The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-21
The Richmond Papers on the
Presidents Proclamation.
From the Richmond Sentinel, Dec. l4.l

HE ttlCuIuOAu ap0Ts Oh thC
Presidents Proclamation.
From the Richmond Sentinel, Dec l4.l
LINcoLN's MESSAGE AND PROCLAMATION.
As our readers have curiosity to see
the late message Of Mr.. Lincoln to his Con,
gress, and presume that he wants our people
to see how gracious message and loving a
| proclamation be has issued to us rebels, we
publish both in our issue to day. When
ever the British ENJOYS wished to tempt
our fathers in the Revolution by their prof
fers of amnesty the Continental Cougres
always assisted in giving their procanations
wide circulation; for not only did Cngress
con6ds in the loyalty of the people, but
they considered those papers as calculated
to animate the popular patriotism. F..
A hundred times stronger are our rea
sons for expecting this result now. Meier
did British commissioner or general, an all his
arrogance, put forth so imptdent message
as the Washington man has sent down to us.
He is going - forgive US something, ID
seems, on cn....,iu trims. To the most lib.
erai unqualified and jail embracing offer of
forgiveness to our fathers, DR.. Franklin re
pled:-"We, who have committed no Of
fence, need no forgiveness" Our answe''
,could be the same, ersn If Lncoln's offer i'm
stated the humanity Of Britain's. Forgive
US what2 Forgive US because be has inva
ded our States with armed multitudes, to
overthrow our laws, destroy our liberties
and compass our destruction? Forgive us
because he has plundered our seas and raw
aged our coasts2 Forgive US for having
burned our towns aud desolated our homes?
Forgive us for the many thousands of our
brothers and sons and dear friends whom
he has slain upon our own soil, and while
repelIing his invasion? Forgive US for the
many dear mutillated ones who wall remain
the legacy of the war when the war shall
be oyer2 Forgive us for having outraged
even the sensibiities Of Europe by his at
tempt to excite servils revolt? Forgive US
for his Beast Butler, and for the thousand
atrocities which he has let loose against us?
He may forgive US for these his Grim es ;
but so long as we have hearts to feel and
hands to strike we shall never forgive him.
How impudent il is to come, with our broth
ers' blood upon his accursed hands, and ask
US 20 accept his forgivness! But be goes
further. He makes his forgiveness depend.
ent upon terms. We have only to swear
obedience to his will. We have to swear
that the proclamation Of emancipation that
he issued last year, and which We received
with mocking, and which has since been
general derision, shall be submitted to by
US. Our society is to be up,urned. Instead
of that distinction between the races neces-
sary for the happiness OF both, he asks US
to swear that We will have none at all, un-
til his Congress Of fanatics or his packed
bench of judges shall say that his proclama
ton was wind. But ali this will not do
We must abandon to that demon thirst for
their blood, which has boen indecently ex-
hibited from the first all the men who have
rendered our annals conspicuous, and under
whose lead We have Won a fame, il Mt
name, among the nations. We must leave
the President t9 Abraham's tender mercies.
The army Of the Potomac must offer up
their glorious leader, under whom both have
become illustrious, Beauregard must be
hung. ln short every officer down to colo
mel, aud every civil fuuctionary from Con
gresham TO messenger. and from Governor
TO constable, are to be retained for Lincoln's
malignity. How he and Seward and Sum
ner would gloat over the hanging bodies ef
the dead rebels
Is even Lincoln base enough to imagine
that brave people such as the confeder
ates have proven themselves, would, under
auy stress Of ttort,ae, prore traitors 10 tha men
rhop, tey hare called TO LEAD hgm IN camp or
councils
This miserable attempt TO divide and
| corrupt US will be contemptuously resented
as the insult which it is And this is the
bet that Lincoln can think of for us-utter
prostratlon at hts feet-s social ruin. horTi
bic to every white man, rich or poor: and
our choicest citizens whose names are our
pride handed over to be banged
This infamous proclamation sriR but arouse
as TO nelr zeal and nesc efforts
The NEW YORK HERALDs COMMENTS CON-
! MENTED on.
From the Richmond Sentinel, Dee IL
Ahraham's "plan" If we are to believe
the account Of it given by the New York
Herald, is 8 very simple plan-it Is simply
! that the Confederate States are TO submit
Internationally to their enemies, abandon
their institutions under Lincoln's "precla
nation and go under the Federal yoke
He merely proposes that after three Years
Of bloody war We shall yield mp mitch more
than the original stake for which we took
! up arms.