East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-02-03
The Abolition Proclamntion---Wha
will it AccOmDItshg


ave receive 1t in the hope" says repub-
hcan paper, shat from this time forward the
war will be prosecuted without hindrance or
hating, and If by the grace of God we shall
be successful the grand cause of all our
troubles shall DO removed, never again TO
set section against section. God speed the
day"
From the above. one would Judge that the
friends and advocates of the abolition policy,
partake of the incredulty of its opponents,
since the announcement has really come.
All will remember what assurances Of sue
cess were held out by the men of the Gov.
Andrew school, and presses Of the Tribune
stamp, if the President would bnt consent TO
adopt this acme of radicalism. Gov, An
drew deemed call for troops simply to do.
fend the constitution and maintain the Union
(if such thing were possible 10y such means,l
as "heavy draft upon the patriotism" OF
his neutrality-suspicious. he had do difficult
ty in asserting that If the radical abolition
programme were adopted, the highways Of
New England would Swarm with eager vol
unteers" Mr.. Greeley assuming to suppl
cate IN the name Of twenty Millions" told
the President that "thrice three hundred
thousand" men who had never smelled bat.
tie, only waited the proclamation of freedom
to rush to the rescue. They had no stom.
mach TO fight for n restoration of the Union,
and an imperred constitution; but once
| Emancipation was inscribed on our banners,
they would come forth like Flaming giants"
as Gov Yates described these hestating he
roes. The clergy assured the President that
disaster had awaited on our arms because tho
President had not done justice to "colored
citizens of African descent" He had but TO
proclaim universal emancipation, and Heaven
would smile on our efforts, and victory would
perch on our eagles. Others urged that
Mr.. Lincoln's oath before God to support
the Const,tution--an instrument which he
himself admitted forbade his taking such
step-was at least as sacred as any preten-
ded and doubtful claim of humanity; out the
radicals had the ear Of the President, and 10
spite of his own unanswerrble arguments
against tho measure he adopted it. The
Proclamation of September was in truth in
elusive of the present for il promised tins
upon aIcontingency morally certain to happen
1t is true the change Of fortIGe since that
has not been especially remarkable in our f..
vor; but the sanGGine advocates OF the 'Jubi'
lee' bid the people wait till after New Year.
Well now we have had the new policy"
Cor some time in all its length and breadth |;
and if the philosophers and priests who have
led the Presiden. to this step, are true proph.
, cts, our armies should move only to victory,
and the enemy he brought to sudden dismay
, and contrition Without this the govern
ment might conquer; with it we should be
sure to succeed.
But we are surprised to perceive that the
friends of the measure are beginning tn doubt
its efficacy for the accomplishment of all they
had promised They suddenly abated their
tone of confdence, and now congratulate one
another, in the language Of the extract, that
, OFF by the grace of God we shall be succcss-
, full the grand cause of all our troubles will
be removed, never again to set section
5 against section" So it has come 10 this
Y that after all the fairIpromses of the abolition
: press, and the solemn assurances OF the ADO
, lition priests, the work Of conquering the
South has got to be done, after all by hard
fighting, by shot and shell and cold stool
, and if abolition comes at all it must be the
RESULT of all this blood and victory and sun
ering, and not..as an AID to the triumph OF
the Union arms! Thus il the black mask
: thrown off This measure which was urged
as the one thing needed To secure Divine Ia.
vor and cert ain victory, is really the dead
weight that the country must GARY in its
death struggle. 1t will stand forth a huge
barrier to any future reconciliation of tha
sections, and meInento to the Future Of
the desperate determination Of the ruling mi
+ nority that the Union should never be restor
ed Perhaps the perple will consent to the
: sacrifices necessary to crafty their malice
f. and the ruin which waits on the accomplish
u ment Of their wicked scheme.
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