Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-06-27


sound anti.slavery man, and Mr. Sumner in |
dorses him in this respect, but he does not
20 for emancipation "as war measure. ~
Salmon =. Chase is certainly no friend of
slavery, but he docs not go for emancipation
las war measure VIM. II. Seward is
probably more theroughly hated by the
friends Of slavery than any other man in
America, but he is no friend of emancipation
las a war measure" These are representa-.
tive mcn--all of them have been opponents Of
slavery and the slave power throughout their
whole lives, and all Of them would be glad
to see emancipation cfIected--but neither
they nor their friends are ready to adopt t"as
a war measure" On the other hand, If we
look at the old fashioned abolitionists and
their sympathizcrs, who have always held the
Union at a low price, who care more for
emancipation than for the preservation Of the
Union and always have. VIC shall find them all
fierce for cmancipamcnt "as a war measure
After advocating the abolition of slavery as a
humane measure for long series of yeats,
abusing tho Constitution and openly or COW
Gritty advocating the dissolution Of the Union,
they are now exceedingly loyal, and laboring
for the adoption Of cmaucipa ion "as a war
measure" The feet that they care more for
the abolition of slavery than for any other
question connected with the war is so evil
dent that we do M. hesitate 10 CHARGE it nm
ON them. If the war should cease. leaving
slavery as il il vet bringing Ms peace and
cenuinc Union. than ayald feel that absolute
ly nothing had been gained Arc such men
councillors who arc TO be trusted:
But about emancipation 'as a war meas
ure. There has been more nonsense utter
ed by its advocates than has appearcd on any
other subject which the war has raised It
has boep assumed from tho first. that slavery
WAS rcallv the "cnemv's magazine. " and that
we should not be able TO conqucr until il
| sbould he 6rod into and blown mn. We sun
/ nose Gov. Andrew thinks so Mr.. sumner
thinks so. Mr. Pmllips and an of Mr.. Phil
/ Gp.' sympathizers so. The Tribune and
/ Fg,,,,1g Pottbink so. All the old abolition
/ lists think so. and they and all who think so
with them have assumed that the emancipa-
/ t,n roI;cv would bo a terrible arm with
1 which TO dgbt the rebellion. and that the mo-
mont sIsverv j. klied the rehellion is killed
Tboy have treated the question as ANYTHING
/ hut an ON n one-os question ON which
thoro conId no bnt nne oninion among mon
Who ,o,lIy INTO sl,,orv and wish for ,ts de-
.trnction
Vet the fact il evident that thoro Is more
am "A M l.
,i-.I,,or, ,r., r.o ;,,,.r.r,;r,tJcs doolarc
mat AN That hinder. tho adc,tion of their
,,alio, Nina r.,orcrco Inv /, CONSTITUTION
rontcmncd INV tho .laye poycr itself or the
.la,ory NJ ,,c ',o,.rrr,.,,t IN border STATE
conditional Union,s,s. or TO actual pro-slaye-
~ symnatbics or reverence for slavery
I'bcre !. rcvero,r, for tho Constitution we
,r,rt bpt ,yc soriouslv dnub, and ,yc know
that others do tbe efficiency If emancination
"os yyar n,oasnron W. opostion ii What
good could itdo. Thcre * talk of puttino
inns into the hands of tho ne,rocs but anv-
bodv who knows thoso negroes knows tina,
the,c il NOT ono in CIV Of tbem who .vould
bc worth as. f,btin,, ma, the salt iunk he
would ,,t j. has brep tho habit for ms IA
saw thot tho slaves had nlaced tine south nm.
dny hnrJe Ia Lo.,,sto ,coco -.,bot as anon n.
ua, sL,,lJ 90 ~ ,io nm ,,,ror,n, a.,
I,. ,,,.,ll g., a., Tf,yo ,boc risor
Thov t.vo rcvc, had so oood chance DE.
fore Whole .rctions of the countr, have
not onlv bcop clo,,cd of all effective white
mon Int of all olcteovo firearms. Therc arc
vost rcgions or s,,lLerp country in which The
slaves min ht have risen and annibilated tho
white inhabitants limit thcv bavo. NOT done IT,
and have mot had tho plurk tn do IL II /.
said that they are the friends of our armies
but some commanders have found them SC
unlelisble that thew have shut them on. O
our lines entirely. We certainly will 20 a,
far nsany one to make the negroes useful tc
our armies. when the thing is practicable. bu
the field of their usefulness seems thus lar I,
ne very limited.
If we 20 back little in the history of TIT
war. we shall find that al the South il gained
: strength from the general belief in the false
hood that it was the aim of the government
a TO abolish slavery. IL is declared on coot
authority the authority of one who has live,
at the south during the rebellion until vor,
p 70 entlv-that the orders Of Hunterau Phelp
4 and Fremont were industriously circulate,
d by the entire southern press. as the best posi-
, bic means of thoroughly uniting the southern
n pcople. Hunter declared emancipation, an,
e while the leaders laughed at the useless man
ifesto. they used il as the best possible in
10 strument for uniting the southern people, an,
, carefully suppressed the presidents counter
e mapd of the order. as something that woul,
C human n6tnro and \. ,a,1id ,yi1 himself on,
It c1 IN so, ,,.,.,,,,,,,,,l ,Io,la,a,;,,,
ep,orc;n,t;or :, war n,oas,,ro >, would Ton,
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