The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-12-17
Ind aslonishinq breach Of III B.

muy auu Nv tnls Poluli i0ltb BHlle
remaini in my present pose !, 1 shal
not ottempt 10 rolract Or dfy ghi
Emancipation Proclamatio1; Eor shall
return to Slavery any peradp WHO il
made free BY the terms Of the1ProcIaina
ZION, or by any ac! Of Coogt5ss. Fol-
Theses and other reasons, tits tltoughtbes
that the support Of these pei IONS shall
be included in the oath; aud 4 lis belioy
ed that The Executive maj lawfully
claim i; in return for the pasdon and
restoration of projected rights, which
he hos clear constitutional power to
withhold altogether, or grant upon tho
, terms which he shall deem Hisest for
the public interest.
| 1t should be observed also Shat CHS
pant of the oath is subject inc modi,
| lying and abrogaling power II legislo.
ton and supreme judicial decision
The proposed atquiescenco oblhe Ma.
lional Executive In any bon6tbIe tenn
porary State Arrangement fSf The freed
people is made with view Of possibly
modifying tho confusion and distressed
destilutiOn which mustst last hltcnd all
classes, by total revolution of labor
throughout the whole States. II is ho.
ped that the already deepk afflicted
people 10 those STATES may b. somewhat
moro ready to give up the caaaS bftheir
gffiicton, and to this extent his vital
matter is left to themselvesS willie
10 power of tho national executive to
prevent an abuse is abridged !! this
proposition.
The suggestion in the proclaim 81 as
to ainiaining tho political frame. york
Of the States, on what is called rson.
struction. is made with the hope thaS il
may do good without harm. II VILLA
ror labor and avoid great confusion
But why any proclamation now uPNn
this subject? This question is bost
with the conflicting vleUs thai the stel
might be delayed too long or be taken
too soos.
In some the elements for resumption
have been ready for action, bit remain
inactive, apparently for want rally
ing point, plan Of action Why should
A adop! the plan of alhe than B
that of A, and ia and B shdld agree
how can they know but lha. 4e general
Government here willrespect heir plan?
BY the proclamation a plan ishresen,ed
which may be accepted by tim as a
rallying point and which the arc as.
sured in advance will not b rejected
here, This may hnng them Z act soon
er than they otherwise would
The objection to a prematui preseu
tation Of plan blythe naioI execu,
tive consists in the danger soAcommit
ments in points which couldbe more
safely ielt to further deyelqhsnts,--
Care has been taken to so hpe the
document as TO avoid endorsement
from this source.
In saying that on certain ttEs Ger
tain classes will DO psSdonSd - Ghtlf'
| rights restored, IL is not said e. cher
classes on other terms viii teei be in-
Guided. In saying that a rconstruc
ton will be accepted if preAred in q
specified way, tits not said Be it will
never be included in any one way
The movements by State actbs for en-
aneipatiou in several of the Shes not in
cluded in the Emancipation lroclama-
ton. ore matters of profound gfatula-
zion; and while | do not regttia detail
what | have heretofore so arlestv ur.
ged upon this subject, my gnral views
and feelings remain unchanid and hope
that Congress will omit no fl opportu-
nifty Of aiding these importdL steps to
the great consumatiou.
In the midst of other cait, however
important, we must not lossight of The
fact that the war power is sllour main
reliance. To that power all e can we
look yet for time to give cdfdence 10
the people in contested regtts, that the
insurgent power will not aim overrun
them. Until that confdete shall be
established little can be dor anywhere
for what is called RECONSTRUCTION Hence
our chiefest care must still 10 directed
10 cur army and navy who kye thus far
borne their harder part SO nobly and
we'll and it may be es,eeul fortunate
that in giving the greatest Rcioncy to
their indispensable arms, y do also
hOnorably encourage the gllant men,
from commander to sentinel who com.
pose them, and to whom mfe than all
others, the world must sta5 indebted
for the homo orfreedom, d;Enthrallod,
rcgoneratcd, enlarged and irpetuated.
ABRAHAM lScoLR.
WAsEmGros, December 81
Amnesty TO Rebels.
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