, 1863-01-03

cannon Jdtt. 1Ac seay is plain, peaceful,
generous, just;; soay soAteA, # .toNoped, tie
1'orld s'iN .torecer applaud, and the good
mast .Jorerc' 6Ecss-PREsDEsr Lwco1S's
MESSAGE, DEC. i, 1862
TIE PRoCLAmATIoN.
We see the beginning Of the end The
rebellion which las made unexpected
lcadway against the enginery Of war
and the material power Of the nation,
is at last opposed by an Idea, and
the struggle which, thus far, has been
neither f1attcring nor crcditable to the war
like capacity Of the eiNorth, divided and torn
as il has been by opposing factions, will
be renewed in another and better way.
VIC ut last have Policy, and, as the Pro-
clamation proves Man. Wehaye at last
full declaration Of the extent OF the war
power in the President and an expressed
determination to invoke that power in
its greatest breadth, for the salvation
OF the Republic We have a bond Of
Union in which all truly loyalmen may be
included. We have light set on a hill
toward which all men, whatever may be
tEe progress Of the fight, can look with
hopefulncss and faith, and know that rs
long as it shines, the cause is not lost. We
have the last and best evidence of the
thorough loyalty and deep ea,uestness Of
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, who may hereafter
claim proud place among the bcncfactors
oI the human Kind. We have IN assur-
ancc than which nothing can be more sat
1sfactory, that until the last soldier Of the
righteous cause has offered up his
life for the unity and indivisibility Of !:
the Republic, and until the last dollar is !!
expended in the maintenance of our armies |!
in the field, the grand effort for the preser- |;
FaGon Of the national life and honor will
no, hc riven up We have rallying cry
that every soldier will joyfully echo, and
that will give force to every blow that may
he edirected at the opposing host. We have
now a weapon Of fearful potency, the
hrandislling Of which has already sept con-
s;ernation to every rebel heart. We have
the PRoCLAAlA11oE-a late but grateful
recognition Of the finger of God in the af-
fairs Of nations as Of individual mcn--a
1ardy but sincere acknowledgment that in
War as in peace, the cause which wins an en-
during victory must be that which has
set upon it seal Of the everlasting Right.
Invoking the aid Of Heaven and the SYM
rathy Of mankind, basing our efforts not
upon entities Of political growth, but upon
the eternal verities acknowledged Of God
and men, we must succeed. It is the
Union for which We fight It is an Union
purified and ennobled by the heat Of fur
mace seven times heated, that shall be our
acward.
There need be no fears Of the result Of !
what Nr. Lincoln has done Traitors in |
tile North, as well as in the South, may !
rave and threaten. Faction may do its !
worst, md Despotism may gnash its teeth;
hut backed by CUR army Of million Of
nr1ned men, justified by the Constitution
of the country, sustained by the approving
voices Of an immense majority Of the citi-
zo''a '.f the loyal States, VIC may dismiss all
lear OF resistance u the 4l.cree that he 1,as
sent forth. We shall hear threats without
number; but they will be impotcut. We
shall hear groans that arc pitiablc, but they
will, because simulated, excite no grief
Slavery dies hard even at the North,
where men serve it without my
OF its rewards, but die it must. In the civ
ilization Of mankind, its time has come.
The President pronounccsa doom that was
long ago registered in; the councils where
tho dcstinics Of nations are shaped. From
this day this nation is welded to Freedom
and purer and better Democracy. Seas
of blood may be crossed before the solid
ground upon which reunited people may
stand can be reached; all the manifold
woes that follow in the wake Of war NAV
he endured; but the end is cxaltation OF
Liberty and the perpetuation Of the glorics
Of the Republic.
Our readers who with us have learned
10 hate oppression, in all its forms,
and to love freedom in all its manifesto.
tions, who agree with Us in a thorough des.
tation and an ever-present fear Of that 81.
Santic power, black, portentious and ap.
falling, that has overshadowed our coun.
try, and who, in the darkest days have
never ceased to hope-t hope even when
treason in high places, imbecility, cowar,
ardice and jealousy in the field, and dis
loyal and impudent faction in our midst
forbade hope to spring-win be cage,
10 rejoice with Us in this promise Of thu
t:onsrmmation Of a1f that for which they
:ind We have 1abored so faithfully
and 80 long That the blow which
las lallcr ut last, ought to have been de.
A'ered eighteen months ago when rebel
lion was first gathering its forces for tie
attack, will not now lessen the joy and
gratitude that We feel, as we see it descend
with crushing weight upon that monster
wrong that seeks the destruction Of all
'na1 our national pride holds dear: That
VIC VINO have faithfully preached the
"noie truth, thereby exciting the fear Of
tnn'o n1ends, tic more intense hatred Of
enenaes' INC sneers and scofings Of those
WHO COPY bad manners with bad princi..
plcs' should feel elate in knowing that the
government and the nation have come to
our belief ut last, ought not to excite sur
WNee II We have never faltcred. it is he
eause We never doubted. If re h,ro
never feared, it is becauscwe had profound
1a,th III IN the logic Of events, and becanse
with no mean ptcseience We knew +h.,
The day would surely come in wh;ch s +,,a
wisdom and necessity Of our course won,s r,s
bc indicated in way to clear I'm and ~
seoge ail questions Of patriotism and r;,s.
we have our reward, not in thc oneas
1un;ty for claiming clearer vision Nv, ~
wider range Of thought than have hao,
given to those who have been onr staes 80
-:lssailants, but in the grateful asanrsna us,a
that the cause Of our dear countrv ;s -:
rauccd, ind that the interests nf bnns ~ ~ ;"
freedom are not forgotten: With tAat -
are content,
Movements OF Gen. Butler
New YoRK, jim 2.-Gen. Butler. win,
staff stopped In this city yesterday, Hcles1.
for Washington tomorrow. and. It. !
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