New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-10-25
VlLL GOOD RESULT FRON TT

Very many OF the leading lourna IN 'he
country still insist tn 1t the only way to subduc
the southern rebellion and whip ont secession
is to ''aholiSh slavery by the rroclama-
ton of the President. This position Sc tera-
ciously adhered to- and so persistentlv urged
hy so many of the respectable but i'll advised,
impracticah1e and impolitic journals Of the
country. induces us to give onr views upon
the question involving rs it does the de-
struction or the perpctuity of American in
stitutions.
Three questions arise in this matter: fir>t,
what effect can such proclamation have uron
the status of the negro: and second. what
j. proposed to he done with them If their con-
dition as chattels is reached Ivy such rrocla-
nation: and third. how would the Union
sentiment of the loyal slave States be affect
cd thereby.
From authentic and reliable data we are
of the opinion that the mere utterlnS OF
proclamation Of freedom to the slaves can IN
no way effect their status, because such proc
lamation would he owerless except so far as
the military power of the federal government
may have suppressed the rebe!lo:. and thus
put itself in position to compel obedience 20
its orders. If this position be true then at
ter the rebellion is suppressed. any, and all
efforts on the part Of the administration to
enforce respect ard obedience to such decree
will be in open violation Of law ard in dis
'obed ence to the constitution and OF the rights
guaranteed thereby to- the States in their SOW
reign capacity. Consequently. the only con-
clusion we can arrive at is that the status OF
the negro will in spite Of all such unc"nstltu-
tional edicts remain unchanged except so far
as It may be changed by brute force. after the
rebellion is wiped out and loyalty is again re-
stored throughout the length and breadth OF
the land, But if the actual status OF the re-
gro is changed thereby. are they t" he LETT
in the slave States. or are they to be d'spers-
ed oyer the North among the free laborIng
classes! If so. then who so stupid as not to
see that their lobor inferior as it is and ever
must be. will come in direct competition with
the poor labsring classes in the North! And
iftbey are t. remain where they at present
arc who cannot see that it will wcrk no real
punishment to the rehelllous States. for the
reason that but few of their slaves will in any
event escape. while all free negroes remain
ing in the slave States proper, will in few
wears be required to leave within given Pc
riod. or he sold into seryi,udc. This ,egsla-
tion. sure to follow proclamation OF unlver-
snl freedom to the negro will disperse the sys-
tenn throagh all ramifcations of Southern SO
ciety instead of combining it, as at present to
the wealth and aristocracy of the South. Thus
instead offresing single human being PR
manently it will forever rivet the chains up
on the slave. because this rebellion osce over,
whatever may be the action OF the South In
regard to the institution, political abolition
ism in the future of our history, unlike the
past will be looked upon as the ayowed and
incipient steps of disloyalty, looking to Q de
struction of our form of government. and
dissolution Of the American Union.
In regard to the effect it will have upon the
Union sentiment in KY. Va. Nd. Del, Mo.
and eastern Tenn, there can !e no two opin-
ions 1t is we'll known that Mr.. Holt, ANDY
J hnson. and the venerable C.ittenden with
their hosts Of followers and adher cnts
throughout the loyal slave States are strongly
pro.slavery, and that their devotion to the
Union is all the while based upon two i'm
portant grounds; first, they believe all their
rights of property and their political rights
a. we'll, to be secure to them in the Union.
Entertaining these views it is not surprising
that their position is one Of unqualified devo-
ton to it. conducted in such manner as to
guarantee e them in the future, as in the past,
the enjoyment Of all those rights and immu-
mites.
But let the administration pursue policy
that shall be ut war; wantonly, with the
quiet enjoyment of their political and person
al rights, and they are Immediately trans
formed from ]oyalists into active aiders ofso-
cesson and rebellion. The thrill that was
sent through the loyal hearts of the South on
the PRONUNCIATION OF Fremont's proclamation,
and the shouts ofjoy that were sent up on the
Presidents modification of the same is evi.
dence of the truth Of this position. Besides,
nothing would SO much crafty the leaders of
secession as such a policy on the part Of the
administration. They, equally with the ad-
yocates of the measure-botk false to the gov
ernment-would rejoice at such Il blunder
on the part of Mr.. Lincoln, while all true pa
triots would bewail the fate of their country
and the downfall of its institutions and gov
crnment
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