The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-28
"a War for EmancIpatIon."

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Crn sectional press, there cannot hc u
doubt That it will eventually br the
settled policy oi the Administration, is
equally apparent To- the most casual OBJ
server. Leading Republican journals, no
doubt after consultation with and by an.
thority Of the Cabinet, have put forth
irrlcr> t. ascertain how the move would
take with the pcople-whcthcr it would
he popular or "diouS The New llamp.
shire I"triot quotes largely from rrcog-
nzcd Republican organs 10 prove that
emancipation is their object, aud say
The New York hi,/vrR,At-Ward
Brcrhcr'S paprr-authority in the Rcpnh.
lical, party, and which has II larger circu-
lation than any half dozen religious uews'
papers, probably. in the country, in an
artttile l+tatlt-tl 4 Itt-,- frtury, hr-trv
thus: Why will not our people sec that
the only key t" victory is Procht0'ai""
4t Em"1"p0tjo"'"
The writer then goes on To- consider eur
foreign relations, the inctiiricncy Of II
blockade, the chance Of war with Eng.
land, and then asks mark his significant
language:
-" How have we to make these results
impossible? Simply by proclaimng
emancipation m lie since Then, what.
ever wcrc,thc interests Of England, or the
rrclulicrS of her ari>tocmcv, or whatever
accidental collisions might take place, the
feelings AMI rrli: zion of the great middle
class ni England would holl back the
country from assisting the Southern or
iujuring oar Government. We say Ie|i.
Gi"n, fnr, however blind and selfish the
administration Of Great Britain may seem
20 the principles involved in this war, the
opposition to slavery is almost religion
wlth the British middle claS>e>-nnd mn
der declaration of emancipation. u" 80
pl,istry could honhwink their conScirnccS
Ali England, France, Italy, Gcrmany--all
the nohlc>t spirits of Young Europe
would he With Us in such IL war"
/ ~ National Declaration of Emancipa-
ton to the slave" the writer believes, will
enable the North to conquer without Il
battle The "fcrlngS and religion Of
the great middle class OF England" are to
be appealed to and worked upon; and l.
-'rhrn, When this has hrcrr widely scat
tered and proclaimed, and the slaves un-
Il r>tand it-aS they would marvclou>ly
Soon-wr have nation Of allies in the
cncmy'S ranks. There is foe in every
Southcrncr'S household. The Southern
army Of Virginia, the army Of Missouri,
mclts away like snow, for each Slavehold.
er remembers his uudci,ndcd home; each
non-sa\ rhuldrr thinks Of his own house
hold, surrounded BY negroes ruShn. to
their liberties. \ spcctrr of panic is
amid the southern forces. Our armies
would scarcely Iindrc>i>tanrr. The enemy
are surrounded. They do not know
where the bow viii f,ll. Our expeditions
on the coasts meet with allies hv the hnn-
drca thousand. The South is diSorgau-
iZed; the ruling class broken. Then n
our armies advance, they can restrain and
guide this nation "f honhmcn, rrsuming
their rights, rrrvcntiu. Us less hlnol>hcd
and violence, employ their labor, and, if
necessary, Ia If right arms OF defense
anal 81 @rr'lGa,'y >Ghiu-atc AMI hola Ia,
country.
"Thr >lavcho'iiug class in such con
test weH! inpIitahly be almost cXt,rnin-
ntrd, aud if any class of men ever de-.
served punishment from in" Almi.htv for
countless wrongS dome t. the iunorrnt
aud the weak, i; is they. The non.>javc.
holding c,aS, would, 10 doubt, after II
while, see the utter disclosures and folly
Of resistance, AVID settle down under what.
i"r time, will probably bc military
rule.
This j. not the method We Sh"jIl,l any
of us have rtuStn for emancipation. IiuI
Providence has forced it upon Us. We
must choose between that aud defeat"
The Concord .>t'txn,,n denies, but
rather trch'y and only for effect, lha, the
warts for emancipation, aud insists that it
is to ~"tj"gatt the South. 1t torgciS that
if there is 10 be sul.iugaiinn, negro cman-
cipaton must necessarily 90 with it. And
WHEAT then, surprising ali this t. be rrarri
cable: Are the ire, States prepared To
take care Of the negroes to rluthr, feed
and give them employment in pref renee
to wEi!" men to admit them OH terms
Of equality: These are questions that
ought to he considered
We Suhjoin the following opinions from
unimpcachahlc Republican authority, as
to what are the objects Of the present war,
They accord with those most frequently
expressed hy the more honest and manly
Republican press everywhere the origi,
nal objects having almost passed out of
sight:
The impression gains ground that there
can be no end to the present war, no COM
promise, no peace, which leaves the cause
of it in existence. The irreprc>>ible con.
liict having taken this sangninarv charac-
ter, can no more he Staid while slavery
rAi,t>.-.Nrr lork Times.
Why the extreme anxiety Of some Re.
publican politicians to avoid the charge
that they maintain war against slavery.
The North is in arms against
slavery. 1t is fighting the slavery inter.
est, and nothing clSc.-Roriiom (Ne.)
G"ctHr
There cannot and there never will he
peace again in what once formed the
United States as long aS slavery exists in
the South. -HWFi~b"rg, Pr., Ti,gulh.
We have no hesitation in saying that
nrr present difficulties can Only he settled
by arms.
The armies which are now op.
posed to each other are opposed on prin
ciple. The one believes in freedom. the
other in slavery, as the normal condition
of Il large portion Of the family of man.
Between these two principles there can
he no such thing as real compromise for
they are in themselves antagoni,tic aud
will continue their struggle until one or
the other has achieved a permanent tri.
Tnr1I,,I A.,