The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-12-12

OF this Governments, out demand, Oh tue
contrary, that, being forced by traitors
and rebels to the extremity Of war, al
the rights and powers Of war should be
exercised to bring it to speedy end.
Those who make war against the Gov
eminent justly forfeit all rights Of prop.
erty. privilege, or security, derived from
the Constitution and laws. against which
they are 10 armed rebellion aud ~ the
labor and service of their saves consti-
tute the chief property Of the rebels, such
property should share the common fate
Of war to which they have devoted the
property Of loyal citizens.
While it il plain that the Slave prop,
erty Of the South is justly subjected to
all the consequences Of this rebellious
war, and that the Government would be
untrue to its trust in not employing all
the rights and powers Of war to bring it
to a speedy close, the details. of the plan
for doing so, like all other military meas.
ures, must, in great degree, be left to
be determined BY particular exigencies
The disposition Of other property be.
lon ling to the rebels that becomes sub
ject to our arms is governed by the cir.
cumstances Of the case. The Govern
ment has no power to ho'd slaves, none
to restrain a slave of his liberty, or to
exact his service. I, has a right, how.
ever, to use the voluntary service OF
slaves liberated by war from their rebel
masters, like any other property Of the
rebels, 10 whatever mode may be most
efficient for the defence of the Govern.
ment, the prosecution of the war, and
the suppression of the rebellion. II is
clearly right of the Government to arm
slaves, when it may become necessary, as
it is to use guppowder taken from the
enemy Whether it is cxpedient to do
so is purely military question. The
right is unquestionabc by the laws of
war. The expedicncy must be desermiu-
ed BY circumstances, keeping in view
the great object Of overcoming the rebels,
re, establishing the laws, and restoring
peace to the nation
1t is vain and idle for the Government
to carry on this war, or hope to maintain
its existence against rcbelious force,
without employing all the rights and
powers of war. AS has been said, the
right to deprive the rebels of their prop.
crty in slaves and slave labor, is as clear
and absolute, as the right to take forage
from the field, or cotton from the ware
house, or powder and arms from the mag
azine. To leav" the enemy in the pos
session Of such property as forage and
cotton and military stores, and the means
of constantly reproducing them, would
be madness 1t is, therefore, equal mad
ness to leave them in peaceful and secure
possession Of slave property, more yalua-
bic and efficient to them for war, than
forage, cotton, and military stores. Such
policy would be national suicide. What
to do with that species Of property, is a
question that time and rcumstances
must solve, and need not be anticipated
further than to repeat that they Cannot
be held BY the Government as slaves
1t would be useless to keep them as pris
,pers Of war and sclfprescrva.ion, the
highest duty CT Government, or of
demands tina. tn y should be
disposed of or emf loyed in the most
effective manner that will tend most
speedily to suppress the insurrection and |
'estore the authority Of the Government.
# it shall be found that the men who
,avn heen hold Ii, tho ~nh"ls 49,
re capable Of bearing arms and perform.
ng efficient military service, it is the
light, and may become the duty, Of the
Government to arm and equip them, and
employ their services against the rebels,
'pder proper military regulation, discip
inc, and command
But 10 whatever manner they may be
|sed by the Government, it is plain that
nee liberated by the rcbcllious act Of
heir masters, they should never again
re restored to bondage. BY the masters
reason and rebellion he forfcIts all right
D the labor aud service of his slave; and
he slave of the rcbcllious master, bv his
ervice 20 the Government, becomes
lstly entitled to freedom and protection.
The disposition TO be mad Of the
aves of rebels, after the close of the war,
an be safely left to the wisdom and pat
otsm of Congress. The Representa-.
yes Of the People will unquestionsbly
ecure to the loyal shareholders every
ght to which they are entitled under
he Constitution of the country.
SIMON CAMERON.
The foregoing is part of the Sccre
ary's report as he made it. After the
bove was in type we learned that before
went to Congress the President erased .
il after the words, 1t has become a .
rave question: etc, and inserted the .
Glowing:
" |: is already grave question what
hail be done with the slaves who are aLan
ioned by their owners Oh the advance of |
'ur troops into Southern territory. as 1t
Beaufort District, in South Caroina-I
The number left within our control at
that point is very considerable, and sim
liar cases will probably occur What
a'."l' ha a"na with .ho".2 Caa mo .ffara
TO send them forward to their masters
to be by them armed against US, or used
in introducing supplies to maintain the
rebellion? Their labor may be useful to
Us; withheld from the enemy, it lessons
his military resources, and Withholding
hem has 10 tendency to induce the /
horrors OF instruction even in the rebel
They constitute a military