New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-11
Opinious OF the Richmond Press GU Davis
o.. Message.

The following is from The Richmond bhig Of
Nov, 9:
1.-TWO proposition. ere plainly deducible from the
Presidents Message, which we cannot Tor moment
believe he would deliberately give bis ssroton 10 Inc
Fret is The coalition OF freedom is so much better ioT
the slave than that OF serytGae that NAY oe e
fte Confederate Government has night 10 acquire
possession Of tie slaves by purchase or impessueht
with compensation and then emancipaie them Wltuont
The consent Of The States or II case OF lhpitsNtu
even without lie consent Of their masters. Tie Irst
proposition o reputation Of the opinion hed ~! ne
whole South, and by large proportion o. AeLA'- -
other countries that sergitude is dyiney apppct.d
condition for the highest good Of the slave Il mat me
condition in which The negro race especially may attain
the highest moral and intellectual adVanceNeI 90
which they are capable and may 10! most lsrFe{ OF
sueh comforts and blessings OF he az ire suited 10
theut OF this We have no doubt and we hoid II TO be
an act OF cruelty 70 deprive t.e save OF the
care and rdansbip OF master ii the slave must
fight be should tight for the blessings he ENJOYS as
Slave and not for the miseries that would attend MN
iffreed The second proposition is still more startling
IL a concession that the Confederate GOHeneni Las
The power and right to extcrmnae slavery by the SIM
pie process ofinpressng OF purchasing all Saves ana
then emanoipatng them Lincoln las never gone so
far this, FOR In his plan for compensated eMancpa
ton be expressly referred the question TO the States
acknowledging that they only could determine H. II is
unnecessary 10 dwell on this subject We perfectly
the President could never have designed 20 give
Eis assent 10 50 mOnhtTOus proposition as TINS ne
multiplicity and magnitude OF the subjects that clam
his attention viii suggest sufficient excuse for the mad
yertenee OF expression and mmatuTity Of views from
which theories 50 out Of place IN aeommuncton from
the President OF the hoding States deducibe.
The following is from the afternoon edition " Tie
Richmond Hhis, ofthe 9Th;
The message is partially reviewed by Tie S,atipa
who thinks its views so clearly and happily pre-
scented TO need calculation 1t considers the re
yiew Of the military operations rs very encouraging
and hopes the views OF the President the course
pursued toward Us by the European powers, VIII not
TAI 20 impress themselves upon tie minds Of said pow
ers. Tie Snfae siurs The question Of reOrganz
ing the army and increasing the efficiency Of the same
by repeating all eXen ptOns. &C, in the following
general terms; In the Department Of War several rec
concentrations are made for Increasing the strength
end efficiency Of the army aud the report Of the Secre
tary of War Is fevOrsby referred 10 for particulars
Touching the employment OF slaves in the public de-
tense The Sn merely presents the views OF the Pres
ident without commenting upon them only far IL
gives It's adherence TO these views In expressing the opin
ion that the executive view 0fthe subject places where
The SeHtinel has always thought it should rest. The
S<atind demands OF the Government q wise policy and
ekinlu administration for the management and main
tenanee OF orr railroad system IL points out the adj
vantages " tie building Of railroad Om Danyille TO
sbOrO and the construction of enOthor from
Denyie 20 Lynchburs as II would give US another and
interior line between the South and Virginia which
would greatly facilitate military combination While
onths subject wish 60 ask in the absence Of better
knowledge what reasons prevail against the construc
lion o. d railroad direct from Richmond TO Lynchburg
forming diagonal between the sides Of the parallel
formed by the Richmond and Dsnyille Railroad
Tennessee Railroads. This road might he used exten.
sYey Tor military purposes and would shorten the
to route by at least OnethiTd. Again with the con-
struetion OF the road proposed by The SeHin should
The Danyie and Richmond road and the Central Rail-
read be cut above or below either Of their termn we
should still lave communication with the South by this
dhreri01 hne we merely throw this ont sugges.
Non as we have not yet fully considered the subject
he DtPach iorooars, for want Of ROOM 10 comment
on The message yet II proceeds 10 give succinct re.
vie Of the position assumed By tie Executive upon The
uues los Of tue employment Of slaves in public defense
and sDeiudes that the President is opposed ~ making
,oliiel Of our slaves.
TGe tsqrier contents itself with brief synopsis
o. the Co vents OF the Presidents message resefping full
for future occasion.
rs FIo sia<y characterize he message ne . napsr
Intended 70 " cautious but which is fact on several
points indisci yet IL opposes the employment u ne
.oes in tie army aud gives it, reason. II 1
lie French TurcOs-wh0 are negrocs--i.,cl
,royed fainT1s ON trial. MoIe than &. M 81
older IL incuins,i We with political ai aud our
ocol noli,icaI .vefem lie would be considered by All
he world as con,rr1 use to AbolitionisIn The Pies
ent ref,.es IN cniinv lsyes under arms but adopt.
he Fatal prncne If cos Gcipstion rs reward for ser
ice 4, obr ar,ies ss ION, srs. This is an absurdity
Or We hold the negro a. a slave IS Ia better con
therefore, is punishment, not reward
In regard to The President 'OcanStoh 10 detail al
dtors The E1GHiper is githerin Y. I5e Constitution
gaTsntees tie freedom OF the prs anu me President
mo u sworn 70 uphold the COnst 'suon proposes 10
inject every editor 20 the caprice o. etuGoh' or
Benjamin" The ELamiqo closes Wi, Z tremendous
sek u Us Get o Dile ta!!f