The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-12-18

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Sn<tas Joe z been esia~ut that Slavavv ~~..y
retreaung iase ths corner Of this Repub,io
embracing South Carolina, Georgia. Ala.
oama anc Florida. Il 10 admitted bv rebel
Journals that there is now fearful surf.;t
OF slaves in those States. Ever siueo .h.
war broke out, they have bsen leav;,v
Mary land. Virginia, Kentucky. Louisians
and Missouri; and since our victorious
march into Arkansas, Mississippi, and 10
the confines Of Georgia. the exodus has
been from these States and Tennessee also.
Texas has rsesssed many from Missouri.
Arkansas and Louisiana: but the larger
portion # them have been taken To the
three Cotton Slases that really constitute
the Confedsracy. IL is estimated thss over
million have been poured into 0eorgA and
Alabama alone.
on this subject the pro-Slavery New
York Herald says:
"The great facts before ua are that the
question is already settled against Slavery
in the border States; tha, the war 10 remov.
ing il from the next Tier Of States below:
sud that the sutfocssion Of the Institution is
Threatened in the remaining cotton States
from the sur.eit OF negroes. involving thsl
mass fearful dan sers to both races. aaa
Delaware may be ranked free State.
Marylsn has entered upon the work Of
emancipation. aad, AS half her black popu-a
la'ion are free negroes already. she 1ill
meet with little difficulty in hberasiag Tho
other haiti. or wha, has been lett OF Il BY
the war. Missouri, ia cnteripg upon the
walls and runaways Kentucky has not yet
eoached the emancipation question; but
she cannot much longer postpone 10.
In A sEa tha o1x x~f
has resulted ia considerable stampede of
slave holders with their slaves for Texas.
Tennessee. in emerging from the war. will
proceed to make ample room for free white
labor By the abolition of Slavery. Halt her
slaves of 1850 are perhaps now missing.
In Lonisiana-tarned inside out aud upside
down by the war--it is hardly possible IL at
Slavery can recover from the shock. Mis-
sssippi. with two thirds of her slaves re.
moved. is in nearly the same condition.
Thus far the war is working out the prob.
lem OF emancipation. But this 10 not all :"
/ The aggregate white population OF Geor.
gia and Alabama was l.0ls ,s82 in 1850.
and the slaves were 807,267 Now add
10 these slaves l.o0o.uo0. and deduct from
the white enumeration the waste of the war
and the men in the ranks. and no one there
can feel safe agains. ssvrils instructions.
II may be the creates. benef, We can confer
upon those States 10 conquer them. Sla-
very is likely soon 10 choke itself to death
there even should the Confederacy hold
out year longer.
Doubtless these slaves have been kept at
work producing supplies for the army :andbc.
ing in'the main the most able bodied, while
the old. intirm women and children have
been left upon our hands, they have aided
much in prolonging the war. But the time
is no, distant when they will be toiling for
themselves or helping TO hold the country
till the new order be esta blished.
But while the Herald holds that the con.
tinuauce OF The war will inevitably abolish
Slavery. it also contends that this result
would be disastrous to both races Accor-
dinghy it reads Mr.. Lincoln lecture on the
Constitution. insisting that the States shall
be left free TO settle the social osdev by
reducing all the enfr nchised blacks again
To Slavery. Even should the Staies sll re.
turn to the Union with Slavery abolished
still. they would have the right 70 subjugate
them TO bonda.e the next day, should they
see proper to do SOL
The Herald is evidently fearful that Sla.
very will be perm ,nently abolished. 1t is
unwilling to let the institution abide the fate
i.scit invoked. 1t undoubtedly possesses
brains. but where is its heart?