The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-01-03


homes TO which. perhaps, you may be !
/ tsched. and the graves ol your kindred. On
! migrate Southwark. and occupy the pIac,
made vacant by the exodus Of what HE 4,
Q ce'lency terms the Stree Americans Of A
! ricsn descent" This is the sun and sut
stance Of il.
But, for the sake Of argumen, sdmi,
you choose. that all the plans of the Pses
> dent touching emancipation and colon liza ,io
Of the negro were to-day successfuIly cal
ried out. what would il accom- pIsh in III
great work Of restoring the Union, NothinI
'I-worse than nothing.
i The President recommends in his snnus
message three propositions to amend III,
Constitution Of the United States. 1 viii
not trouble the committee with reading
them; every gentleman hereis familiar with
the articles he proposes 10 adopt for anne nd.
ments. The fret, second and third are for
the benefit Of the negro. The people are
sick and tired Of this eternal talk upon the
negro, and they have expressed thrt disgust
enthusiastically in the recent elections. The
Presidents proposed amendments, ss a
whole, or either Of them, could not recei i've
the suffrsges Of majority Of the people Of
more than two States Of this Union.
While upon this subject, desire to call
the attention of the committee TO single
feature In relation to these ame ndment
In the message he recomends an amend.
ment 10 the Constitution as follows:
"ARr -. Congress may appropriate
money. and otherwise provide for colonixinp 2
free coIored persons. with their own con.
sent, AZ any place or places within the
United Ststes.''
In this Recommendation he seeks to give
power TO do what he elaine he has the
power TO do without II; and BY this recon.
nendation he admits he has been exercising
and illegal authority. is not
his in itsclf an admission that the Consitu
ion, unamended. grants NO power 10 Con.
yress or the Executive to appropriate or use
no money Of the'people for any purposes
in this amendment He calls
'pon us 10 compromise What compromise
ths's For whom does he propose com.
'romise! What forl In order that you may |
ave more power TO advance the negro. -
'hatris all there is Of Il, and there Is moth.
ug less Of Il. He tells us there are differ
noes Of opinion among the friends OF the
Union ''in regard 10 slavery and the A'rican
ace among u.s." He says to all or those
rho differ with him, surrender your convic-
ons and come 10 my plsn--and he calls
hat compromise! Compromise! Yes. I trust
God the day 10 not far distant when the
eoPle Of this country will compromise and !
I'VE the Constitution and the Union for the
hite people, and not for the black people u
'ur people are for no other compromise {
ian that. lr
There are other portions OF the message
pom which should like 10 bestow some 10
but will forbear to do 90 now,ld
,r desire TO call the attention OF the com. I
iltee 10 another proposition OF the Presi- c
mi connected with this subject.
The proclamation Of the 22d Of Sep.e ember |p
ct issued by the President. took the a
'untry BY surprise, ard no one ofths citi. c
ms more than myself. had fondly hoped q
ID been anxious that the President old
q United States should % conduct himselfla
the high Office % Chief Magistrate, that lc
'uld lend him my support. I have been G
iven, with thousands Of Others, into oppo- o
lion to The policy contained in that pro. q
smstion, fot reasons which must com. y
end themselves 10 every rejecting man u
merely desirous Of terminating this war 4
% suppressng the rebellion.
Mr. Lincoln, on the 4,h Of March, 1861 10
J the east portico Of this Capitol, took . u
". which he said was registered IN Heaven, R
support tho Constitution Of the United l.h
ates. In bic inaugural address. delivered o.
that occasion, he said he had no lawful n
thority or inclination 10 interfere with the 10
stitution Of slavery in the States where Il 70
lists. In bic proclamation Of the 22d of|ki
'ptember last, he assumes that he has p'
wer to forever free "alI persons held @ vi
ives within any State, or designated part hu