Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-09
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right
As 10 tie policy I seem to be pursuing" As
you say, have not meant 10 leave any one IN
doubt I ,eoHld sare fLs Iaioa Iwould ssrs u
ne shortest ray aRdsy the Constitution.
The sooner the national authority can be re
stored. the nearer the Union sill be-ibe Union
az I, was
lf,herebe those who would no, save the Union
unless they could AZ the same time save slavery,
do not agree With them.
IL there be those who would not save the
Union. rSrrss THY corrp At rHE sssy rtNE
DESTROY SLAVERY. ] DO NOT AGREE WITH
THEM aa
My paramount otj,cfi 10 10 save The Union. AND
NOT EITHER TO SAVE OR DESTROY
SLAVERY
IF COULD sAVETHE UNION WITH
OUT FREEING ANY SLAVE WOULD Do
II. II l could save Il by frecing oil the slaves
/ would do IT, and II could save it by free
ing some snd leaving others alone, would
also DO that
What do abou, slavery and tho coloted race
DO because believe it helps 70 save this Union,
and what forbesr forbear because do not be
eve Il would help save the Union. | shall do
| less whsnever | shall believe what | am doing
hurts the cause. and shall do more whenever
| believe doing more helps the cause.
shall try TO correct errors when shown 10 be
4 errors. and 4 shall adopt new views ld1t ~
/ they shall appear TO be true views.
| have here stated NY purpose according to
nv views Of Official duty. and intend 10 modi-
| fcaton OF my oft expressed personal wish that
all men everywhere should be iIeo
Yours, A LINCOLN.
Again. when the policy OF emancipation was
beginning 20 be forced upon him by the pres
sure" Mr. Lincoln said 70 the Chicago clergy
men who waited upon him-and ne quote from
the official report:
What GOOD would proclamation OF eInaDCpi-
ton from me 10, especially a. We are now stu
atedG do not want 10 ISSUE document that
| the uLols r0rld nW see must necessarily be mop
eratire. like the pope's bull against the comet.
Would my roTd tree the slaves. when ca0uOt
even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States
l. there a single court or magistrate that would
| be influenced by IL thefcy Mud what reason Is
there To- think Il would have any greater effect
! upon the slaves than the late Law OF Congress.
| which approved aud which offers protection
and freedom to the slaves Of rebel masters who
come Within our lines fa oGunot ieJrn that
Tie lar has caused single STARE 10 come 6rer 10
| as. Now, then. tell me. IL you please. what pos
sbe result OF good would follow the issuing OF
| such proclamation As You deslrey
Was ever man more explicitly, unequivocaly
and irrevocablv pledged aud committed TO a lin,
of action under written constitution. aud by
written language than Abraham Lincoln In re-
gard to the institution of slavery in the rcbcou'
States aud its relations 10 the war;
On the ead of September 1867. just one month
after writing his letter 10 Greeley Lincoln frs
exhibited the eleven foot OF Abolitonism. IL,
then Issued the initial emancipation proelama-
ton, aud on the first of January. 1863. followed
II up with the fual one declaring the slaves oil th'
South free anu pici s.as "ihe executive govern
ment of the United States. including tie rni"'I
and naval authorities thereof TO recognize anC
maintain such freedom !" Since that first OF
January the army and navy have been used foi
40 other purpose than 10 uphold this einancipa
ton proclamation. At no time within the las
eighteen months has peace been attainablc upor
any other condition than the unconditional abo
lition Of slavery and accomplishment Of State
rights by the South
This has all along been denied by she support.
porters of the administration. Blu, the peace
negotiations at the Falls have brought from Mr
Lincoln declaration which places the fact tina,
the war is nov fought for abolition beyond ques-
ton or bubble ABRAHAM Lincoln whose vari-
Gus official pledges are quoted above, and whose
assurances to Greeley that be would save the
| Union rithouf freeing slave if he could" now
tells the world that there can be no terms, no
| peacc-nothing but endless civil war unless the
south frat consents ~ the abandonment, OF sla-
very.
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