The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-01
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
EHects OF tho Scmocrnf tic Trium phs-Ths
emancipation Proclamatton or No

Avail.
prom the London Post, government srsan,) Dec. 10
The Message OF President Lincoln TO the Congress-,
which BY sia0uisr onrac,y N dc f,aeeoa" constellation,
p,bc bIsiness otter IL scesor kos b>sD
"a pointed Is unsatisfactory might have been anti
oin a,ed II not likely that lbs Executive should ara
AL, ousiy chak out liac of Policy which his rarlnc
bova over wiling would bs unable % carry into egct.
The aobund Congress, which now AT tho close OF the cid
year has been convened for the last time can fuhi
otber1 duty than that Of introducing which
she A.ecentiy elected representatives OF the Amc.
rican n ecple may or nay nt, as V them seems
Under a1y circumstances The address OF tho ame-
rcsn PrcA don't 70 ongrsEs Ia the month OK December
posssssos hut little Interest but IN the present yesg,
when tbs coz, sttuiicn OF their representative ssby
has Je. rdaico> " d BY ne Teccn' etaHs, Ia peei
ary ys, s - yernss y rem, If ~ = nS
returning such large proportion 81 democratic r1pre
seu,atyes has not however, been atoeetaer shcut
eject. The Of tho hesss' iirs much from That q
tho addresses which Mr. Iinrx1 has made 70 Congress
his election 10 the presdeN,isi osce IL s the
blzyado With which no aas been Hitherto &C. 1stcned 70
nail tie decca,os Of those States clh sT qyiJs y As
,ts Of tho American Union. We hNvo 40 more Etiina
ons THAI the rebellion will crushed within nl,el
Number or days There IS no longer aacctsh
grorpuce thai tho commeroo a the country II para.
lived by an intestine wsr !, = no cngcf s.sneu p
der great republic unworthy Of excEing tho stte
q foreign states. Now, for the first tire Mr. In
Gon his recognized though only tac,tiy, the ,ct that t
Cn.ted States hos eI,stsce opt IA III sngUa9. "
gio1',ss, aud that, ia trss fae no.' ycf.tc ~ tFs
Nc port,ops Of the President Message which resr
the proposed emancipation Of slaves WIZ DC reaa wen
gregtfst interest. IN the
vembcr last aud by which the Pres'dent no United
Siaas affected ~ exercise the power o cfnsn, ng the
slay OF the Soushern Staes especially proNaea
that slaves held by those acknowledging tao govern
,oer, az tho United States enoud be liberated ~
process Of compensated em-ncirst,on. Is s.w
,~onoscd by the President that certain fnSfcAsssna
or the existing constitution should be msia IN tae
arx instance BY Congress-, and subsequently seD~n W
nv the local iegsAsures which should have me eject o.
.bollshlng slavery within tho mex, ioriy Year. y !
Suggested tsat every :ayesolsng state sh.h sla be
80. ~. wear 1900, abolish slavery within fts Confines
.hau yer.ve United States bonds bearing Interest IL re-
80, ~, he siaves thus liberated, and N@t all slayei
.ho ~ the chances Of war may have sc2afes r.eom
800 y. rorsve ar free their In the event 81 bent
loyni c,icns being entitled TO sompcnsaNon ~ he han
"a me government. Amongst tue many kgcands on wp,
~ t.rrolu has recommended the acepsion " uis pm
onsress s tho special one that oarnos ia 70 fvT
,hs union Ths clearly PROVES n{ NJ hos lo0 fdN-,I =
LA H. seer psssssssd apyp ne pr1o'suo1 rrocssn,c
-, ,,heh -ons nouhs since NJ ssi fhF NE o6s ffdsf
~ ~ IA ,nps n he Sosdherr ccrfeserccy on w ~
raa,org p>rs when he sage that "a rtstcrasnno t "
national authority would be accopte wtnout ~. -.
ATOM Of the proposed plan, and that ~ recommenA
onld MT have the effect Of staying either the wA %
~rosns rat on proclamation hut that ~ wond ne uou
bring restoration, and thereby ray rrocsengt We
hardly believe that we are reading tho NcsSSeot
rhsf m vstrae 81 important state 70 his nssenbl
e.r0arrut Nv Lincoln mas, know very wall thai
c,saaureg however Vigorous which may be takce
ryress In the ussont month p0sslbly ssar tho re-
t,sn III tho south and that, consequently, whethcx
real o. VOC, tho emancipation prorssstion, az.
,r,.a must take is course. We believe, hovsysu,
Tho prorsai ~ the Preslont recsvcs the assent vi
yre.. tha or~ration OF the proclamation VIII DO Vvtrr
sa,p ,he opn,nns ~ tho several local Iesisias reg
,~orcr need Tho President Il evidently awrehen;
A. the world how slender the authority wnioh ne q
80. Il, those States which y, pvcssssss torule aud
,ntoas white there II yet time " avoS being place
an andignlned pcsiiioa.