The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-30
THE DAILY REGISTER. R
FRIDAY. -. -. OCTOBER 30, 1863
The Enlistment Of COlOred Sol
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real purposes of the Administration mus
admit that it predetermined the destruc
tion Of slavery at the opening of the war
If the war should prove to be likely to b.
too short to accomplish this purpose, it wa
| to be prolonged. If the destruction OF th'
rights of the people Of fifteen States shoule
not prove an .''inevitable incident of the
war" then the next surest means to accom-.
plshit were TO be used. Direct, bold attack
was to be made upon the citadels OF the
epeculiar institution" and slavery was to
indeed ''go out in blood" The programme
has been literally carried out. Not a
single item in the bloody bill has been
omitted. The Proclamation was the grand
co,lp d'stat of President LINCOLN to make
himself the greatest hero of modern or
ancient timen and excite the morbid SYM
pathy of foreign nations. But that would
not do. The regions to which the Procla-
nation applied could be reached only by
force of arms; most portions of the country
which were occupied by the federal forces
were "prssumed loyal" Hence more
radical measure must be adopted. The
aineyitable Incidents of the war were not
the net results expected. Therefore little
of the inevitable must be forced The
New York Tribune, which speaks tor twenty
millions" thus announces the last coup de
main of the Executive arm.
,:The new order for the enlistment of
colored soldiers, which will soon be publish
ed applies to Maryland, Missouri, Tennes-
see and Delaware, but not to Kentucky or
West Virginia. Delaware was added at the
personal request of Governor Cannon
The Tribune remarks further;
Free negroes and slaves whose masters
make no objection, or whose masters have
aided the rebellion, are to be recruited 1lrst'
If the required number-not stated-is not
procured by this mems, the recrditlng 9TH
GERS are to take all who desire to fight for
the country, whether their masters are vii
ling to spare them or not. All loyal mas
ters whose slaves have been taken are to
have descriptive lists of the property, with
which they may go before the bureau OF
colored soldiers, and after they shall have
proved their loyalty, which is an indlspen-
sable prerequisite 20 the recovery O any
thing, shall be entitled to sum not ex-
ceeding 5000 for each enlisted freedman-
From the instant that slave is mustered
into tie service he is forever free.
West Virginia, who has practically eman
cipatsd her own slaves, will, we suppose
consider herself especially favored by the
exemption. 1t shows how much influence
our pre-eminently loyal central clique have
at Washington. Our slaves are not to be
enlistedl Well, that is small favor to be
thankful for. Mr.. LINCOLN is certainly as
clever man as the thief was who seeing
no money iu the drawer wouldn't put his
hand in it out of respect to the proprietor.
Kentucky is to be left for season to the
tender mercies of the 'inevetable incident
business-another deferential ned vi the
sold Joker at Washington. Comment upon
the rationale of this last movement are un
necessary The cup of the Admiunistra
tons iniquty is fast filling up.