The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-20

The Following paragraphs from the 81 |
Joseph Herald show that the slaves in |
impatient with the tsrdy opera
ton Of the pro-slavery emancipation Or
dlnance recently adopted, have takcn ;he
work into their own hands, and are push
ing it forward With amazing bTslkncss;
THE GREAT RUN.-All Of u. D. Kirtley's
negroes left their master here last night,
for parts unknown-whst need 'ot more
immediate emancipation or a tax on
human nesh and blood? The darkies
aeem TO be rs impatient as some distin-
guished white people that we know OF.
The mania for running away ana running
for office seems to rule the hour.
HERr THrY Go-THEBE THEY Go -
Over 100 negroes took their masters
borees and wagons ia Saline county last
sunday. and in open day formed pro-
eession and marched TO Kansas. There
things are marching ON. s
SrAMrEDE IN PLATTE.--A gentleman
from Platte county, informs us that IL
slaves left that county Wednesday and
went to Kansas. They went in the light
Of the monday suR. F
A large lot Of contrAbands arrived in
Elwood yesterday morning. They were
from Ray county, in this State, and
crossed the river q short distance below
this city After few days of rest they
will enter The "army Of the Lord.
SLAVE SHIPMENT. Eighty five slaves
were shipped from this point yesterday,
over the Hannibal 81 st. Joseph Railroad,
en- route for Kentucky. Things have
come to such pass in this section that
slave owners have few rights that are
entitled 10 respect, and being possessed
of sufficient discernment TO appreciate
this fact, even the masters themselves
ore becoming practical immediate EN-
ancipationists. When the darkies cross
over Jordan into the land of bleeding
patriots and fat contractors, but slight
II any, efforts will be made TO secure
their return. II is the more stubborn of
these masters VINO are now shipping off
their servants 10 Kentucky.
Let the slave owners of Tennessee
notice the inevitable progress of events.
They cannot expect 10 keep their own
slaves in bondage without the help of a
domestic standing army Of at least 10 =
600 men, which must be supported by
the tax payers at an annual cost of c.
100000. Can the shareholders Of Tennes-
see afford to pay this tax, by themselves?
They number about 10000, which would
make the proportion of each one, suppo-
sing the tax TO be divided equally 500
There are about 100000 slaves in his
State, at least $4,000 having died and es-
capped since the war broke out, which
would make the tax about $24 on each
slave young and old, men, women, and
children But suppose this tax for slave
police be levied on aonslaUeloldeys as well
as SHAREHOLDERS; will the noBslaveholdert
consent TO pay it? What would be the fate
Of tho tax collector who should venture
into East Tennessee TO levy tribute on Che
loya monntaineers in order that Gus.
tavus A Henry, Washington Barrow, Neil
S Brown, General Harding, John Over
ton, Gen. Pillow, Bishop Polk, and otherl
OF that ilk, might hold, work and whit
their slaves with security? We hardly
think that helwould find il popular OF
even a wholesome business. The people
in Middle and West Tennessee would
fght such an odious tax 1t would b,
defeated in Davidson county, and il
Nashville. But the people, taught by
SAD experience, viii not suffer the slave,
holders TO keep military police, even i
they should offer to pay it out Of thei
own pockets. They will not suffer any
class, especially one which has tyran
nized 50 long over the State, TO hold sucl
an engine of power.
Nothing then is left us in this matter
except the wise and patriotic work 0
abolishing o system which has outliyeC
its day, aad can henceforih exist only
ss fostering thorn of discomfort anC
trouble in the body of the State. TIL,
abolition Of slavery would I'll Tennessee,
Wiih flood Of sunshine, and inspire
every muscle, sinew and fibre of heI
System with new life.