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from the labor ranks Of the enemy, and incor-
rora'cd in the Army Of the North, may essen
tia1ly Influence the decision Of the issue?
There Is IN additional reason why conEfd-
e1ab1e portion Of the Union armies should be
Hlade up Of persons Of African descent The
Transformation Of the Slave Society Of the
South into Free Society, no longer properly
question, has become necessity OF our NJ
1ional existence. Rejecting men hare alrea
dy reached the conclusion, and the mass Of
our people are attaining to 1t, day By day,
that the sole condition Of permanent peace
en- this continent is the eradication of negro
slavery. But the history Of the world fur
won Its freedom without e1ertion Of It's own.
That the indlscriminate ma5sacrcs Of SER
vile inkurrectf0n hare been spared us, as adj
dition to the horrors Of civil war is due, It
Mould seem, rather to that absence Of re-
yenge and h1oodthirstinees which character
nge or OF any other quality that mikes the
hardy combattant; for these the negro ap-
pears, SO far as NO have tried him In civilized
warfare, TO posse6E. And In such warfare Is
1t fitting that the African Tace seek It's own
social salvation. The negro must fight for
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tional unity and of pence, and If people, to
be e1nancIrated, 1nuEt draw the sword in their
own cause, then is tho future welfare Of the
white race in our country indisEolubly con-
nected with IN act Of Justice, on our part, to.
cole condition under which We may expect
md, if history speak truth. the sole condition
under which we shall attain-aomessie tran.
quilIity, that We shall give the negro M op-
portu1lity Of working ont, on those battle
fields that are to decide our own national des-
tiny, lis destiny, whether as slare or freed:
man, at the same time,
The Commission have been instructed to
report hew colored freedmen ''can be most
ueefully employed in the service Of the Gov
e1nmeht for the suppression OF the rebellion u
The ahoTe remarks may suffice a. the record
| ef1ectual aid can be had In the speedy sup.
preston Of tie rebellion 0nd the restoration
/! Of permanent peace, than Is to be obtained
by inducing the hearty cooperation Of these
freedmen, and By giving full scope to their
energies us military laborers and soldiers dur.
| ing The continuance Of the war.
It is here worthy of remark that In receiy'
| ing any given number Of eolored emtgrants
| frGm the Rebel Statcs, much larger proper.
| ton Of field laborers is to be found th2u In
! tie came number Of white emfgrants; the
reason being that the women as well as the
nen--even girls Of fifteen and upWard-are
usually accustomed to plantation labor, aud
| often, from the force Of habit, prefer it tc
any other. This is an important item in estf
! mating the mid which may be derived from
negro refugees.
tpon The whole, the Commission conclude
tllat there is not the least risk that such retu
| gees will flock to us more rapidly than thel
are rcedcd, and than they can be adyanta
gccusly employed. The Only question is
whether NC shall be able to induce them tt
Join Us in ench Numbers and Us speedily al Is X
be deEi.ed. It Is in our hands to hasten tht
time and Increase the number. And 1t i
coubtful whether, In the conduct Of the war
there is more important duty to perform.