Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18
NO. 38

\ ~ AeSSsoWAnSlP4t1on In any SEat0 and Il
j aaloug time It had bssn hoped that the rsbe
lien could be suppressed without PSsoFti6R
it as . military msasuEs. @ za
II Il was all the while possible that the nsoe
J., sity might come, and that il il should. d
: crisis Of the contest would then be pressnteS
! II came, and, a. intended, il was followed b
! dark and doubtful days. Eleven months hay
! ling since bsen passed, We are permitted {
take another review. The Teehsl borders ar
pressed still further back and, By the cen
plete opening Of the Mississippi river, ,th
country dominated ever By the PObelIion, 1
divided into distant parts. .T t''
Il The praSaieal communities tion betWeeI
them and Tennessee and Arkanaasg ohas bee,
so substantially cat of from the -insuFgentl
con troll and influences, thAl the eitissns Il
each, and the owners Of slaves aud the adVo
Gates Of slavery AZ tbs. beginning OF the war
now dOelaFe openly for emancipation II tAeil
respeotips States - 81 T}ssa ggpo9o 81
N OF tbs States not included IA shsg Emau.
ciPation Preelsmatisa, MARYLAND and Nis.oI4
ri, neither Of which for years would tolerate
any restraint upoa the extension OF slavery
into the territories, only dispute now e. fe
the abeatGiOds OF removing ID from within their
own hmita.oJ q h-5tgE5 -r eSsi to
OF those WhovWeFS slaves at sEho beRiuuiuU
of the war, fully 1OO,O are now in the Uni,
TED States military service about -oue-hAlf
Of which actually bear arms 10 the ranka !:
thus giving the double advantage or taking
much labor from the inHurgent States and supg
plying their places which otherwise must be
filled with 90 many white men,. Sc far a.
tested, it il difficult to say they are mot as
good soldiers as any. No ssrvils iusurrection.
or tendency to violence, has marked the tasas-
ures OF emanCipating and arming the blacks
These measures have been much discussed in
foreign countrisgj and contemporary with
such discussion, The tone Of public sentiment
there is much improved. Where the same
measures have been fully discussed, supported.
criticized and denounced, the annual elections
following are highly encouraging to those
whose special duty it is to, bear the country
through this great trial. The crisis which
threatened to devide the friends Of the Union
is past. -E NJ ion /
" EEAsUREs FOR rHE FuTURn. a'i' 7is
Looking now to the present and future, and
IN reference to q resumption of the national
authority, within ths- States wherein that
authority has been suspended, / bare thought
nt Mt g issue 2 proclamation, copy Of which is
herewith transmitted. On examination Of this
proclamation, it will appear, as il is believed. |
amply justified BY the Consultation. True,
the form ofan oath Is given, but, mo man ia |
coerced 70 take it. A man Is only promised |
. pardon in case be 0Oluntarag takes the cath. |
Tho ConstitMtioni authorizes the Executive 10
grant il on terms that are fully established by
judicial and other authorities, II ia also proe /
Tered that if any Of the States named institute
, State Government il shall be in this mode
prescribed. Such government shall be fe0oR-
nized and gnaranteed by ,1the United States, /
and that under it the State shall, on subsorib-
ing to the, constitutional conditions, be .pro-
.ected against invasion and domestic violencs.
The constitutional obligation OF the Unitedl' /
States to guarantss to every State in ,thedl
Union republican form of governmsnt, and
to protect the State in the case as stated -is
explicit and full. But why tender the benefits
of this provision only TO q State govyernnont'l
in this particular way p This section OF
The Constitution coitenplates eases wherein
the element in State faEOrable to- q Papub.t
lican government in the Union may he. too
feeble for an opposite and hostile element ex-
.ernal to and even within the State. And
such are precisely the cases with which we are
now dealing. An attempt to guarantee and
protect 2. revissd state OF government con.
'tructed in whole or in a prepondsratinR part
rom the element against whose hostility and
Iiolenee it is 20 Be protected, Is simply absurd
There must -bsA taBt'by which to separate
al e. 40 hvIsI
ground element; and that test is . sufficient
md liberal oas which accepts as sound who
.Ver will make recantation Of bis former nm ,
IOundness. But II II be proper to require j
est Q: admission to the political body, .an1oA&h
# allegiance to, the ConstitiOn of the United
States and to the Union under If. Why net Az
% to the laws and proclamations ia regard to i
layeryH Those laws and proclamations were
,nacted and put forth fOf1the purpose Of sid
ng in the supprsssion Of the rshaIIion. To .
i've them the fullest effect there had TO be O
pledge fer their maintainAnee. Inimy judge
nent they have aided and will further aid the
ause for which they were enlisted.5 To Riva
lpl this principle would be; not only t6 Felin@
Iuish lever ofpOwsrr but would AIBs be an !
breach Of faith. --s---- q
4 q
q my present position, shall mot attempt to 4
etrast or modify the Emancipation prOelsma- h
ion nor shall return to slavery any person I
rho is made free BY the terms Of the prOola- q
nation, OF by. any act Of Congress. For these il
nd other reasons il is thought best that the S
apport Of these persons shall bo inclldsd in
be oath and il ID believed that the Execu-
i've may lawfully claim il in EstdPn fOs pardon :
nd the restoration Of these protested rights, 4
IhieA ha has clear constitutional power te a
Tithhold altsgSthsE, OF TO grant 1Pen ths terms s
rhich be shall deem best for the public inter- 4
&C. Il shouldabe observed, also, that thiS d
art Of the cath il subject 70 the modifying &
nd abrogating power Of legialation and the A
upreme Judicial decision. The proposed 90 a
uiescence OF the National Executive in any I,
temporary State arrangement for Q
lie freed people, is made with q view, IL pos
IDLE, Of modifying the, 0onfaSiOn and distFsSss n
destitusiOH which mnst al best attend al a
lasses by q total revolution Of labor through 4
ut the whole insuFgsant States. II is hoped r
hat the already deeply aHiictsd people in q
hose States may be somewhat mere ready to .
i've up the cause Of their afli0tion ;7and 10 .
bis extent this yitAIma4ter 10 left t8 4hsmselVm
lhile no power of. Ahs0 National ExSGutiva 5
J prevent an abuse is abridged By this pFopO- q
tiOn, sdi hIas1d ylaioiie e,'wi .a5 o
The suggestion sinthe proclamation, a. 10 s
laintaining thsapOlitIcal fFunS-work OF she u
tates on what IN called q rssOnStSuosion u Z
lade with hope that u may do gsod Wiah- b
ut harm. Il will lfavoF labor and avoid great N
onFusiOn. But why any proclamation row q
ron this subject, Il this question is hasot d
iIh the cSnHicting views thGa the step might 4
Z delayed tOoilOns Or tAkSn toe soon . In .