Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-09-02

or V@ees conioIm tnem9elvee, however unWil
lingiy' TO the circumstances by which they are
surrounded. They cannot, more than othel
masses OF men, determine for themselves IN.
der one state Of circumstances, what they will
DO In different one. A writer upor war ad
vlses brave men never to nail their coors to the
stan, remarking that If they shall be able, and
nno IL desirable, they can maintain 1t there
winout mailing, while 1t will be more conven
lent TO lower IL If they shall find themselves IN.
anie or no longer desirous to keep it flying
But, speaking practically, what has been the re
suit thus far in the present case2 Has disloy.
atty been found an indomitable sentiment il
this war2 1t pervaded even this Capital and
this District at the beginning of the strife It nc
longer exists here. 1t divided Maryland, and
provoked conflict there. The Union is now Of
strong In that State as In any one of the alWayt
loyal States. Itcommitted Missouri to the pre-.
tended new Confederacy. Missouri 10 now ao
i've and earnest among the loyal States, II
placed Kentucky In an attitude Of neutrality; bu
kentuckyis to'day, firm, resolute, and even self
devoted to the Union. In other regions where
dlsl0yalty was more general, such as Eastern Vir-
ginia, Tennessee, Louisiana and North Caro-.
lima, acquieecence under the Federal authorities
has promptly followed their appearance ihere
and the preliminary steps are taken for
the restoration Of the laws of the Union. II ia
simple fact that loyalty appears everywhere
just so fast as the successes Of the Government
are deemed sufficient to afford guarantee for
reliance upon its protection. The disunionsts,
even 10 their strongest holds, are not people,
but merely faction, surprising the loyal In
numbers, and siencing them by terrors and se-
vefites In many places; but, neve.the eless, too
few and feeble to prevent the return of any dis.
trics or any State to the Union, ia the presence
and under the protection OF the Federal author.
tiles.
The President aeks foreign nations 20
consider that we are only at the end of one
year now, and yet the whole effective mass of
the insurrectionary region has been brought
into the field by CONSUMPTION. The credit of the
revolution is dead before the fret dollar has
been raised by taxation to support IL, and the
territory which must bear taxation is at once
reduced to the narrowest limits, and Is ex-
hausted Of its wealth and supplies.
The power OF losing faction, under any cir
cumstances, must continually grow less. But
that of the disunionists is abating under the
operation of cause peculiar to themselves,
which it is now my duty to bring forward-I
mean the practice of African slavery.
l am aware that in regard to this point am
opening subject that was early interdlcted in
this correspondence. The reason for the inter-
diction, and the reason for departure from it,
are, however, equally obvious. Il was proper
ly left out of view so long as it might be reason.
ably hoped that by the practice of magnanimity
this Government might cover that weakness Of
the insurgents without encouraging them to per-
severe in their reasonable conspiracy against
the Union. They have protracted the war q
year, notwithstanding this forbesrance of the
Government; and yet they psrsist in invoking
foreign arms to end domestic strife, while they
have forced slavery into such prominence that
1t can not be overlooked.
The region where the insurrection still re-
} mains fragrant embraces ell or parts Of sever.
al States, with white population OF iOur mil
; lion five hundred thousand, and negro popu
lation of three million five hundred thousand
chiefly slaves. 1t is thus seen to be q war be-
tween two parties of the white race, not only in
the presence, but in the very midst of the en-
! alaved negro race.
, Il Is notorious-we could not conceal the fact
if we would-that the dispute between them
| arose out OF questions In which the negro ract
=, have deep and lasting interest, and that theil
sympathiea, wishes and interests naturally, nee
t essarily, inevitably, fell on the side of th,
IS Union. Such civil war between two partie
9 Of the white race, in such a place and unde
o such circumstances, could not be expected
e TO continue long before the negro race wout
y element. We have arrived at that stage al
e ready. Everywhere the American General re
ceives bis mos. useful and reliable information
s from the negro, who halls his coming as a hsr
;. binger of freedom. Wherever the Nationa
g army advances into the insurreCtionary region
j. African bondsmen, escaping from their insur
1 rectionary masters, come out to meet it, an
offer their service and labor In whatever cspaci
D ty they may be desired. So many OF thes
5 boldsmen have, even withou. the invitation
, and often against the opposition of the Fedora
military and naval authorities, made their wa
, from bondage among the insurgents, to freedom
} among the loyalists, that the Government & adj
itself occupied with the consideration of meas
3 ures to provide them with domicils at home o.
0 abroad. Not less than one hundred such es
cape every day; and as the army advances th,
: number increases. If the war should continu,
8 indefinitely, every slave will become not only
!, free man, but al absentee. II the iusurgent
shall resist their escape, how could they hope &
!, prevent the civil war they have iraugurste
/, from degenerating into a servile war7 True,
i servile population, especially one 80 long On
It shaved as the Africans In the ipsurrectionar
It States, require time and trial before they ca
d organize q serviie war; but if the war continue
n indefinitely, q seryile war is only question G
d time. The problem, then, is whether the strii
q shall be left TO 60 on to that point. The Go,
y ernnlent animated by just regard for the ger
9 eral 'elfare including that of the insurrectiol
# ary s.'tes, adopts q policy designed at once
s save the Union and rescue society from the fea
: ful catastrophe, while 1t cousults the ultima
d peaceful relief of the nation from slavery.
!, cannot be necessary to prove to any enlightene
It statesman that the labor OF the African In Il
insurrectionary region 10 at present indispensl
n BILE as a resource of the insurgents for contin,
ing the war, nor Is Il now necessary to show tht
IT this same labor is the basis of the whole ndu
" trial system existing in that region. The wa
o is thus seen TO be producing already dsores,
= ization of the industrial system of the insuI
l. rectionary States, and tending to a subverslo
Q of even their social system. Let It next be cor
i sidered that the European systems of industr
: are largely based upon the African slave labc
/ of the insurrectionary States, employed 10 til
production of cotton, tobacco, and rice, and o
II the free labor of the other States, employed /
o producing cereals, out of which combined prc
q ductions arises the demand for European prc
d ductions, materials, and fabrics. The disor
i ganization of industry, which is already reveal
o ing itself in the insurrectionsry States, cannc
}, but impair their ability to prosecute the wa
|, and at the same time result indirectly
o greater distress in Europe.
On the other hand, this disorganization op,
10 rates far less njuriousy OF present to the Fed,
e raj Government and TO the loyal States. Ever
3, African laborer who escapes from bis service
10 not only lost to the support of the insurr ectol
y but he bringe an accession to the productiy
lie labor Of the loyal States and to that extent II
= creases their ability to continue the contest
e. which they are reluctantly engaged. The fai