The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-10-16
How to dispose of Kentucky Slaves
... Col. Metcalfe's Views.
CMc1NNATI, Sept. Z, 1867.

EDS. GAZETTE My wife and limo.
cent children are now fugitives have
fed from home, kindred, and oil the
dear associations of our native hills,
hallowed by the remaius of our fathers,
who have returned to and mingled with
the dust with many tears and heart
breaking sighs they have bid farewell to
chidhOod's happy play grounds they
can no more for time frolc in the in
viting shade ofthe rare and beautiful |
trees that have planted and nursod,
until they, in gratitude, have given their
protection to the innocents from the
burning rays They haze been dooned
70 erilc ,0ithout crime home, and peace,
and happiness hare -faded from our rie'cs;
The invader has possession. Why is this p?
Why did the same robbers attempt to
overrun and conquer our neighboring
nations, who had not interfered with
their rights, and against whom they
could not raise the shadow Of an excuse
for making war? They certainly did
not attempt to whip Cuba because they
suspected them of being Abolitionists,
or because they hated them as nation
of shop-keepers. No; but they pub
lished it to the world that they intended
to annex Cuba, to create a balance Of
power for the slave States. Now, it is
very plain that if there had been no
Slavery, there would have been no ne,
cessity for them to turn robbers and pi-
rates, to create that balance of power;
and now they attempt to whip Kentucky
out Of her allegiance against her will,
because her institution of Slavery has
engendered in them that ovcrbearing
and aggressive disposition. and they
have lost sight entirely of right and
Justice. The disease has become chron
ic, and they look upon thievery and
robbery as virtues, and they have the
same right to dictate to us as they do to
tEeir slaves on the cotton plantations.
Nov our peace, safety, and happiness,
greatly depend upon getting rid of that
demoralizing institution. How shall
we 90 about it ? is the question. The
President recommends us to agree Ia
sell out legally and constitutionally. ]
am not lawyer, but l suppose that will
require a long roundabout Of voting
and discussing. ] wish to make prop
osition that ought to satisfy boh par.
ties that is, to urge the passage Of a
aw to pay each indiyidual for his ne
groes, who wishes to sell to the Gov
ernment, and | can safely say that three
rourths Of the negroes in the State will
be sold to the Government in short or
der Hundreds will sell to the Gov.
9rnment that would not sell them into
other hands in slavery; and the other
fourth will soon find that the climate i,
not healthy. If this war continues &
few months longer, we will not be able
to get anything for them. Now at this
very date, many Of the, Union men are
sending their negroes over the river ia
keep them out of the way of the inva
ders. Shall the true men of their coun
try be compelled to lose their negroes
and the sympathizing scoundrels kecr
theirs? Kentuckians are generally
shrewd traders, sharp on any kind Of
property but niger. AT this very timt
th3y are rushing in their horses ant
5 mules and selling them for half price
g for fear they will lose them entirely il
| this crash but if you propose to then
Q that they do the same with the negro
: one half of the so called Union mer
9 will at once lose all Judgment abou
J., what is the best for them to do with tha
! kind of property, and go into a Ions
4 constitutional argument, and splutte
about that sacred instrument, as if an,
body had ever propo ed to rid the coun
try any other way. | have no doubt il
@ my mind that it is just as constitutions
for me to sell my negro as it is to SCI
my horse. But these dear lovers o
q that document take it for granted tha
o you mean something terrible agains
constitutions when nigger is named =
Now, can we all be suited =? II is not iu,
to me to be compelled to keep Minis unit
a they dePreciate to nothing because som
II of my neigh bors will not sec the dar
n ger. Let them try the experiment wit
4 their own property but | beg of OF
= law makers to give me chance to stan
= from under have talked TO thou,
$ aRds of good business men of Kentuok
= and even to Socessionis.s, who wi
gladly accept the plan. Put the hall i
motion il will spread like n prairie Q
y fire,
i Vthere had been no Slarery The
,ooFld hare been no toar. Peace an
Q Slave'y toiH not AMALdAMArE. Kel
IT tuckians which will you take?
LEoNIDAs METoALFE,
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