Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-03
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candid men as to what Is To be the course OF the
Government toward the Southern States after the
rebellion shall have been suppressed. the Execa-
tive deems il proper to sav il will be his purpose,
then. as ever to be guided by the Constitution
and the laws; aud that be probably sill have no
different understanding of the powers and duties
OF the Fedveral Govern ment relatively to the
rights of the States aud the people, under the
Constitutions, than that expressed in the inaugu-
raj address. lie desires To preserve the Govern
ment that il may be administered for all, as it
was administered by the men who made it. Loyal
citizens everywhere have the right 10 claim this
OF the Government. and the Government has no
right to withhold or neglect it. 1t is not per-
ceiyed that. in giving IL, there Is any coercion,
any conquest or any suhugation, IN any Just
sense OF those terms"
On the 23d.oi August. 1852. in his we'll known
letter 10 Mr. Greeley, as originally published in
our columns the President wrote IA follows
My paramount obieci Is 10 save the Union,
aud not either 10 save or DESTROY slavery. If l
could ave The Union without freeing any slave,
] would 10 10: il | could save Il by freeing some
and leaving other alone, | would also 10 that.
What ! do about slavery and the colored race,
do because believe It helps TO save the Union
and what | fOrbear, | fOFbear because | DO not
believe il would help to save the Union. shall
DO less whenever shall! believe what | am do
lug hurts the cause; and shall DO more when
ever believe doing more will help the cause"
I'm the opening words Ot the preliminary
'Proclam NATION of Freedom" issued on the 22d
of September, 1862, the President, as if anxious
to preclude the inference that be meant thereby
10 change the effect of the war was careful to
declare tha: hereafter as heretofore the war will
be prosecuted for the object of practically re
storing the constitutional relations between the
United ties and each OF the States and people
thereof in which States that relation is or NAV be
suspended or disturbed" This is the object
of the the President understands ito
restore the constitutional relation between the
United State ahd each Of the States in which
the relation l. how suspended disturbed
In reply to a communication from the Hon
Fernando " GOD oi New York. who in Dceem
Der, lc62, had impaired IL the President some
information 81 The effect THAT the Southern
States WOULD lend representatives. to the next
COnGie~~, powder That iull ana general
amnesty should peimli them 60 do 50 Mr.
LihcOin. unief date % December IL 81 that
year, held the following explicit Language.
Il strongly suspect your information will prove
groundlesS, nevertheless. 1 thank YOU for com
municaing II 10 me. Understanding the phrase
( IN the paragraph above quotel-'the Southern
States would send representatives to the next
/ Congress Ito be substantially the same as that
the people of the Southern States would cease
resistance. and would reinaugurate submit to
and maintain the national authority within the
! limits of such States. under the Constitution OF
the United States, | say that in such case the
war should cease on the part of the United States
and that If, within a reasonable time, "A full and
general amnesty were necessary 10 such end il
would not be withheld
Early in the autumn OF 1863 ia his celebrated
letter addressed to the Springfield Republican
Convention. the President wrote as follows, rs il
10 exclude the cavil OF objection OH the part oil
political opponents that he had any design "a
continue the war for the purposes of emancipa
ton after the declared object of the war should
! have been reached in restoration ct the Union
To this effect the President said:
"You say you will not fight to free negroes
Some OF them seem willing to fight for you. But
/ no matter; fight you them exclusively to save
the Union. issued the proclamation on purpose
to aid you in saving the Union. Whenever you
shall have conquered all resistance to the Union
II shall urge you to continue fighting. il will bt
an apt time then for you to declare You will not
! fight TO free negroes
We have arranged these declarations oi the
! President in the order of their chronology, foI
J the purpose of showing that his declared polio,
under this head has been uniform, deliberate
definite an determinate.
In the month of July, 1861, he declared it hi,
purpose to preserve the government that it nigh,
be administered as il administered by the
men who made it, and he added "loyal citizens
everywhere have the right to claim this of their
government, and the government has no right to
withhold IT,
I'm December, lo62 he said that if 1.-the people
OF the Southern States would cease resistance
and would renaugnrate, submit TO, and maintain
the national authority within the limits of said
States, under the Constitution OF the United
/ States, in such case the war should cease on the
part Of the United States"
la September. 1868, directing his remarks 10
! supposed dissentients from his negro policy, be
said: Fight you then exclusively FOR the
! Union!'' Whenever you shall have con-
/ quered all resistance to the Union, if ! shall
urge you Ia continue lighting. it will be all apt
/ time for vOu Ia declare YOU will not ght for the
negro"
Ii is in the light OF these Presidential declara-
tions that the reader is prepared properly to ap-
/ preciste the latest terms which the war will
/ cease, AZ far the President is concerned, and
without which he proposes to continue fig ing "
We allude. of course, to the stipulations an
nounced by him few DAYS ago as the necessary
conditions preliminary to negotiations with the
Confederate authorities, : follows:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington. July rs
TO whoTa il uay concern:
ANY proposition which embraces the restora
ton of peace, the integrity of the whole Union
and the abandonment OF slavery, and which
comes by and with an authority that can control
the armies now At war against the United States
VIII be received and considered by the executive
government Of the United States and will be
met by liberal terms Oh other substantial and
collateral points, and the bearer bearers there
Of shall have safe conduct both WAYS.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
This declaration i important in many aspects.
Ii shows, IN the first place. that. according the
principles pronounced nv the President in the
year 1861, the time has passed when he proposes
| ito preserve the government that it may be ad-
ministered il WAS administered by the men
who made it; for nobody preteBds that the men
who made the government supposed that the
President had a;Iy power to dictate emancipation
a tie condition OF maintaining or restoring
peaceful relation. between the States md the
government
As cOmpaIed with the terms of peace pro-
pounded TO Mr. W God ia the year 1860, il shows
that the time has passed when 1.-The war will
cease Oh the part of the United States If the peo
pie " the southern States would cease resist
snce, and would reinaugurate. submit to. and
maintain the national authority" for the Presi-
dent now in effect ANNOUNCES that no proposition
will be received and considered by the execu-
tive government OF the United States" which
does not embrace. IL addition 10 1.-The restoration
of peace and the integrity Of the whole Union, +"
the abandonment OF slavery
A. compared with tie declaration OF 1868, II