Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-19
= e. -. dorbt mt, the loyal sentiment of

SO taT. TS QOUUL llOt, kHS W. 90 VI
| tho country Inns advanced. And the evidences
thrGr;r Iuvll Us tia: tho masses OF our people,
| with tho exceptions already nntcu, arc eager
10 adopt a:d net upaf inc lesioihale deuuc'
| lions fia!I these premises, 10 the elect that,
inasmucn M the REBELLION IS daily becoming
more and more Formidable, and proves to bu
fur more difficult to suppress than was origin.
| ally nn!.ciIa.cA, therefore, to save the lilo OF
the na.:an. II sill bc necessary, to a greater
/ or les. rxrCui, 10 enlist Slavery among the
other explosive elements now being employed
,o crush the Great Conspiracy for the destruc.
ton nf The most henel'cent Government on
earth.
! We think .c do not overstate the rapid
march of public sentiment III this directlnn.-
Cautious aili conservative men are going for
ward faster tnan they imagine. For example:
it wouli be difficult to iiud a person, not at
heart a S-ccssionist, whn would not say III
either Slavery or the l MON must fall, then
lei Slavery instantly perish" A"h The NUN.
her Of those ~ho believe that this alternative
is close ,lpun nj is now ulultiiudinous, and in
rrcases with every reverse OF our arms, and
with every day that Iiostpoles 4 decisive vic.
tory of our forces.
The net of Congress of August last discharges
from .labor or service" every slave who has
been used by the rebels, directly or indirectly,
in carving on the var. mother words, il sells
him free, When his act was passed it pro-
duccd great trrpidatiOu in tIunid and conserva-
t;v. ouarlrrs. |. WIS denounced as an "Abu-
lilipu plot" The President even h~csitatcd 10
sipn il Weeks rallied on; our arllis encountered
reyerscs. the rebellion assilmcil gigantic pru,
horizons. At length FrenloEl's proclamation
app.ared. After q little breathing spell, and
when the President resolved 10 II 0dify il so as
to make it conform exactly IN the act Of Con.
nr.ss. these tiluih ard cnusel "alive classics, wiI0
E,u,i s.,gmatizrd this law as m Abolition
scI,.,uc rushed u tn. defense Ol The President
and eulng zrd lim act 81 Congress as q Wise
measure, precisely acapred 10 The eXigcncy.-
This il progress! for this law bas forever dc.
livrrsd from S..ayary 1T irasl a third Of q mil
lion of ncprues, the very bone and sincw Of lie
system, who are ~,ltlIase1 sil through the South,
and bold ~ perfect u ir,:urn TO liberty rs tho
Chief j Justice Of the United States.
All vii! recoliccL hnw cautiously tho people
received, and ncw giligcrlY the Administrations
handled, the "comlrabanf" proposition which
Gen. Butter lei IT, at puGiic ':p;nion from Fer.
trcss Motroo. Tie War Department, after
m.cti painful cngitaIion and dripisl mt 4 lew
RrSgivlngs in conservative circles. restricted
the APPLICATION Of this novel doctrine exclusive
IL to The slaves of rebels who voluntarily
sought shelter within the walls Ut the fort, ar't
who we're hen to be sOt To work only IN pa
c.fc crnpiu. menls. EuL We noT lind the D.;
partmclIl ap4lRIdrd in all quarters while M
structins commanders invading the South not
on,y IL receive all slaves who come within our
Iinea. hut 70 lure them TO oar service, and arm
lhcln in companies, to aid in crushing the Re-
hal'ion-in q word, to convert them into mill.
r:ry auXiiiaritS. This rule is 10 hs applied nc.
to the slaves nt rebels only, bat ~ those Of
loyal c~itiZans, giving ASSURANCE 10 tl:e ln'!rt
that Congress Will pay them for their lot aeS.
The optics mus: DC very nice to discern how
far this falls Shorl q an application Of the doc
trines NJ tho Fremont proclamation to the ease
of icb,l slaves, ard they must he very dull
not to rc:ceivc that il GOES u long way beyond
them in regard ~ the slaves q! loyal Citizens.
A.G, by tho l,y, es indicating the march Of
cubic continent, We may m;d 10 passing. that
wi,ila TIE .A,linlsnt ~ficnrrsl HuS grouping 10.
gri!!cr all pus,Ihle rcasuas lar :he rcrrnvai vi
Fremont l,cul the command Of The Western
army, the issuing nf this proclamation Was
stuhinusly omitted.
What is to bc TIC elect upon the institution
Of Slavery when itla Government bcg!as &c en-
piny it On a broad scale to crush ,hi; rebel
iar. the future only can determine. Doubt
lc:S philosori,ic observers, vino have made this
n:u5Icn their grrcial study, believe that, amid
the terrible cuIirulsluns TINT arc no" shaking
the continent, il must either utterly r,riSsi OF
BE- SO slIircrcd and d!lapidatrd as to ultimately
cruuhla in rains. Under the clnud 81 ;ni"rr-
ta;;i;y that cvarhangs its destiny, it is gra'''y-
il. L. know t!:at the sentiment which d],Irsrsi;
Stat 1t shall be employee! AZ an auxiliary for
preserving the existence q! The nation if 80
nrar!y Unanimous.