Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-10-21
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BISaTs.
RICHMOND WHIG.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. OcT. Al, 1853.
nc Negro Nemesis.

The Negro Nemesis.
Tn one OF bis letters attempting justify his Imam
cn,sop Proclamation aud the of negro troops, the
President of the Yankees the following language
"Bu. negroes, Ike other people, act upon motives.
WIZ should they do anything for Us II We viii 10 roh
100 for tbems II they stake their lives for US they
mus be prompted by the strongest motives, even the
promise CT freedom.
hspesd..ss to say anything aboa. the violation OF
tbs Fs5ersl Consolidation involved ia the Emancipation
Proclamation. neither Lincoln nor bis subjects care
ANYTHING about taas ;or the VIOLATION Of humanity IN
the use Of slaves against theis masters and uisHesses
pobo1y now looks for humanity at tie hands OF so oru-
tai an adversary But the language OF Lincoln sug-
ges.s possibility Whch might we'd have made bus hand
trembe while penniug these words, and which may ct
make the Ehole ruany race over which he rules quake
with Sread Lincoln proclaimed emancipation, aud began
enl:sins negro troops with the hope d so appalling US
with the fear Of serye instruction as TO drive us TO &C
ceot the alternative of submission We did not believe
tina. our domss,ics could be excited to The diabOcal
work he intended them to DO, and we determined to
stand the hsztrd. We judged and acted wisely. But
LneOlns idea that the negro race, acted upon and IN
Alenced by such s,ualants as, under some circum-
sAnees may DC applied, would be capable Of deeds at
which the civilized world u0lId shudder was true
enough he was only mistlkea u thinking that 80 had
il in his power 20 apply those smuAns, and that the
people who we're :eslstng him could be made the vic
Tins Of the atrocities be medi.acd Even the powerful
motiye" he meDtols che promise OF freedom, could
not be supplied by him, because the negrOes who
within his reach, and in situation which enables thsm
TO stake their lives" for the Yankees are already Us
free as he rake them. They have, therefore, no
motive 20 6gat Bat with tho than three millions
that remain in slavery and subject 10 be disposed of as
their think proper the liter very different
The promise OF freedom would not be TO them an empty
and supsrflous offer. Nor would that imagined boon
be The Only Incentive that could be furnished to induce
them to stake thes lives for ther maste s. or for the
sill stronger motive OF gratifying lusts and passions the
fierce fces 81 wCa, acug upon their selni-s4vsge ma
lures would make them demoGs Of destruction the very
enissAies Of bell to the YanAes race.
Ihs iesrtu possibility has nos escaped the attention
OF writer for toe London Hsreid who dates from New
York. That writer says:
lie. Mr.. Davis 100000 or go COO and march
them Noth-teil them that ia New ork the banks are
fu OF gcld the beautiful aad they can be free
also, well as have good time generally when they
reach Mes York Philadelphia, and viii WAGE, nv
head that they yIH reach Nee Yoyk-and leaving a
n
more. Sill, 1 afraid that there is no man in the
South equal 10 the emergency It will not do now to
trhe sdch elimination that OF the Presi-
dent Of the North lie has the power until 4h March
1865, and ne Is as shrowd "a he ought be he will
have it Tour Years logger uatil 1869.
"lf Cromwell jackson we're alive he woad pray
before has NhOe army, AMI ask Heavenly aiyce aud il
would % gtsel unqI-sd0aaIy - ARA the saves aud
.uem Norm immense aod unoOnq ierab { DO
dies Ia pAue "Cu.d Dc ieartu. IL i, Hsug TO geS
sodieis noN men cue news came sh4t General Lee
6eeh rei- creed D. 100000 slaves, aud tnAS be
Gryins thsm NO,tl, gaaic would DO so universal
Jhts uot sO.lIer " she 40 600 would 90 Diek 70
Warrington, 2Rt t.ss ILcdtsOA would DO 60 dreadful
tisaL mOst sGCcGIRg baToaTism OF ancient times
uoGlI Ss baby Ptty ~-EPzreG toiG % cjuISs if such
p.cgJau1le so s4cJeG would never b. permitted
" b esTnCd Gus. Tos Ncr c you'd rise as Cre man
Llsoll voad Dc sCred poser, or &c ted to say
u .ne SogJa, a. tee Egyptians SAID Israehtes Go
ye, AID leave Us IL leave D"
Fortunately To- Ioe reputation and character Of the
Confederate SC2ies-.or-uls.sy or tae credit Of the
age IN waCa Se 1--we, aud Fortunately laea either
the iaGk=e s@c, have se1rcsS FAD oeoasoa Vet
to tcink Of tie possibility 0. bsias reed AZ some u
ture Gay turn Ocse among QUO eaemiea 20 t,rrios
element of destruction. Thus far we nave oeen able
defead ourselves without resoFtiog 10 means unrecog.
nized by the code OF civilized war and uojusti6ed By
humanity. We confidently s1pec. so to DC able TO the
end. But it Is well eaoagh Tor the enemy knos shat
do not mean 20 be cOnqgsred and thss if it should
become necessary TO from such a fate there is
power Of earth the regions below that We would
not invoke and huFi against he though should sms
their with snnhilatoR and sak their whole ac-
cursed sad beneath a Of blood. Let them not de-
lule Themselves with TIE idea that We 90 noe know our
power; that do understand the poseacy OF means
destructive taln aveagiDg FGrics Ger bands =
nos for shem conclude that there is no end
to crbedr4nce, and tbas will submit indefinitely
10 be hOuadsi aaj bar;isd by the hirelng DC that
maze up their arni,s We could tell them something,
if chose, OF thoughts that passing through mems
may cone OF the vaniOn and beastly war they are
wagmg against Us.