Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-30
Which Policy 7

Tha, thi. war I. destined m the end % te.
sroy slavery, has become sPpareu, to every
careful observer, aud the graf question !.
asily forcing ii--li upnn every rejecting
mind. Why not I-t the thing work ,,-elt oui
.. .c1n =. -,ih.s and m,k. an end Of thi.
,,-'-ru Of sh,minaiionsr To mi. end. Why
d., zen. Hailrck and anne II our other
eour,nirs ,rnrrai. exclude all runAsay
r.srr. frnm within or linc.' IN doing
ih,, &c irv-t our irirnf- jet az We uca,
our enemies. The slave Population, isno
rant a. they are. understand en'ush anout
thu ar. 10 know the MATURE ct the contest,
snd tia, !, grow. oct oi slavery They
have hen told hy the rsb,l. that We should
carry them oa % Caha and -ell thrm to the
spantard.. aud cut their threats. and muir.
der item by wholesale and vet they snos
enough % treat Ill such .Ior,r- a. sheer fab
rica,,on. and lies They have never been
formally invited IN jim u., they ave ner'r
BEEN invited 20 enns -,thin oUr hne-, sLd
-, they have lo-, no opportunity TO DO this,
until ne have forced them away and treat-d
then, a. enemies. Slavery. instead Of be'ne
sn rlemen, Of week.-mrs.. O. the rebels. ha.
ben ,hrous hUui the whole war an element OF
strength and rover The slaves have been.
Substantially in more way. than one. the
nam stay Of the rebellion. By keeping
IottiJo Of thru At HON. AZ WORK on the
plantations. thu. enabled nearly the whole
~hiis population 20 pin the rebel army
TIL. ha. If them undrr the care and charge
Of the wives and daughters 81 the masters,
.ho IRON IN ,iisc- Of policy have treated
then With tar greater .irine.. than they
h.,. ever ten aecu-,onei 10 receive at the
hands % their masters THIS change In
Treatment hs. m.ie them b-,'s- sIntentsd
IN principal part Of Ill he labor q ,ns up1r
go rrbyl iIrihe ,duu.. has Zen rstiora'-d
b. .,av"-. They have 'esn smIloyed I'll
ts- ..s sluhs IN thi- kind of basine--, and
iars. nu@,-t. base accompanied the ret-cl
army. aud he-n constantly at work IN dig.
x'ns trenches, erecting tOrt'6cat'an-, ami
other heavy work. The SLAVE. ha', not on
ly been employed upon the frti6oation.
and plantations. but they ha,e beea muster
Cd into the rsss' service "a .Ars- numbers,
snd have actually dOos much of IN. Sighting
IN the rebel army. til. bas been ,s- poll.
ey OF the Jrf Davis gSv,rnnent, and IN
py,hisx he. e sho~n more s'sdou - Tar as
"a. o~n suece-s has been eooo,sn-d. Now,
What la. our gosernnent done By Gay Of
sssin, 10 and hos Lar has n appropriated
the .,a,e clement IN tie e,,aict-raey 10 the
advantage 81 the federal government :
Whether IL has ben wise IN has matter 10 .
ssry doshttai question. A large share VI
sbe information ws ever have received from
abe rebel army. Ia. beeu obtained IRON con-
tr~h~Dds shO haze sscaEei frVm 10; and yet
instead of encouraging them % AID Ne in
shi. respect We have driven then out Of our
tin-s. allowed their masters TO come into
oar sr~l. and hant them up and dag them
OF 10 be ~hippsi and tortured aud hatcher.
ed. asa reward Of fdelity Go the federal
eAu.s- All such treatment has teodei d.
r~e,ly TO imprv-, the minds OF the slave Top-
citation w,lh the ida that the stores told
sheu by their masters ro-ree,'ns Ne are 60
that ue are their enemies, AMI that they
hsvs nothing ~ hope iron giving u. AID and
eDmf,rt Iina..u hts,itx much that We b..e