Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-20
The Question Of Slavery rs Connected
with the Present War for the URIon.

IuO Vucbtluu Oh BhVCFy connected
with the Present War for the URion.
The New York Courier and Enq,arer has
the following: 10 d, q ~ -.- t.s.-5,4l
The Confederacy of slave States has re
pudiated the Constitution, and placing them
selves beyond its pale, openly seek to destroy
it and ruin all whom it protects. They no
longer profess any obedience TO any of its re-
quirements; and of course can not claim its
protection. By their own act, our duty to
respect their rights under that Constitu Lion
ceases with their reputation of it; and our
right to liberate their slave property is as
clear as would be our right to liberate the
slaves Of. Cuba in war with Spain.
Every freeman in America is an enemy to
African slavery, and the moment he is dis
charged from his constitutional duty to-
respect the institution, and to protect his fell
low. citizen in the enjoyment of slave prop \
erty where it is recognized by the Constitu-
-tioD, he is morally at liberty to pursue Just
ysuch course in relation to slavery and
slaves, as his feelings and his sense Of duty
to the slave may dictate. His philanthropy
and love of justioe-his convictions of right
and consideration OF public policy-hence-
forth become his only rule of conduct.
The abolitiong gof slavery everywhere in
the slave Confederacy is a matter to be de-
cided hereafteF, by Questions of public ex-
peulehcyi anu nQl-pJ cOnsluoIaLlons Oh
obligations to Constitution which the rebel
Oobfedefaey repudiate and utterly ignore.
Let the rebel Uonfederacy reflectups these
facts; and then, If they dare, issue a solitary
letter Of halrgiie, or what they may pretend
to call such, well knowing that a band of law
lees rebels and robbers, can possess no such
right, and that the attempt TO exercise II, Isl
nothing more or less than organized piracy.
The tirst assault upon our commerce from
ysuoh aquarter, becomes BY the piratica1 Ia "
of the slave ConfedeFaey the actof the whole
piratic horde; and just as certainly ks 1t is
made, Just so certainly the people of the
North with oneY0ice, will not only demand,
but will compel the manumission of every
bondman in the slave Oonfederacy. ---,
\, This is no idle threat. A band Of pirates
threaten and authorize piracy upon North
ern commence; and from the moment that
thTsAt isgcarried iht01 Execution the fstters
will fall from the manacled limbs of their
slaves, and they will be encouraged and
aided in the establishment of their freedom.
Suppose Cuba were 70 issue letters Of inarque
against our commence, and according 10 the
Mercury seize supon the. rich prizes which
may be coming from foreign lands" does
any sane man doubt that we should at once
invade the Island and liberare her slayesf Or
does any statesmen OF jurist question our
right 80 to do2 Aud why them should we
hesitate 6Im1iar course IN respect 70 this
60. called Southern Oonfederacyf : slstsiu
p Spain, as a we'll established nation, and
Eeoognized as such by all the powers in the
world, would have the right according 10
the laws Of nations, to adopt such q course
of proceeding but who would do it ct her
peril, and well weighing the consequences.
But the rebstJ JGoVerhment1of the slave
States possess no such right The act would
be no note nor less tkaq pitAey; and We
should not only hang at the ysrdsarm all
persona cangM IN the practice, but We
should be ompehed, in self-dGfenSe, t0cArry
the war into Africa. and dslll with the slaves
OF the Contederacy, as we should, under
similar circumstaaees, deal with those Of
1.-THE richly-laden ships Of the North, /"
says the Mobile Advertiser, Htswarm On
every sea, and are absolutely unprotected.
The harvest is ripe" We admit it but
gather il if you dare. Venture upon the
capture of the poorest Of those richly
laden ships,N and from that moment your
slaves become freemen, doing battle in free
dom's cause. Hundreds aud hundreds OF
millions Of the property Of the enemy invite
US TO spoil him--4to spoil these Egyptians,
says the same paper. True, but you dare
mol Venture upon the experiment, your four
teen hundTed millions of slave property will
cease 10 exit, and you will find four millions
Of liberated slaves in your midst.