Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-29

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MIR. Lincoln Breaches Emancipa-
ton.
Early in August-it has been said on
Saturday. and if so, it was, think, the
I'd of that month-the President called
special meeting of the Cabinet. The
meeting was in the library of the execu-
tive mansion, and not in the council
chamber. where the regular sessions were
usually convened. All were present ex.
cept Mr.. Blair, who had gone to his coun-
try residence in Montgomery county. If
| am not mistaken, Mr.. Chase was also
from some cause absent from this 6rst
meeting. The President stated that the
object for which he had called US togeth-
er was 10 submit the rough draft of
proclamation, to emancipate, after a GER
tain day, all slaves in the States which
should then bein rebellion. There we're,
he remarked, differences in the Cabinet
on the slavery question, and on emanci-
patton, but he invited free discussion on
the important step he was about to take;
and to relieve each one of embarrass-
ment, he wished it understood that the
question was settled in his own mind;
that he had decreed emancipation in .
certain contingency, and the responsible
ity of the measure was his; but he de-
sired to hear the views of his associates
and receive any suggestions, pro or con,
which they might make. He had, he
said, dwelt much and long on the sub
ject, and formed his own conclusions, and
had mentioned the matter in confidence
to one or two of the members.
Little was said by any one butthe Pres
ident. Mr.. Bates expressed his very de-
cided approval, but wished deportation
to be coupled with emancipation. He
was, it is we'll known, opposed to slavery,
Though born in slave State, and al
ways residing in a slave State and
among slaves, he nevertheless wished
them free, and that the colored race
should leave the country. Hwas impos-
sible he said, for the two races to assimi-
late but by amalgamation, and they
could not amalgamate without degreda-
ton and decentralization to the white
race. The whites might be brought
down, but the negroes could not be lifted
to much higher plane than they now
occupied. He had been close observ-
er of the influence of slavery on the en-
terprise and welfare Of the country
through long life, had deplored its ef-
fects, and himself had given freedom to
his own slaves, and wished them and
their fellows in Africa or elsewhere than
in the United States. He was fully con-
vinced that the two races could not live
and thrive in social proximity. The
result of any attempt to place them on
terms of equality would be strife, con-
tention, and vicious population, as in
Mexico. The whites might be debased,
but the blacks could not be elevated, ev-
en- by the disgusting process of mixed
breeds, which was repugnant to nature
and to our moral and better instincts.
He therefore wished system of deport-
alton to accompany any scheme of eman-
cipation. These we're also the Presi-
dents views.
Mr.. Seward. without expressing an
opinion on the merits of the question,
though it would be we'll to postpone the
whole subject to a more suspicious period.
If the proclamation were issued now, it
would be received and considered a. q
despairing cry "a shrek from and for
the administration, rather than for free
dom. The President instantly felt and
appreciated the force and propriety of
the suggestion. We had experienced Sc
rious disasters. Import mt results were
in the immediate future. high hopes were
entertained from army operations under
Halleck and Pope, who had just taken
the direction of military affairs. The
President at once closed his portfolio
and suspended his proclamation and all
further proceedings on the subject of
do not recollect that it
was again alluded to in Cabinet until af-
ter the battle of Antietam, which took
place on the 18th of September-six
weeks later" The History of Enamel
PATTON" By Gideon Wells.
We fear men 80 much because we fear