The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-20

In a late issue of the New York Independent a
religious paper, which PharisacalIy announces
in IA motto at the head of its columns,
that it speaks, ''not as pleasing men, but
"GOD," we find an article with the cap
ton "Notes from the National Capital, by
CHARLES L. BRACE" This communication is
altogether in keeping with that of the just and
plou@ journal in which it appears, and the policy
which the writer advocates is in strict accordance
with that which is supported by the regenerate
proprietors of this virtuous sheet. The attention
of our readers is invited to the following extracts
from the article in question
myself have known during this month that delibe.
rate proposition was laid beto the President by veal
thy and prominent citizen of New York land expe-
diton the coast of South Carolina and
privateering.
ing The grand resu-the only solution of the cues
tion-is fast coming up-the EMANCIPATION OF THE
SLAVES ny the nation What other escape there from
our difficulties? Why should people and our
statesmen look it fairly in the face? =
Evidently there is nut one path to safety and victory
one to permanent setemen-one to the quiet suhju
CATION of the South. Do fear it Look boldly in
the face namely the emancipation Of the slares.
Our armies. as a'mtary necessy'' and strategy
act declare freedom :" to all, and in moment have
army of QUO, OOh human beings sdeallies in
every house and every plan taton The enemy is de-
mortlized. Panic sweeps through the Southern land
Here is a foe dreadful than Northern armies.
Fighting own forces we may hope the re-
venge feelings Of these poor oppressed would
be restrained. Still there would inev taby be desolaon
and destruction sweeping like tempest the South
ern land And it would be just. These have borne
the wrongs Of centuries, why should their up
rising he bloody Let them have their freedom, if they
can win iteven though be the corpses of their
masters and the ashes OF the ruined homesteads After
this tempest Of lire and havoc would arise better for
the south Free laborers would pour in: wasted fields
would be cultivated by new hands; ruined cities would
be built up by Northern capital and ingenuy and the
problem ana the task for the civilization of the coming
age would be the education and preparation OF four mil
lions of blacksperhaps through some system appren
tlceshp-for the rights and the privileges of free la
borers
For such glorious result. even if it come through
tears and blood, do we devoutly pray.
We have already commented upon the conduct
OF the exemplary divines who have so strenuously
exerted themselves to rouse the fury of their ocks
and upon The course of the devout journals which
have found it consistent alike with godlness and
ga TO pander to the brutal passions of their read
erS' aAa we have little disposition to recur to the
su'gect. We are content TO leave these righteous
cla'ho'ers Tor blood to the remorse or reribution
"h'ch the future may have in Store for
them. To lis judgments we leave the gentle
pNacenakers, the pious Christian teachers who are
50 lmp'tently awaiting the hour when ucornsesn
WIN SIRE" The Southern fields and the oashes
"of ruined homesteads' will tell the s,orv of ito
snolngalon. For We fear that when the "tempest
., n'e ana havoc which they so pray erfuny
T''' uo"n Shall have passed away-when the
."YOf .. love to which they are devoting them
sei'es snail have been Completed, the ''better era
~ '"e SCUM which they are anticipating will
- H mem little joy. The GLORIOUS RESULT
- . =" come through tears and blood" will,
shame na "o'' prove as ashes to their lips, and
,.o,o,,.a so''o" viii be their portion. We,
.aaoo.;1. w more than call attention in this
likely to take Wal 10