Year: 1862

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tuition of the United States are the source and
cause from which has emanated the State govern
ment. Now the power to create implies the pow
eE to destroy, therefore, the citizens of State
possess the power, and have by their acts of trea-
son and rebellion destroyed their State govern
men.s, institutions and laws.


| pass to consider what, under the circumstan-
! ces, is the duty Of the government. and what
should be the policy of the war. confidently as


sert that 1t is the imperative constitutional duty


of the government boldly and firmly to declare bv
public proclamation what think | have proven.
viz the constitutional status of the disunon
States to be, States without State governments.


without State institutions and without State laws


and are in state of sedtion, anarchy, rebellion
and war against the government of the United


States And that 1t is the duty of the President


OF the United States to proclaim the constitution


of the United States and the laws Of CONGRESS
the only authority which now exists in the disun-
ION States. l also confidently assert that it is


the imperative constitutional duty of the govern
ment to declare boldly and firmly that slavery the


cause Of this cruel and wicked war, being a State
institution has with other State institutions been


destroyed in the rebellous States by acts of trea


son and secession and ceases to exist in all the
disunion States. Therefore, all persons, white or


black, within the boundaries of the secedino


States are declared forever free by virtue of the
constitution of the United States. and by the nat


ural and inalienable rig hts which God has given
| ali ikn IN all ind -,


duty Of the government to enter each disunon


State with military force sufficient for the pur-


pose, and take possession Of the whole of the per


sonal property and real estate within the rebel


lious States holding it in reserve, and response


ble for the maintenance Of the government and
( compel every man and woman to acknowledge


and return to their allegiance to the government


or leave the country, inhicting Just punishment


on the rebel leaders, contscating their property


and appropriating it to defray the expenses of the


war. would suggest that foraging should be su-


perceded by the government assuming possession


of all the property within the jurisdiction of each


OF the seeded States, and after appropriating


that portion of it conscated by law, then let the


government appropriate such other property with


in the seeding States as shall be needed for the


support of the army, keeping an exact account of


all the property appropriated by the government,


together with record of the names of the per


sons who own the same. pledging the faith of the


government that full compensation shall be Civ


en- for the same to all truly loyal citizens, in the
final settlement. holding up in front of the army


the Olive-branch of pardon to the mass of the


Southern people if they will truly return to their
allegiance to the constitution; and at the same


time hold the possession of all the property OF the


rebellious States, and maintain over them the 40


solute authority of the United States, and tie


laws of Congress, compelling such seeding


States to defray the whole expense of such gov


eminent in each State until the citizens of each


of the seeding States shall voluntarily and truly


reolganze thoroughly loyal and republican State
, governments.


think that after the suppression Of this rebel
lion, should the foregoing policy be adopted, and
should any slave owner come forward ana give


satisfactory evidence of his continued loyalty du-


ring this rebellion. and show that through the
> ton o: the government in trying to put down the


rebellion. he had been deprived of his slaves, he
would be, by the protection of the constitution


entitled to fair compen for his slaves from


the government


We are now carrying on for the suppress
sion of the slave eholder's rebellion and the pres
crvation of national life and for the restora
ton of the Union to its former vitality and gran
dcur. l therefore justify and earnestly urge up
= DeOulp and thn Z ,6n
S of policy just as decided and vigorous a.
would be adopted to expcl Al unprovokcd foreign
e invasion, which had sought by selfish and dcye
sh ambition to blot out the fair fabric of our na


tonal government. and wrench from us our free
: institutions, and take from US our harvest field
d and happy homes. now, in the name and be
: half of the people, declare that the safety and in
S terests of the country demand that the govern
: ment should use all the severity and rgor fo
: the suppression ofthis gigantic and wicked rebel
y lion, which would be justified by all the prece
II dents of war; until every rebel is extirpated from
: the country. by being captured and executed o
d exiled and driven from the land.


| think l have defined the true constitutions
# Status Of the disunion States, and pointed ou
o plainly the duty ofthe government Should sucl
= course be deemed untenabe by the PreSden
e and his cabinet then | confidently and earnest
e declare that the crisis has arrived in the hstor
e of the war when the safety and interest of tn
1t whole country and the preservation of our ma
= tional life all imperiously demand that tn
?, President of the United States, by virtue Of tn
d military authority vested in him as commander
% in-chief, should by public proclamation declar
y the immediate oad irrerocable emancipation Q
l. all the sares in the disunion States and order al
e his military sub0rdnates to receive into the
le vice of the army as many freed slaves as coul
N be proitably used by the government.


te An appeal to arms is our only remedy. Ster
y necessity and duty justify this government in he
I'd appeal to arms for the suppression Of most ul
m ustifable and wicked rebellion, and for the res
es toration Of obedience to the laws. and peace
te the country The fierce and fendish spirit ofthi
e. rebellion has irrevocably resolved to demolish tn
Id fair fabric Of national government, and bull
to upon is smouldering ruins an empire of huma
IN slavery. These acts of treason and war Great
E. the necessity of armed resistance. Our govern
BY ment has been stabbed to the heart by rebel a.
W sassins, and now torn and writhing in agony CT
n, bleeding country and discovered Union appea
ng to every loyal citizen Of the land to come for,
al wtha courageous and patriotic heart and stro1
he right arm, and strike down these armed destro
lie ers ofthe very government which has raised the