The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-02-19

uary in this year of Our Lord, one
thousand eight hundredand sixty three,
the President Of the United States, did,
"by virtue of the power in him vested, as
Commander.in. Chief of the Army and
Navy of the United States, in time of
actual armed rebellion against the au
thority and Govcrnm Of the United
States, and as a fit and necessary war
measure for suppressing the rebellion"
'orer and declare that all persons held as
s'aUes ,oithia designated States and parts
Of States, are and hencefor,oard SHALL
BE FREE. [Thunders of applause. l.
"And that the E:cecutiue Government ofHe
United States, including tie military and
naval authorities thereof, ,oiH recognize
and MAINTAIN the freedom Of said per-
sons" Renewed applause Upon
this act, which the President declares is
"sinccrely believed TO be an act of JUS
tico, warranted by the Constitution
upon military necessity" he invokes
'the considerato judgment of mankind,
and the gracious favor Of Almighty
God"
My friends, if any words have 10 the
history of the world, emanated from the
ruler of any people, which had more
august and enduring import than those, |
know not of them. An involuntary
feeling of awe rises within mo as read
them, and endeavor to scan their prob
; able influence upon the future of Amer
, lea and of humanity. They ring out
the glad peal Of our nations deliverance,
or toll The knell of its downfall; not be.
cause the prosperity and greatness
Of the American people depends up.
on the mere question whether some
5 millions of negroes shall be held in
, slavery in portion of our domain; but
: booause it does depend upon the qnes.
ton whether the masters of those ne
groes--a meagcr minority of this nation
t shall, over the ruins Of our glorious
patrimOny of Freedom, erect an ag-
T. grcssive, warlike and ruthless empire
of Slavery. [Applause.l That is the
, vast and momentous issue which this
r proclamation lays before tho American
people and the world, ooncerning which
the President of the United States, "in,
: vokcs The consjderate Judgment of man.
kind" AS a part Of that people we
= have met to express our Judgment Of
his act. 1t is our high privilege and
f our duty to do so. Not that our action
. can give it additional effect, but, as
! ours is Government Of the people
I that he may see-that all men mny see
I whether we are for or against thl;
t blow at the enemies of our country
And now, my countrymen, with as deep
70 sense as l ever entertained of the i'm
h portance ofa right judgment in regart
: to any question of public moment,
$ hesitate not to declare my firm and un
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