Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-12-18
From the Albany Argus and Atlas.
The Emancipation Question in CONGRESS

luiIt"'} oteH auOpleu Oy tHe Government,
and was now IN operation, the Radicals of
the two Houses Of Congress, on the first
day OF the session, precpitated before
both Chambers the question of Emancipa.
ton. The process was as logical as the at.
tempt itself was reasonable! "Whercas,"
the resolutions generally ran, Congress
has no power 10 emancipate slaves, resol-
yea that our Generals shall recruit them
into the urtuy and declare tllem- free ,'-
+ The non Seq,eitr is as apparent as it would
be in fact if the proclamation for the ne
gro allies We're sounded. They would no.
follow u tue call.
We are wearcd with the per,inacity of
folly with which the faclious leaders of a
minority attempt to force the delus:ye and
iatal roilcy upon the country. We shall
not argue the question Of right, for they
heed not right; nor of expedicncy, for
they are incapable of understanding il.
! Bot if Congress dstrusts the power of
+ the 100000 wnite soluiers in arms, in de.
fence of the Constitution, and Of the vast
Navy OF the Federal Government, and
must needs recruit from the black popu-
lauon, why not commence at the North
II blacks are needed for soldiers, why not
marshal the free blacks TO the rescue, in
stead OF attempting this tardy and circuit
ouS method Of rallying slaves 20 our stan
dard. There are 2OJOO1 free blacks IN
the loyal States, and an army of 2j 900
might easily be SUPPL lied from their mum.
o'I'' 10 get Tue same loIce OF able bod
ieH men rom lie Save population, We
"ou'" nav 10 'aNe ""hlh our lines, and
support 'IIl tie close OF the war, eight
'lme' the number, counting women, chill
dren, t-e decremd and incapable. The
burden OF s"ch a population would be lme
mehseIy greater 'hah that OF any similar
number OF the most expensive troops we
now nave, even on lhe most e%travagant
estimate
/ W nat "lIl 1t cost to sustain population
OF ZVoVoo slaves during the war, ted with
dal'y rallonS as the "contrahands' OF For
tIe'S Monroe no" are The elements Of
the calculation are to be found in the eX-
pertinent ana 1t Is In the power Of the
government TO give the results also. We
venture Ios'y that there never was holy
o. men, outside "t the established aims
houses So unPr2dnciINe and Wasteiu! and
'a1''N', ,H '"e '""','r' al / ortFe's Mon
''I,, aug '"ei' "a, re 'g'h"r"t ,'lh!'lP'.
we "o nov oe'le'e lhe people are mch
'"o"s" !" P"'V Suc' ood} OF PENSION
Sy.9 o' 't,"' 'ne Euher,ng cltzens 't the
.,'.'' 1'1 "''l t"'IentIS '''ue inc l''ea that
i., "n"e ""''ht 'c''S9 ,nen TO thelr
r,t g'',o, I"'' VI "u,'sSr ana co'u' II Is mani
.,9II'S PHIe' ia. .'""''St"'e a"o oe''o"lhg
''S !."e'''' opun,'es upon 'he Vag'anh pop,
u''''ol' VI '"o oou'n' Wnohl II mas lhV'te"
Wv 'i''"eSS' Hnu '"eh, Wheh Lhe negro
1'.'S' rs "'' S"eNe" ms ,l''''lo"S from Ihe
'ho 'i''N'cr GiasS Is TO nave itS
'"' Ho" "lH"S ,il'IlIohs" VIII lhIS lake,
an" "ho o"t inc northern hOorer VIII
"'vS Wy.I 70 pay mem -.
"' ''i' N"' u''" su'".e' stai', sue ny
s'"'' !" ~ r"e l", KS WIN 'he O'ac" irecu'
men Try II! heC the experiment he
,,'oe Win 'he soIuiera rcctuIteG rom the
"'"T" P"Eu'"'''" W '"e No'IH' ueIoIc we
'uSn l"'" 'he oNPei'OlthJo OF general levy
VI ''o'P' az the ro"'h' ne NorIh'lh
negro II 'reGuoIh IS an advantage Is the
oelter man OF ,he TWO, ana Is certainty
oet'er ,5, eHuca'eo' 1I.c'p,'h@o ana Se'l,reIi-
any "aI Woulu De 'lie iR'e ot brigade
ol ol"SNS, 2n'c'reu 9y tue'r own Cia,S; OF
~" ~ oS ""IIe'' ""u .'"ic,,"s :" D',''e
" " Iia' "oulu oe ''S.r ".SG'V'lne' 'ht'r '"ne,
theIr COURAGE, an' TO VIVA, extent "o"''
'iey ele'a'e VT "gP''S7 ''tc "ar''Ne s"'u'
"'ViI'' anu ,%P'" u" corp" o' Ihe army
we ASK ,"e'e oues''o"7' o"' we seek no
answer an ENGry una" ca" answer tHem'
"t country mas at! e"uS answered tHe'h'
to' q ,o'ole n@S SEM S,ng'e Uack man TO
'"' oG'e"ce VI we co""''9' ine uoNe'h
name If samorn tricI, ,f words n dnIn
sion and c,IsnnooJ n taII, about recrniI-
in, on, or,,,;as rran, ,n,.h . oonroa D..
dmcaI to its reai meaning Tho action Of
Congress comes to lbis-9n invitation 70
the slaves to desert their masters with the
promise that the Government Will support
and free them If they do. Behind this
invitation is the hidden lncItement to SER
vile nsurgection but the fanatics OF Con'
greas have not yet resolved that supernal
i0''y ana crime l''o %"r"S' Iney nope
t''' Ihe Pu'cN ear oI 'l'e nero WI'' cav"
'nc vnouG"' ere ~ - eNP' esS'u III U.s.
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