Gen. Banks To The People Of Louisiana

In proniulgating tho President's procfamatión of emaneipatïon, Gen. Banks issued the following addrcss to the pcople of Louisiaua : Headquarters Brpaistmext of the íltlf New Oulejxm, Doccmber 2-f. ) In order to correct public misapprehension and misrepnsentation; fur tho instruction of the troops of ihis departïncnt, aud tho infurmation of all parties in interest, official publication is herewith madü of the proel amat ion by the President of the United States, re Lat ing to the subject of cmaneipation. In the exarnination of this document it will bo observod : I. That it is the declaration of a purpose ouly, the full execution of which is contingent upou an official detsignation by the President, to be made on the first day. of January next, of tho States and parta of States, if any, wLieh are to bc affected by its provisious : II. That the tact that any State is represeuted in good faith in the Oongress oï the United States, is conclusivo evidence. in the absence of strong countervailing testimony, that such State and the peopie thereof, are not in rebellion again-t the United States : III. That the Stata of Louisiana has not yet been designatedby the4rcside:t as in rebellion, nor any part thereof, and that it has complied with all the conciitions of tho proclaruation respecting representatiou : IV. That pecuniary aid to States uot in rebelüon, whieh may hereafter provide for inmediato or gradual emanoipation; the cdlonization of persons of Afriean descent . elsewhere, and the coinpensatiou of all citizens who have remaiued loyal, "for all losses by acts of the United States, includ'mg slaves,;' are among the chicf' reeonimendátiona of this important paper. it is manifest that the changos suggested therein. and whieh tnay hereafter be estabhshed, do not take effect withiu this State on the first of January prox., nor at any precise period which can now be desiguated, and I cali upon all per sous, of whatever estáte, co-nditiou or degree, soldiers, citizens or slaves-, to observo this material and important, fact, and togovorn themselves accurdingly. - All unusual public demonstraron, of whatever eharacter, will be for th.e present suspended. Proroat Marshah?, officers ind oldiurs are enjoined to prevent any disturbance of tho public peace. - The slaves are advised. to remain upon their plantations, until their privileges shall have been defmite'y established - r They tuay rest assured that whatever benefit the govarnment intends will be secured.to them, but uo mau can be allowed, in the present condition of iffairs, to take the law iuto his own hands If they seek the protection of the government, they should wait its pleasure. Officers invested with command will be vigilaut in tho discharge of their duties. Leave of absence from camp v.-ill not be permitted, except in cases of sreat emergeacy. Soldiers enroüed in the rogiments of nativa guarda will not be allowed for the present to visit the loealities of their enlistment, nor will visitors be received unneccssaTÜy in-tbeir eamps. These rcgulaiions, enforec-d wi.th all the troops of the United States in the loealities where they are culisted, are now imperative.ly necessary. These troops will be eonfined to the duty specified in general orders, and will not -be charged with special authori.ty inuinkingsearchea, seizures or arrests. It is my pur.pose to esecute faithfully'all tho orders of the governmeut, and I assume the responsibility of these instructions as consistent therewith, and require prompt and faithful execution thereof. Public attention is called to the act of Congress ' ciïed in the proclamation, whiuh forbids the return of fngitives by officers of the army. No éDcouragement will be given.to laborers to desert their employers, but no authonty exists to coinpel them to return It is -suggested to planters that some plan be adoptod by which an pquitable proportion of the proceeds of the crops of the coming year, to bo hereafter detsrmincd upon the judgment of honorable men justly represen tiog the different interests involved, be set apart ana reserved ior the vSupport and compensatíon oí' labor. The war is not waged by the'government for the.overthrow of s'.avcry. The President has declared, on the contrary, that it is to restore the "constitutional relations betwoen the United States aud each of the States" in which that relation is or may be suspended. The resolutions passed by Oongress before the war, with almost unanimous consent, recognized tho rights of the States in this regard. Vermont has rocen tly repealcd the statutes supposed to be iuconsistent therewith. Massachusetts liad done so before. Slavery existed .by consent and coosíitutional guaranty; violeDce and war wiU inevitably bring it to an end. It is impossible that aDy military man, in the event of continued war, should counsel the preservation of slavo proporty in the rebel otates. If it is to be presérved, war must eease, and the former constitutional relations be again established. The first gun at Sumpter proelaimed cmaneipatiou. The conUpuance of tho contcst there commeiieeá will consummate that end, aud thaAistory of the ago 'will liave no other fpormauent trace of tho rebelHou. ItSleaders will havo aecomplished whatither men cauld not have done. Thejboldest abolitionist is a eypher when ojjmpared with the leaders of the rebeüion. What mystery pervades the works af Providenee ! We submit to its decrees, hut .stand, confounded at the awful manifestatioas of its wisdom and power! Thegreat problem of the age, apparontly environed with labyrinthic conjplicatiöns, is likely to be suddenly lit'tcd out of human bands. We rnay control the incidents of tho contest, but we cannot circumvent oi' defeat the end. It will be left us orily to assuage the horrors of internecino conflict and to procrastinate the process of trausition. Local and national interesta aro therefore alike dependont upon the suppression of the rebellion. No peeuiiiar j sncriñce can be too great au equivalent f'or peace. liut it should be permanent peace, and ein-brace all subjeets of disco'itent. It is written on the blue arch above us - the diatan t voiees of the future - tho waves that beat our coast - the skeletons that sit at our tables and all tho vacant places of late and mcurning firesides - -all cry o (liat this war must not bc repeated hor. after. Contost, in public, as ín social ]fe, sírengthens and consolidates brotherly affection. Engluud, France, Austria, Italy- every -kud fertile enough to malte a Mstory, lias liad its desolating civil j vars. Itisa baseless Uíitionality that I la.s not tcstcd its strength against domestic enemics. The siicccss cf local intersts narrows thc destiuy of a people, and b fullowed by sccession, povcrty anddeglíadatioD. A dividcd coutitry and per. petrual war make possession a. dclasion and life a calamity. Tbo triumph of flaíional interest widens tku scope of buman history, and is atteudod with peace, prospcrity and power. It is out of suclj contest tliat great nations are bom. vVhst liallowed memories float aroütid us ! New Orleans is a shriue as Wrtíed as Bunker Hill ! Ou the Aroostook and t lie Uregcn tbe ñames of Washington, JackaoQ apd Taylor ave breathed' wLtb as deep a reverence as on the James or the Mississippi. Let us fulfill the conditions of this last great trial, and becouie a nation - h grnnd nation - with sense euough to govern ourselves and steongth euough to stand against tlfe world united !