Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-15
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The following ricle recently publis bed in the Na,ioza
aagsHes- is attracting considerable sttsutlou al the
Eorth Il IS understood to embody Stewards views on
The emancipation question:
A correspondents Of The New York Msiho9ist writing
q hat inurBs from Memphis Tennessee states thst ths
slaves u the latter c and s vicinity executing for
fh-rn elves " a general emancipation" The city. he
ntt Is iuu q escaped slsves who sre now freedmen
sleY 1eVe me nom 40 We End below, esst and west
f1-s Mississippi and Arkansas IN quest Of freedom sud
Tie oy and ueghbo hood tdrong vi b them. The police
a. O. 3 arrested them and hed them iu custody
w. but tie military speedily put Al end this
p'iee regulation and the negro enjoys the free
uOu 4 t1e CITY"
The regulations observed By General Sherman. the
ri iar governor o. the city thus stated BY he cor
Respondent:
II slave, having entered our lines and tasted the
fNe-is = freedom oesres 90 g back 20 bis master
General Sherman permits him Dc u; force is
allowed r he IecEptuIe 4 runswaya. Very are
ts- 20 De ing b&cS O. ther homes They -1Hught -
b- free was 90 Dc gentleman ike tbeir masttrs-to
we nothing DO bu- . ear, drink, ole, lie IN
tUe -hsde sud fsn themselves al day To De free and
y-t BE- compelled yvorz al daF q IviuE. in their
-snsriCa, .E freed 10 all The hard work on the
Ttdcai31s here h-s opened tbe- ev-s far enough 70
ths liberty aad hard work 90 together while has
rot ed th-ir eyes q any hing ike intel igeus
sCIrpreheasi of Vhsi Ebery is"
e slnd- 20 the subject for he purpose of iuquirng
Whether it s competent for Gen sherman any other
commander 20 permit slaves who have once come within
army lines o return 70 their masters. The confs-
oEon sc Gee ares hat 81 slaves Of persons who shall
hereafter be engaged in rebellion against the govern
Tuaut the United Stases, shall any way give
aid su6 comfort thereto, escaping such persons
aa6 taking refuge within The lines Of the army snd ell
81 aptu red from such perons deserted BY them
aad coming under the control of the government of the
Iui states sud all ssy-z 4 su-b persons found
beng in suv place orcuped BY rebel forces ard after
s-d occupied by she forces the Uuited State shall
be forever free Of their ssryiude aud not agn be held
slsvss
In addition to this statutory prescription with regard
t6r stains Of slaves who have been made cap
tivss 81 wa, Is argusd that asure, the
drive from tn labor Of the slaves who are the most ef-
fcisnt sapports Of the cCamssr7 department Of the
Confederate States For instance, the Hon. Solomon
Fo, ia his recent speech the war delivered before
tb- Vermont Legisl--ure held the following language
Und=- this head
I=t us not deceive ourselves or be deceived again.
The rebellion never more formidable in purpose
than to-day and has gathered for il final struggle It
has forced irto - service 81 between the ages Of eg
and forty I've. and Of the States every
leiT~sl fEe aes cf seventeen and fty five. its
1ssrv department is supplied By the product ions Of
so1r millions 0f slaves and sm amazed that had not
lonE Eg3 taken AZ this CHIEF support Of The rebellion
and surned il % cur sccouut
IN iCbt this suti-s'avery policy 81 is oh
r1us that the course of Gen. Sherman, in permitting
save r-tun @ the untsry service Of their mas
r.-- tend rr1 the slave system,
s-sh e lssail, must be radically destroyed a. mesus
90 the end % supprHssDg the rebellion II the slaves
L.s-s return % their masters service the Hu =
u-ver-hees- De- compiled y reilaln Tree ana u eur
tsrv authorities shall md the manage LeIt and the
support % q millions OF biscks rather drawback
Khan sid On prosecuting rhs war. u mast be daeusd
SIMPLY msi0rtUua Of lie policy they are pledged 10
e1-cEte.
We know that 20 the private opinion Of the
President that Il the success OF proclamation Of free
dom should crest had predicted, and II in
, seCueuca % DO The slaves should flock IN &c
our s-gudzrds me sfuruCr o. such crowd Of camp
followers would 'if0cste the arny, and greatly
% hzn1uer it, ut since it has been demon
Ef-s-ef rbsf h proclamation r. destined 20 have no effect
In swelling the number Of loyal blacks who come within
our army lines the President may least console him
eslf with be thought that Tbs spPrehended ot
rbz--asslrelt we'd by the failure OF the pr0clG
nation do what promised in its name But d
ID remains question whether. under the existing tie
orv on which the is waFe1 military commanders
sluud 6utv % the adunsta alton, permit ayes 70 re-
c1rn voluntarily % The service Of Leir masters