The Placer herald., 1861-06-22
NUMBER A..
From the Nashua IN. H. Gazette.
An Atrocious Project.

The Boston atlas and Bee republican
paper, under date Of April cath, puts forth
the following atrocious sentiments in its
lealing editorial. 1t is recognized as a re.
publican paper and advocates that side Of
The political questions, of the day. 1t says:
"Let the government send strong force
at once into Eastern Virginia, accompanied
by such chaplains as Stella Martin, Fred.
Douglas and Box Brown, with as many
black volunteers as can be raised in Canadx
and the free States; declare martial law, sn
that it shall override all other law, and dc.
clare freedom to every slave that will join
the federal army, furnish arms and amun.
ton at the same time. BY wo,mpt action
of this sor, mn army of s4O, 900 men may
be raised from the slaves and the free no.
groes eas, OF the Blue Ridge that would
take care of Norfolk and Richmond, be.
fore the return Of the sickly season. 1t is
healthy even in the counties near the Chesa
peake until July, and Immediately below the
Blue Ridge it is healthy all the year round.
Pat Stella Martin, and such missionaries
as he may select, ashore, each under the
protection Of a b,llalIion, on either bank Of
the Rappahannock, York and james Rivers
let them stump 1t Mt the neares, court house.
and Eastern Virginia will be free comnu
niy--a strong power, with us and of us.
before the emascua;ed whites OF that region
fairly learn ,ha, they are out Of The Union,
Do this, and away with the nonsense about
abolition. We want deeds, no, offensive
and useless words; and we want deeds that
will save life and lead To freedom. The
meaning of this fight is he doom Of sa
very, and the sooner the government act
upon this idea, the less will be the carnage.
We mus, buy into freedom The slaves of the
loyal States. if any such re,naiu at the close
OF the war"
Stella Martin Is negro clergyman in
Boston. Douglas and Box Brown are we'll
known 10 our readers aS fugitive slaves.
Three weeks ago Mr.. Wendell Phillips
denounced the wa" as uuwise and sure To
eid in the re establishment Of the Union
"under n constitution twice as ,amnable ~
that of 1887" y week ag" last Saturday,
standing beneath the American flag in the
Music Hall in Boston he urged the vigorous
rosecution OF the war for the purpose Of
freeing all the slaves, and compelling the
Southern States back into the Union With.
out slavery. How the orator intends to
dispose of the four million of Blacks, he
did not condesceni to explain. lie is said
to have been cheered to lhs echo by u large
audience of Boston men!
Is this tho character of the war that is
going on! We do not understand it to
be any such war. If it is the sooner it is
known the better. II it is war to excite
servile Instructions in any Southern State
it is deserving the reprobation of every
friend OF humanity. We I've supposed il
to be war for the preservation of the very
existence of our government, for the rescue
of Washington. for the preservation of the
country from anarchy and ruin by aus, aiming
the legally constituted authorities of tho
land and Tor the protection Of the public
property. If the AtIas and Bee speak by
authority. The sooner it is known the better,