, 1863-03-18

From the Nashville Onion, 13thl
No act Of the President has called forth
such dc1uge of abuse, ieers, aut1 constitu.
tiona1 twaadlc from the opponents Of the All
,ninlstration as the proclamation of freedom
to those persons who arc held in bondage in
tricts Of other States.
Chicago Times.
sit IS like the Pope's Bull against the
comet;" says the New York Express.
.:', 1T is ora'"t""' -t"l'nen:" says the Louis
ut is barbarous;'' y says the Cincinnati En-
| Qui,tr.
Thus along tho whole conservative line re-
sounded imprecatlons, ierisions, and luguhri-
ous protestations.
| The President was savage, fool, a tyraut
bloody usnrpcr, Nero, d Caligula, canni-
| bal, murderer Of women and children, q
| ghoul, vampire, a being whose ferocity
made the rage Of Moloch appear merciful, and
the internal barking Of triplc-headed Cerbe-
| nus, the nelodious voice Of q syren. II the
| President had been q nervous; man he would
| most likely have thrown himself where the
aforesaid newspapers deserve to bc-in tho
| iloson Of the Potomac. It Is well for him
! that the long how1s Of tho wolf and the
| screams Of the wildcat 1ulled His infantile
ears, and soothed him to reposc, in the wilds
kisntnsky taS sny nm SsaEa age EaF asso
~
But what is the testimony Of time in regard
to the efficacy ofthis much derided aud abused
proclamation: Let US consider. 4 few months
ngo the rebels we're sangufne Of recognition
a,nn, and open Int Intervention 1e by foreign goTen
that Great Britain and France both longed for
m occasion to succor the distressed Southern
Confedcracy. Many Of our wisest and shreWd-
est politicians thought SO also, and were deep
Is concerned at the Imminent peril Of foreign
Ift$ ax4 Row
tions Of Europe. The New Tork dailies which
had correspondents in Europe, repeatedly an
nounced that We might expect to hear Of the
recognition Of the Southern Confedcracy, and
foreign Intervention By the next steamer. The
aspect Of our foreign affairs was alarming.
me Language Of European officials seemed
studiously frigfd. We all felt that the nation
could and would soon conquer the rebels
thoroughly, If We we're unmolested bY forcirn
powers; but We felt at the same time that f5r.
eisn Intervention would cost Us many thon
sands nor: Of lives, many millions more Of
money, aud many more years Of cmbarrass.
ment, darkness and sorrow.
Now 1t Is plain that next to the rfrornns
prosecution ot the war against the rcbels. It
"ould be high achievement OF st.tesmauship
to take some step which wouid turn the tiie
Of popular feeling in Europe in our favor, and
80 make It highly unpopular for any European
Of the Union. President Lincoln Surveyed
the whole ground carefully, and saw
First, that slavery was d powerful source of
strength to the rebels.
Second, that slavery WIS odious to the whole
Christian " orld abroad as well as to tiTe-sixth
Of the american people.
Ilird, That Z blow at slavery, in the re-
beiiious States, in the shape OF an Emaucipa-
tlon PROCLAMATION, would not only be right
morally considered, but would enlist the ac-
tive .esmrathies Of the European people ia
behalf of our Government, and render for
eign Intervention almost impossible. He
consequently issued his Proclamation to take
effect on the first day Of the present year,
The results, hitherto, have been highly credi-
table 10 the foresight and sagacity oft6e Pres
ident. The immense gatherings Of the mass
es, over great Britain, 10 endorse and appiaud |
the Proclamation; tue eloquent oratioas for |
the Union, delivered By the most popular |
orators Of Europe; the scathing invcctiyes
against negro slavery, in tho public journals,
far surprising anything ever published bcfore |
all go 10 prove that the President has sound |
ed n blast, to which the popular heart Of Eu- |
rope beats in joyful response Why, If some
strange infatuation, or lunacy were to drive !
any European monarch to send his armies to |
aid the slave oligarchy, their soldiers would |
desert by thousands, aud join the aas Of free