The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-04-18

well that many others might in this mat.
ter a. others, do better than ! can and
if | was satisfied that the public conf
dence was more fully possessed by any
one of them than by me, and knew OF
any constitutional way in which he
could be put in my place, he should
have it. | would gladly yield it to
him. But, though / believe that |
have not so much of the confidence of
the people as I had some time since, |
do not know that, all things considered,
any other person has more and, how
ever this may be, there is no way in
which | can have any other man put in
my place. am here. l must do the
best can, and bear the responsibility
of the course which | feel | ought to
take.
"Thc president then proceeded to read
his emancipation proclamation, making
remarks on the several parts as be went
on, and showing that he had fully con-
sidered the subject in all the lights un-
der which it had been presented to
him.
after he had closed, GOV. Seward
said The general question having
been decided, nothing further can be
said about that. Would it not, how
ever, make the proclamation more clear
aud decided to leave out all reference
TO the act being sustained during the
incumbency Of the present president
aud not merely say that the government
recognizes" but that il will maintain
the freedom it proelaims.'
IL followed, saying What you have
said, Mr.. President, fully satisfies me
that you have given to every PROPOSE.
tion which has been made n kind and
candid consideration. And you have
now expressed the conclusion to whicl
you have arrived clearly and distinctly
This it was your right, and under YOU
oath of Office, your duty to do. TIL,
proclamation, does not, indeed, mari
out the course | would myself prefer
but ! am ready to take it just as it il
written, and to stand by it with all III,
heart. | think, however, the sugges
tons of Gov. Seward very judicious
and shall be glad to have then
adopted.
"Tho president then asked us sever
ally our opinions as to the modification
proposed, saying that he did not car
a much about the phrases he had use,
0 Every one favored the modification
and it was adopted. Gov. Seward the
proposed that in the passage relating
; colonization some language should |
c introduced to show that the coloniz;
i ton proposed was to be only with ii
B.. consent Of the colonists, and the col
sent of the states in which the coloni
might be attempted. This, too, W
&c agreed to and no other modifcatiC
|, was proposed. Mr.. Blair then said tn
v the question having been decided
\, would make no objection to issuing Il
proclamation; but he would ask to ha
III his paper, presented some days sin
It's against that policy, fled with the pre-
70. lamatlon. The President consented
Cd this readily. And then Mr.. Bl;
went on to say that he was afraid of t
proclamation on the border States a
on the army, and stated, at some leng'
the grounds of his apprehension. ]
disclaimed most expressly, however, I
80 objections to emancipation per Sc, sa
, ing he had always been personally in I
vor of it-always ready for immedia
emancipation in the midst of sla
= States, rather than submit to the pc
80 petuation Of the system.