Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-10
WESTERN VIRGINIA.

II seenly probable that Congress l. about n
y,ass~ the bill admitting Western ' irglnla into
The onion = sew State. II 30, the act VIII
prov. most unfortunate, We fear. 1t will be
reriiycd abroad a. sure indication that The
Government IL preparing 10 acknowledge ths
srrsess OF the rebellion q liked fact That
go say: il Of it, ov7n nstion drawing the lire
through Virginia. 10 save TO the old Govern
ms nt the portion Of ihe Sta.e that If loyal TO
snd svmyathzes with IL, leaving 20 IN" OH
1yarcSy the rot of iis territory.
IT, fret upon The prospect OF carrying outin
Virginia Pre-idsnt I.ipeoIn's original eman :i-
ration policy calnot fail 10 prove truly infer
irliate. That policy locks TO the abrogatjon %
slave r. in the Border States by the act of the
People thereof. The natural incidents of The
SEHT hid fair bsfOre the end OF the contest to
C-i 70 ,t-ee fcur.hs of TIE nr2roes-slaves-ra-
ruaii.ine ~ Virginia, into the far South. When
tb,. war esds, If ar. successful: the places
of thee. d.pcTtsd negroes will Immediately IT,.
hiied ~ white ernigrants, who in two or three
wears aftcrwarcis, il aided b. The vote OF Wert-
era NirF mia, can and will surely abolish
slavery in The State by actio at Ils' polls IL
Western Virginia il then separate STATE, here
IL no telling how long it Will Lake them to over
came - the poiis the prO-slavery preiudjces Of
the ratve EiTginians among whom hey will
have settIed.
The President last emancipation proclaIna-
ton, though IL may almost entirely close the
door TO the escape of more negroes 10 the Union
a:mis, as we sincerely believe it is destined 10
Go, viii nevertheless very soon rid Virginia
and all the rect of the border States of nearly
ali slaves within their limits able 10 work or
regarded as tring OF pccuniary value Thus
" beTcyer our arms may hereafter go through
cut the south, it will be found that the slaves
ha ly i,peu hair
or It's vicinity. Long before our armies can
reach the locations where the slaves will have
been carried TO escape them, the var will be
over ard the Union restored, or some other SET
tienlfnt viii he made. In no event will the
country prosecute the war after that time,
amply 10 the ina of catching ami noIninaIly
s@tting tree ths negroes.
Oar Theory IL, therefore, that While the last
enUEeisted emancipation policy of President
Lincoln will induce the sIay cholders Of the
f-cTd,r States TO carry or send the great bulk OF
their slaves out Of them, its effect will also be
IL prevent negroes frcm getting off hereafter
under the shadow Of our armies; crowding the
slaves into the Businesses of the cotton, sugar
aId rice producing sections of the Union TO
:" ait iht termination of the contest.
Tie RAIDER will please recolIee: thai lillle
WORKING MAJORITY of the House rs earnestly
oprossd to carrying out the Presidents last
Emancipation policy, the majority Of thu
presen. House il III favor OF 20 dong.
18th majority Of the representatives of
t"e people p'rsis.enly legislating to defeat
the Presidents policy in this part,cuIar.
aolied 10 the thousand other embsrr,ss
hirhte under which il will then be ate,nn.
"a 10 enforce ii, (n the attempt be p.r,.
v.Ied in after the I'm of March, which ".
think proEabIe,) the chances are twenty n
o--' mai lie " ar Will cod, and settlement of
iir' diihcuities L. Sgreed on before ANYTHING nj
hi"i."nI can te effected against sIa very further
thah To friahtn IL out of the Border States
We are among those most apxious Tn sao ,ha
Ecrder St;ltes rid themselves of slavery. a. An
incident OF n" war. We believe il will be far
st Tor the negroes a. we'll rs tho whites
throughout NE Union, that they should contin.
u Ill slavery III the semi-tropical States Of the
souih. We want the vote of Western yiro;n;.
I" SIC in Kidding Eastern Virginia ~ soon "a
iNe-ibi-' OF romirRl system of slavery Alta,
u+ sln Eeh"ld.r- OF thai section OF tho c.,
shail have themselves deported the insti,ution
almost wholly out OF IL: ard therefore trustth,,
Congress viii no. ~ present vote Western yir-
S,nIa into the Union "a a separate STATE.
bliss tHYsTSEY.-This charming yOUng da
huiahte OF our city sppears tonight, At the
Washington Theater, in a part well ,ui,ad IN
hT yfyaCity. or,ca