The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-09-04


overlooked. .D - -
The region where the insurrection still
remains fragrant embrace all or parts Of
Several states, with a " 10 population Of
A. 500 900. and negro population of 8,
SOC, 900. chiefly slaves. IL IL thus seen
to be war between Two parties Of the
white race, not only in the presence. but
in the very midst Of the enSlsged negro
race.
1t is notorious@-we could not conceal
the fact il we would--tbal The dispute
between them arose out Of questions 10
which the negro race have deep and
lasting interest, and that their sym pathies
wishes and interests naturally, necessari.
ly, inevitably. fall on the side Of the Un.
ion. Such civil war between two par
ties of the white race, 10 such place and
under such circumstances, could not be
expected to continue long before the ne
gro race would begin to manifest some
sensibility and soma excitement. We
have arrived at that stage already. Eve.
rywhere the American General receives
his most useful and reliable information
from tbs negro, who hsils his coming as
the harbinger Of freedom. Wherever the
National army advances into the insar.
rectioaary region, the African bondsmen
escaping from their insurrectionary mas
ters, come out 10 meet it, and offer their
service and labor in whatever capacity
they may be desired. So many of these
bondSmen have, even without the invita-
lion, and often agains! the opposition OF
the Federal military and naval authorities.
made their way from bondage among the
insurgents, 10 freedom among the loyal.
lists, that the Government finds itself oc
cupied with tie consideration Of meas
ures TO provide themselves with domicils
at home OF abroad. Not less thar 100
such escape every day; aud as the army
advances the number advances. II the
war should continue Indefinitely, every
slave will become. not only free NJ, n
but an absentee. If the insurgents shall
resist their escape, how could they hope
to prevent the civil war they rave inaug
uralpd from degeneratng into servle
war? True, a servile population, espaci.
ally one SO long euslaved as the Africans
10 the iusurrectonary States. require
time and trial before they can organize
servile war; but ii the war continues in.
definitely, a scrvile war is only a ques.
tion of time. The problem, then, is
whether the strife shall be lef. TO 90 on
to that point The Government, anima.
ted by just regard for the general vel
fare, including that Of the insurrectionary
States, adopts policy designed at once
to save the Union and rescue society
from the fearful catastrophe, while it con
sults the ultimate peaceful relief Of thu
nation from Slavery. 1t cannot be nee
essary 10 prove to any enlightened states
man that the labor of the African in the
insurrectionary region is at present in
dispensable as resource of the insurgents
for continuing the war. nor is it now
necessary to show that this same labor is
the basis of the whole industrial system
existing in that region. The war is thu,
seen to be producing already disorgaa
ization of the industrial systeem of the
insurreclionary States. and tending to 9
subversion of even their social system
Let it next be considered that the Euro
pean systems of industry are largely based
upon the African slave labor of the insur
reotionary States, employed in the produc
tion of cotton, tobacco and rice, and OF
the free labor of the other States. EN-
ployed in producing cereals; out of which
combined productions arises the demand
for European productions, materials ant
fabrics. The disorganiza!iou Of industry
which is already revealing itself in The
insurrec ionary States, cannot but impair
their ability to prosecute the war, and a
the same time result indirectly in CREATE
distress in Europe.
On the other hand. this disorganizatior
operates far less iDjuriously al present t.
the Federal Government and to the loya
States. Every African laborer who es
capes from bis service is not only lost t
, the support Of the insurrectiOu, but h
brings accession to the productlv labo
of the loyal States. and to that extent in
creases their ability to continue the con
, est in which they a,e reluctantly enga
J ged. Tie failure Of foreign importation
as heretofore. in return for the exporta
tiou Of Southern staples, stimulates tn
manufacturing industry of the loyal State
} Immigration is accelerated by an activit,
in these States, resulting from extended
manufactures and the prosecution Of tn
, war. Thus has the phenomenon appear
, ed, disappointing so many prophecies il
Europe, thai the war impovprishes an
} exbausts only the insurreclion, and nc
. the Union. | shall not contend tha
3 these effects would he perpetual. Ikno'
5 thers is reckoning for every nation tha
: has the misfortune to be involved in
! war, and l do not expect fol the Unite
! States any exemption from that inexOra
: BILE law; but it is enough for my presen
purpose iha! the penaltirs are neithe
. more severe nor more imminent than I'll
loyal States can endure. while bringin
the unhappy contest 10 its de sired conrlu
' sion. Let us now suppose that any on
s or more European States should think
9 right or expedieut to intervene by fore
' to oblige the United States TO accept
9 compromise of their sovereignty. Wha
other effect could it produce tban to rer
t der inevitable. and even hurry on. thu
y servile war, SO completely destructive {
9 all European interests in this country
0 which this Government so sludiousl
=, strives 10. avoidP i, l know that the dar