Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-08-16
II. Grider, j. w. Menzies,
John S. Phelps, Thomas i. Prico,
Francis Thomas, G.. w. Dunlap,

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John S, Phelps, ThoMaa i. Prico,
Francis Thomas, G.. w. Dunlap,
VIM. A, Hail."
In further prosecution of the emancpa
ton project of the Abolitionists we have
the proposition to arm and enlist the ne
groes as soldiers. Indeed, we are inform
ed, from official sources, that one General
in the army has already organized full
regiment of negroes. We forbear to dis
cuss the question, whether such soldiers ()
are not burlesque upon the name, and
whether clothing and arming negroes as
such, beside the waste of clothes, arms, and
other supplies, is not exposing us to defeat
in battle, from the clearly established fact,
that the negro is utterly disqualified by
nature to stand the nusketry and artillery
fire--not to speak of the bayonet charge
of modern warfare. The subject has in
finitely greater proportions when regarded
in its effect to discourage enlistments by
our own race; resulting from the commen>
dable repugnance of the white man to be
placed upon an equality of military rank
with the negro.
But not the least Objectionable consider,
alton is the fact, that this inferior race
having theN minds and passions infamed
by the t9ies of real or imaginary wrongs
which Abolitionism is too careful to impart
to them, will, with arms in their hands,
perpetrate the atrocities of "the indiscrim.
mate slaughter of all ages, sexes, and
conditions "-barbarities in warfare-of
which our ancestors complained against
Great Britain, who had employed against
them the "mcrciless Indian savages.''
The history of the negro wars and in.
surrections in St. Domingo, and other
West India Islands, is replete with the
! barbaritics of rapine and slaughter OF
helpless women and infants, that shock the
scnsibilites of the lowest development Of
! humanity in the white man. And yet
should the negroes in the Southern States
be employed and armed by the Federal
Government against the white population
then the atrocities Of the West India
Islands we may naturally expect to be re-
peated here on vastly more extended
scale. Against such fendish policy
would not or ly the moral sensibilities OF
all the whites of tue Northern States who
have not become brutalzed by the devil
ishness of Abolitionism, be most painfully
shocked, but the whole civilized world
would condemn US, and probably, in the
cause of humanity, rise to stay atrocities
so dsgraceful
But what sane man can doult that un--
der such policy the last spark of Union
sentiment III the South would be cxtin-
guishcd, and the entire Southern popula-
ton become united as one person against
the Government! 1t were the merest folly
to suppose otherwise How then would
such fighting bring back the revolted States
into the Union, Can the 5000 900 of
white people there be held under our re-
publican form of Government in subiec-
ton? Is it believed that the people Of the
North can be maddened into the effort for
determination of eight millions of people,
with whom we have hitherto lived in a
Union held together by fraternal bonds
and most of whom are now bound to mem.
bers of our own population by the closest
tics Of consanguinity! 1t we were to ex-
haust all our physical resources and oul
pecuniary means could we, five would ac-
complish such purpose of extcrmination p
Can we hold the Southern States or peo-
pie in subjugation without overthrowing
our Constitution and the Union without
in fact, establishing government the most
despotic? We need not answer for you
these inquiries. We know what must be
the response Of every mind not dcMen cd
by Aboltiouism.
Have we not shown, then, the policy of
Aboltionisln, if carried out, is to the over
throw OF our Constitution and Union? Be-
lieving we have done so, it remaines to in.
quire What is the relief for us in this hour
of gloom for our beloved country? We an
swer : Remove the CuuSeS remove Abo-
| litiouism and Secessionism. Put down the
former at the ballot box put down the lat
ter (backed by arms) by force of arms
In the execution of the latter, insist tina
the Government shall stand by its plight
ed faith to conduct the war TO uphold the
Constitution and Union, and not, as Abo-
litionists would have it, to make disunor
complete and to overthrow the Constitu-
ton! As Pennsylvanians, you have poss
IDLY greater stake in the preservation o
/ WV ohiNh 'H"" INV PNOplO Va '"J ''hS
State. Should the cooperative, yet il
some sense, hostile movements of Aboli
tionism and Secessionism succeed, and dis
unicn become au established fact, Penn.
sylvania, owing to her peculiar geograph-
ical position, would be exposed to the des
olation and become the battle field of tn
contictou forces that might undertake t.
settle all questions that would remain as tn
heritage Of disunion.
These, however, we forbear now to con
template; for we are unwilling to belev
that "that God who presideS over the des
tiries of nations" will permitsuch terri
BILE disponsation to befall us. We are un
willing to believe that the people Of th
free States will ever become so madcne
as to aid the spirit of Abolition, tina
seems now to brood over US like some eyi
genius, that would control us to our destruc
tion. 1t cannot be that we arc to have
doom worse than befell Babylon after sh