The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-09-11

save you from greater taxationto save
the Union exclusively by other means
You dislike the Emancipation Proc.
lamation, and perhaps would have it
lretracted You sayit is unconstitu-
tional. l think differently, l think
that the Constitution vests the Com
manderin- Chief with the law of war
In time OF war The most that can be
; said if so much, is that slaves are
property Is there, has there ever
been question that by the laws ofwar
property both of enemies and friends
may hc taken whei. needed ? and is it
not needed whenever the taking helps
us or hurts the eneuiy's armies The
! world over destroys the enemy's
= property when they cannot use it,
and even they destroy their own
!, propertyto keep il from the enemy.
! Civilized helligcrents do all in their
power to help themselves or hurt tho
enemy except few things regarded
ms barharous or, cruel Among the
exceptions are the massacre of van
Iquishcd foes and non combatant5,
male and female. But the proclama-
ton is law. and valid or is not valid
Ii can not be rotracted any more than
the dead can be hroughtto life. Some
. OF You profess to think that retraction
would operate favorable to the Union.
Why better after thc rctraction than
before the issue; There was more
/ than year and n half OF trial to sup.
|prcss the Rebellion, before the procla.
In1tjou was issued, the last 100 DAYS
tot which passed under an explicit no.
tice that was coming unless avcrted
i 10y those in revolt returning to their
allegiance. The war has certainly
progressed MS favorable TO us since
tAeissuc ofthc proclamation as before.
/ / know as fully as onc can know tho
opinion ofothcrs That some of the
commanders ofourarmics in the field
who have given us our most import
ant victories, believe the emancipation
policy aud the aid of colorcd troops
constitute the heaviest blows vet dealt
to the rebellion, and that at least one
of those important successes could
not have been achieved when it was,
but for the aid OF black soldiers.
Among the commanders holding
these views are some who have never
had any affinity with what is called
abolitionism or with Republican par.
ty politics, but who hold them purely
as military opinions submit their
Opinions rs being entitled to some
weight against the objections often
urged that emancipation and arming
the blacks are unwise rs military
smcr =, ,,ooid ord l,Kyiffr were not II, adopted as
not fight to free the negroes. Some
of them seem to be willing to fight
for you. But no matter ; fight you
then exclusively to save the Union.
! ISSUED the proclamation on purpose
TO aid YOU in saving the Union
Whenever YOU shall have conquered
all resistance to the Union, IT | shall
urge you to continue fighting it will
he apt time then for You to declare
that YOU will nottight to free negroes.
I thought that in your struggle for
the Tn on, to whatever eAte the nc
@rocs should ccasc helping the enemy
to that extent it wcakcms the enemy
in his resistance 10 you. DO you
think differently z | Thought that
whntnver negroes cau ue got IL do as
soldiers leaves Just so much less for
.wlile soldiers to do in saving the
t'uiony Does it appear otherwise I"
youy But negroes. like other people
act upon motive. Why should they
do anything for us five will do moth
lug for them. II they stale their
lives for us, they must be prompted
10y the strongest motive. even the
promise of freedom, and the promise
being made, must be kept 1
The signs look better. The faith
er Of waters again goes unveXed to
the s"a, thanks to the great North
west for il. nor vet wholly 10 them,
three hundred miles up they met NJ"
England, Empire, key Stonr and Jel'-
scy. hewing their way right aud teit
The sunny south. too,in more colors
tran one, also lent a hand on the spot.
Their part Of the history was jotted
down IN black. The job Was great
national one. and let none hc banned
who bore an honorable tsrt III 1t, and
while those vino have cleared the
greatriyer, may well be proud. Even
that is not all. IL is hard to say that
anything has been more brayely and
better done than at Antletam, Mur'
freesboro, Gettysburg, and on many
fields of less note; nor must Uncle
SANS wcbbcd feet he forgotten ut
all in the water margins They have
been present not only on the deep
sea, the broad bay and the rapid riy-
er, Lut also up the narrow muddy
bayou, and wherever the ground was
q little damp they have been and made
their tracks.
Thanks to a!l for the great Ropub-
lie for the principles by which it lives
and keeps alive for mans vast future,
Thanks to all. Polce does not APP
pear so distant as it did ! hope it
witt come soon and come to-day--so
come ns to be worth the keeping In
iall future time. -,Hs.
1t will then have been proved that
among freemcn there can be no sue
cesssuI appeal from the ballot to the
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