The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-01-15

lion. In the examination Of thisd,olnolt
it will be observed:
I. That it Is the declaration Of pnrpos.
! 1nly--the full execution of which is contil'
gent upon an official designation by the Pres
ident, to be made on the st day Of January
next, Of the States and parts Of States. i
any, which are to be affected Ly its provi-
sions.
IT. That the fact that any State is repre-
in good faith in good faith in the Congress
I Of the United States is conclusive evidence
in the absence OF strong. countcrvailing tes
timony, that such Stateapd the people there
Of are not in rebellion against the United
States. " II
III That the State of Louisiana has no,
yet bem designated by tas President as in
rebellion, or any part thereof, and that it has
complide with All the conditionS Of the proc
ianation respecting representation.
". That pecuniary aid to States not in
rebellion, which may hereafter provide 70,
immediate or gradual emancipation /; the col
onization Of persons of African descent else
where, and the compensation Of all citizen
who have remained loval, " for all losses by
acts Of the United States, including slaves
are mong the hiefrecommendations of this
impor taht paper.
are among the chief RECON- nenastons of this
important paper.
1t i, manifest that the changes suggested
therein, and which may hereafter b. estab
lishcd, do not take effect within this State on
the l.t Of January proximp, nor at any pre-
else period which can now be designated,
and call upon all persons, of whatever es-
tate condition or degree, soldiers, citizens or
slaves, 10 observe this material and import.
ant fact and to govern themselves according
ly. All unusual public demonstration, of
whatever character, will be for the present
suspended. Provost marshals, officers and
soldiers are enjoincd to prevent any disturb
ance of the public peace. The slaves are
advised to re'nsin up,n their plantations un.
til their privileges shall have been definitely
established rasy may rest assured that
whatever bsn.it the government intends
will bs secured to them, but no man e,n be
allowed, in the present condition of affairs,
to take the law into his own hands. If they
seek the protection Of the government, they
should wait its pleasure.
Officers invested with command will be
visilaAt in the discharge of their Duties
Leave of absence from camp will not be per.
mitted, except in cases of great emergency
Soldiers enrolled in the regiments of native
guards will not be allowed for the preseDt to
visit the localities Of their enlistment, noI
will visitors be received unnecessary in their
camps. These regulations, enforced with al
the troops Of the United States in the local.
tiles where they are enlisted, are now impcr;
atively necessary. These troops will be con.
finel to the duties specified in gsleral or
ders, and will not be charged with special
authority in making searches, seizures or ar.
rests. 1t is my purpose to execute faithful
ly all the orders of the government, and
assume the responsibility Of these instruc
tons as consistent Herewith, and require
prohpt and faithful execution thereof
Public attention is called to the act OF
Congress cited in the proclamation, which
forbids the return of fugitives by officers o.
the army. No encouragement will be given
to laborers to deser, their employers, bat nc
authority exists to compel them to RETURN
1t is suggested to planters that some plan be
adopted by which an equitable proportion el
tho proceeds OF the crops Of the coming veal
to be hereafter determined upon the juds
ment of honorable men justly Representing
the different Interests involved, be set aparI
aud reserved for the support end compensa
ton of labor.
The war is not waged by the government
! for the overthrow of slavery. The President
has declared, on the contrary, that it is t
restore the constitutional relations between
the United States and each of the States ,
in which that relation is or may be suspend
ed. The resolutions passed by Congress be
fore the war, with almost unanimous con
sent, recognized the rights of the States. Ii
this regard Vermont has recently repealed
the statutes supposed to be inconsisten
herewith. Massachusetts, Tad done SO be
fore slavery existed by consent and consti
tutional guaranty; violence and war will in
eyitably bring it to an end. 1t is iinpossibl,
that any military man, in the event or con
tinued war, should counsel the preservation
of slave property in the rebel States. If i
is to be preserved var must cease, and th'
former constitutional relations be again es
tablished
The first gun at Sumter proclaimed eman
cipation. The continuance of the contes
there commenced will consummate that end
and the history Of the age will leave no 9th
er permanent trace of the rebellion. 1T
| leaders will have accomplished what othe
men could not have done. The boldest Alb
olitionist is a cyphcr when compared will
the leaders of the rebellion. What myster,
pervades the works of Providence! We sub
INIT to its DEGREES. but stand confounded a
the awful manifestations Of its wisdom ant
power. The great problem Of the age, ap
parently enyironed with labyrinthic compii
cations, is likely to be suddenly lifted out 9
human hands. We may control the Incl
dents of the contest, but we cannot circum
vent or defeat the end. It will be left us on
" to assuase the horrors Of internecina con