The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-02-20

ders, had been followed by defeats and dis
asters, so, with the issuing of the sublime
!. National Order of Emancipation. came again
Victory--a witness from God Of his mind
and will.
The Order Of Emancipation has a three.
fold force, military, political and moral
II sinplifies the duties Of our Generals
1t puts into their hands the most inportan,
aid Il not ouly recognizes the manhood of
three millions of Africans. but provides for
their lawful and orderly organization in aid
of the Country and Union. And though
the full effects of such a movement cannot
be expected at once to appear, the most i'm
portant consequences may be expected. 1.
would be no more surprizing. in future years,
in all our tropical territory, to find our forts
! and ships manned with African sailors and
! soldiers, peculiarly fitted TO withstand the
Southern climate and its diseases, than it is
to fad The British holding their East Indian
possessions br means of native Sepovs.
! No, one word appears in the Presidents
Order concerning Colonization. The folly
of dsnudirg a tropical country of its best
laborers begins to dawn on the minds even
of American statesmen. While every other
nation on the globe, haviag possessions ia
torrid zones, is holding out inducements to
Afric ms, Cinnamon. and every kind of la
borers. to come into their islands and terri
tories. we were preparing to turn out of ten
States their peculiar industrial class. in SUI
preme contempt OF the great laws OF poiiti
cal economy, in hope of dodgins prejudice
which owes its existence and strength to the
stigma which slavery puts upon labor and
the laborer
1t is the destiny of this Crest Order to
draw dividing line in politics. aud place
all men on one or the other side Of it. Men
may strive to avert the necessity, aud 10
patch up some intermediate party-but the
movement of events is so powerful! t1at in
dividuals are Of little account, aud mems S wills
are unconsciously controlled by the sweep
of greater will. whica some call Destiny,
but which We call Divinity Hsnceforth,
the Union, the d,vernnent, aud Liberty
stand on one side; Secession and Slavery
are on the other. Let the lines be drawn
Write. " They that are not for US are against
u.s." Let US know our enemies at once,
and let them appear enemies. This Procla-
nation is saffron that will drive the meas
les of treachery from tn blood to the skin.
But greater than all is the m moral aspect of
this new event. |, belongs to the category
Of Moral Forces, whose silent aud secret in
huence is greater than their report to the
senses The thunder roars, but does moth
ing. The lightning rends, bat is silent
We unite with every true and dsvout man
who sees in our national affairs an overrul-
ing Divine Providence, in solemn thanks
giving to God that He has raised up a man
to perform the crowning deed Of Moral Du.
ty! When Mr.. Lincoln. by the simple words
Of his Military Proclamation. decreed the
liberty Of three millions of men, and pledg-
ed the whole power of the United States to
maintain it, he silently and unconsciously
was lifted by Divine over-watching power
10 the place Of Gods greatest men.
He knew not him self how greatly he ac-
ted. This is the law Of the highest moral
Even the Greatest, while
in Gethsenane aud on Calvary. lost the Wis
on Of "that jog that aoas SIT before him
and endured in darkness. Could we have
\ record of thu troubled thoughts and ex-
,eeding anxieties that for a year have broo-
led upon Mr.. Lincoln. we should sea that
his Great Deed of Emancipation was born
If sorrow aud anguish of spirit. To no
,ther man of this hemisphere, and to one
,nly of this age-the Gar, has been per-
nitted such glorious opportunity. Since
nothing is immortal but moral truth. and
Mr.. Lincoln has intrusted his mama aud
anne to the keeping Of justice and Human
ty. he will be known to the end of time,
'mong the Great and Good of this world !
IN y Iadepeadeat.