New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-04
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pairing 10 follow.
TIR ENGLISH PRES or THE PRESIDENTS My
SAGE.
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Mr. Lincoln presented lis third Presidential Message
10 the Congress Of the Northern states on the sih OF De
ccrber The hard necessities Of the time have lad
their eject on the form Of this periodical exposition
Though we receive only abstract OF By the Arabia
il seems to be less diGse in sye than the Messages OF
former presidents were wont 10 ue. ~ uo,, n, ,ia'
such wide range over the Affairs OF the world al iaTse
or draw iron every system II government COM Parsons
favorable IN ever, respect 20 Tie Great kepGonc ~
limited 10 the internal condition OF The Union ana
one tonic the war tao interest Of which absorbs oil
other questions. Except the general assurance
that the Federal Government is " IN peace am, nm"
friendship with ell foreign Powers. The Mc-ssfs
not touch any point Of external policy Ihe ,o Sys
addresses the two great parties that d!vioe ,nc
and the people and Government 81 We 49,. -, ~.
feGeracy lie assures The de the friend. Of the
r 90, y. -, I'D that the Rebellion is pressed
mon !. baarrtoy @st limits" He does 10, hold any
hope Of speedy termination Of tie war. and PLEDGE
himself 10 continue IL but assuming that TIE recent
successes Of the Union army ~ East tennessee ha',
given tho Government at washington uec,uea
suucr.olity be connects with the Message FRO.
clama.ioa which forms tie most important part oi
IT, lie offers amnesty % all the people oil the
South, excepting the heads OF their 6oNeIiAeht ana
the higher ranks Of tie army ana navy, " on condi.
ton that they Will swear 10 support u" Constitution anu
the Union all the Acts az Congress and all Proelaini'
tons made by the President duihI tho war tn suen
Acts and Edicis may be declared void by the supreme
Court IL may be crafty ing 10 the people oil the Nofth
10 ho tlus formally assured that the Government Is
i-npr and successful enough 90 offer amnesty 10 its
opponents; but il is evident that Mr. Lincoln anei'
pies no pacific result from the measure; nor does the
Secretary Of the Treasury who looks forward s'ii 10
two years Of war expenditure Inc COMMERCIAL oi.es
Of New York seem "a share then msg'ings lhe h,s'
sage was presented the 9Th Of December ana by the
Ilth the premium gold had risen two per ceht The
effect of the hole document, amnesty Included resen
bled that Of the report Of q lost battle.
AZ the terms offered by the President have been open
TO the Southern people nom the beginning OF the war
and any would have been readmitied 10 Tho Union
comply with the conditions, the scheme Oh recon
-trnction has novelty. All the souibcrDen now
learn the amnesty ~ definition OF the classes WHO
are excepted from IT, and for this, too they have prob
ably been prepared from the first The whole question
still depends the fortune Of and on such vast
territory may Away be expected while any southern
armies can keep the field at all that reyerses
in one place viii be balanced by success in
another. This is evidently Mr.. Lincoln's own
view Of the subject. While throwing into o legal
his offer Of peace he expressly says the North
mus, still place its trust in the sword. The war
power Il main reliance and 10 that power sione We
can look FOR time 70 give confidence 10 The people in
eontented regions that The insurgent power will not
again oserfun them. Until that confidence is re-
established little can De done anywhere for what Is
called reconstruction" The chief Of tie Govern
mcnt he repeats. must be The army Force is still
the arbter OF affairs and ill that anarch old gives
more decided superiority 10 the NORTH all smncStcs
and proposals OF reorganization are likely to be 90
much waste paper. The teIt Of the offer Is de
stroyed by the Presidents own comment IA the
margin. The whole tone OF the Message is war
ike. II contains an offer Of peace bat on terms
that will not be accepted. What are the prospects Of
any result from the Proclamation In the very State In
which the Confederate army Las met it, a,e,t re-
vcrsei They have been defeated Ia East Tennessee
and in the portion Of the same State we are
told al army is spIingDg up ike magic" and the re.
sssnce II decided enough 10 enable the Southern Gov
eminent to create a military department almori In the
rear OF the victorious Federal army To the Sta,es al
ready occupied by the Federals the conditions Of the
amnesty do not apply
From The Daily .vers.
Accompanying the intelligence from Knoxville We
have IN account Of President LncoDs Message to Con-
gTess and OF a Proclamation Experience has shown
that il is worse than useless 10 attempt 10 Judge Of
State papefs Of this order fiom mere telegraphic
ports Cniil receive the text of both documen,s We
shall only remark that 'he report represents Prosdeh
Lincoln faithful 10 the policy of lis Emancipation
Proclamation; ready 10 employ the earliest oppor
tuny 10 facilitate the Seeded States
The Mon by nilder than those Of war; and
The time representing the firm resolution Of
the people pursue the 10 its original and uDyary
Ing end-the reconstruction Of the Union. This is a
position which the unexampled successes of the ci
zen soldiers Of the Republic well ente him to take his
stand.