Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-05
The .PresIdent,s proclamation.
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,5 We publish this morning the atpxio,uaTsIy
looked for proclamation of PresidentyLin :
coin, PronOuncing the enfrauchiseme6t Of
the slaves in all the rebelious tiistrietj9i 6f
the Union. Thus the revolt which was
commented in the interest of slavery.
and which was intended to riFet for
ever the letters upon the bondman and his
IPosterity beyond all hope of relief, has, in
the natural course Of eYents, forced the
government in self.defence to- stprouIaim
yeerty throughout the land to all-the in
nlaoltants thereofD So the great drama of
human progress in the New World goes on
10 us denouement, and the new year opens
with the grandest and most striking tab
leau ever known in our history. III Il.
Let those decry it who will. For riout
part, we think 1t is something of no mean
consequence. TO have atlleast tried 10 puk
an end to this fearful source Of strife and
discordi to have done all that the world
has expected US to get rid of the incubus.
u this edict should not prove effectdal,ilit
will be through no fault Of ours, and the
world cannot blRmelus.d If it is q merit,tS
try to free the oppressed, thensm6nkind it
our ! debtor, and We stand, Ppsgsd, Of the
ooioquy Wnlcu has rested Hup0nlGs ON acl
count of this institutions iiUa.llaiJ izIs
,sA0s COulQ
reach the ears Of every slave ID The repubI
lic,. and gladden. his ssheArt with theSioyoub
SQUAD of emancipation, to show hinai that
the men who are fighting fer the Union .hags
not been unmindful Of his wrongs, and
have heEoically resolved to end this section.
al contest, Whenai it does end, finally and
IoTSyeFs ny uIuenthraIiThg INC 1IiIi6hS oIa
whose labors the rebellion has grown up
to its present fearful proportions, IL W.
would have this proclamation preached
from every pulpit, 'recited from every rose
trum, published in livery newspaper, iRhe
l.engraven in imperishable characters, O1
every heart in the republic. It isl.thc
noblest monument we have yet attemptetl
to rear TO the national glory. .s4.t5ai : t-
Fainthearted pro-slavery men at tb o
North have been putting forth all sorts df
efforts to save this monstrOus ini0uity from
which awaited it. They were ready to
amend Constitution, sacrifice the liberty Of
speech of the press deprive our democrat
ic institutions of the electiYeaud represen
tatiYe force, bind,us in irreyoca6le fetters
to extend and perpetuate slavery, if the
South would only restore the Union and
come back again to the work of WELDING
the destinies of the nation and, dispensing
the loaves and fishes at Washington. q Tho
abjeet meanneBs of t-thisf paltry roffshoot or
remnant OF that once proud and powerful
organization, the democratic party, tho
transparent and disgraoeful greed for peif
ndiplaCe which be at the bottom of thih
cringing, has excited the derision even, Of
the English synpathizers with the rebel
lion. President .-Eincoln points them in
this proclamation to the noble mode of re-
storing the Union, by the extfnguishment
of slavery. f.d a. 80 ,'s5ir.a eea.5i
In the border slave States which are are Low.
al the President has already proposed to
Congress, and that body bus endorsed, the
plan of compensated emah ahcipation in those
States. So that while We pTocIaitl liberty
in the rebellious States without pay, VI
'Eprovfde foriit also, all over the county
The meaning of all this is, that by some
means we are bound to get rid of slavery.
peaceahly If we, can, torcibly if We muist.-
The destiny. of four millions of .AneriCaus
depends upon these measures. FFee,e the
are With us and for us-slaye, they are
! welded by their masters as the most pow
erful aid to rebellion. Free, they and theit
posterity will bless us for the priceless her!
| itage Of liberty lave i they increase only
as a fearful peril, and n cnrse to theiWhoIe
country. Their wrongs are not mere
| figures OF speech, they cry aloud for redress,
aud the world has for years cried shame
upon US for listening to them God bless
Abraham Lfneoln for his courage in isisining
this proclamation. 10 s.5i Is : NJ is.i5i ,z9fid