear friendsu whom he has slain upon soil, and
whc repelng his invaslon2 Forgive US for the many
dear INITIATED ones who will remain the legacy OF the
hen the shall be over2 Forgive for having
outraged the sensbtes Of Europe by his attempt
10 excite servie revolE Forgive for his Beast But
er and tor the thousand atrocities which be has let loose
against us2
he may forgive for these his crimes; but so long as
we hare hearts 10 Jeei and hands to strike shall
fov0.re ham. How impudent II is to come, with our
Dr. theirs blood upon his accursed hands, and ask to
accept his forgvenessl But goes further He makes
his forgiveness dependent upon terms. We have
only to swear obedience to his will. We hare
10 SUGAR that the proclamation Of emancipation
whch he Issued last pear aud ,cich received oi mock
snq ana wa ch has snce been general derion, shall be
tubmpted to by as Our society is to be upturned. In
stead ot that distinction between the necessary for
the ha ppiness OF both, he asks to that will
have none at all, until his Congress Of fanatics his
packed bench Of Judges shall say that his proclamation
was WIND But all this will not do. We must abandon
to hat demon thirst tor their blood, which has been
decenty exhibited from the FIRST, all the who have
rendered our annals conspicuous, and under whose
lead We havo won fame, II not q name,
among the nations. We must leave the President 20
Abrs ham 3 tender merces. The army of the Potomac
must oter up their glorious leader under whom both
hav become illustrious Beauregard must be hung In
short every officer down 10 colonel every civil func
honary from Congressman TO messenger from Cover
constable To be retained Lncolns malig.
atty. How he and Seward and Sumner would Rloat over
the hanging bodies OF the - dead rebelsr'
Ia even Lincoln base enough to imagine that a brave
such tho coneder ties have proven themselves
would under ress Of fortune, prore traitors the
who they haze called 10 lead them, camp coun
aiP
THIS mi cradle attempt to divide and corrupt us will bs
coutemptuousy resented the insult which is And
this the best that Lincoln think Of for us-utte
prosraion At his feet-a social ruin horrible every
white man, rich or poor; and our choicest citizens
whose names pride handed over TO be hangedi
This infamous proclamation toil but 10
zeal and HeU Efforts