The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-09-16

would not interfere with the condition Of the /
Af-.csn race. Ne we're then think right. /
oar arst dafy was 20 eadeavoF 70 restore the
Governments without Interfering with State
institutions But our declarations were
more than made good. The negro was re-
fused admission within Cur lines: he was
returned TO his rebel master: he vas even
sometimes enticet ATAY. pressed into our
service. and then left to-rhe tender mercies
0f the rebels IL vas thought thus 20 per
sla.e the rebels that We we're their friends
We succeeded only in rersusding the en-
shaved thai that We we're their enemies
Tie rebels shni Their eyes and their ears 10
/ our ccclara-iors z1d our deeds But they
were seen ard heard - 40 oppressed peo-
pie and Is Ala ighiy God
Let those declarations be retr4cted now a.
/ publicly as gniedly IS they we're made -
/ 4 proclamation from Division General To-
I dav. who for tis boldness = removed %
morrow. i. Of little swat OCCASIONAL aui
/ exceptional ellzuci ti4 % anee-s but does
not weaken tie rebellion But prOclama
ton Of emancipation. issued by the Pres
dent Of the \ alton 70 the slaves Of The IN
surgent Sflfes endorsed by twenty millions Of
! earnest ne0ple sent forth from Gen. Mitchell
army a. Hilton Head, Gen. Buffers NJ New
Orleans aud Gen. Buell's at Alabama. would
not BE nugatory. IL would give us the sym
pathics Of all Europe. and forever relieve
Va OF the danger OF foreign eaianglement s.
II would be worth an army Of Federal forces
10 the re.els rear. And above all il would
ensure 20 ~ the blessings Of God What
then! Do say the President ought to issue
such a proclamation 70 morrow No | am
not preaching 70 the President. | only say
% the people-consider consider
III. Why discuss slavery The war viii
overthrow IL m year
Ans-frue. bot war IS destructive only
That - not enough-we must construct also
To set free a servile race, a. oy Academic
leave them 70 wander through the South an
governed. uneducated, uncared for. i neither
to perform our duty % them or TO our cOun-
try. Such emancipation will throw one half
the country into paralysis from which only
long aud dreary years will suffice 20 restore
il. il in truth. three millions of slaves are
by the inevitable course of events 10 be set
free. il devolves upon "a to determine what
shall be their future state. what privilege
they shall possess. by what laws be govern
ed War cannot determine that
". What VII you DO with the negro!
Ans In part only will | answer this
question Only the great future can fully
answer H. IL l. thought that il the African
j. set tree. IL logically follows that he must
be received into full citizenship. and permit
ted TO participate with rs in the adminisira
ton OF Government.
But no such logical conclusion follows
IA Republication are two priuciples-otten
cOnfounded-realiy distinct The one Is,
that Governments should be administered
for the benefit of the people. The other
that the people are competent % administer
their own Governments. The first princi
pie j. universally true. Every Government,
monarchical. aristocrGtc, or republican.
should be administered for the equal benefit
of all. The other Is only exceptionally true
The Chinese. the Hnjoos, many OF the
peasantry Of Europe, are not n0sc compe-
tent 20 govera Themselves. Least OF all
are the Africans. While il is trne that
Government ought always to protect the
rights and guard the interests of even the
ignorant aud the degraded. il IS not true that
the ignorant and degraded should be invited
TO participate in Government. Thus % the
question, "Wil YOU admit the emancipated
African 10 "A position ot political equality -
! answer unhcsitatingly. no would con
fine the administration of Government al.
WAYS. 20 the moral and the intelligent For
generations t is probable that the African
must be governed. The only question is
ahall be be governed selfshly or Christianly
by laws which disregard his rights. or by
laws which protect them
V. We 10 no. VA. he negro in IA Free
States.
ARs--Cur present course Is bringing Thorn
here By ffties and hundreds they are esca-
ing % the North Let ~ remove that from
aich they fee. and they will seek the
Northern States 40 longer. The local at
tachments Of the negro are strong. His DO
ircrpbles at the rig0r of a Northern winter
Ills welcome here Is no warmer than the cli-
mate But one consideration attracts him 70
our borders Freedom Make the South
free too, and no possible inducement re-
mains 10 lead him hither. Thencelorth an
negro emigration would be Southwark Ne
groes escaping By hundreds. seek in North
evn States. a refuge from the domination
OF crue. system and men are afraid 90 &c
) move the terror from which they fec. lest
tac remainder should make greater haste "a
escape from It. after j; 10 longer exists
VI To interfere with the domestic in.
stitutious 81 a State i unconstitutional.
iEs-TNo years ago | uttered IN thi.
pulpit tie lsllow.ng sentiment "However
much We may regret slavery IN the slave
} States, We are distinctly n understand that
We are in nOsi-c RESPONSIBLE f.. -. .ast.lu.
I
to Interfere with them | still think
was then right In peace We had A. little
right 90 interfere with slavery IN South Car.
olina as with seridom IN Russia. But II
America and Russia were At war. who would
doubt our right 10 proclaim liberty - the
seris il thereby we could serve our purpose
While slavery was purely domestic insitc.
ton We had no right % interfere with il ~
When il demanded admission into the ua.
tiOnal territories we were compelled 90 dis
cuss H. When IL seeks the life Of the ma
ton We have q right to destroy 10. What
ever Is necessary Tor our national prcscrva-
tion & sufficiently constitutional slavery
40 longer lies d0rmant m the States lt has
armed itself II has crept Wit as,assin.like
stealth O. tho ssde Of the sleeping mother
who hath nurtured IT, With deadly aim il
socks her life With cruel violence il re-.
psats blow ter blow The best blood OF
the country flows from the gaping wound
have = right q arrsisn this murderer be-
tore YOU. 10 demand vour verdict. guilty
aud yonr sentence. death
VII. Il viii ueits the entire South IA
war OF desperation. Il vil DESTROY our last
hope ct Union party Thus i vii render
hopeless the restoration 81 the Union For
permanent Union. With asuhjugaied province
% d,saneciei people. Is impossible
tns Sue. a Ullon Is indeed impossible
Bur the entire South IS alredY united IN a
war OF desperation. The last hope Of a
southern reaction has been been long since
desssoye. A Union PARTY mnsi indeed be
formed. Bat ho~
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