M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-12-17

~ n'y PNShSht JOattlOUs shhil not
attemptto resrsct ov modify theEmsn.
eroelamttlon. Eslnll kre-
turn 10 Slavery, any. persOas lWho ia
made free BY the terms ofStHs PRIV.
clatnation, or by any act Of fCouzroes.
For these aud Oti5f. Igesoas- Il Is
,ihQnght best that tho sap ef lhese
persens skell be Included u tho oath.
and ltis believed the Executive NAV
lawfully olalmit in rslail fsF pardon
and restoration Of projected tfIehts.
which he has clear constttationsi
power Observation-Disclosures o. erant
upon the terms which hu shaIl deem
wisast tor public interest lfshculd
be observed, AlSo, that his part otths
oath ia subject to tho modifying And
abrogating power OF legislation snJ
supreme judicial decision. '' =
The proposed acquiescenes Of the
National Executive in any hunorabIs
temporary State arrangement (or the
freed people. Is made with q view Of
/ possibly modifying tho confusion aud
distressing destilation whicli mns,, at
least, attend oil clssssa,, By q ,totalte-
voutiOp OF labor throughout sho whole
SIetes. It 10 hoped that the. a!soadS
deeply afflicted people 10 those StatSs
NAV bo somewhat more ready 10 Riys
up the cause Of their sflictio8, Gt.d 20
this extent ihis- vital matter 10 lsis 20
themselves, while no power Of tho
National Executive to preyeut an
abuse Is abridgsd by this proposition.
Tho suggestion in tie proelalnation
as 10 maintaining the political frame.
work Of the States on what is .csllod
reconstracti on, is made IN the hope
that it may do govd without hatrn.
1t will favor labor end avoid great
l.con!us.O6.. But why any -prOclams-
ton now ,npon the spbjeetI This
question is beset With the coaaiotlng
views thstthe step might be delayed
too long or be taken too soon. In
some eicmenta for resumption hsvs
been ready for action, but, remain In.
activa. apparently for want ola raj
lying point plan Of action .,,s
| Why shall A. adopt the plaa ofB.,
rather than B. that Of A. and ia.
and B. should agree how. Gao they
know 6ut that the General Govern
msnt here will, respect thsir plan. By
the Proclamation a plan Is presented.
which may bs accepted by thSm a. q
rallyin0 point. and which, they are
ABSURD in advance, will NOT bs reisc4.
cd here. This may bring them 10
act sooner than they otherwise would.
The objection to premature presen
tation OF q plan by the National Ex.
ecutiVe, consists in the danger Of com.
initials in points which could DO
more safely left ~ farther develop.
ments. Care has been taken 70 60
shape the document as IN avoid em-
barrassment from this source. In cay.
ing that, on certain terms, certain
classes will be pardoncd, with tbeit
rights restored, it is net said that
other Glasses, or other terms. will
never be included. In saying that q
recoEsttuction will no accepted, pro-
sented in a specified way, it 10 not
said that it will be accepted 10 no
other way. The movements By State
action for emancipation rot included
in the Emancipation Proclamation,
nre matters Of profound graduation,
and, while | do not repeat what 1
have heretofore 90 earnestly Drged
upou this subject, my goneral views
and teelings remain unchanged, and
| trust that Congress will omit nc fair
opportunity Of aiding these important
Steps to the great consurnmatior.
T In the Ridst of other cares. bow.
ever important. we must not lose
sight of the fact that the war power ls
still our main reliance. To that power
alone can we look yet, for o time to
| give confidence to the people in son.
tested regions, that the insurgent
power will not again OVeFrun them.
Until that confidence shall be esta.
blished, little can be dons anywhsre,
for what Is called roconstruction. J..
Hence, our ehiefest care mnss still ha
directed to our army and navy, who
have ,hus far borne thoir burdsr part
80 nobly and we'll, 6hd j. ufsy beles..
teemcd fortunate that ins giving .hs
greatest efficiency to t,ieir inaispeI--
Rihls arms, We do sIso encourage gas-
liant men. from commauder to eeDti.
mel, who compose them. .sahdto whom
more than, alt oslIets, the world must
stsnd.indebted, for the homo Of free.
dom, dissuthraliod, enlarged AadYes.
petuateds a.st =. : v. ~ ~ sis
ABRAHAM LlNCoLNg
WAsa,acroa, Decenbet 8, 1883.