The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-07
oercrs rr. way COD open the eyes Of those who


control us before II is zoo late
Went over 20 the war Department about TWO.
FOand that important intelligence oi rene
moyements had been received. Tue secretary IN
formed me that ne had heard rom ecnerA u.
Mcclellan. ana eonmented win some severity
on fls hnmiii2Elng submlssiyeneSs 10 thst oihesl.
IL - indeed Illuminating but Pfoinptea' oee ~,
by sincere desire 10 serve the county ann ieal
mat should he supersede Mcclellan ny any
other commander, no advantage would ne
h n the aisanecson of oiiicers ana troops.
me truth IL, think, that me president.
with the most honest intentions in the WORLD anu
a natnrally Gear Judgment and a true. unseidsh
patriotism has Welded 50 much 10 Border state
and negrDnnoDic counses, that he now nnds it
dinieuu Is arrest ms own descent toward the most
fatal CONCESSIONS He has already separated him
self rom the grest toay o we prsy wiicn erected
shirt, ana warts. ror whatf
raE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
This is 1r. chase'5 account OF the Cabinet meet
lag at which the Procl amation OF Emancipation
was adopted
MONDAY Sept. u lso2
TO department about nine state Depal rment
messenger came with notice to aeads OF depart
mems 10 meet at twelve. Received sundry callers
Vent 20 the White House. All the members d! the
Cabinet were IN attendance There some
general talk, and the President mentioned that
Aitsntus ward had sent hiiu his hook. Proposed
20 read d chapter which he thought very innny.
Read II, anu seemed 10 enjoy il very much; Tie
heads also Except Stalton) o course. me chap
Ter was thigh HANDED Outrage 1T UtIca.r
me President then TOOK grayer tone and
.Gentlemeu. have as you are aware thought
great del aooat the relation OF This war TO slavery
and yoa an remember that, several weeks ago,
read TO you an order had prepared upon the sut-
Ject, which, on account OF obiectIohs made by some
Of you, WAS not issued Ever since then my mind
has been much occupied Win TINS subect.lanu
have thought all along THAT the time for acting Oh
1t might PROBABLY come. thinh the tlme has
come now. / wish it was a better time. wish
that we were in a better condition. Tne action
OF the army against the rebels has not been
uuitc what should have best liked. But tley have
r.
no longer ia danger OF INVASION. When the rebei
army at Frederick determined. as soon as IL
should be driven out OF Maryland, TO issue u
proclamation OF emancipation, such a. thought
most likely TO be useful. SAID nothing 70 any
one, bnt made promise to myself and (hesi-
tatng htLie TO my Maker. The reuei army Is
now driven out, and | am going 10 fulfil that
nave written down. 40 not wish Your ADVICE
about the main matter, for that have determined
Tor myself. THIS say without intending any thing
but respect Tor any one OF you. Rut already
know Inc views oil each on this question they
have been heretofore expressed ana have con-
sldered Them as Thoroughly ana carefully Is can
WHAT have written Is that which my re-
nections have determined me to say. If
there is anything in the expressions l use
or in any minor matter which any one oil you
thinks had best DC changed shall be glad 90 receive
the suggestions. One other observation, Will
make. know very Wen tnat many others might,
III this matter ~ III others, do better than can;
and If was satlsned that the pubic confidence
was more fully possessed by any one OF them
than by me- and knew oil any constitutional way
IN which ne could 1e put IN my place, he should
1.
But, though | believe That l have not so
much OF the confidence OF the people as had
things considered. any other person has more;
and, however this may De, there is no way IN
when can have any other man put where rel am IN.
responsibility OF tasins the course which feel
ought TO take"
Inc President then proceeded TO read his Eman.
cipation Proclamation, making remarks on tho
several parts as he went on, and showing that he
had fully considered the subject IN all the lights
After ne mad closed Gov. seward sad:-"Fhe
general question naviug been decided, nothing
can be sara urther about thar. Would 1t not, how
ever, make the proclamation more clear and de-
cided to leave our all reference to the act being
AIMED during the ncumDency OF The present
President; and not merely say that the govern
ment recognizes but that 1t Will maIntaIn the
followed, saving What you have said Mr..
President July satisfies me that you have gwen 10
every proposition which has been made a KIND and
candid consideration. And yon have now eX.
pressed the conclusion 10 which you nave arrived
clearly and distinctly. rms it was your right and,
unuer your oath Of Office, your duty 10 do. The
procamati0 does not, indeed, mark out the course
i would myself prefer; but am ready to take IT
just as 1t Is written and TO stand by II with all my
neart. think, however, the suggestions Of Gov
ernor Seward verv iudicious, and shall DE glad to
have them adopted
The President then asked us severaliy our Opin-
ions as 10 the notifications proposed, saying that
ne did not care much about the phrases ne had
used. Every one favored the modification, and it
was adopted Governor seward then proposed
thai 10 the passage relating TO colonization some
language should De introduced 10 show that the
colonization proposed was to be only with The con-
sent OF tue coonistS ana the consent OIL the states
III which the colonies might be attempted. This,
too, was agreed to and no other modification was
proposed. Mr. Blair then said that the question hav
ing been decided he would make no objection TO
issuing the proclamation; but he would ask TO
have his paper, presented some days since, against
the poncy. flied with the proclamation. The Pres
ideIt consented to this readily. And then Mr..
Blair went on TO say THAT he was AFRAID OF the In
nuence OF the proclamation on the border
States ana on the army, and stated, at some
length, the grounds OF Lis apprehensions. He dis
claimed most expressly, however, all objections TO
emancipation PEI, Sc, saying he had always been
personally in favor OF it-always ready iOr immed
ate emancipation in the midst OF slave States
system.