Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-05-23
The Wan and it's Results.

The relation of slavery to the plcsent
war, and the possible effect Of the war ur-
on the system of slavery, are topics that
force themselves upon almost every mind.
Mr. Garrison and Mr.. Phillips do not agi-
tate these questions, but with a cominenaa-
BILE discretion refrain from associating the
war movement with technical aboltionism,
or dividing the counseis, sympatAies aud et-
forts Of the people by propositions for the
removal Of slavery. They resign that ques-
ton to the logic Of events, 81 rather to the
developments of an ailrwisa and albright
Providence. The wari; not an anti-slavefy
crusade Of the North against the South.
Had this been so much as limited at IA the
Presidente Proclamation, not regiment
would have volunteered. The war, upon
the one side, is war OF rebellion and az
erosion by the South against the Constr
tutIonal Government OF the country, waged
solely in the interest Of the slaycholding
aristocFaev; and on the Others side, war
for the support ofthat Government, the as
sertion Of its just rights, and the defense Of
that Liberty, Order, and Justice which the
Constitution was ordained to secure. Nei-
tier the Administration, nor the army, nor
amy party at the North, has devised or is
is prosecuting this war with view TO the
abolition Of slavery. And vet the instnc-
tive feeling Of all classes at the North and
at the South is that this war, if efficiently
prosecuted by the United States, Will be the
doom Of slavery. The awful justice Of
God, using an injuretl and aroused people
as its instrument. is bringing down upon
the abettors Of slavery the retrbution chal-
lenged by that system OF iniqulty. Slave
" will pc thoroughly broken down, if not
finally abolished, by the advance OF an ar
my upon the South, crushing every form
Of actual or organized rebellion against the
Government. This viii be a necessary con-
sequence of vigorous prosecution Of the
war. 1t is not the Administration at
Washington. 1t is not in she thoughts OF
the citizen soldery who have rallied to the
defense Of the Government. 1t is not a
conspiracy Of Northern "Abolitionists.
1t is tie decree Of Providence written up
on tile face Of events, so that he that run
meth may read.
The tendency Of the public mind in this
direction IS strikingly illustrated by two re-
cent editorials ia The Courier and Eie-
quirer Of this city--a paper that has never
had the least affinity for anti-slayery move
ments. Says Tie Courier:
1.-The word property becomes exceed
ineIy sienifican now. The Southern Con-
federacy have authorized their President to
issue letters Of narque for privateetsto cap
ture and destroy the private property OF
our people; and Of course wherever our
troops make a landing, they toe will be N
structed to capture AMI destroy the prop
ertv Of the traitors ii the Rebel states.
Are slaves property1 was asked by 9
member Of. the Cabinet recently; AMI the
answer was, so say tho traitors N rebel
lion against the Government. Now, wien
this .property' i captured, what are we TO
40 with tt? The sole title 81 the slave
holder to his property in the slave, IS deny-
ed from the war and capture. The negro
is captured i'll Africa; and the prisoner
thus captured in war is sold into slavery,
aud thus becomes the property Of his mas
ter; and he and his descendants are held
through his title. BY capture, then, IN the
pending war, every slave becomes the
property Of the Government which makes
the capture. We do not deal ia human
chattes do not put blood-money IN The
Treasury; but it does not follow that, be-
cause we will not sell the property OF chat
te,s thus captured, we are TO return 1t TO
the party from whom it is captured. Ear
from it. What then? Why, Of course,
we shall be compelled to give freedom to
the captured .chattel.' How Leave him
to be recaptued? Not willingly; and
therefore it viii be the DUTY Of our people
thus capturing their cha a.els, either to bring
them off and give them their freedom, or
to free them OH the spot giving them arnas
wherewith to protect the freedom J Such
IS the proposition made 70 the Government.
If il be right 70 let loose pirates toprey up
on our commerce and destroy the private
property of our merchants, most assaFelly
il Is right and proper for our Government
to make inroads AL along the coast OF the
Rebel states, capturing and destroying their
property and as We do not propose to
take the lives Of their chattels, il will be
our duty to give them their Liberty. But,
saws Justice, Of what use is his liberty un-
less You give him d sword 10 defend 1t aud
prevent his rec.ptufes
"such is the Punishment which Jeti
Davis and his associate Rebels are brnging Z
mon the South. Just as certainty as they
issue letters Of asarque to pirates to prey
upon or pirate property Just 50 certain
IN ace eiU kJerafe eeery stare captured
during the sear. Let them put this u their
pines and smoke it. : Let the
property Of Rebels Be contiscated wherever
found, and without regard to character
Its being STARE property viii certainly not
make us more chars in neddling with IL;
Iut. on the contrary, cause us to require
that the institution forthe propagation q
which this wal is waged BY the Rebels,
shall BE- made to feel its effects most severe
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All this accords with the strictest justice.
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