Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-03

-s.The1Neeu0 REORGANIZATION. {
Mr.. LiseoIS has issued his prcciatna-
ton Of freedom to the African-Ameriesns
lie has declared the Negroes n-the States
whers he has no control, forever free snd
in the slave States where he has military
control, he leaves the "pocr- kfricnn'- ITO
work ont his own salvation without the
hclu Of a Presidential P~roclamaticn.
Mr.. LINCOLN, poor weak man, thinks by
this act he has exhibited JAcKsOSIAN quail
tiles, that he has shown courage in issuing
his proclamation, after its condemnation
by the people. The people Of the great
States of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois, have, through the
ballot-box, repudiated the Emancipation
Proclamation. They have through this
method informed the President that it was
distasteful to them, thereby asking him to
withdraw il. He replies that he will not
do it. He thus says to the people, 81 care
not for You viii. |, ABRAHAM LlNcoIN,
take the responsibility to disregard it'
Such is the position of the President to-
day. II may be true that the President
exhibits some nerve but is he, as the rep
resentative of the people, doing right? 1t
may be that Mr.. LINCOLN cares nothing for
popularity. 1t is quiet certain that he
could never again be elected to a high of
flee. The people have tried him and his
party quite sufficiently, and will trust him
no more. He has discarded judgment
and policy, and is now acting from des-
speration, regardless of the welfare Of the
people or the country. Had the same po-
litical revolution occurred in England, the
Ministry would have resigned, and Others
whose ideas conform to the will of the
nation, would have taken their place. But
it seems ours is no longer regarded as Q
popular government. According to the
Abolition theory, the government is SOW.
ergn, and not the people. The President
being the government, as they argue, i
follows that he is supreme, and that tht
people are his subjects. With this view
it is not difficult to understand the reason
why the President repudiates the will .
the people.
We suppose the radicals are now satiYf
ed with the President. They have con
tended that it was only necessary to issu
a proclamation of freedom to the negroes
and the rebellion would be immediatel,
ended. Mr.. LINCOLN himself, though
different, and only a few days before b
issued it, he addressed the most conclusiv
reasons to the Chicago preachers why j
should not be issued, and showed that
would be a mere farce. He even compa1
ed it to the Popes Bull against the comet
But Notwithstanding his own argument
against it and the verdict of the people !
opposition to it, he has issued the suppleh
entary document designating the Stat
and parts of States which come under Il
OpSlobOho' . .atIr /
We will reeur to the subject again, an
produce the evidence of Mr.. LINCOLN, Ii
Secretary of State, and the platform Q
which he was elected, to show that in i
suing his proclamation, he has violate
the Constitution and periured himself.
The Great Fight al M~urIrees
bOfO.
A terrific and bloody battle has BET
fought between the forces of RosEoRAi
and JoHNsToN. The result of h esoate
is not yet definitely known, We conden
the following account of the fighting, !
to Thursday, from the special correspo
dent of the Cincinnati Commercial, pnd
date of Nashville January list.
have just arrived from a terrific bait
on Stone River, in front Of Mnrfreesho
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