Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-09-11
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The Doom OF Slavery.

There arr earnest and honest souls, whose
chief anxiety a; present. Is lest slavery shall
be restored. IN a reconstructed Union. O. It's
ancient supremacy. We cannot share, can
hardly understand, the apprehension. With
out further executive action directly upon 1t.
without further national legislation with
out reducing the conquered rebel states TO
territories, or imposing conditions on their
return other than tho indispensable one Of
an absolute unconditional submission ard re-
newal Of their allegiance. Slavery j, surely
and utterly doomed Slavery disappears
where our armies 20. by the inevitable con-
sequences OF military occupation. anu the
effect Of the President Proclamation Only
by an immediate and general laying down OF
arms at the south. and the consequent ccssa-
ton of the war, can slavery secure a temper
ary reprieve and nothing Is more unlikely
than any such sudden collapse OF the south
ern confederacy. JEFF Davis & Co. viii hold
out If possible until the result of the next
presidential election shall decide whether
they can be allowed % treat t1r pcac, with
their northern friends. or must take such
terms as they can Get from their victorious
enemies. and by the aid of the copperhead-,
who compel the Government to employ one
hand in holding them, leaving but on. .-c.
for the throrting Of the rebellion. t.cr viI
not unlikely succeed il prouacuu- On, WAY
on some footing, through the next political
campaign. With such q continu1uc. u. the
contest. ana thc consequent marching %. our
armics through the rebel states. s.ay,-vmu-t
disappear from ,he successive seats o. var
as j. has WITHIN 9ur army lines b. Virginia
and along the Mississippi
OF course an evil -9 long rooted d.. ..r
national f--tcl. cauu-, be tom oa. wholly
al once l- viii .nger IN sp5t-. d. OBJ,
border States exempted from the ol.., .. ,a.
prJ1lauau,u. II viii sal have legal s,-
istence kentucky will cling stou.r O.. il,
Blu, It j. Co. Doe recl.lected that il g. restored
Inisu, we arc to have restoration .f t-.-
don. or speech. ana free discussion. ,aruel-
ont tine land. The progress effected b. such
discussion ID Maryland Missouri rr. Ten
nessve is already wonderful. and SSH man
like ANDl JOHNSON Of Ieunes,e.. -a,acu
born, southern bred, former Stakeholder. O..
head the emancipation movement. it- success
cannot be doubted. In rcceu. - 80
Nasl' ile, Tennessee, G5y. Johu-aa. - a-
porte Boy his organ. the NasinI
said
The heart Of the masse> %. III. t.r -at
strongly fr Freedom. the system o.. i..-... we
~ had proved baletul Go the ns1 Jon '.r .... NJ
Itself against the institutions al r..--. the
people, and the time mai clclI. eu sheu
means should be devised .o- iis .a.. ...I .. rion
from tennessee. Slavery .- a cancer 90 our
society, and the s-a,r- u- tae --ite,l4a should
be usel NOT SIMPLY @. pare away Tile e--ericr
and leave tI- r5.-- O. PROPAGATE the disease
anew, tut TO remove % 4l,l1.tler h.. o. ies-
troy the c4uss o. our i1mes-i- I.sseusi.i, and
this bloody civil Wat. j neither wise nor
Just To- comprom.ss WIKI au ct-. So -l.lutic He
avoWed himself uneguyo1%ly Tor the removal
O. slavery tnr sooner i can be- effected the
better some inconyeniences might. most likely
would follow, r-np0rarliy, but these would be
more than compensated by the grand impulse
gwen 10 al our Interests uy the substitution Of
Tree ior slave labor. He was for immediate
emancipation, # he could get IL. If tins could
not be obtained, ne was Tor gradual emancipation
but emancipation al al event..
We have seen DAB more cheering sign than
such declaration az this, from such a man.
al such time And GOV johnson is bat
one Of thousands of tine best men Of the
border state, who are sick of slavery. ana
ready Tor open war upon i. Who can doubt
the result,