The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-13
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1868.
GOV. RrnmIette on Nnrro snIaIors.

GOV. IsramIette on Negro soIdIoIs.
In his inaugural this gentleman says:
1t may not be amiss 10 say that we
have decided objection to organizing
and arming negro regiments. Our obieo-
tion is MT 10 tie po1oer, for tis admitted thot
'ohateUer may be taken for use IN lOar all its
apai1uJle uses may be appropriated. Our OBJ
lection is, that the arming Of negroes
humiliates the just pride Of he loyal men and
iEu'iosisly affects their interests. The loyal
man 10 as much njured by the arming of
negroes as the disloyal man. The iniu
ry is indiscriminste. IL encourages and
promotes characterization amongst the
slaves of loyal owners, depreciates their
property, and endangers their security.
The new Governor of Kentucky admits
that the Government has the power and
right TO arm negro soldiers. The usual
objection made by the conservatives
against the enlistment of negroes, is that
il is Illegal and constitutional, but
Governor Bramlette considers this objec-
ton so weak that be passes it over, aud
ignores it altogether. He objects to en-
listing negroes because the interests of
loyal men will be injuriously affected.
Is Il possible that Gov. Bramlette does
not see that the same objection may be
justly made against nearly any measure
adopted to carry on the war, and against
the actual prosecution of the war itself
The war debt must be paid, in part at
least, by taxation, and the larger portion
of this taxation must be paid by loyal
men, who own the larger part of the ma
tonal wealth. The war is prosecuted at
the cost of the lives of scores of ihous-
ands of loyal men, and of the orphanage
of thousands of children, aud the wild
owhood of thousands of loyal wives.
Loyal fathers and mothers daily sacri-
flee their noble hearted sons upon the
altar of their country. Thousands of
our best and most devoted loyal citizens
die Of diease in hospitals. Yet all true
patriots, Governor Bramlette included,
recognize this as anecessity, But when
awar measure is proposed which will cost
a few 10y al men their slaves, all conserva-
tism demonstrates against the injury done
the property of loyal man! A General
may march his army over the fertile
farms of loyal men and devastaie them,
and the Government may enroll the sons
of loyal men and make them fight, and
conservatism acquiesces; but it grows
indignant when the Government pro.
poses to arm negroes. We are forced to
infer either that Governor Bramlette
does not believe what he is saying, and
is merely talking for buncombe, or that
he regards the protection of the slave
property of loyal men as more impor-
tant matter than the protection of their
own sons, or The protection of the lives
of other loyal citizens. Now, we would
not give copper for the loyalty of man
who ieeAs more solicitOus about protect
ing his slaves than protecting his own
son. lie has not humanity enough in
him to allow him to be loyal He is as
mercenary as it is possible for him TO be,
and he worships the dollar more than be
does his country. We think far more
highly of the new Governor of Kentucky
than this; so we don't believe that be is
talking his real sentiments. 1t is moi
possible. But how many loyal slave
holders are there after all this balder-
dash about iujuring loyal men by en-
listing negroes? We are sure that of thC
$4,000 shareholders in Kentucky, at least
$4,000 are rebels at heart, and would
join JEFF, Davis to. day if they dared to
We know the fraternity tOo well, and hav,
heard them express their sentiments toe
often for ears past, to be gulled By
this talk about loyal Shareholders. Their,
are many Individuals shareholders VIII,
are truly and feryently loyal, but as /
class they are intensity disloyal. Jus
take the vote of few counties in Eas
Tennessee on secession, at the last mem
orable vote in 1861, when Harris dam.
nablo treaty with jeff Davis was ratE
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