The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-20
From the Frankfort ComrnonweaIth, Dec. IL.
The War and Slaves l =


"Once upon a time " an old maid was
standing in front of large oven, in which
was great bed of live Goals. Seeing which,
she broke out into loud lamentations, and
down her ancient cheeks flowed Hcopious
gushing waters" and amid sobs and groans
she exclaimed, I" If I should get married,
and should have q dear sweet boy baby,
and he should crawl in upon those red hot
Goals, and should be burned to death, and
oh dear-oh dear-ohl oh OIL !" Her
good mother, With spectaeles astride OF nose,
standing near, calmed her in this wise:
" Judy, my child, inasmuch ss yOu have no
beau male lover, or even intimate friend of
that gender, in the course of nature those
Goals will have been dead and gone many
moons before your offspring could be in
condition to be injured" Saith the ancieat
maiden, smother, thy daughter spprehends.
The oven was heated to bake bread, and
not babies" Thereupon her tears were
assusged, and ceased to low; the heavings
of her bosom were quisted, opd there was
great calm; aud ray of light having
fallen upon Judy's mind, she forthwith be-
came a wiser, if not younger virgin.
Lmprimis To all the political Judies we
most affectionately suggest that the loyal
heart of this great nation has been heated
up for the purpose of dealing with traitors
and rebels, and not with the negro ques-
ton. H s-
You old political danes are past age; you
never can bring forth anything Of political
value. The war fever viii be cooled oil
long before this nation will be ready to con-
slider the question OF emancipation. So
cease your lamentations, dry up your tears,
and betake yourselves to some other voca-
ton. This greas Government viii be pre-
served unchanged without you and in spite
of you.
The sword has been drawn to cut off the
heads of rebels, not to sever the bonds of
slaves. -...-. ,,.-
What the Government wants is war
policy as to the traitors in arms, not pol
icy of emancipation. Competent generals
are wanted, not abolition lecturers. ea
The general Government did notput up the
institution Of SJaUery, and cannot be charged
aoith ats management States, each for itself,
have established and abolished Slavery as
to them seemed wise. The war is for the
purpose of preserving the National Govern
ment.
1.-THE rebels, IN the rebel States, haze an
ms sGtuttoB among them a0hich they cannot man
age IN a time OF eigiJ a0Gr--aehieh indeed 10
not suited to a condition o ciUil fault
Is their oa0n, and UPON THEN MUST FALL TIE
MISFORTUNE. They began the war, and
thus far have succeeded in keeping its ca
lamties beyond their territories. If now
we carry the war home to them, lei the Jul
mcclure Of its desotatioH fall upon their guilty
heQas. Do not trouble yourselves about
c0n.fseatioH policy. Condscation will not
defeat the rebel armies. The courts eonfs-
a., /, aL.Tn
tablish the courts. You are not within
reach Of the negroes of the rebels. The ne
rroas are beyond and behind their battalions
and lneir Notifications. Defeat their battal-
ions and occupy their fortifi satious. End
the war, and the States will dispose of the
negroes The Government does not want
10 buy negroes nor sell them. What, then,
sb8U a. 20 Nth then7 Just this: let them
alone. If theg conc to camp or on shipboardr
and their services are t0Gnted, employ them,
and let those not a7Gnted go their toag; and if
the rats aud the negroes eat out the cub
stance of the absent rebels, and the negroes
prove improbable and unmEnageable in the
absence of their masters, let them lay down
their arms, do works meet for repentance,
and 60 home and attend to their own affairs.
The Government is not the guardian Of the ne
gro race. They are bound in and TO tho
States, not to the Federal Government. This
is to be a war of battles and not of pyocLansa-
tions. So lay down the negro and go on
with the fight. Stand back, Abolitionists,
or go into the ranks. We want no more
talk of you. You have talked too much al
ready.
Now, Abraham, one word to you Turn
out Cameron; put an honest man in bis
place: tell Gen. Mcclellan, and all the rest
of the Generals, to go to fighting. We will
all take such weapons as We have, and go
down upon this Internal rebellion, and whip
the devil out of it in short meter; embrace,
kiss and make friends with our Southern
brethren" and then, altogether, join in and
slap John Bull in the face, and enforce the
Monroe doctrine against all Europe COM
bined.
Fall in, soldiersI all around the rebel
lion. Fall in We are now going to
work. George Washington, General jack
son, and the flag of the Union, expect every
man to do his duty.