The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-11-21
The LouSsvilie Dem &c rat on the
speech OF John Coc hrane.

The Democrat has lcngartcle condemn
Ing in severe terms the recent speech VI John
CJchrsne 70 his regiment and SIMON Came
r1ns Endorsement. But IN the course OF Is
remarks the Democrat says:
What shall be done with the negroes IL a
wiling question. in the Case Of Beaufort, s.
c., the difficulty presents itself The master
rms away and leaves the negro. IL is not
ie business Of the army 70 make laws 10
govern property. The arms can only treat
negroes, OF whose Ownership they know
nothing officially. as best they can employ
ZEN. ifthey are found idle. as they would
anything else. State iaies only can reach the
G sse Of these negroes. oad The Stafe authorities
hsre ran G,Say, and for all The army has TO do,
tis negro cIa ran auay 100.
Let tho negro be sent 20 his master. il may
be sud. When there is any constitutional
la.c maxine that the dufy ofhe military. IL
NAV be done; but n JEFF Dacis horse should
s.rap aray into MeCJeiiaa' camp, ice question
I laso or courtesy scould reqa re the latter 10
sind him back. The negro soiii come under
the same rule. An sneny must fake care Of
lis Goa proper y; he can hardly expect IL 70
BIO sent back " him By = party he stands
ready TO shoot.
The injury 81 elsve property By this rebe.
lion any nssn OF sense must have foreseen.
Gov. Morehead declared, before he was
bitten By Scccssionism. that il wss the woi 50
blow slavery had ever received. and IN that
be spoke as a national man. Where an in
vsding army goes. aud State laws are dead
letters. owing g. the desertion OF white men.
What : 10 become Of the negro. when there
il no white u.earflth authority 10 execute
State laws. 81 II the Federal Government
undertake 20 protect slavery IN the Ststes. OF
t.executc State laws with no State authorities
1, administer theml
Besides. ii masters defy Constitutions and
laws. and get up rebellion. what Can they ex-
pc = Of the pegro, but 10 follow the exam
plsi
These are inherent and insaperable diff
culties on this subject, which lie In the way
OF the best institutions, and when Eaen are
4 ter ,hcir rights they should have judgment
eaou, IA 20 see when they arc 10 the path 10
sscr.hce rights: abandoning them to thu pro-
lection Of the.r enemies, who have no legal
pIser. If they had the inclination. 70 protect
them"
After quoting the above from the Demo
eysfthc Clncinnaii Commercial says:
% the Dsaoesaf comedies IN Il il Is not the
duty OF the Government 10 m Ike the protec-
ts,n OF Slavery paramount in the war; and
l. therefore Is not 30 tar from Cochrane's Do.
ton rs it nay imagine An enemy must
IKE care Of bis ovn property" Mr. Demo-
crat. The phrase IS most significant one
IL We treat negro property as other property
Ia this war. We viii only be Welding TO the
Radical Southerners Que OF those rights"
Of which they were 80 tenacious. III Slavery
Is crushed Ia this war, those who commenced
the war viii be responsible.
The rebels iusist on thrussing the negro
into the war. They use him in every way.
and boas, thar he i their strength in war as
IN peace. Why should not the loyalisss use
him alsog he builds Notifications for the
rcbels-why not FOR the Union men,