The Evansville daily journal., 1862-03-29
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These are progressive times The s'world
does really move" What was regarded
is now considered BY very large portion
of the American people, and even by many
in the slave States, as conservative doctrine.
Since the slaveocrats of the seeding States
have attempted to break up this great and
good Government, for the purpose of ex-
tending over this entire continent the prin-
ciples of the "pecnliar institution of
slavery, and to,legalize that barbarous prac-.
many shareholders IN the border slave
States, aud probably others in the seeding
States, who see the evil of slavery, and
know in their own hearts that it is wrong
to hold and sell human beings They
know the ruin 1t has brought upon them;
that was it not for the curse of slavery we
would never have had this rebellion, which
is the cause of so much suffering and dis
tress, and which has been the ruin of al
most every man in the seeding States.
They also know that their lands would be
worth double what they are, had they not
been cursed with slavery that their popu-
lation would be double what it now Is, and
that prosperity, peace, and happiness would
abound in every part of the South instead
of anarchy, war, and deSolatiop, had they
been free States, or had they been content
with the laws as they were, and submitted
to an election held in accordance with the
laws and constitution which they assisted
in enacting.
But their pride, their aristocratic no.
tions, in regard TO their superior blood, 1
induce them to believe that true chiVdEry
consists only in being the possessors of
few negroes, and that no person who labor
ed for competency, or who was not pos
sessed of property, was worthy to enjoy
the right Of suffrage and freedom. s sss
Having every opportunity OF witnessing
the contrast between the free and slave
States of this Union, while the free States
have grown in wealth and population and
power, the slave States have retrograded.
Seeing this and knowing the true cause,
they should be willing to throw aside their
prejudices and regard the happiness of the
human race, the prosperity of their States
viduaI convenience and pride.
The Presidents plan of emancipation is
such an one that all true patriots, North or
South, can unite upon. It should be ac-
cepted by all the border slave States. By
adopting some plan for the gradual eman-
cipation of their slaves, they will increase
the value of their property at least one
hundred per cent, and aid in making this
a land of freedom such as our forefathers
designed it; such as Washington, Madison,
Jefferson, and a host of other revolutionary
patriots had in view when they formed this
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These principles were acted upon md
carried into effect by many of the States
Immediately on the adoption of the Deela-
ration of Independence. The plan pro-
posed by the President is to have the Unit
ed States cooperate with any State which
NAV adopt plan for the gradual abolition
of slavery, giving to such State pecunIary
aid, sc! This is fair and just. He does
not propose to interfere with any of the
riqtts of the States, by interfering with the
a peculiar institution or any other purely
/ local law; but desires such abolition to be
voluntary, under full conviction that such
measures would emanate 70 the real welfare,
prosperity and happiness of the States ac-
cepting it, and at the same. time take the
.nigger question entirely out of Congress
forever.
This plan, so just and reasonable, ought
to meet the views of all real patriots who
have the best interests of their country at
heart; and, if adopted, will gradually re-
lieye those States from slavery which threat-
ems eventually to overpower and Africanize
the entire South if-they do not in time
adopt some such plan for ridding themselves
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emancipation, as was the case in Pennsyl-
ivania and other States, win not iniure the
STAKEHOLDER in the least.
I Slavery existed in all the. States &C the
tine of the Revolution, and most of them
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