Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

cut Of ITS supplies, nor intcriercd maicralll
with is operations. II rcccils upon Us nvaTis
hly Fer instance, we fall hack before the enc
mf Our family j. left in h's lines. Tn,
country arcuni them has been devastated
The Uuitcd States authorities Permit tie i-ring.
iuG Of supplies. We fire upon their transports
No more supplies come. and our families are cft
on the verge Of starvation. This thing ha, o.
currci both IA Tennessee and Arkansas | I'M
pl"re all Of our citizens within The federal lines
to remain at home and keep quiet. Let West
tennessee he a warning to You. Long .ince
that country would have been quiet aud the
people recovering from Ieir lcsses had il not
been infested with guerillas, who. sban1oninr
warfare, have plundercd friend aud Zoe and
Kept life and property insecure
EN,NcIFATIoS.
am asked # Mr.. Lincolns emancipation
proclamation VIII stand. If you continue the
struggle certainly. He has the physical force At
hrs disposal to carry II out Ii you cease now
You may save all in your hands, or compromise
on gradual emancipation. BUT let. 7 bescech
you, the negro no longer stand III the way Of the
happiness and safety Of friends and kindred
The changes Of sentiment upon this question in
the South have been curious. Not many wears
since 1t Wa by no means unusual for the press
ami public men, well as for the people gcner-
ally IN the south, to concede that slavery was an
evil, and regret that it should ever have existed:
expressing, however, no disposition or desire 10
be nd Of It. Yet Il few years more-the demand
for cotton having increased, the price Of negroes
having advanced, and the agitation the slavery
question having increased IN yrulence-fnds us
defending slavery as a divine institutiou ne
Boir's Rcrier, and other southern papers and
periodicals., with Senator Hammond Of South
t4rHliua we're r,rotttipapt in, +tsg .l,g,,.
object was to educate the southern mind to this
belief. Such a course had become vital To- the
existence Of slavery; because, 10 couceic that
negro slavery was morally wrong was virtually
10 conceie the whole argument the ab0litionists
Is the controversy warmed We became sensitive
And so morbidly 50 that the North might have
threatened with mpuniy to deprive " Of horses
or other property yet the whole South would be
ablazc 1t some fanatic took one negro. such was
the public sentiment south az the commencement
Of this most unfortunate and bloody struggle
But revolutions shake up mems thoughts and
and put them IN different channels I have re-
Gently talked with southern slayehoIler- from
every State. Tney are tirei of negro slavery,
and believe they could make more clear moucy
and live more peaceably without than with IT,
The existence of slavery had become iucoI-
patihie with the existence Of the government.
For, while it had stood A. a wall damn NJ up
the current and hoklng back the people and
lborers Of the North, it had, by thus prcclu-
ding free intercourse between the sections. pro-
ducci g. market change in their manners, Gus
toms and sentiments And the two sections
were growing more divergent every iay. This
wall or the government, one must give way.
The shock came which vas 20 settle the question
! thought that the government was di,iici, and
negro slavery established forever ! orroi The
government was stronger than slavery. Beuu-
ION : certain hut not more certain than the
downfall of slavery
Let us, fellow citizens. enicavor TO loo calm
Let H. look these new IDEAS and our novel posi-
ton SguaIeiy in the ftcc We fought for negro
slavery. We have lost We may have TO do
without it. The Inconvenience will be great TOR
while. The loss heavy. Thus, however, Is al
ready well nigh accomplished. lct behind this
dark cloud i a silver lining II not for Us at
least for our children. Ia the place of these
h.udsmen VIII come an immense influx o. people
from all parts Of the world. bringing with them
their wealth, arts, and Improvements, and lend
ing their talents and sinews 10 increase our az
grcgate wealth Thrift and tra'ic and a COM
mon destiny viii bind Us together. Machinery
in the mill, Of Arkansas will reverhersie to the
music of machinery iu New England. aud the
Whir OF Georgia spindles will meet responsive
echoes upon the slopes Of the far OF Pa
chic Differences OF sTuon anu eentl-
meut Will wear away and he forgotten,
anil the next generation be more homo
geneous and united than any since the days of
the Revolution. Aud the descendants Of these
bloody times Will read, with much pride and
a, little jealousy Of these battles Of their faith
ers. as the English and Scotch descendants Of
the heroes Of Flolden Field read Of their ances-
tral achievements in the glowing lines Of S'ott,
or ~ the descendants Of highland and lowland
chiefs. allusions to their fathers conflicts in the
simple strains Of the rustic Burns
Let IL live in hope, my gret-stucken broth
ers, that the day Is not far distant, when Arkan-
sas will rise from the ashes of her desolation, TO
start on a path Of higher destiny, than with ne
gro slavery. she ever could have reached while
the reunited government, freed from this cank-
ering sore. viii be more vigorous and powerful,
and more thrifty, opulent and happy, than as
though the scourge Of war had never desolatei
her fields. or made sorrowful her hearthstOnes 4
The sooner we lay down our arms, and quit /
this hopeless struggle, the sooner our days Of
prosperity viii return.