, 1861-12-03
WHICH SIDE

ON WHICH SIDE SHALL HE FIGHT2
The parties engaged in the present Ma
tional contest, may be ilened TO three men
two whites and one black. The loyal
people represent one Of the white men, and
tic rebels the other. The third figure in
tie picture stands for the slaves.
Suppose the white men to have been
partners IN business and occupied large inl-
proved estates, jointly One calls the black
man property and claims to own him,
and acts the tyrant over the other, by Vir-
tue Of that prctcnsion. Every year he
grows mere overbearing, e2acting and inso~
lent, demanding special privileges, and
threatening in case Of refusal to burn down
the house Of the other over his head, and Dust
him from the estate and at last he proceeds
10 conlnit an assault On the other. L ter
riilc struggle ensucs between the Law abid-
ing and the law breaking partners. The
rebel calls to lis aid thc slave, who unN:l-
ing1y o1,eys the order, as he would much
ralhcr help the other man who holds no
slave But the latter is so tender of the
peculiar "riglts:' and special privileges Of
the lawicss ruffian that he refuses to permit
the black man to help him. But after
fighting few rounds and being knocked
down several lines and cut up considerably
by the ruffian and his "niggcr," he con
clude5 that he has been making a great
ass Of himself; that as the black man must
fight for one or the other, it were decidedly
better to have him change sides during the
remainder Of the fght-more especially as
the darkey would infinitely prefer fighting
for him than for the STAKEHOLDER, as in
changing sides he would be sure Of gaining
his personal freedom.
1t is certain that the fight will soon be
ended, if the negro changes sides, and that
the law-brcaker will quickly be "brought
to his milk" and made to promise to be-
hare himself thereafter. The slave would
get lis freedom as reward for his help,
and consequently there would be no bone
Of contention between the partners in the
future, and nothing to breed disturbance
and quarTels.
The civil war has just reached this stage
Of the contest The loyal men have been
fighting both rebels and slaves They hare
repcllcd the assistance the latter would
gladly give them, and have allowed their
enemies to use them i'll whatever way they
can render the most help to the rebellion.
The North begins to see it has been pursu-
S11fx, o3,e i
it has been playing directly into the hands
OF the insurgents, protractiDg the contest,
and rendering the result doubtful. The
rebels will continue 10 employ the slaves
against the Union, unless the Government
calls on them to fight for it; and it is simply
question, whether it is best to oblige them
10 help the rebels, or to let them assist us.
# the four million Of slaves are changed
from the secession end of the scales to thc
Union end, it is plain to be seen that the
rebels Will quickly kick the beam. They
will be weighed in the balance and found
wanting. A very few months would end
the war, by suhjugating the rebellion. Il
l,y pursuing the present policy, the war is
protEacted, and the Union finally slim.
wrecked, on whose head should FILL the
blame Of the awful disaster? On those
Who refused to adopt the means necessary
TO the end; who refused "to put musket
"in the hands Of the slave, and bid him
strike for the liberty Of the human race
Those who howl about Abolitionists" are
The men who give aid and comfort 10 the
rebels and Drotract the WAT