The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-19

business stir at that place.
Capt w, G. HOLDEN, Of Company c.,
23d Kentucky Volunteers, is our Provost
Marshal he is a clever man, aud an OK
sellent officer in fact he is a tolerably
good-looking young man, and rumor
says that all the pretty girls between
this place and Pulaski have fallen des-
perately in love with the gallant Captain.
Poor souls, they can't help 1.-THE is so
fascinating. More anon. SAM.
Employment OF the slaves of Rebels
for Army Uses.
In the debate on the Coniiscation bill
Mr.. SHERMAN said:
This proposition is one Of the most inn
portant that has been presented to Con-
gress, and the times are meet for its con-
sideration. The question must be de-
cided whether the negro population Of the
United States shall be employed only to
aid the rebels Hitherto they have been
the mainstay of this rebellion Their
labor has furnished food; they have built
entertainments; they have relieved the
auluAtie VI lllS DuIQtisOlle uulles OF the
camp, and have left their masters free TO
perform simple military duty. Now, the
question arises whether the people of the
United States, struggling for national ex-
istence, should not employ these blacks
for the maintenance of the Government.
1t is a question whether the rebels alone
shall have the benefit of slavery, with
out feeling its weakness, or whether the
United States shall employ the labor Of
race of men whose interests, whose SYM
pathies, whose whole hearts are with the
loyal people of the United States in sup
pressing this rebellion.
i, perhaps, have been as indisp0sed 10
avail myself of the labor Of slaves, or to
interfere with slavery, as any other Sem
ator; but the time has arrived when, in
my Judgment, the military authorities
should be compelled to use all the physi-
cal force of this country TO put down the
rebellion. The policy heretofore pursued
by the officers of the United States has
been to repel this class Of people from
our lines, TO refuse their services. They
would have made the best spies, and vet
they have been driven from our lines
They would have relieved our soldiers
from many hard task, many an irksome
duty but instead of that our soldiers
have been required to guard the property
of the owners of those slaves. The
slaves have been employed TO uphold the
rebellion, and our soldiers have been put
as guards around the houses of rebels
while the rebels have thus been engaged
in war against the Government. Cases
have occurred where our men have been
shot down while they were guarding the
property Of rebels, This must no longer
be.
How far emancipation should be ex-
tended TO themselves who render faith
full service to the country is more diff
cult question-but upon a few PROPOSE
tions we certainly can agree. Who would
surrender TO his rebel master the heroic
slave pilot, who, by his courage and sa-
| gacity. added vessel 60 our Navy p
| Who would surrender to a rebel master
the slave who amid heat and strom and
battle, fed and cared for and waited on
our officers and soldiers Who would
| give up to perpetual slavery the very
many negroes who, during the war, have
| risked their lives TO convoy US important
intelligence Sir, whatever vagaries and
| preiudices may cling TO us, l trust that no
one among us would consent to reward
the service Of loyal slaves by perpetual
and hopeless bondage TO rebel masters
Such a policy would be far more inhu-
man than the rebellion itself Without
further defining my views upon the sub
| ject at this time. ] am willing TO confirm
formyself that never will'consentto sur
render a slave who has rendered any
service, however menial, TO our army, to
the custody of a rebel master nor will
/ deprive a loyal master Of his interest
in the services Of his slave without full
compensation.
In this same debate, Senator Rice, of
Minnesota-known as a Democrat Of the
strictest faith--gaye in his adhesion to
the policy of employing negroes. Mr..
Rice said:
IL has now become a certainty, with all
| reasonable men, with all men, in short,
/ who have thought upon this subject 40
all, that not many days can pass before,
/ the people Of the United States north
must decide upon one of two questions,
we have either TO acknowledge the
Southern Conlederacy as a.Gee and iu.
/ dependent nation, aud that speedily, or
we have as speedily to resolve TO use all
the means given us by the Almighty TO
! prosecute this war TO a successful ter
mination. The necessity for action has
arisen. To hesitate is worse than Grim
inal We are expanding the money Of
our citizens; we are almost daily losing
! by sickness and otherwise thousands of
| lives, and al the rate at which that has
| been going on for the last few months, it
will take but few months longer 10 re-
| duce our army so that it will be worth
| less, and to reduce the wealth Of the
county TO such an extent that our credit
will be worthless also.
admit that at one time / was not in
favor of employing the blacks. l did not
believe it was good policy; but / had no.
| conscientious scrupes on the subject
! But, sir, the example was set us long ago
and has been continued for years by
Great Britain. She has kept in the Can
| adas one or more regiments Of blacks for
wears. upon our frontier, in sight of the
| American Tag; and who, North on South,
has ever raised question as to her right
! 20 do SO, or as 90 the moral elect u had
upon the community? We all acquicsccd
| In il: not one said il was wrong; and ii
il was not wrong for Great Britain 60
have regiments of armed blacks 10 pro-
tect her frontier against us, is II wrong
for us TO employ the same means 10 put
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