Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-12-09
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shat f0reger free. but III owners ~ aeh
$40 shal ae usve een slsai, shall be
compensated lor them At the same rates as
is provided for States adopting adjustment
Of slavery, but in such a way that no slave
shall be twice accounted for.
"ARTIoLE. Congress may appropriate
money or otherwise provide for coonizine
free colored persons, with their own consent
at any place or places within the United
States.p
l beg indulgence to discuss these pro-
posed articles at some length. Without
slavery the rebellion would meyer have ex-
listed.
Without slavery It could not continue
Among the friends Of the Union there. is
great diversity of sentiment aud policy in
regard to slavery and the African race
amongst US. Some would abolish it sud
denly and without compensation; some
would abolish it gradually and with com-
pensation; some would remove the free peo-
pie from us, and some would retain them
with us; and there are yet other minor di-
versities.
Because Of these dyersities we waste
much strength in struggles amongst our
selves. BY mutual concessions we should
harmonic md act together. This would
be . compromise among the Union friends
and not with the enemies of the Union. -
The articles are intended to embodY 4 plan
ofsueh mu ual concession. 1.-THE plan sha'l
be adopted, it is assumed that emamcipa-
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States.
IN the first article thel main points are,
first, the emancipation: second, the length
Of time for consumating it; and, third, the
compensation. The emancipation will be
unsatisfactory to the advocates of perpet-
ual slavery, but the length of time should
greatly mitigate their dissatisfaction The
lime saves both races from the evils of sud
den derangement,w while most Of those whose
habitual course of thought will be disturb
ed by the measure will have passed away
before its colsumation. They viii never see
it.
Another class will hail the prospect Of
emancipation, but will depreciate the length
Of time. They will feel that it gives too
little to the now living slaves; but it really
gives them much 1t saves them from the
vagrant restitution which must largely a.
tend immaaiate emancip4tioF, in localities
where the circumstances are very great
and it gives the inspiriting assurance that
their posterity shall be free forever.
The Plan leaves to each State choosing to
act underit TO abolish slavery now or at the
end Of the century, at any intermediate time,
or by degrees extending over the whole or
any part Of that period and it obhges no
two States to proceed alike. It provides
for compensation, and generally the mode
Of making'it This, i would seem, must
fulth,r mitigate the dissatisfaction Of those
who favor perpetual slavery, specially those
who are to receive compensation.
WHY COMPENSATE.
Doubtless some of those who ale to pay
and not to receive will Object to it. That the
measure is both just and economical is GER
tain. The liberation Of the slaves is the de-
struction of property acquired by decentor
by purchase, the same as any other property
1t is no less true for having been often said,
that the people of the South are no more re-
sponsiIle for the introduction Of this prop
erty than are the people of the North; when
it is remembered how unhesitatingIy we all
use cotton and sugar, and share tho profts.of
dealing in them, it may not be quite safe to
say that the South has been more response
bic than the North for continuance If, then
for common object, this property is to be
sacrificed, is it not just that it be done at
common charged And if with less money,
or money more eisily paid, we can preserve
the benefits of the Union by this means,
than we can by the war alone, is i not eco
nomical to d. ito
AN ECONOMICAL VIEW.
Let us consi er it then; let rs ascertain
the sum We have expended in the war since
compensated emancipation WIS proposed
last March and consider whether, if that
MEASURE has. been promptly aceeptelby even
some of tho slave States, the same sum
would not have done more to close the war
than has been otherwise DONE If so, the
measure would save money; aud in that
view would be prudent and economical
measure certainly.
1t is not 50 easy 10 pay somthiug rs i is 10
pay nothing, but it is easier to pay large
sum than larger one.
The aggregate sumpceessary for compens-
ated emancipation Of course would be
large, but it would require no ready cash
nor bonds any faster than the emancipation
progresses.
SHARING THE BURDEN wTTH PosTERITr.
This might not and probably would not
elosebefore the end Of the thirty seyenyears
At that time We shall probably have I00,-
po0,Ooopeople to share tn, burden instead
Of 81 900, 900 as now, ard not Gully so
but the increase Of our population may be
expected TO continue for LONG time after
the period rs rapidly rs before bccause eur
territories will not have become fall do
not state this irc 1nsiderately. Al the
same ratio Of increase which We haze main
tanned on an average from our first na-
tioral census in 1870 until SEQ We should
in 1000 have population Of 0G, 25S,415.