, 1861-12-05

,art,e. and 20 well equipped, was ever put u
the field IN SO short space Of time AZ SO sa1a4i
WH;fe It Is mn intention to presez7e Tie strifest
e,ono9av and accountability, / think tie tdst ooaaf
sbom1d Be- erpe1ded and the lost man Should oe
077ned to bring this atnhoy REBELLION to $feeo9
and permanent close.
RECONSTRUCTION OF TILE MAI. l
Tie geographical position Of the metsopoms us
Of tle nation, menaeed By the rebels. and re-
auircd 10 be defended BY thousands Of our
troops, induces me to sug5cst tor cohslderl-
lion tile propriety and espeaieney OF ! recon.
ftruction Of the boundaries s. Of tHe srate5 Mat ol
Delaware, Maryland, and virginls. wisdom
and true statesI11ansllip would dictate that the
srat Of the National Government, for all time
to come, should be placed eeyona fea:onaelS
danger Of seizure By enemies Wllnln, Us "1n
a; fFonl capture bv foes from without by |
a.rccnlcnt between the States named, snch as
VAS effected, for similar purposes, Dy Alchl-
gan and Ohio. and by Missouri and lo"a, tAgaE
boundaries could be so changed as to r:nder
| the influence Of State governments WMeh hase
| arr:,ycd themselves in rebellion AGAINST thc |
t Federal authority. TO this end. the limits OF
! Virginia mi4ht lie so altered a. to MAKE neE
and Pennsylvania on the North, leaving -, th9:e zee
on the South and West as at present. Py ,M tuas
| ghany and Washington would be- t5ansasEieo
|
| ton of virginia which LIS between the Blue
Ridge and Chesapeake Bay could taeE +,'e ne
added to Maryland, while that portion & o. uls
peninsula between the waters OF the tnc3a.
! ueake and the Atlantic, now jGlnt nelu bJ
Maryhnd and Virginia, could be Incorporated
into the State Of Delaware 4 reference 70
the map will show how tlat these are great
natural boundaries which, Tor ~ nnae 20 e2sne, @
would serve to maGK TIC hnlt5 u tneae
States.
erTn< THF r
r.,,,a1, +f,o ,,ro+eetion of the Capita1 conf
10 Hahs ens :5lp1.'+;on " thc 1sree accession
: t Paets, " ~ .1,;ob Morr,,nd World receive.
" tsati.o.1 ti 1eS,o.ncnt nronosel. Ii would be
: :S ~ aans1itntinn as to limit the tasis
shar roH,osentat;on to her white population
u ~ t,;s cnnnsat;on # would be t1t part of
-;aa1r, ~, ~ raann,s~ "a the District Of Column
Mlsaoi fa,, " ~ ;1s oTi~inaI limits which by
ott I.At ~ rpnaroos y.as rrTTneedcd to The State
= cv;-a;S; ~ ~ ~
u
| WHAT "lA4a@ IT, ~ " lAA
Il has become a grave question for deternli-
&c nation, what shall be done with the slaves
y | abandoned BY their owners on the advance Of
!, our troops into Southern territory. as III the
r. Beaufort district or South carolina me
'e whole Mhtc popna13o taefs : ~ reeads 1nuus
thu. Inne t.n +bamsard IN The nanic which dToye
h fheir masters in wild confusion from their
- hn1,'as 1oa1-as than, IN nn1isnnicd po5scssion
If ngt1' III Sn,H t5tu ,,,7atIf 6v tIer 0axt7s
" sgt ~ p" ~; W T. - SGbt ,;nst ~ or x,al1
Ie3m ~ '"a IL yrproIuc;1
tGc neos 1; - e,n,r e ay,ies Of rcS;on
s'&s Tha ~ intn 7s,,irf this f3oyrrn1ncnt has
p 49,, tn fnad h.- nh.Iiiors tr,ifo-s is carried
L. eeen ~ nossnssinr the nr,,ncr
IN VI ~ ~ ~ +re,,i.rors1v srTxc1 ,nnn liz
~ ~ the enemies Of the Government. ana 20 re,
of .ol y H. IL n1acc5 EheTe II is onnosed or
e. 80 ~ h7 ir1,,od insnrrecf;on It'd reel
o Its nnfnnsr NJ Is to r1ycr aud defend
sr- 1rba, nGn - 80 ;nstIT H.. is f own. ~ ''
d. VIA Is jasl4 80 V"n ,o,,onso,,t r,,i1,ns :;
ay H.h s'ei ". - a1s- onI III f1or 1o
ii maze 70 souous .n9 ~, a,,.;u,. IL. 1,n.t i,
longs W aiss, ;,t ~ Jo,,i,;in,S ,xsr III ti,t
country, .'au eAeie!aiXE oG1 ~. 1ar;tnr, Th
ds men anu !l1nS "e+i - ;,,t1'.,,.nlsn, n,fion
e. oeAtS - - 49, Il E,1t,,,-. th,t ,,.I,t
nd q. W. "h , foeo of or,s to nyrrfhroy
th VINO are ElnoIahs y .o1sG r L,o,,
A government Jus.is elu$ upon a,a 7aroSnt
AZ 1he conseauehses y. ~: .uu IL pai,na:
me OBSTRUCTION - tue t' =, ~ .et;.,1
70 lhat gosgrna1g st;1 .;te ~ S;7.uts Or n
lse 4in1, a,'u ay "VH tI1, 'sJ asta;n To, he -
be- ~ .,,su sT;et ,.ss to pyexe,ae It's o,en exis
es q o"J tgett"% ,te.,'a ~ ..,I5:os tn7 fr;f,,,
oi c'tee or % oet!to'te 'z:" ,t;,s. ~ ~ ,,,tv -
us- enemy, " looIsny :" iuo.t,.:y ~
y taess ecfto eee ee03s't3 S-@' '5"''S' 80
nt CoNF1sCAT1oN OF SLAVES OF REBELs'
~ N The principal wealth and power Of tile rebt
'oA Stotca il ), ,a1slta. sprcies OF property, COZ
Of s;4ner s ~ th.s s.ryicc or I,hor of Africa
m eit1aE ~ t1'n 1rsrrudsrt. If Africans. Til
on1 4,rn,crtr h,s bccn vaTious1y estimated at Il
The F,15e ~ frnn, s7lo 0Nl OF0 10 81 eco 900 600
ops II5u s6oyjd f1is ,3ionatfu H. rrt}nut from ii
81 da.,,2x mi roysr,1;tfut,S II Jt{yiys ar.tt'
az - 1t was the boast OF the leader Of the rebe
~ aas lion while he yct had Il seat i'll tlc Senate
INC thc IT,,itri1 States that thu Southern, Stat,
MS MS would be comparatively saf. and free from Il
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