Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-05

aboul 1000 killed and wounded Of which 500
are killed Our loss in prisoners is several
thousand, and the enemy on the first day
captured about twenty-six guns and disabled
six. We captured four from them on We'd
nesday.
The rebel loss as estimated by themselves,
was between 4,000a and s, 900 killed and wound
ed, including Brig. Gen. .Raiues, killed Al
together we have captured about 1000 pris.
oners, from all the Southern States. General
Che .tham's Adjutant General and sundry
FIELD officers we're captured.
The Presidents Proclamation.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN has issued his proc
lamation declaring and guaranteeing free
dom to the African slaves in the districts
now in instruction against the Federal
authority. This, under the Constitution,
he had no right to do. 1t is a violation
of his oath to support the Constitution,
and of the solemn pledges given that he
did not intend to, and had no right to in
terfere with slavery where it already exis-
ted. We have had no confidence in MIR.
LINCOLN, from the time Of his Inaugural
ton. We knew him to be a weak man
and if he had any opinions of his own on
the slavery question, they were of the rad
ical kind we know that he would be I'M
der the most abiect control Of the leading
Abolitionists OF the country-men who
cared not q fig for the Union, but wht
were determined on the destruction Of sla-
very, even at the sacrifice of the peace
happiness and prosperity of the county,
We have not been disappointed in Mr.
LINCOLN.
Now let us, show up the inconsistency
hypocrisy and bad faith of the President
Mr.. LINCOLN and all the Abolitionist
claim that he has absolute power unde
what is called the "war power" He MAJ
deprive the rebels of their property 0
every nature and kind, and do every othe
act which he chooses to 10. He may alst
abolish or suspend laws in the loyal States
depriving citizens of their liberty, and lif
too, we suppose, by a single dash of hi
pen. When compared with the senti
ments uttered by him in his inaugural al
dress, how strange his present attitude ap
pears? How ridiculous he stands befor
the world In that address he distinct,
declared that he proposed neither the in
clination nor the power to interfere wit.
the institution of slavery where it rests
He also r~e-endorsed a resolution in tn
Chicago Platform, declaring the purpos
of the Republican party to maintain invi
olate the rights of the States AS a cur
osity we publish an extract from his il
augural address, to which we invite after
ton.
'1he apprehension seems to exist amor
the people Of the Southern States, that,
the accession of a Republican administratio
their peace and personal security are to
endangered but there has never been AZ
reasonable cause for such apprehension, /
deed the most ample evidence to the central
has all the while existed, and been open
their inspection. ..ll la. .
ut is found 10 nearly all the publishI
speeches of him who now addresses you,
quote now from one of those speeches, vine
/ declare that have no purpose, directly
indirectly, to interfere with the Institution
slavery in the States where il exists. / |
Gsge I haze no right to do so, and ! have
inclination to do so. Those who nominal
me, and elected me, did so with the full kno
ledge that had made this and many simil
declarations, and had never reeanted them
And more than this, they placed in the pl
form for my acceptance, as a law to thems
YES, and TO me-, the clear and emphatic reso
ton which | now read
"Rssoipsd, That the maintenance inyioll
Of the rights Of the States, and especially I
right Of each State 10 order and control
own domeGtic institutions according to its OF
judgment, exclusively, is essential to the b
Anee of power on which the perfection a
endurance OF our political fabric depends; a
we denounce the lawless invasion, by an a.
ed force, Of the soil Of any State or Terrific
no matter under what pretext, as among
graVest crimeA
II now ~reiterate tbese sentiments, and
doing so l DOLLY press upon the public att
tion the most conclusive evidence Of VIII
the case Is susceptible. The property, pei
and security Of no section are to be in 4
wise endangered by the now incoming adm
;straton. add 10 this, that all the protect
which consistently with the Constitution