, 1879-04-10
COMPENSATED EMANCIPATION.
IA fhs Editor fl& The Tribune.


Ia ths Editor NJ The Tribune. |
CutcAno, April 10.-Was thero = bill offered and
passen In Congress- during thu War Proposing that
The Government would pny s0o for each staye thAt
might be n,anumitcd1 ta} Was such rropost' |
ton incorporated In Mr. LtNcoLN's Emancipation
Tor any ollcf} proclamation
Tho policy Of compensated emancipation !
was favorito ono Of Mr. LINCOLN, aud WIS
by him urged most earnestly, especially up
| on tho border Statos 1t WINS, however, by
him always connected with aohomo for tho
deportation Of tho smaucipated and their
colonization in Africn or olsowhoro. ATr.
| LINCOLN hocnrno President In March, 1861,
! md spocinl session Of Congress was held
In July following In December Congrcep
| mot for tho second session, aud on Marct G,
1aG2, just ono year nftor his Inauguration,
Mr. LINCOLN In n Brocinl message recon.
1nondoa that Congress pasa joint resolution
substantially rs follows:
.tRtsoired, ETC., Tint tho United States ought to
Cooperate with any State which may adaps gradual
abollshmcnt Of slavery, giving to such State
pocuninty ad, to bo used bY such State In its dla'
| crotton, 10 compensate for tho inconven'cnccs,
public ard private, produced ~ such change Of
| syatom."
In bis message ho described It M an "in-
itintion Of policy which, by extingutshing
tho causo and motive Of tho War, would o1id
tho War itself. A few days after, this roso-
luton was adopted by tho House, md in
April was ndopted by tho 6enato. On tho
day this resolution WIS passed by the Houao
conference was held by tho President with
tho representatives OF thoborder slavo States,
in which the President urged upon those
representatives tho policy as ono to bo
adoptcd by those Of lilo slavoholding states
which wero loyal, and which had no sym
pnthy with tho Rebellion.
In April, 1862, ono year aftor tho firing On
Fort Sumter, bill was passed. by both
Houses Of Congress abolishing slavery in
tho District Of Colulnbin, and authorized
Commission to nppratse the yaluo Of tho
slaves, but limiting the compensation to $500
for each slave, aud appropriated 31,0o0, GOO
for TINT purpose. 1t also appropriated $780,
600 to colombo such slaves M might dosiro
to emigrato 10 Hnyti or Liboria. s. @.
PoMznoY. Of Knnsas, obtained tho appoint-
mcnt as Commissioner Of Colonization to
Central America, drew $4,000, and that
was ai1 ho did. 4 few negroes migrated 10
Ilc Vacho, throo won't to Liberia, and IN
1864 the appropriation for colonization was
; rencn!sd. Tho owners Of slavos in tho Dis
, trict Of Columbia woro compensated for thoir
: property.
In July, 1862, the President Ind another
conference with tho Congressman from tho
, border States, In which ho again urged upon
. them lilo policy of co1nronaatod e1nancipa-
tion. Intbat interview lo said: " How mucl,
:, better for YOU md for your poople 10 tako
lin ston which at onco sl,ortons tho Wor md
, soonroa anhatontial eompenaation for TINT
which ia Ruro to bo lost III any other event.
IIow muo}, halter for Won. M seller. and the
0 !"uoi' ~ ""Se4, ~ ,s'A W. NV ~" ~ ~
r that "lthoat WHICH tae "ar coaN' ao*ss
o hnvo been, than to Binh both tho thing to be
4 sold aud tho price Of 1t in cutting ono an.