The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-11-19


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ference a;h 10 iasiiui0a "a the States
with tbs exception II slaves employed n
ererf hostility 10 lie Government, vho as
thereby rendered free mcn; The en-
ploymeni Of fugitive. 10 ihe service Of the
Government, Cor which service loyal mas
icr are 10 be compensated the armipg
q fugiiises only Ia cases Of emergency ;
,hc introduction Of efforts by the federal
armies 10 inciie instructions among the
slaves.
This policy i undoubtedly in accord
ancs with the opinion q large majority
d lhe people Of tie loyal States. Nom
interference with slavery IN the States IS
position advocated alike BY all parties.
The retention Of fneiiiycs is measure
rendered necessary from many obvious
considerations. Tie suspension Of the
laws in The rebclinus States makes il inn
possible 10 determine the status Of the iu-
giiircs whether free or slave. willie the
return 81 The tueili,cs 10 their masters
would es lie ily seriously impair and i'm
pede tie appropriate operations Of the
military, 70 say nothing # the reluctance
with which many Of our soldiers would
obey an order 50 abhorrelt 10 their senti-
menis Of justice and slave Instructions
would necessarily be attended with such
horrors as 10 render them jusliGable only
as last resort.
4 Il remains 10 inquire whether any fur
I ther measures in reference TO slavery aie
necessary to meet the public exigencies.
/ II is held by some that limited time,
extending at iartherest to few months,
should be given TO those in rebellion TO
return 10 their allegiance, aud unless they
do so return that all their slaves should
1 Immediately be declared fee. This meas
ure will probably be presented TO The con-
sideralion Of the ensuing Congress, and
viii be likely 10 haze many supporters in
that body.
With our present views, we believe
4 that such measure is unnecessary and
inexpedient The practical effect Of such
+ step would lie The abolition Of slavery,
for no one can doubt that a large MAORI
4 ty Of the slaves are held by rebel mas
tcrs.
I As for the right Of the Government to
make such an cdict. there can De no doubt I;
for by bis treason the traitor has lost all
claim 10 his property and to every yalua-
bic interest, among which the right to hold
slaves is tie chief and foremost, But be,
cause Congress possesses the right TO pass
such statute it by no means follows that
it would be wise or expcdient to do so.
Although slavery is most enormous evil,
1 the destruction OF which Is dcvoutly wished
for by all good men, yet is immediate alb
clifton would be attended with serious
evils. Its immediate abolition would throw
society in the slaveholdng States, already
in a most distracted condition, into almost
a hopeless state Of confusion.
! In our view the same object, viz the
destruction of slavery, must be The neces-
sary result Of this war. Slavery is no
longer 10 rule the councils of the nation,
but shorn Of her strength, crippled and
miserable being, she viii gradually waste
away until her last rcsiase shall have dis
/ appeared. Believing that such must be
I the inevitable consequence Of the present
( conflict, we should prefer 10 see the same
course adopted which has Hitherto
been practiced in such States as have
emancipatel their slaves. thus avoiding
those difficulties which would be sure TO
follow so sudden transition Of an entire
race Of people from the realms Of darkness,
ignorance and oppression, to those Of lib
crty, knowledge and light.
But while such an act does not seem to
be expedient at present, events may soon
transpire in The rapidly shifting panorama
Of American affairs which will render such
course no, only iustifiable but absolutely
necessary. Acts Of atrociIy or barbarism
on the part Of the rebels may do it. A
foreign war brought about by those who
have already plunged their country into
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