Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-27
John Cochran tor Arming the eSIayeS-EB.
dOTSement Of the Policy by Secretary
Cameron


The Cincinnati Gassas of the 18th publishes il
its special dispatches from Washington the follow
ing:
The marrow of John CoehraEes speech, the
whole Of which Secretary Cameron unqualifedly
indorsed, is in the following paragraph, which we
quote cer6atim
"'This is q war which moves toward the protec-
tiOn of our homes, the safety of our families the
continuation Of domestic affairs and the protection
I of our iresides. In such war we are justified
and are bound to resort to every force within our
power.
"sShall we not seize the cotton at Beaufort, the
munitions of war? And if you would seize their
property, open their ports, and even destroy their
lives, I ask you whether you would not use their
slaves whether you would not arm their slaves
[grest spplRuse,l and carry them in bsttalions
against their masters! [ReneWed and tumultuous
applause If necessary TO save this Government,
would plunge their whole country, black and white
in one indiscrimInate Of blood, that should
in the end have Government which would be the
vicegerent of God.
"'You have arms in your hands, placed there for
the purpose of exrerminating enemy unless he
submits to law, order and the Constitution. If he
will not explode every thing that comes in your
way set fire to the eotton explode the cotton; take
the slave and bestow him on the non-savehelder if
you please. (Grest applause Do to them as they
would do to us. Raise up q party interest against
the absent STAKEHOLDER. Distract their counsels,
and if this should not be sufficient, take the slave
by the hand, place musket in it, and in Gods
name bid him strike for the liberty of the human
race" Immense applause.l
The Cincinnati Enquirer of the 1sth in repub-
fishing the above extract, says:
"This speech Of Mr. Cochrane has gladdened the
hearts of the radical Republicans more than any
thing that has lately occurred. We do not our
selves regard so much what Mr.. Cochrane said as
its endorsement by the Secretary of War. Mr..
COchrane himself and what be may say, ara not Of
very much consequence. DE always was erotchety,
Yacillating and uncertain. He was one of the con-
coctors of the Buffalo Platform, and has Vibrated
since between that and extreme pro-slavery. He
has now taken the back schultz and gone clean over
the Buffalo contrvance and is for placing arms in
the hands of the slaves, AID bidding them in Gods
name strike for "the liberty of the human race.D
His uncle, Gerrett Smith, the notorious Abohtionist
can now rejoice that he has a nephew in Mr.. COch-
rsne who bids fair to outstrip himself in his anti
slavery views"
The Louisville journal can't quite go CAMERoS'5
Endorsement of CocHRANE'z views, that the war
should be waged for negro emancipation. In its
issue Of the 10th, the.:Journal says:
"Never during the conflict has there been periA
cd less calculated than the present, to suggest re-
sort TO extreme and desperate measures Never
ent to awaken confidence in the perfect ability of
the nation to achieve in the ordinary course
of warfare. Yet this is the moment ;seized by the
Secretary of War to speak with flourish and with 4
no little ambiguity Of what should be done and what
would be done if the nation were driven to the I
wall and reduced to the last extremity Such inf I
mite faulty is burning disgrace to the Admins /
tration. 1t is insuferable. Nothing else could be
well adapted to prolong and embitter the war and
to complicate the great problem Of Cancellation to
which even victory can but clear the way.
" AssuFedly if our beloved country survives the
magnty of her sssailants in this strife and the stu
pidity of her defenders she will become the pride
and the masterpiece of the human race. And we
cherish an abiding faith that she viii survive both0
The Lincoln Government and IIhe AbOIi-
tiOnistss
From the Cincinnati Enquirer, Nov. ls
The Washington Star, semi-oficial of the Gov,
srnment, publishes the fact that the regular army
)ficers are none Of them A5ohtiOnists Certainly
lot Hbey all stsy at home. 1t adds
eve may say as much for at least nine-tenths of
he rank and file Of the volunteer service, who, we
rnow well, are chatting under the efforts OF the Aba
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