Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-10-28
From the wtseonsin State Journal.
( Tha Addition POLICY Of the, Administrator.

address
clared that he had "no purpose. directly or
Indirectly, to interfere with the institution
. of slavery in the States where it exists
On the 22d of September, 1862, about eight
cen months afterwards, he issued proclaim
alton declaring that the slaves in all States
or parts of States which should be found IN
rebellion against the authority OF the Oonsu-
+ tuition and laws of the United states on the
Ist Of January following, would be declared
free, and the faith Of the nation pledged to
give them freedom The rebel States Lad
one hundred DAYS notice. If they returned
to their allegiance they were promised the
full protection of the Constitution and laws,
and their slave property was not to be inter
fersd with. They declined to accept these
terms They spurned the offer of the Presi-
dent and persisted in their attempt to destroy
the Union. The President accordingly issued
his proclamation on the 1st of January last
declaring the slaves in the insurrectionary dist
ricts, forever free, and some hundred thousands
Of slaves who were at the beginning OF the re-
bellion raising bacon and corn to feed the re
bel armies, or cotton to purchase rebel pi-
rates, or working upon rebel forts and erect
ing Del batteries, have abandoned their
masters and large portion Of them are now
working as transfers, and excavators, or
bearing arms and fighting With signal gallant
~ under the flag of the Union.
This is what is called ''thc abolition policy
Of the Administration" This Is the founda-
ton, and the sole foundation for the charge,
constantly bruited, that the war is prosecu-
ted to free negroes, and not to save the I'm
ion. Any man Of the least sagacity cannot
but see that those who make such a charge
and oppose the policy Of the Administration
in using the slaves against the rebellion in
stead of allowing the rebellion to use them
against the Union, are more solicitous to pre-
serve slavery, unframed by the chances ofwar,
than to prevent the rebels from destroying
Tie nation.
With an audacious faith in the stupidity of
their followers, the leaders oftLe Copperhead
Democracy have the hardihood to accuse the
President Of violating tine promise in his in
augural address not 10 interfere with slavery
I'll the States where it exists, by the proclama-
tion Of emancipation. They assume that reb-
Is and traitors are entitled to the protection
If the laws ana the Constitution the same a.
if they were loyal They hold the President
'o'i'o e ''eat 'eosi7 Il 1 '"eF were io!al
men III ''is'' '-'Li'.io''' '"s CONSTITUTION
And there are men in the North ignorant and
stupid enough u gobbIc down this hapdoodlc,
and actually to believe that the President has
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