Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-03-29

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TheQuesrion Of Ensncipatioa in the northern
a q Congress- Il
= Africnd has handed us1a New, York Herald, of
ssthe 7th INST, from which we make the following
: extract
- The progress of the debate on the Coniscation
bill is developing the conservative, Gonstitutlop-
LOVING sentiment IN Congress IL Is struggle oil
law and order against anarchy and revolution Ihe
observations of Senator MeDougald, 6oppoiuoploi
California, on Monday and Tuesday, well worthy
the attentSe consideration of the whole people, and
their endorsement by Mr.. Cowan, (epublican) OF
Pennsylvania, is most gratifying evidence OF patrl-
-otsul amidst the fierce passions of party spirit
"Shah We, says the. latter gentleman " stand by
the Constitution, shall open wide the field of
revolution, and 60 back to the doctrines OF ieuoal
ages, and introduce feuds which ceIlturies cannot
quiet? That is what this bill proposes The pas
sage of such bill will make the whole Southern
people enemies. The scheme OF colonization is
entirely mpracticable. And further, the bill is di
recty in conflict with the Constitution; for the pre-
servation of which alone the war is waged. The
bill is unnecessary, mpolitie and totally useless.
The bin is unconstitutional, because the Constitu-
ton r0vides that no bill of attander shall he
passed, and no person punished for crime without
regular proceedings in Court This bill is in fact
bill of attainder, and Congress has no power to
pass it." u .-...
This covers the whole ground. And what is Mr.
Cowan'S opinion about emancipation lie says:
I" protest against that section of the bill freeing
the slaves as entire departure from the princi-
pies OF the Constitution, and especially impoltc at
this time. Because are in war, we ought not
to make a law which unconstitutional before"
"What have the negroes done to secure freedom at
this time, when the course of their masters seem
especially to invite them to strike for liberty p
Nothing. They simply rely on their masters, like
domestic animals with sort of blind instinct -
he concludes with ga hope that the bill would not
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ures necessary to success in the great strug
gle in which we engaged" -
This is the language of patriot; and If all men
in Congress had only spoken and acted from the
beginning, neither civil CONFUSION nor disunion
would exist today. There is great result pro-
duced by this war. The eyes of millions Of men at
the North are opened to the real character OF the
| negro, and they have discovered from the expe-
ricnce of our troops and Generals what we have so
! long proclaimed to them in vaiR-the natural ine-
ri)rlty of the negro to the white man, which can no
more be removed than the color Of his skin by any
amount Of legislation. Ii is the negroS nature to
be the servant of the Caucasian lie "relies
! on his master" says Mr.. Cowan with sort of
blind instinct" II is evident, therefore, that that
| part OF the bloody programme which contemplated
servile instruction is already exploded. The ne
gro is happier and better off physically, morally,
| socially and religousy, under the mild Christian
servltude Of his white master at the South than he
| ever was in any other condition stree the dawn of
creation will be till the coming Of the mil
| lennium To leave the negro to himself, and put
him into competition with the white man. is TO de-
stroy him as etectually our civilization has de-
stroyed the red of the forest. Scrvitude is the
ncgro'S normal condition. 1t is calculated to pre-
the from extinction, and to render it hap
py and at the same time subServient to the happi-
ness Of the white That white men should
wage war Of determination against white men, To
change the condition of blacks for the worse, is an
ahSurdIty too great for the common sense of any
people, and much Of the intelligent and prac-
! teal people of the United States. Mr.. Lincoln re-
cognizes the fact; and therefore, if the Ianat
les in Congress should succeed in carrying their
| bill it will be met with his veto"