Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-09
QUERIES &'ANSWERs.
MORE AS TO LINCOLN AND PAYMENT
FOR SLAVES.
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sinia--Chieage, the Lihby-rr'son
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To tbe second session OF the Thirty
..xonth Congress President Idncoln re-
Commended compensated emancipation.
I'm March 2, 1862. he sent especial message
a. Congress recommending the adoption
Of ioint resolution substantially a. fol-
lows;
10 cooperate with any state whicn may
adopt gradual abolishment OK slavery,
giving to such State pecuDiary siu 10 De
used by such State, in its discretion; 20
compensate for the inconVeBiences, pubic
and nriyatN. produced by such change OF
sVatem. "In my Judgment" said he,
gradual and not sudden emancipation
is better for all. In the mere financial or
pecuniary view, any member OF Congress
can readily see for himself now very
soon the current expenditures OF this war
wonld purchase at fair valuation all the
saves in any named State" He argued
s,ronciy in favor Of such compensated
.rancIpation and concluded I'm full
x-.os of my crest responsibility 10 my God
.rImv country, | earnestly beg the at
trrtion OF Congress and of the people to
the subject
Cross not generally voting for his resolu-
non. he convened them IN the Executive
Mansion and made an earnest appeal TO
them 10 favor his proposition as the most
toteut and swift means of ending the war.
Ie also added that room IN South
America for colonization can be obtained
cheaply and in abundance. He admitted
that the border States were entitled TO
expect substantial pledge Of pecuniary
Adj as the condition of taking INTO con-
siderstion" so important proposition.
majority of the representatives, from
tn border slave-holding States made an
elaborate reply, the gist OF which was the
expensiveness Of purchase and deporta-
ton. and their want of confidence IN the
continent In favor of compensated
emancipation assuming the shape OF
tangible. practical proposition"
In his annual message december 1, 1857
MI Lincoln returned to the subject and
advocated II with renewed urgency.
You can find the facts above given yerl.
fed IN CO0per's American Politics,
pages l35-iS1. and in McPherson's " Poiiti-
cal History OF the Great Rebellion" Also,
u Nicoley Il Hayss History of Abraham
lancolu Volume v, pages 2O6-2lO. and
Volume ", pages -, "A, and 1873 and lS5.
RICHMOND, Va. July @, 1898.
To ne Efiior Of he DisD0tch;
There seems 10 be some doubt whether
Mir. Lincoln made an offer Of payment for
tho slaves TO the Confederate Commits
noncts az tire Fort Monroe couierencei
and II So what was the nature of the oner
Snppose he made tho offer in good faith
on his part, what was it worth IN face OF
the fact that he had been driven by
threats 10 sign the emancipation pro
cianation2 And though the Adolf
tiou leaders IN Congress mado appro-
prIation to transport and colonizs the
freedmen they violated their pledge
delaware, Maryland West Virginia, Ken
fucky. and Missouri took sides. with the
North and we're called loyal States. y
There were 40, 600 slaves IN thoss States IN
$50. Did the government ever pay the
logal citizens of those States for their
slaves There were S,5OO.OOO slaves in ths
Confederate States. What assurance did
we have If an offer was ever made TIM!
rftrr we were disarmed and scattered the
Abolition party would act in good faith
and nav for ciqlt slaves In the Confederate
states whom It would not pay for one II
,bc l5val StatesY II. L. O.