The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-12-17
and astonishing breach of'laiIh.

may auu Nv lnls pOluli ~ Hhllc
rcmainin my present posi- | shall
notollempt 10 roraet or aify the
Emancipation Proclamation d shall ]
return to Slavery any persdp who il
made free by the terms Of iheProclatna
tion, or by any act Of Ccpgtgse For
these and other reasons, il is Hpughtbest
that the support of these pen IONS shall
be included 10 the oath; aud itis beliey-
ed that the Executive may lawfully
claim i; in return for the pardon and
restoration Of projected rights, which
he has clear constitutional power to
withhold altogether or grant upon the
terms which he shall deem gisest for
the public interest.
1t should be observed also {that this
part Of the oalh is subject tolhs modi-
lying and ADVOCATING power Il legiSlo.
lion and supreme judicial decision. =
The proposed acquiescenco Of the Ma.
lional Executive in any Honorable tenn
porary State Arrangement f6f the freed
people is made with view Of possibly
modifying the confusion and distressed
destitution which mustat last attend all
classes, By q total revolution Of labor
throughout the whole States, 1t is ho.
ped that the already deeply afflicted
people ia those States may b. somewhat
moro ready to give up the Gauss bf their
ofiliciion, and to this extent this vital
matter is left to lbemselVesS willie
NC power of tho national executive to
prevent an abuse is abridged y! this
proposition. r
The suggestion in the prOclamatAn as
to maintaining tho political frame york
Of the States, on what is called raon-
structon, is made with the hope thaS il
may do good without harm. 1t VILLA
yor labor and avoid great confusion--
But why any proclamation now upln
this subject This question is beSt
with the conflicting yleTs that the stel
might be delayed too long or be taken
too soos,
In some the elements for assumption
have been ready Tor pclion, bht remain
inactive, apparently for want rally
ling point, plan Of action. Why should
A adop. the plan ofB ratbel than B
that Of A, and ia and B shhld agree
how can they know but tina. DC general
Government here willrespect heir plant
By the proc 'amaion plan isPresented
which may be accepted by tim as a
rallyjng point and which The ara as.
Surod in advance will not b rejected
here. This may bring them y act soon.
er than they otherwise would
The objection to prematui presen
tation Of plan by the nation execu-
tive consists in the danger sp9commit'
ments in points which couldbe more
safely ielt to further develomnts, =
Care has been taken to SO hpe the
document as to avoid enlightenment
from this source.
lu saying that on certain ten, Ger
tain classes will be poSdon6d "a ths}F
rights restored, it is not said IN; other
classes on other terms will teei be iu-
Guided. In saying that rconstruc.
ton will be accepted il preSred in a
specified way, il is not said hs it will
never be included in any one way
The movements by State actbs for en-.
ancipation in several of the Shes not in
cluded in the Emancipation lroclnma.
ton, ore matters of profound gfatula.
ton; and while do not fegttin detail
what | have heretofore so drlestly ur.
ged upon this subject, my 9nrAl views
and feelings remain IN !hanid ,md hope
that Congress will omit no q opportu.
nifty fading these impchdt steps to
the great consumatiOn,
In the midst of other calB, however
important, we must not LOSE light of the
fact that the war power is ST our main
reliance, To that power al lie can we
look yet for time to give Cd fdence 10
the people in contested regij Is, that the
insurgent power will not afn Overrun
them. Until that confdete shall be
established little can be dod anywhere
for what is called reconstruction. Hence
our chiefest care must still 10 directed
to our army and navy who kVe thus far
borne their harder part SO hobly and
well, and it may DO es,eeul fortunate
that in giving the greatest Eficioncy to
their indispensable arms, y do also
honoably encourage the G liant men,
from commander to sentinel who com.
pose them, and to whom mfe than all
others, the world must staa indebted
for the homo offreodom, diFnthrallod,
rcgonerated, enlarged and Rrpetuated
ABRAHAM plScoLT.
WAsxwGroN, December 81
Amnesty TO Rebels.
Upon subscribing to RCscrbed
oath, the President PROMISES pardon
Io the rroat holv NJ he inqprS4nts II