The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-29

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be wholly blind to the fact that such q
change of system would advance, in the end,
beyond calculation, her material prosperity.
Suppose declaration, to the effect that
the government, urged by the necessity of
self preservation, takes, at fair valuation,
the slave property of the South! Will
such declaration cause negro insurrec-
tim and indiscriminate assassination of
whites throughout the slave States The
result, so far, has clearly shown that the
neg:o, mild and long.sufering, and often
attached to his owner. is little disposed to
resist, under an organization of his own.
Olce assured of freedom, he will gradually
Jon our cause-that is all. He can then
b, hired as Iaborer or soldier, as may seem
f;-payment being made for him if bis mas
t.r proves loyal, and bis services being con.
fscated il these are due to rebel. In all
this we are clearly in our right.
Look now at the question in its foreign
aspect, under the chances of European 10.
PREVENTION. Be those chances great or
small, Intervention may occur, and that ere
long.
If it occur, its character will chiefly de-
pend upon what shall have been the ante.
cedent action of our government in regard
to slavery.
! If, previously to such intervention, we
shall have issued general declaration of
emancipation, then we shall stand before
Europe as the champions of human liberty,
while our enemies will be regarded as the
advocates of human servitude. Public
opinion in England, in France, and through
cut Europe generally, will then prevent the
respective governments from intervening,
except it be in our favor. No European
government dare place itself in the attitude
of slavery protector.
II, on the contrary, we shall have left the
issue az it now stands, our policy indica ted
only by the coDfscation act, not broadly and
boldly announced, and more especially if the
South, despairing of saving her favorite in.
stitution, comedies, as the price of foreign
recognition and support, q voluntary system
of gradual emancipation-not at all an un-
likely move-then the sympathy of public
opinion throughout Europe will be with the
South, and will sustain any action in her
favor.
Think, too, in such an event, how false
our position how low we shall have fallen
in the eyes of the world how nnenviahle
the place We shall occupy in history through
all time
1t is IDLE gasvouade to say that, thus situ-
ated, we can defy Europe. Let the South,
by conceding emancipation, secure the SYM
pathy and the permanent services of her four
millions of laborers, without action of ours /;
then throw into the scale against US the
thirty millions of England, the forty mile
ions of France-and who shall say how many
tens of millions beside ?-and what chance
for success, or for reputation, shall we have,
struggling for nothing nobler than self.
existence, in equivocal attitude before the
world, matched against opponents who shall
have iorestalled US, and assumed The iuitia-
tive of progress?
While the contest assumed no higher
character than that of q portion of great
nation desiring separation from the moth.
er country and forcibly casting off its au-
thority, what more sympathy can we expect
from Europe than we ourselves gave to
Spain when she lost Mexico, or to Mexico
when Texas struck for independence Un.
til the issue is changed, so that the great
question of human liberty becomes involved
in it, we must expect from European pow-
ers at the beet only intolerance; coupled,
probably, with the feeling that as Mexico
succeeded against Spain and Texas against
Mexico, SO will the southern conlederacy
finally maintain itself against u.s.
That declaration of emancipation was
not issued year ago, do not regret
Great changes must mature in the public
opinion before they can be safely carried out.
Extreme measures, to be justified and to be
effectual, must often be preceded by long.
tried Cancellation. Yet in national emer
gencies it may be as dangerous to dlsap
point as to anticipate public opinion. And
confess my fears for the result if decisive
measures are longer delayed.
Stand where we are, we cannot; and to
60 on is less dangerous than to retrace our
steps. We ought never to have proposed
emancipation with compensation to loyal
slave owners, nor declared to the dislOyal,
as by law we have, that their slaves shall
be liberated without compensation, if we
did not intend to follow out the policy we
commenced. We have incurred the odium;
let us reap the benefit.
Nor do perceive how we can free the
slaves OF rebels, yet reasonably expect to re-
tain slavery in the Border States, even in
case they persist in refusing the offer of the
President. Having INTERVIEWED so far, ex-
trpation of slavery, the only effectua policy,
becomes the safest also.
All men in the North will not acQuiesce.
Neither did all acquiesce when the war was
commenced; yet who that is loyal opposes
it now? And what would have been the
result had we waited ere we commenced the
war, for unanimity?
Some will fall off. So be it. There is
small loss in that. And there is some gain.
Better an open enemy than worthless
friend. 1t is time that men were taking
sides. As things now stand, see no use in
conciliatiug the half loyal. He who is not
Tor us is against US.
Think the people are ready. l believe
that the loyal citizens of the North, with
such small proportion of exceptions as 10
radical national changes must be dsregarded,
are today prepared for emancipation. They
have paid for it in treasure-in blood-not
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