The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-10-25
The Trne Policy in Regard to slaves.


to express our general approval OF
the policy adopted by the admins.
tra,ion, and set forth in the letter OF
Mr.. Secretary Cameron to Major
General Butler, in respect to elaves
employed or involved in the existing
insurrection. 1t is a policy in full
harmony with the act OF Congress
on the subject, aud equally remote
from that OF emancipation 10y pro
clamation, and that of needless in
action in regard to q matter OF so
great consequence.
The leading principle Of Mr.. Cam
eron's letter is that the existing war
has no diroct relation to slavery. 1t
ia a war for the restoration of the
Union undor the existing C0nstitu'
tion. National success wil establish
each state OF the restored Union in
full enjoyment OF ali those rights
which it possessed prior to the in
surrection, except 80 far "a they may
have been inevitably damaged by it..
Every Intelligent Unionst, how
ever, who discussed in the North or
in the Sou'h, tho subject OF slavery
as connected with projects OF dis
union, laid great stress on the dangers
of servile war, and on the disturb
apce and damage of the institution
of slavery in that civil contest which
any attempts to break up the Union
by force could not fail to bring on -
Among those who thus spoke were
not a few, yielding to various intlu
cnces, have since become involved in
criminal rebellion.
The letters OF Mr.. Cameron frankly
recognize the probability OF this dis
turbanco, and provide Tor it in the
mode least likely to affect injuriously
the rights Of loyal masters. They
leave the whole sui ject OF slavery in
loyal states to the civil authorities.
They contemplate no action whatev
er IN relation to it by military force
or direction. No hinderance will be
opposed to the exercise OF the lawful
authority OF masters within or with.
out the lines OF the array.
81, too, in insurreciionary states,
the military authorities are directed
to reil ain from all interference with
servants lawfully employed in peace
.ul pursuits. I'It where serv ants arC
abandoned by their masters. or =
cape irom them, Mr. Camcron'4 in
: struc,ione DO not sllow the troop
employed in supprcs-iug the insur
rection to hc diverted iruin their le
gi,inatn dutirs tor the purpose ol dc
trrmin;us claims to service. nr r,
(. storing slaves IL masters. lacy s.Dl
ply dlrc. that those whp conc Eit,I
, in the lines and cH r their service
o to the government l2 rrcvi"oH en-
employed aul that care hc taken +
IS preserve a record which will enehl
IS loyal masters, a'trr the eGplr"S.io
OF tic iHsurrec'inn. t. 0u'~iu ind IN
a nitv tom Congress tor the iusa ,
servants so received aui employed.
1t ID plain that nL'.rr tuese ii
ID will he snrnre1 .na Eli the irto
u tcro,cs with ,he intern i iu.titn,inr
e. OF any sistc avoided, s0 lar As pra
uc.hlc: while, on the u,i'cr han Il
IS royernme,t will avail itself 70 : |
m ,;,im.ta ,y,cnt o( the services q, II,
no,,ion o, the scryile nonuls,ion n
ly ,,berwiso lawfully cmploycd.
gn In usiny these services the nstio
a, rovcrument will onIy follow Z
e., es ey ys,,,ls a, tho con,elcr,,o =, bels
~ eI.yrs spd Cre. no,,,ns hsvo hr
Il n.'s,od ;rto ,ho coryi,e ot iosprr,
ley ,i,n Tha, have bc,p oreaniv
;n,o SQUADS aud comnsn;es and 90
I'VE na,,n ,o lsh,r an Corti,ica,ions g.,
n,h., ounlovmonts I, hes ev
ye' bnnn rronossd 10 emulny tLem
part Of the military ,crcc nuj II
are wou,a he nm nlonbteIlv eo cnnlov
with mi hesitation i thujr fl.l
p conlL bo ,n,lv relied nnon India
not surorior in intr,iI;roncc to I
you nocroes who would nnturnllv
hronght into military service are
be foo, orrovod in arns by con,eder
;nf,uonccs apains, the Union
and Anart from the justification VIII
tho cxample Of tho confederate
,horitina aG,ra 10 tho national -