THE
CONTINENTAL MONTHLY:
DEVOTED TO
Literature and National Policy.
Vol. II.—NOVEMBER, 1862.—No. VI.
CONTENTS
THE UNION.
III.
On the 10th of April last, upon the recommendation of the President ofthe United States, Congress offered pecuniary aid to such States aswould gradually abolish slavery within their limits. The colonization,from time to time, of the manumitted slaves, with their consent, by theGovernment, beyond our boundaries, was also contemplated as a part ofthe system. By the President's proclamation of September last, thisoffer is still made to loyal States, and practical measures suggestedfor carrying it into execution. As to the States persisting in rebellionafter the close of this year, th