Year: 1864

Tennessee, should not be overlooked But Mary
land presents the example of complete SUCCESS Ma
ryland Is secure liberty and Union for ali the I'm,
ture The genius Of rebellion will no more els;rn
MARYLAND Like another foul spirit being driven
out, it may seek g tear her but 1t viii WOO her no
more.


TuE RrBrLs MUST BE susDuFD.


On careful consideration Of all the evidence ar
cessible, 1t seems to me that attempt at nagr
tation With the nsugent leader could result in anv
good. lie would accept Of nothing short of the
severance of the Union. His declarations to that
effect are explicit and oft repeated He does not at
tempt to deceive US lie affords us no excuse de-
ceive ourselves. We Cannot voluntarily Weld il =
Between him and the issue is distinct, simnle
and infexible 1t is issue which can only he
tried by war and decided by victory If we Weld
We are beaten II the Southern peopla fail lin
he Is beaten. Either way it would be tho victarE,
and defeat following war. What is true hoverar'
OF him who heads the insurgent. cause is not ne
cessarlly true OF those who follow Altbougb H.
cannot re-accept the Union, they can. some of
thern we know, already desire peace and re-union
The number OF such may increase They can
at NJ any moment nave peace simply by laying down
tIeir arms and submitting to the national authority
under the Constitution. After so much the Co.
yernment could not, if it would raaintain wa,
against them The loyal people would not sustain
or allow 1t. Ii questions should remain we would
adJ ust them by the peaceful means of letislation
conference, courts and votes Operating only in
constitutional and lawful channels, some certain
ana other possible questions are and would be- be-
yond the executive power to adjust, as for iutuee
trs nfrIrssio Of members INTO Congress and what4
ever might require the appropriation of money
Inc executive power itself would be greatly diu-
nJshed By the cessation of actual war. Pardons and
,TefnlssonS of forfeiture would still be within e1ec,-
tive control. In what spirit and temper this con-
troll would be exercised can be fairly Judged by the
past. year ago, general pardon and amnesty,
upon specified terms were offered to all, except
certain designated classes, and It was at the
same time made known that the excepted classes
were still within contemplation Of special clerneney.
Duiing the year many availed themselves of the
general provision and many more would, only that
the signs of bad faith in led to such precau-
tionaTy measures rendered the practical process
less easy and certain. During the same time, ALSO
special pardons have been granted to individuals of
excepted classes, and voluntary application has
been denied. Thus, practically, the door has been
for full year open to ALL except such as were not
III condition to make fies choice-that is, such as
were III custody or under c0nstraint. 1t is still so
open to all; but the time may come, probably will
come, when public duty shall demand that it be
closed and that III lieu rigorous measures
than heretofore shall be adopted.


THE END OF SLAVERY.


In presenting the abandonment of armed resist
ance to the National authority the part of the in
surgents as the on indispensable condition to end
ing the the part Of the Government retrsct
nothing heretofore said as to slavery. l repeat the
declaration made year ago. and that while 1 re-
main i'll my present position shall not attempt 10
Tetract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation
nor shall return to slavery any person who is free
by the terms of that proclamation, by any of the
acts OF Congress. If the people should, by what
ever mode or means make it an Executive duty to
rc-ensave such persons, another and not ], must
be their instrument TO perform it. In stating
single condition Uf peace, mean simply to say that
the war will cease on the part of the Government
whenver 1t shall have ceased on the part of those
VINO began 1t. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.