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

/ Ii has become grave question for de-
termination, what shall be done with the
Slaves abandoned by their owners on the
advance Of our troops into Southern ter
sies.y, 49, <I.~ Dcuufurs aIstrIcL Oi
South Carolina. The whole white popu.
lation therein is six thousand, while the
number Of negroes exceeds thir,y-.wo
thousand The panic which drove their
masters in wild confusion from their
homes, leaves them in undisputed posses
sion Of the soil. Shall they, armed BY
their masters, be placed in the field to
light against us, or shall their labor be
continually employed in reproducing the
means Tor supporting the armies of re.
bellion
The war into which this government
has been forced by rebellious traitors. is
carried on for the purpose of reposscssing
the property violently and treacherously
seized upon by the enemies of the Gov.
eminent, aud to re establish the au,hori.
ty and laws of the United States in the
places where it is opposed or overthrow
10y armed instruction and rebellion. Its
purpose Is to recover aud defend what il
justly its own.
War, even between independent ma
nons, Is made to subdue the enemy, and
all that belongs to that enemy, ty occu
pymg the hostile country, and exercising
dominion over all the men and thinas
within ITS territory This being true in
reSpect to independent nations t., war
with each other, it follows that rebels
who are laboring by force D. arms TO over
throw government. justly brin. upon
themselves all the consequences Of war,
and provoke the destruction meritcd by
the worst of crimes. That government
would be false to national trust, and
would Justly excite the ridicule Of the
civilized world, that would abstain from
the use OF any efficient means to preserve
It's own existence, or to overcome n re.
beliious and traitorous enemy, BIZ snar;n,
or protecting the property Of those who
are waging war against it.
The principal wealth and power of the
rebel States is peculiar species of prop.
erty, consisting Of the service or labor of
African slaves, or the descendants Of
Africans This property has been vari.
ou>F estimated at the value Of from
$500 100000 to 81 600. 900, 900
Why should this property be exempt
from the hazards and consequences of q
rchelious war?
1t was the boast Of the leader of the
rebellion, While he yet had seat i; the
senate of the United States. that the
southern States would be comn,ra,;vel,
sa'e and free from the burdens of war i
IL snou'd be brought on by the contem
p'a'ea rebellion, and that boast was ac-
cohpoh''a by the savage threat tina,
Northern towns and cities would bec,,n,
the victims ofrapine and military snn;ls !,
and that Northern men should smo,
Southern gunpowdcr and feel Sou,hcr,
steel. - No one doubts the disposition o
the rebels to carry that threat into exc
eution. The wealth Of Northern town
aud cities, the produce of Norther
farms, Northern workshops and manu-
factories, would certainly be seized, dc
stroyed, or appropriated as military spoil
NO property in the North would he spar
ed from the hands of the rebels, an,
Their raplne would be defended unde
the laws Of war. While the loyal State
thus have all their property and posses
slons at stake, are the insursent rebels t,
carry on warfare against tho Govern
ment 10 peace and security to their ow,
property?
Reason and justice and sslf.preservs
I ton forbid 'hassuch should be the polio,