The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-19
MR.. LINcoLN,s MESSAGE.

We publish the Presidents Message 10
day entire, It Is well known that Mr. Lin
coin is an awkward writer. but not all the
bunglng passages in this message must be
laid to him. The telegraph report-we
copied from the Conservative is very i'm
perfect, and makes many bIunders, and no
doubt the language. and the manner Of con
structing the sentences, in the original, is
much better than in the Geographic report
which we are compelled to copy from, in
order to give the message this week.
The President starts out by thanking the
Divine Creator for health and abundant
harvests. and for the improved condition d
our country. We certainly ought 10 be
sincerely thankful that all is SO well with
US.
Our foreign relations, with one or two
exceptions, are of the most satisfactory char
acter. In the eyes of none of the European
powers has the would-be Confederacy found
favor. The foreign affairs of no country.
especially in such crisis. have ever been
handled with such consummate skill as has
those Of America in this rebellion
We hope some action will be taken by
Congress TO carry out the suggestion of
Mr.. Lincoln in regard to the encourage
ment Of emigration. Especially in the
West is the need Of more strong arms felt.
The war has thinned our work shops and
our fields to deplorable degree. The har-
dy sons Of foreign clmes will find plenty
to do if they come to the West.
The President speaks in the highest
terms of the condition Of the Nav and the
Post Office Department. These two
branches of the Government have been
ably conducted under Mr.. Lincoln's admin
isration.
The President draws picture Of com
parison between the country at the com
mencement of the session of Congress in
1862 and the present. The state of the
country is much improved, which lie at
tributes to the effects of the Emancipation
Proclamation, and to the mUsterng CT ne.
/ groes into tie war service. In this we
/ agree with Mr.. Lncoln The only part OF
it we ever objected to was. the proclama-
ton did not come soon enough If the
policy laid down in that proclamation has
done so much for tie country, both at home
and abroad, what might it not have accom-.
plished in the way of saving of life and
treasure had it come earlier. On this sub
ject Mr.. Lincoln is much encouraged by
the late elections. In our humble opinion,
he would have been thus encouraged yeal
sooner by the elections. had he then adopt
ed these measures. We would have had
no Seymour for Governor Of New York,
and perhaps no New York riot.
At tue close of the message Mr.. Lincolu
publishes proclamation offering pdu3o.
ments for the rebel States to return to tFe
Union. Mr.. Lincoln does not admit, as va
understand him, that the rebellious State.
have seeded. but merely that they have
refused to exercise the functions of theil
respective State Governments. and his OBJ
Jet is to bring them back to the exercise o
those functions. His offer is a good anC
liberal one, and we hope something vii
grow out of it that may re-estabish peace
Owing to the crowded state Of our columns
We are compelled to defer the publication o
this proclamation until next week.
Taken altogether the message is able and
excellent It is Lincolnian.