Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-09-04


form themselves, however unwilling, to the cir
cumstances by which they are surrounded
They cannot, more than other masses of men,
determine for themselves under one state of
circumstances what they will do under a diff. /
ferent one. A writer upon war advises brave
men never to nail their coors to the staff re-
marking that if they shall be able, and find it .
desirable. they can maintain it there without
mailing, while it will be more convenient to
lower it if they shall find themselves unable or
no longer desirous to keep it flying. But, |
speaking practically, what has been the result
thus far in the present caseP Has disloyalty |
been found an indomitable sentiment in this |
warp It pervaded even this Capital and this !
District at the beginning of the strife. 1t no
longer exists here. 1t divided Maryland, and |
provoked conflict there The Union is now as
strong in that State as in any one Of the always
loyal States 1t committed Missouri to the |
pretended new Contederacy. Missouri is now
active and earnest among the loyal States. 1t |
placed Kentucky in an attitude of neutrality |
but Kentucky is to-day firm, resolute, and even
lfdevoted to the Union. In other regions
where diSloyalty was more general, such as
Eastern Virginia, Tennessee, and Louisiana and
North Carolina, acquesccnce under the Fed
era iauth )rites has promptly followed their ap
pearance there, am the preliminary steps are
."N0" W. ''.0 iSS.O'" Vi '"o '"p W VIZ
uh'oh' Is simple TACT that lova''y reap
pears everywhere just so fast as the successes
Of the Government are dec ac1 sufficient to af
ford guarantee for reliance upon its protec
ton. The Disunonsts, even in their strongest
holds, are not people, but Only faction, sur
passing the loyals in numbers, and slencing
them by terrors and seventies in mIny places
but, nevertheless, too few and feeble to prevent
,ue , re'ur" VI any u's'rict or any ota'e u '"e
c"lo", III the presence ana uhuer lhe Pro'ec-
''or ,r OF u !, ne rederaI authorizes
Inc rreslueht asks torelSn nations 10 con-
siuer that we are only at the end ot one year
now anu yet 'he whoe en9ctVe mass q. 'Ie in-
sur, surIIee.Iohary region mas oeeh pfouSnt INTO 'he
% ne'u w c9"SG' 'Pttoh' ne crfu,' vi 'ne toNo-
'u!'o9 Is ueau oeiore the hrst dollar mas oeeh
ra'seu ny 'aAat'oh 10 support 1t, anu 'Ne 'el-
ttolI "".cn must oear taNation Is at onoe re-
ducei TO the narrowest limits, and is exhausted
OF lts wealth AMI supplies.
Inc power OF losing faction under any CIR
cumStances must continually grow less. But
'hat OF the Dlsunlonlsts Is abatlng under the
operation OF a cause peculiar to themselves,
whlcn II Is now my duty to bring iorward-l
mean the practice OF African Slavery.
am aware that IN regard to TINS point am
opening subject which was early nterdicted
IN this correspondence. The reason for the
lnlerdicton, and the reason for departure
from II, are, however, equally obvious. 1t was
properly lett out OF view SO long as might be
reasonaoy hoped that by the practice oil mag
nanlmity this Government might cover that
weakness OF the insurgents, without encourag-
ing them to persevere in their reasonable COLI
splracy against the Union. lney nave pro-
traoted the war year, Notwithstanding this
foroeirance OF the Government, and yet they
persist IN invoking foreign arms to end do
mestlc strife, while they have forced slavery
INTO such prominence that II cannot ne over
looked.
The region where the lnSurrectlon stu re,
mains hagrant embraces all or parts OF several
States, with population OF 4,o00,OoJ ana a
negro population Of 3,5OC,OJ0 chiefly slaves.
1t is thus seen to be war between two parties
OF the white race, not only IN the presence out
in the very midst OF the ehSlavei negro race
1t is notorlous-Ne could not conceal tne 'act
it we Wouldn't the dispute between them
arose out OF questions IN whlch 'he negro race
have deep ana lasting interest, ana tnit the'r
sympathies, wishes and interests naturally, nee
cessarlly, lheVtaoIy' tall on the sue VI Tue
Union. Such a civil war between Two parties
oil the whlte race, III slca Pi'c1 anu un'er
such circumstances, could not DC eNPec,et "
continue long before the negro S race "ouli oc-
gh to manifest some senSolI'y anu Sothe eA
citement. we nave arrived at tnat Sl"Se u''
ready. Everywhere the American ueheraI le'
ceives his most useful ana tehiolc 'hiorha.ioh
from the negro, who mails MS coming as mar,
oInger OF freedom Wherever me Naliohal
army advances into the lnsurtectlohary REGION
African oonasmen' escaping rom 'he'r insur
rectlonary masters, come out 10 meet H. ana
offer their services ami labor IN Whatever ca
pacty they my be desired % many OF tneSe
bondsmen have, even without the inVitauoh'
and often against the opposition OF the Fedora
military and naval authorities made theT way
from bondage among the insurgents 10 freedom
among the loyalsts, that the Government mus
itself occupi -d with the consideration OF meas
ures to provide them with domicils at nome OIL
abroad. Not less than lOo such escapes every
day; and as the army advances the humoer IN
} creases. If the war should continue indefinite
ly every slave will become, not only Tree
man, but an absantee. If the insurgents shal
: resist their escape, how could they hope to pre-
vent the civil war they have inaugurated from
degenerating into servile war True, ser
vile population, especially one SO long enslaved
| as the Africans in the insurrectlonary States
{ require time and trial before they can organlz.
a servile war; but if the war continues linden
l nltely, servile war is only question OF ume
The problem, then, is whether the STRIFE shal
+ be left to go on to that point, The Govern
, Inv