The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-10-20
Emancipation in the Border States.

cheering 10 lne ueNoleu Iltuus Vi thS
government, and of liberal principles,
than the change that is mai ifested in the
border States relative TO the question OF
Emancipation. In Missouri, the victory
Of the Emancipationists is near its con-
summation The Radical Abolilionists
there are powerful and determined. They
are really the majority of the people, and
as soon as they can reach, through the
ballot box, the power that belongs to
chem, freedom will be decreed universal
throughout Missouri. Il does not seem,
now, possible to prevent this glorious
consummation.
In Tennessee, everything goes to show
lie advance Of lhe Emancipation senu-
ment The NasL.il lille U5aion is fighting
- The good Sight with yalor and power
unsurpassed, and daily chronicles fresh
evideaces of the advancement of the
cause. Hundreds Of Shareholders real
lie that Slavery, and Slavery alone, has
made his gigantic attack upon the I'm
ion and The flag Of our fathers. Slavery,
they declare, has heapel up the beta
combs of slain, and let forth the rivers OF
blood, dat have resulted from this war,
Slavery has shown its natural antagonism
to the Union, and loving the old Union
above all else. they declare that Slavery
must die. There is an army Of these
earnest apostles of Liberty throughout
Tennessee and Kentucky, and it is not
within The power of man. to crush out
these new born convictions, or bride OF
suppress their expression. There will
be a thousand CAsslUs NJ. CLAYs to ar
que dauntessly the Right, the Justice,
the Wisdom, the material advantage of
Free Labor in these States. And with
discussion-with the new light which
this war and its incidents, have given to
this subiect-who doubts that triumph
an1y as has gone on the cause in Mis-
souri,, so successfully will it progress in
:, Tennessee and Kentucky
And so of Maryland. Nowhere has
the cause Of Free Labor more earnest
champions than it now has in Maryland
As in Missouri, there is a Ralica! Eman
cipation party, headed by the best, most
respected, and most influential men Of
the State. The tide Of anti Slavery dis
cu5sion is flowing over the Stale in ire
sstible waves, and it is fast breaking
down the barriers of prejudice which
Slavery has for years been building
TIE Emancipation party of Maryland is
already acknowledged TO be a power in
the State. 1t possesses all the enlhusi
asm common TO men devoted to a moral
principle or humanitarian effort, and
will proselyto to eventual triumph
AMI Little Delaware, now only nom
inally Slave Safe, is advancing boldly
to the work of entire regeneration from
the blarkness and barbarism Of Slavery
Size has an anti Slavery governor, and
an anti-Slayery congressman, and will,
doubtless, before long, have an anti
Slavery constitution.
West Virginia is already in the free
labor ranks, and East Virginia, denuded
Of hel Slaves, VIII find an Emancipation
party growing as fast as her feelings of
loyalty to the old Union and the old
government returns. And North Carroll
ma, already possessing formidable
party, loyal 10 the government, finds
within her borders an almost equally
formidable party, devoted to the cause OF
free labor and determined to root out
the vile, demoraing institution Of human
chatllehood.
And lhus The sun of freedom seems
gradually advancing up The heavens,
scattering tie misls of The morning, and
promising soon 70 give US all his full,
warm, bright food Of light Treason to
our noble lag, e our glorious country,
can nev,r live in such light That can
only live in the caves and darkened
holes, and blackness OF Slavery Free
dom universal. treason no more possible
oh, what prospect for him who loves
his country and loves humanity What
heart can fail to pray FOR the speedy
realization Of the glorious prospect {?
What spirit SO debauched as to seek to
interrupt such glorious consummaton?
The Richmond Enquirer says; "The
fatality among field officers in the battle
of CHI kamauga is unprecedented"
Ii was rccenlly stated in Parliament
that So cases Of infanlicide occurred
IN England and Wlles during the six