The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-26

every principle Of Justice. The master
owns his slave. He il dictator, guardian
and absolute director over him, and n
quirss submission, allegiance, and obedi'
sncs to his commands. The brains and
| ability that justify such ownership Of i
norsnce and create such dependence should
defend. protect, and shield it when prose.
cuted for capital ofense, precisely as q
parent should defend his minor son, whe
has the same legal right to his service that
/ the master had 10 the sery ct Of his slave
Yet, who ever claimed the right or ed.
| vanced the idea that a parent should be
indemnifeC for such loss when his son I
life is forfeited for crime The inequality
Of social position between the son and the
slave does not lessen the force of the ar.
| pument, because the lower degree Of in.
telligencc, social position, and ability to
procure the aids necessary to fair trial,
| the more imperatiyely demand that inter.
est and aid from another.
The justice Of this law of paying the
master for slave condemned for crime to
death or transportation 10 totally and per-
fectly indefensible. The master has the
physical, moral, Intellectual and religious
| training of the slave, All laws are made
10 give him the largest power over him,
and if he fail to make good and obedient
and law-abiding creature Of him, it 10 the
misfortune of the master. II, by his
neglect, the slave grows up vicious and
commits crimes, it IL no reason Why tens
of thousands Of poor laboring men in the
State should contribute of their hard earn.
ngs to pay a rich master Cor his slave
that, by his own neglect in moral train
ing. has become vicious, and committed
crime worthy of death or transports
ton.
In the case Of the slave in Kanawhs
County, the master is rich-the man
4 killed leaves . poor family. The wife
and children are left without support, de.
prived of it by the slave; yet. though the
master is rich, BY law be 10 to be paid
5000 for his slave, while the family, de
prived Of ell support, is left unprovided
for. This case is, perhaps, the history o
thousands of cases that have occurred II
the State. The whole system Of paying
for convict slaves has been revolving t.
my mind ever since had judgment Il
comprehend il.
In the last twenty years there have beer
above 5000, 900 appropriated by the Leg
islature. to pay for convict slaves. From
$50, 900 to 940, 900 have been annual,
appropriated. think it il high time TIL
whole thing was stopped, and would rec
ommend that you not only do not max,
any appropriation to pay for those that ar
already condemned, but that You repea
the law which allows compensation 10
condemned slaves. Large numbers o
shareholders have engaged in the rebel
lion now in progress. They are pAssin
resolutions to burn their crops. They ar
taking their horses and mules to be use
in the rebel army. They are not proyid
ing the means Of subsistence for thei
slaves during the coming year, BY plant
ing crops the present season. Insubort
nation may arise among the slaves in dill
ferent parts Of the State. They may CON
NIT various crimes, for which thousand
of them, during the coming year, may b
condemned to be hung or transported
and in this way an insupportable del
!, may be forced on the State,
The Exclusisn ~ the NewspaPe
; CorresponAenss Srom General Nal
leck's Ca0Rs---OrAsr Ne. -.
The statement Of the correspondent
of the press. respecting Gen. Halleck
order No. 81, in virtue of which the
are excluded from the lines Of HE camp
will attract no little attention. We ca
not believe the order Was capricious
: arbitrary exercise Of authority; or th,
Gen. Halleck is Mt all sensible of Il
0 value, to that very large public which
now deeply interested In the incident
and events Of that military enterprise,
full, frequent reports and circumsta pti,
> narratives By intelligent observers on II
/, spot. No military person is allowed, \
;. believe. to write letters giving account
Of events in the army: and an civilian
are excluded. Hence, a million Of ne,
\ pie At least, who have kinsrner, aud friens
in the army there, are pveciuded from ol
y tanning that intelligence for which The
e eagerly scan the sewspapss every day. :
They must accept, instead, the meagl
Geographic bulletin. officially transmitte
to headquarters. and in case OF BATH
J must wait the publication Of official r
# ports Of military officers. .
J, The grievance affects not mainly Il
q members Of the press or the Journals vi,
d which they are connected, but the publ
Z Thousands are looking with feveri.
: anxiety for tidings to them individual
q OF the greatest moment The dearest Of
J, jects Of their hearts are pefi.led there. AZ
= suspense With them i agoaizing. To Oh,
y them OH from any chance Of intelliken.
: through the channels where they are 1
y custonsd TO look, is hard; il not nece .sar
y it is cruel.
Il Taking the abatement of the correspe