The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-05-03

its natural home when at liberty to 60
there.
The census shows that it gravita!es to
the tropics, so that, even under existing
conditions, it is but a question of time
and that It will free itself when it gets
there, we also have seen, so irresistible
is natural law. Mr.. Lincoln only pro-
poses to obey this natural and irresisti-
Bile law and facilitate its operation. 1t
is the disregard of it which has created
the disorder under which the body
polite is now suffering. Can it be
doubted that the fever will abate rapidly
when his policy is adopted! And,
indeed, such is the nature of the case
that feel warranted in saying that the
disturbance will cease as soon as it is
known that the nation has accepted Mr..
Lincoln's policy, and before a single
negro has left the Union. The out
break, as l have already said, sprang
from the convictions in the common mind
in the disturbed region that the negroes
were to be liberated and put upon an
equal footing with the whites. The
very idea of this amalgamation was
instrumental in producing the rebellion
There was no actual emancipa ion. The
idea of the separation of the race is a
complete antidote to that poison.
1t is the duty of the national Govern
ment to make the provision MIR. Lincoln
recommends. That Government alone
has the control of our external relations,
and therefore The States could never
be relieved of this race without the
action of the Federal Government. And
| will take the occasion to say thai, in
my Judgment, the Represen atiyes of the
North will very soon find that they will
be called on to act by tEeir own people
The contrabands are going North, and
il will soon be demonstrated, | think,
that the working men of the Sou.h do
not differ from their brethren of the
North, in desiring this population shall
be provided with a more suitable home
than is to be found among the white
population. The wisdom of Mr.. Lincoln's
policy will vindicate i.self then, if not
before.
am not of those who believe that it
is impossible for this Government to put
down this rebellion and emancpate the
slaves, or make any other disposition of
them which may seem good. That
opinion has been put forward generally
by those who did not wish to see the
rebellion put under foot. Iobserve that
much has been said by the English press
to the effect that this Government could
never subjugate the seeded States, and
we can appreciate the sincerity of their
declara ions when we consider that the
British Government itself holds nearly
two hundred millions of people in the
very condition to which some of its
public men declare that this Government
cannot subjcc: the seeded States. AS
far as physical power is concerned, l
have never doubted the ability of this
Government to reduce the seeded
States and subject them to any terms we
may choose to dictate; but l contend
that we cannot subjugate them without
maintaining vast army and without
changing the very form of our Govern
ment.
We cannot emancipate the slaves of the
South and main ain them in the condi-
ton of freedom upon the soil of those
States without the presence of an i'm
mense force equal to that which Is
required to set them free 1t cannot be
done because no law can be executed
which is against the sense of the people
of community without the application
of force. This is illustrated by the
fugitive slave law, which has been held
to be constitutional, and which Is &C
guessed in by very large majority of
the people of the North, and yet it has
been evaded and resisted, and its execu-
ton in almost every given instance costs
the Government more than the value of
the slave rendered up under it. This is
because the law is repugnant to the
moral sense Of large body of the north
ern people. How will you execute
decree Of emancipation which will set
free the slaves Of the South upon the
soil and among people the whole body
of whom are opposed to it, and who have
taken up arms in rebellion against this
very idea of negro equality!
1t can only be done by the presence of
an immense army, sufficient to prevent
the white race from re-enslavirg the
black, and by wagng constant war
upon the people of our race for the pro-
lection of the black race. How long
would it be endured by the northern
people that war should be wagod upon
the people of their own race at the South
to make the blacks their equals l do
not believe that any party could retain
power at the North upon such an issue.
We should not overlook another consid-
Grafton in dealing with this subject
Our armies are composed Of men, and
men act alike under similar circumstances
Northern men in the South are not noted
for any particular prejudice against
slavery, and the soldiers whom it will be
necessary to maintain at the South in
order to secure the freedom Of the en-
franchised slaves, may come to look upon
the matter in different light, and the
result may be simply change of masters
for the slaves. 1t is notorious that the
conlrabands are now the servants of our
soldiers. ........ ....
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