The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-04-22

+. T. blair Il Mo, ~ ,be lib inst
delivered a speech 10 sl,e Iigase Of Rep
rcsenlaligrs purpouing 80 define llis poIi.
81 e tic President - regard 10 slavery.
Tie President. according 10 Mr. Baair. 4.
opposed "a the doc,ia Of i 8, neral et8aa.
eita,iou u slagts. O.. - lhe ground 81 81
uncon iiiaIionaiiiy. tor he expressly ad-
miis tia, the President, a. comm apaer Il
the army, would ID duty bound q Ie.
clare thc slaves free a. a military mels-
ore, provided such emancipation would
trud 20 strengthen Gle government all u
hasten Tbs overthrow of tie rebellion
The Presidents opposition 10 cmaneipa-
ton !. founded On the belief Thai such
measure woald he extremely incxptdjch.
andlend 10 weaken rather than to strength.
en- the national government This posi-
ton Is sustained by views something ike
the following There is ~ che North. and
more particularly Al tire South. ~ intense
innate and natural hostility between the
white and black races. There is nothing
70 which llie non.sIasehoidiug class nj the
South, ul.o constitute a large majority Of
The population there, are more bitterly OPP
roscd than the emancipation Of the slaves
AID their consequent equality with them
seltes. II is the fear ofsucll emancipation
which has led the non-slaseho,der. 10 ia
thc rebellion and to link their fortunes with
the shareholders.
The non.slascholders South have con.
sianlly been told that il was the purpose
Of tic Lmcolu administration TO declare
immediate emancipation; they firmly be-
lcved this aud hence the aacrity with
which they embraced the rebellion, and
their tenaciiy IN maintaining il. The dee
hrallon by Congress that The question of
slavery Is still TO be lett TO the States them
selves, Nj. Blir thinks would be Of great
effect ~ qaieting the tears Of lhese delud.
ed people and do much towards re.torin,
the supremacy Of The national law, IN the
disturbed section.
II is TO tie doctrine Of colonization Thai
the President looks, under the providence
OF God 70 the solution OF the yexed and
almost inexplicable question Of slavery
The slaves which are TO be freed by the
present war, as well rs those who are at
no distant day 10 be freed by the slave
holding States, are 10 he sent TO such part
of Central America MS the Government
shall hereafter acquire for that purpose.
There this oppressed people will find soil
and climate suited to their nature, and
what is of more consequence, race with
whom there exists no deep seated HOSTILE
~ 10 the blacks and there under the pro.
lection Of our fag and our institutions, the
liberated blacks VIII build up great and
prosperous Slate.
II il be asked who are in future to iii
the Southern soil, and TO raise the great
staples, cotton, rice, sugar, and tobacco
we reply, white labor i TO do IL An ex-
animation Of the geography Of the globe
will convince Us that such result, is prac-
iicable. Tic southern States ere to be
opened to the enterprise and The skill OF
our norlhern laborers, as we'll as to those
WHO shall in future years crowd our shores
from The over populated countries Of Eu-
rope. Then, and not till then, will the
southern States be come What they are by
nature fitted 10 be, the garden Of the world.