Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-01-31
Slavery and the War.

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president and Cabinet agree in seeking
to restore the rebellious states TO the
Union without interfering with slavery i
and that appearances indicate forward
movement of the federal armies from
, line. end to iae's end. Advancing col
umns NAV cut off the connection between
Manassas and the coastwise cities, DIVIDE
the rebel army in East Tennessee, sweep
down the Mississippi and seize Charles.
ton. Savannah, and New Orleans. II
this is accomplished, secession will be.
likely to give way, though it must take
time to disorganze and reorganize the
reyolted states, and bring their popula-
tion again under the beneGcent sway OF
the Union. 1t is predicted, however, as
last resort that the South will by de
cree Of emancipation, gain force and
cause. and worldwide sympathy that
woula be irresistible to an army of Free
men.
= 1t is said on good authority that South
. ern commissioners are already proposing
: negotiations both in England and France
with view to the recognition Of the
2 Southern Confederacy on the basis OF
j commercial treaties securing great adj
1 yanaoes to those powers, and guaran-
h teeing the gradual abolition OF slavery.
The bribe is a tempting one, yet 1t may
u be long before those nations would IN
: cur the internal as well as the external
/ dargers which its acceptance would in
P volve. Probably America could dam
ace England on the seas as much as she
/ could us. Our gold can come to Ne"
IS York by land-hers cannot reach Lon
5 don so. The late news from England i:
o ANYTHING but belIigerent and indicates .
4 reaction, and that the sober people o
h England would draw the sword with re
ID luctance. but would hail the olive brancl
ie Nth aa;ay,t
in W, ..,;,;,ol ~ r,ilitar,
measure it is wise to lberate the slave
of the South, is question now pressing
" heavily upon the attention of those VIII
90 have the direction of the matter. Their
H. con hardly be any reason for delaying
III az rpgar4s the rebels. They have for
= It'd all RI. hts nuder the Constitution
n +1.an- oIa;n, M rrotection from 1.-THE,
8 4,o,,.l, i nndar foot and DEFY its author
OF .. I, ! oro,rd that This is a war 70
-. u,a:n.aaonoo of tho Constitution. an,
y 1ot howorar mpch then repu3iate it
u o,,ho,ity ,ro npst not. Do ne not re
-. a.aa,,a i - far as them are concerned
! No tra,o ,f armies over their field
~ tho ;,onyisoument of their citizens in OF
M fort, without trial or ha6eaS corpus, an
tb4 sinking Of stone fleets in their ha
,c bors constitutional? If we violate I'll
ed Constitution TO accomplish deeds of in
re prisonment and cruelty, and are jnstiiie'
N. why not works of freedom and human
ID ty? Is it not as constitutional to fire
ed black men as to shoot down white ones
he r..,.aot la told that if is not in
of 3, w., on,o,.i,o,ion nnd,
,.,.. ;,,,,.oo,;oah,s
an ;.,,.na,,;.al,la
d" South America? was 1t lmpracucaoie
let ..o..,..2 Ooo. lot the decree
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~ ~ .;..5 0aaola,;t ha known a,
Us !, r., ,n.aIa sod ,haic wav
ms '"0 '''o"
as our INES DAY NOV It "'''' '''''
red instruction ana crue"y ''' wy :
les verse; 1t would reprP's o"''' ''''''
ON more humane soldiers were rarely ''''
VI o" tban tho slave. who fought in our rev
Sc luton or III me war Oh l'l-' ""' u
of that the negroes are 'ncaP'o'e o. ''''''
bel even with the a'a ana 3oEe'"'"'".
, a civilized aud Chr''''"''%tn ""''es' !