Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-04
The President,s, not the Pope,s, Bull
Against the Comet.

Bull against the Comet, TO which, In his con
ference With the Chicago preachers, be com
pared-a Proclamation Of Emancipation .g
There are, or were on the 3lst of December
last, fifteen slave holding States In the Union.
Mr.. LrnooLN's Bull declares the slaves free in
eight Of these States, and In the greater part
Of two Others In Ave OF the fifteen slave
holding States, slavery remains untouched by
the CORY horns Of this Abolition Bull.
The Ball declares negro freedom In what are
designated rebsllious States o. parts of States,
and retains the negro in bondage In what are
set down as loyal States or parts Of states.--
Thus, the "curse Of slavery" az the radicsls
call Il, 10 retained to punish loyalty, while the
"boon of freedom" as they term 1t. is be.
. stoRed ss ihe reward of rebellion So, Mr.
LINCOLN punishes loyslty and rewards rebel
lion. a
The Ball proclaims that the freedom Of the
slaves whom Il declsrss free will be recognizsd
and maintained by the Executive Government
Of the United States and the military and naval
authorities thereof, Il follows, therefore, that
the same authority will be used to keep these
negroes in slavery In the States not mentioned
In the Bull This must be go, or the exemption
Of certain States or parts Of States from the
operation Of the decree amounts to nothing
The prsteuse 10, that certain districts in Louis
lana, for instance, are to be allowed to ret,iD
their slaves as q reward for their loyalty. The
necessary Inference is, that the people In these
districts are to be guaranteed and protected In
their right to hold slaves. As they will be
surrounded by territory which the Presidents
Bull makes free, It will be necessary to use
stringent measures to prevent the escape
of the slaves and to return fugitives TO
their owners, The army and navy will have 10
be employed to retain negroes In slavery as well
as to maintain the freedom Of others. Il may
be said that this Will not be necessary, as the
Presidents policy Ia one of universal emanci.
patton. Then, he should have made his Bull
universal. Not having done so, he has in ef.
feet pledged himself to maintain slavery in|
those districts which he does not consider In
rebellion. He must do this until the people Of
those districts choose to accept his plan Of
compensated emancipation" or be guilty Of
the groasest deception and treachery toward
those whom he proclsims to the world to be
loyal men. if4
The Bull proclaims freedom to the slaves in
territory where IL can have no effect, because
the Executive Government has no present poM er
10 enforce its decree. Il is therefore, in regard
70 that territory mere 6rutsn fulmen-s vsri
table Ball against the Comet" Bat in ter
ritory whore the Executive processes to exercise
control, the present order Of things In regard to
slavery ls to be maintained, and the negroes are
still to be kept In bondage until the masters |
agree 10 sell them to the Government. The
Bull, in this view, is very harmless affair; for
It proclaims change where none can be made,
and makes none In territory where, If anywhere,
che power, If not the right, sxists 10 produce
lhange.
Mr.. LINCOLN upon his Ball invokes " the con-
slderate judgments Of mankind" As an oct Of
justice or humanity 10 lthe negro, Il will meet
with scorn and reprobaton. Asa war meas.
ure, Il will be universally condemned. 1t will
make the rebellion stronger, and weaken the
efforts for the restoration Of she Union by an
attempt to change the object of the war into o
crusade against slavery In one part Of the Union,
and Q war for Its maintenance In another por-
|lon.
This crude and wretched emancipation proc
lamation scheme 10 evidently but part and
parcel Of an original Abolition plot for over
throwing the existing Union. As such Il is
lauded and hailed by the Radical Disunion
press everywhere. They announce I. as the
Of . new era--a new creAtion-I
when the old things-the old Constitution and
he old Union--have passed away forever, and
he new free negro millennium has commenced. c
What will come Of this negro revolution re.
mains 10 be seen. But one question will rise ,
to peoples lips in spite Of themselves, and can
not be kept down by threats Of dungeons and
Bastiles. II is this: When the President, on
the plea Of military necessity, disregards his
oath, and the Constitution he has sworn to
protect and defend, what obligation rests upon
The people to prevent them from taking such
measures a. they may deem necessary fer their
self.defense and protection
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