Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-09-21
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Enlancipationism.

Of pestilent .sboltionism. The most OBJ.
jectionablc part of it, to be sure, is in ar.
ticIos written by correspondents, but the
prominence assigned them in the makeup
OF the paper, and the strong leaning in the
same direction in its editorial columns,
justify us in attributing to the Indepen-
dent deliberate purpose to make itself a
vehicle of abolition sentiments. 1t allows
DR.. Cheevcr to expatiate on "tbe ire.
"trieyable mischief produced by the North.
"crn Government and Administration in
"refusing to direct the war against slavery,
"and on the "infnite Importance of imme.
"diotely striking that blow against slavery
land which will retrieve our affairs and
-FOUR reputation, aud save us from the
dreadful disaster" etc. 1t gives space to
a long article by Charles l.. Brace, cnti.
tied The Key to Victory which opens
with the inquiry, "Why will not we peo-
PIE see that the only key to victory is a
"Proclomation Of Emoacipwion."
! 1t is plain to people of practical sense
that proclamation of emancipation would
have no other effect than to weaken and
break down the Administration. If it
should be stupid and foohardy enough to
venture in this experiment, it would not
only stultify itself by contradicting all the
professions it has heretofore made that the
war is to be waged for the attainment OF
none but constitutional objects but it would
fatally divide the North, and render pow.
erless all the friends of the Union in the
rebel States when the time shall come for
its re construction. But Mr.. Brace sees
so little need Of the cooperation of loyal
slave holders in restoring the Union, that
he Fdmi;s that his plan would result in
blotting them from the face of the earth
lie winds up his article as follows:
"THe SlauehDltins ch.Ss IN sucA a coutesl
scOuH iaeUiiaJLy be almost txieyminutci.
and II 0ny etGSS Of mcn eUer dcSeyVed zu,a,
tolment trom the Almighty for countles,
rfongS d0ne 10 tie auu0ciut 0ud tie ueak
1t as thcy The non-slavcholding elias.
would, no doubt, after a while see the ut
ter uSelcsness' and folly of resistance, and
settle down under what, for a time, will
probably be military rule.
This is not the method we should any
OF us have chosen for emancipation. Bu
Providence has forced it upon us, W.
must choose between that and dofcat.'
Instead of being shut up to choose be
tween a proclamation of emancipation anc
defeat, such proc amation would brn.
sure and irrctricvable defeat from the da,
on which twas promulgated. Two third
of the army would refuse to march anoth.
er step or serve another day in such a cru
sade. Men would no longer enlist, Tex
ccpt few aboliloni,ts, capitalists woul,
no longer furnish means for prosecutin
the war aud we should Immediately hay
a powerful revolutionary party at tn
North as well as at the South. 1t woul
plunge the country into general anarchy
and destroy the hopes of the Union for
| ever.
But would such proclamation emanci
pate the slaves! Pray, how would it ev.
} Ell reach them? Who is to tie this bell t
the secession cat? Who is to carry copie
OF the proclamation to the plantations an,
distribute them there If the agents o
distribution 60 sing ly or in small squads
they will swing from the next tree. If
is carried by armies, it cannot reach til
slaves until the opposing armies have frs
been conquered, But how can it be tn
means of victory if it can take place onl
after victory has been achieved
1t would not be strange if the cnemic
of Secretary Seward and the Administra-
ton should infer his sympathy with thi
reckless aboli,ionism from the fact tha
alongside Of it he orders the publication o
tn; laws of the United States. Indcpen-
dent journals oflargc circulation, however
are not dwindlcd to government organs be
cause the Government finds it proftabl
to adv rlise in their columns, and Prcsi-
dent Lincoln and Congress have left cavi
lcrs no excuse for supposing that any au-
thority exists for any such uttcrances o
any sympathy with the sentiments whicI
the Independent advocates, except anon!
Abolitionists and the most radical of Re
publicans.
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