Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-03-12
Tue Great Race Of Races.

great southwestern division Of the rebel
army, is said to have lately written letter
to the rebel cabinet advising emancipation
as the last resort Of the South.
That the Sonth viii even joyfully deal
out this their last black card before sur
rendering to the "Lincoln Government" is
just as self-eyident as that any dying mon
arch would give his kingdom in exchange
for a span Of life. Their hatred Of the
North is limited nowhere, and has been
vastly intensified by such Northern sheets
as the Madison Patriot, which constantly
assert that the design Of the Republicans
is 10 subyert the constitutional rights Of the
South, beget war Of the races, and
array the North against the South in dead
II conflict.
Slavery, in he game Of empire, IS with
them at present not 50 much as sparrow,
though at the onset slavery was the total
sum involved. The issue now is, the
lives, fortunes, honors, and all that is dear
to the rebel name and fame. What would
have become of Washington, Adams,
Franklid, and the whole RAGS Of patriot IA
Tiers, had the British conquered in the
colonial revolt Of 70? To this day all
would have the brand Of infamy inscribed
over their names in the history Of cur
country.
But how is it with the Nordh! Shall
the South lead in the emancipation race,
and thereby secure the eternal friendship
Of the powerful race now held as slaves p
And BY this means Of emancipation shall
the South secure an eternal friendship and
applause Of the christianised, antislayery-
ised world, Of our own country as well as
Of Europe? Shall the North, then, con-
tinue 10 fight and fight ever in defense Of
the Union, Constitution and La9tgs, when
the same are interpreted to mean .Slacery
as eternal as such constitution and laws p
True, such interpretations are as false as
Satan's interpretations Of scripture, but
then such interpretations are now and must
continue to be the meaning Of our laws
until reversed by the courts. Congress,
President, Cabinet, inferior courts and the
army must and do practice according to
the decisions Of our courts, That the Com
stitation sanctions and fixes slavery in all
the Territories, and disallows its forcible
abolition by any means. This "sum Of all
viIlainies' and treason against God and
man is this day as much respected and pro-
tegea,h by our government as under Blu
caanan. Only from military necessity is
this peculiar institution in the least peril;
and according to Bishop Polk the South is
just as liable to emancipate from military
necessity as the North; yea, they will
emancipate before surrendering to the
North. Th9wo Huthern sagacity sees at
once tire, 20 IA enact nent the awkward
predicame7;oo tn that sMlE.94gth, for then the
oouln %ooir would be TIN parry ''no 'ne
North the Pfoin an unlimE' ehgageu z :
pros slavery jew Of prt the teach,
einaacipationis! .qas6, h tl.l side, the$elory
ern pulpits, and theza t',e;r arra,,oeS, ;sts
Coils throne ffo,ll eiased for eSamipati
slaves? bsf of Az tine
But thh66ted t5of emanc. 81 in the Theo
and wes 1 1o,;oa indiferes School Disei,f;;
shall win. C ~ last hope il 'o 1850
North, and should the Mortified by Geo.
vantage by refusing to prQetesiIIs Acadeln
Of jubilee, we'd expect tqazal sreen Collect
even will to lose. saa p,;pcipal +.
The war is narrowedsg Wan.of Potosi. 6,
emancipation, as to whiclD IL Patchen
proclaim liberty, the race s,;.ssss.sacbers
millions of allies, sweep Of the pr
the righteous and heavens pdeyoted to i
this race is also involved the friends Of q
pire. the Union, the new conlsslet win sec,
if the South leads in proclaiming be neon
away goes half the American taapt ass,
and up starts free and independents en-
pire upon the foundation of liberty, So
sure as there is God. But if the North
strikes the first blow at slavery, then shall
the North conquer and the Union be
saved.
Trucking doughfaces have petitioned,
and gAsached and prayed that Congress
may cease agitating the negro question
and % to work to save the country. But
the irrepressi5le conflict is everywhere,
hand iii hand with Gods Higher Law
The NEGRO question must be settled before
tbe birth-risht Of our country can be
fixed. The negro is before the court, and
mast Be disposed Of. God Almighty is
tie Judge, and His justice the advocate
A saprene court SO formed cannot be BAT
fed bly the sophisms Of Taney's court, nor
Congress, nor armies. The court above
disposed Of precisely such cases fer Old
Rolre for Sparta, Crete, Thessaly, Greece,
sosill, Jamaica. Hayti, and other slave
powers--aluays awarding yerdicts tor the
poor slaves, never for the masters. God
deals very curiously. He sets men 70
work on each other As pirates when gaily
Of enslaying men. He regards nc human
constitutions, and human military power
becomes 4 mere tool ii His hands to exc
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