Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-21
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WEDNESDAY. MAY 81, 1852



1t is noticeable that earnest military ser
vice against the rebels does not promote adj
miraton of slavery. In many cases it has
made abolitonists of men who at home
might have continued to be unreasonable
apologists for the institution; and, generally,
it has created the conviction that it is impossi-
BILE to save slavery from harm and at thesame
time be entirely faithful to the republic
Slavery and treason arc so intimately connect
ed, that it is impossible to destroy one
without harming the other. Gen. Hunter, in
proclaiming the abolition of slavery in his de-
partment undoubtedly felt that he was doing
justwhat ought to be DONE just what was best
adapted to break down the rebellion in that
part OF the country. He has never been heard
of as an abolitionist; but lie has studied the
military situation in South Carolina and be-
come convinced that the welfare of the rcpub-
lie requires the destruction of slavery in that
region. He is undoubtedly right in this con-
cluson; and we shall all agree with him be-
fore the war is over.
According to the latest intelligence from
Port Royal, nota sign of Union sentimenthas
been discovered among the white inhabitants
of South Carolina. They hold no communi-
cation with our troops and everywhere show
inveterate hostility to the federal government.
In this respect, they are now just what they
have been for the last twenty-five years,
and just what they are likely to be here
after South Carolina must have a COM
pete change in her social and indus
trial economy before she will become
friendly to the federal government and free
institutions,-such change would be
secured by the determination of slavery.
The slaves in that state are loyal to the old
flag. Some of them are intelligent and have
been useful to our army and navy. They
would render still more important services, if
permitted to do so and why should martial
law leave them in bondage to malignant reb-
els? Why not strike down at once and for
ever the hateful institution that has created
such community Of white people in South
Carolina, bred rebellion, and spread hatred OF
democratic principles from South Carolina
into other states? BY what other means car
loyalty be established in that nursery of trea
son?
There are not many loyal person in an,
part of the country who do not understand
very well that the republic can not be SAT-
unless slavery itself is everywhere beaten il
the present battle. Every one can see tina
either slavery or the republic must be destroy
ed. We mean slavery as a political power
slavery as the dictator of political opinion
and the deadly foe of free institutions slave
ry as Il social curse and the fruitful source {
barbarism. To have the Union as our f
theirs designed it, we must have rcdemptic
from the curse of slavery, which has bred Il
treasOns and barbarisms of the secession co
spiracy and made South Carolina what she
now and has been for years. Some of the 9TH
slave states, and, in time most of them pc
haps, will be induced to adopt the plan ,
emancipation proposed by the presiden
Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware are quit
likely to adopt it soon. Nobody however
supposes it will be adopted in South Carolina
nor is there any hope that South Carolin
will become peaceabe and loyal until he
traitors are crushed and her social and indus
trial economy is so far reconstructed as t
bring it into harmony with civilization an
republican principles SO far as she is con
cerned, we are not sure that any better RENE
dy' for treason can be devised than Genera
Hunters Interpretation of martial law.