The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-12-11
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l Among the fiis1ds' Of tie Unto0 tIisfSi
Is great diyefsity of. sendmspt, hhdsss
lpolicy IN regard 70 sisveFy and .he Airs
cau race among us 3 Some, rxouId .pefs
Pe'uats., slavery; sDmooNoald abolishsitl :
laHddhnlg, and ygilhuut esmpsaealiSn:
some WeBh abolish il gtad6slI asd with
IccSmpepss,ieei soms, N0nIds senOpe ths'
Tree people from ivs, issds home Mouid rel
tain then Fiki rst and there afe yet othsfi
imiPore djysrsi,isssi Because OF these disi
D tersities; We waste much. SiFengtht iuD
sting giles among -outselyesa RY. mutual
sconcsssiops we should sEAfm0uizs,s and,
act! IogelLst,s iThi, would be comprosi
mise, ,at,obs The .irlsnas, aad, not with abSi
senttnies Of the Uniob. These articles ara
Iinichded TO eEbodJ plan Of such mutu-
al CONCESSIONS If the plan shall be adop-i
ted, il is ASSUMED that emancipation will
follow, Al least iu Bevefsi Of ihe StAies.5.a
,oAs 20 the 6rst article. lbe main points
are: 6Tst. the emahC ipstion; secondly. the
length Of time for uousummating it-Gm
ltbirty'ssysn gears; sbd thirdly, the com.s
lpebsation. Ia .410i tfet 500 esgl 1puiS
The siiisDcipatiou will b6 ursatisfaetoIa
lty 10 ths advocates Of perpetual slavery
4 bul lke lngth Of time should greatly
! mitigate. their dssatijfac,ioh. The time
ispnes both races from tho evils of sa&.d
den derAngsmtnt--ih-fa faeto itbh the ne-Ji
esssiiy of any dsratgefpent--whiIe most
iot those whose habilpal course ofthoughts
will be disturbed BY the measure willa
have. FasseJ away before its eonsumma> Z
ton. They VIII bsyef see il. Another
oIass viii hail The prospect o.. spapcipa.ss
ftlon, but will de2reeate The length ofg
tine. They will feel .hath gives toolo
llinle to the now Living slaves BUTT
really gives them much 1t Saves ithemls
from the sagranl desIiIution, which musidi
largely atteud immrdist emancipation inia
localities where their. numbsrso are avsryli
great; and It gives the inspiring assef-p
auce that. their ,posteriiy sball be Tres,
forever. The plan leaves 10 each Siass,r
choosing to a q under Il, 10 sboIish slaye.,n
~ boE. or al The eud Of the century; or I.
at any intermediate tine, or BY degrees
extending ovesr tie whole Or saJ pstt Of >
stbe period; and it obligts no tEo Statsss a
10 proceed alik-. II also provides for =
compensation, and generally. The mods Of ~,
making Il. This. Il would eesm., fYust !,
iurthef initigs,e the dissatisfsction OF !,
tboss who favor perpetual ,sIstsry. and I
especially Of those who are TO recsive The :,
lGohpeheatiun. Doubtless some sf those
who are to ply, 6nd not 10 receive, will .;
object. Yet the measure. is botn jus. and p.
economical. In certain. sense The lib.
GRAFTON Of slaves is the destruction OF
lproperty-pro perty acdufre,, by descent
or By purchase g the same % any other
property Il is no less true for having
baeu often said, that the people Of the
South are 20, more Responsible Sef tie :
original ihtfod1ction II this pfoper,y, .
thsn are The people Of The Nofik and .
when ii Is remembered how dnhsslsling!. 70 :
iy we al uss,cotioD and sugsr, ana share = =
the profits Of de6Ipg IN them, II nsy
be quite safe 10 say, that Che South has :.
been more responsible than the North for B,
its oontinuanos. III. then. fot 4 cosumop q
object this pfjperty 10 10 be sacrificed, Is
ii no. just that it Be Cone &C q common I"
charge q, a2tsai saes1rq 70 ssfl9 en- sga
, Aud II. With less money. Or money q
more Easily paid. We can preserve Che q
benefits ottbs Ubion by this means, than O.
We can BY the war alone, ID it tecon6mieal b
u, do It? Let. us conside. ii the1s LEI
US ascertain the sum we tsvssxpended u
in the war since compensated smancips. ID
itiOh was pppcsed /. last March, asd soB- 0
slider whs,her. ifihat measure had been 8
accepted. by eteH dome Of the slave I'
States. the same sum. would not havs p
have, dops, more to close tie war. than
has been otherwise done. If sogthes dl
measure wodld save money, and. in chat u
view, would be prudent and economical
measure. Certainly it is not so easy to q
TO pay something as it ,idpay nothing; II
but it is easier 10 pay hrGe sum, than
it is TO paw . larger one. And il ia eAs-a tr
ier 10 pay any sum when We are able a.
The war requIss large suma anarequirss a
hem at once. The asssegate sum nee 81
sssasyo for compensated Emancipation, ,,of 70
coufss, would be- large. But wsnldBil
re quirs. no ready cash nor the honda 7nr
even. any faster Than tue emancipation 81
progresses. This nigh: not, and preba~sd d
! bly, would .hots ,close Be fore the euda Of &
thirty saSsn fears. D. At ct tbat time we ? j,
shall pro badly, ,haye , -huadrsd hillione %
Ii.f people to share ,lks bardea, instead Of 9
Thirty one millions, as now, =, Aud pot bl
only SO, but. the, increase Of eur, popula- o..
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