The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-10-17
OCTOBER II, 1862.
The Tbunderer on Emancipation.
From the London Times, Sept l9.l

From the London ines, sept i'I
As every succeeding week has made II more
eVitent that the northern utmies VIII be uhaule
,o subiue tho Confederate states, one counsel
has zen more and more pertinacl0usly urged on
MIR. Lincoln by desperate iuCiluu al lue No'
and their allies on this side ol lhc ocean AS ue
invasion Of the southern Territory ny an army
of bOO. 600 men, the blockade ana attempted ue.
tuucuun OF soutlCfn hulbors, the Gccupnu"h OF
southern towns with a ruie Cl singular 6nr9afiV
mud insolfucc; the rovaglng OF large ulsulc's
either bv the counivanCe oi uudcr tile direct or.
a, re- of the federal commanders, have all tailed
10 achieve the snbiccon OF the seeded states, Il
is demanded that tho federal government slaIl b
raise the negro population OF The South ngnlnSl /
the whites as a means Cfturning the tide ol war.
Having seen every opinion and every ptedicuon
OF their own falsih,d the partisans OF this ms
cradle war are compelled 10 admit that ihelr only
hone lies in enaciing a scrvile lnsurtoctlOn which
may hamper their enemies By bringing dcvusta'
tion into every southern home.
The slave instruction which the ederals an
their European admirers wish 10 excite would. II
euccesstul be, Without u doubt, the ruu. not only
OF the white population ol the South but Of the
negroes themselves. Slaughter and slaugh'erlng,
they would wage for months and years a war
ex'erminal ion with the whites, ana AL 'Tacees ~
civilization would disappear over great regions
Of ino South and in places whore tie negro race
Is numerous. ns in parts Of South Cnruiiua, &c ".
gia and Louisiana, We may conceive It possible
that they would cXUrl1ie The white population MS
completely us ~ ST. DuminLO. The whI'e women
The country districts would either perish or have
to flee INTO the larger towns where the ruling race
might make stand. But it is only IN such
thIckly slave filled districts that there would be
any chance ol result 50 completely IN accord e
Rnce " lth the Northern hopes. In nearly a IL the
States the negroes form minority Oi the popu'
lation, Und, though he flower ol the white race
has gone tn The war, there would be enough let
at home 10 take deadly vengeance on tile un
armed and nnskililul blacks. 1t Is beyond the
shadow OF doubt that the first result OI any Sc.
rous attempt at insurreCtl on on the part OF the
negroes would be the destruction OF thousands OF
the unfortunate creatures at the hands OF the
whites. In the borior states, where the negroes
would be most acted upon by northern enllssa-
ries, but where they are few in number III com
pnrison with the whies they would most assured
ly be exterminaled in every spot where they at.
tempted u rising. For the fedora Is to endenVor
TO supplement- their beaten armies by gangs OF
plundering negroes would only be TO expose
their ignorant and deluded allies to the worst OF
Iates. A general revolt of the slaves wouid end
only in their destruction where they uTe weak,
and their return 10 state OF savagery wherever
they won the country for themselves.
But who are the men who advise the commls'
sion OF this great crime-whO would raise up
against their own estranged brethren n population
whom they believe to be ready TO carry on The
most horrible ol warsl They ure the people OF
the northern states. whose President has told u
negro deputaton that the African rnce cannot
be permitted even To live ntermluQed win hIs
own. They are the people ol Illinois, VINO VIII
not permit man with drop OF colored blood ~
his veins to enter their state. They are the poll
1icians, who are for deporting whole populations
of free negroes to the most pestlIenIal regions
about the lsthmus, on the ground that white men
feel an uuacCOuntablC aud iuvinClble nnipaihy
10 the mere presence Oi black men among them
II the tederas loved the negro believed in the ne
gro, or hAd any intention OF hel plug him, raising
him, aud making him an equal, or even an hum
Bile friend, there might be some excuse lor the pro
posed policy. But it is well known that the ha
al nd 90 mi IA .
nappy black has increa sed till it has become a
kind of lunaCy. The iedcrnls would raise lie ne
groes against their masters mcre as they would
let loose wild beasts on those they wished to de-
stroy. In their frenzy thGy do not look to the tu'
ture, or ask themselves What is to be the destny
of the country when the slaves are dominant All
they look to is the immediate success and, pro-
Vded the southern army lS weakened by having
10 detach lorccS TO stop the massacre OF the "hlle
families, the desire Of the North Is accomplished
Those who empoyed the Red Indians in former
wars have been justly condemned; yet the Indians
were levied 10 fight against an enemy III arms,
aud not to murder tho weak nnd the aged. II
they committed atrocities 1t was from their own
savage nature. But here we have scheme iol
sublecting an Anglo Saxon people To horToI'
equalled only by those which fell upon the Fin
glish in India five years ago The idea OF I'll,
Republicans is to organize n series ol Cawnpore
as u legilim n'e device or wariaie. Wo are hap
py TO believe that in this matter they arc reckon
ing without any real knowledge oi the rnce which
they would make their instrument Enough has
appeared 10 convince Obscrvunt persons that the
negroes are attached to the white race, mud TINT
though indvduu Is may occasionally suffer under
me tyranny Of a master and resent II, Yet Os a
BODY they bear no hatred TO the whites The his
tory of the war shows thls, and the excessive con.
tdence of the contederaes proves that Ihcy were
aware how much they could trust their negroes
All through the contest these have been work ing
cheerluny and wherever ihGy have been brought
in contact with the iederals 1t has only been to
show their good will 10 the Confederate cause
The negro thinks as much OF his state as the
white man, and the complete Ignorance OF their
enemys movements in winch The federal com
manders have been kept Is proof that the coOrod
people have remained throughout true 10 their
own section OF the Union. Indeed 1t ia difficult
10 sec that any proclamation OF besegcd III.
gitive President can have greater effect than the
Inducements given to revolt by such generals as
Hunter and Phelps. The occupation OF the dis
trct Of Beaufort the most thickIy populated will
slaves in the whole South has produced no socia
effect, IL Is conceded mat the negroes have shOwI
nn ali occasions dislike IN tho Invaders and Ihdii
ference to their promises. We may trust then
that Prasiden Lincoln will refrain from nn nc
which will he at once a crime and blunder-nl
act which will in no way advance tho fedora
cause, while it will deepen md make eternnl h
hatred between tho two republics, and perhnp
lead to som . frigitu retnlIu,iou on tho multi
iudes ofnorthern prisoners who have fallen Int
The hands o. the conederales.