The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-07-10

war. Is i, not righ, to employ all III.
=. MEANT Yes. yes. yes That is the re
sponse Of the common sense Of mankind
Even if the negroes will not make As good
soldiers, let us make what use of them We
can. If they are only a quarter rs good le,
US have the quarter. II they can be made
to save the blood of our fathers. brothers
and sons. shall they no, be employees : Blu,
you all know that they have been tried and
have fought with distinguished valor. The
recruiting of negroes is rapidly going on.
We have already so OOo in the field. and
the number will soon swell to 100000.
j Suppose one of those who say fight i,
out without The negro or not fight at all.
were drafted. and the choice given him to
go or send negro in lis place. think tha,
he would succeed in conquering his preju
dices AMI say. let the negro go. Great
lsughser.l We shall garrison the South
with negroes. and every one we enlist en-.
ables one of Us to stay At home.
We employ every other instrumentality.
even guppawder. aud that is black. laugh
teri and what reason can be urged against
employing the negro power?
THE MORAL QUESTION.
But / must speak Of one thing that you
can no more overlook than you can overlook
the sun that is now braming down upon US.
We have now approached the CONDITION in
which the moral questions involved in Slav-
erv are overwhelmed by the physical me-
cessity of the case. The question is not
whether Slavery is wrong but whether we
can use the slaves in putting down the re-
bel,on.
! The rebels employ the negroes and even
put tomaha wks into the hands OF the Indians
sg.ir st us. They provide food. perform all
the labor of the camp. on the march and to
the fld. IF we shall withdraw their slaves
their masters must go home to provide
against the starvation Of their families. II
the rebels against tie government can use
them for its destruction. shall we not be
permitted to use them for our ational pres
ervation? 4
UNCoHSrIryTIoNAL'TIEs.
But We hear much about unconstitution-
ality in reference to this question. Chief
Justice Taney has recently decided the
blockade to be constitutional, and We; there
is not word IN the instrument in reference
to blockade. So with many other things.
The fathers did not deem it necessary to
insert the laws Of war in the Constitution.
The blockade is q right Of war--it eripplss
the enemy. and anything else that would
damage the enemy is constitutional for the
same reason. What constitutional right
have we to destroy the mills of the enemy?
The right of belligerent. that would be
false to its III il it did not destroy ell means
of sustaining the enemy. Provisions 90 be-
fore war. Destroy their provisions and the
enemy becomes powerless. Hence the
right 70 blockade. burn mills. seise cattle,
&c. 60.
Garry it little further There are
slaves that produce food for the enemy,
withou. which he could not butcher our
relatives and friends. Have We not the
same right to cripple him in this respect,
that we have to blockade him, burn his
mills. aud capture his mules :
The question is not whether Slavery is
protected by the Consti sution-but DIES it
support the enemy. is the only question to
consider. The C,n~ttuti,n protects COM
merce. but We bockad it projects, mills j
and mules, but we burn the one aud seize The
other. So With slaves. Tney sustain the
foe, let Us turn them against him. aas
QUA seLoRroUsl ARMY.
The orator now returned to the army,
sad made most effective appeal for its
support He paid = high and deserved
tribute to the soldiers of Iudiana How
gallantly have the Indian. troops borne
themselves in this war ? When and where
have they turned from the foe Indiana
vas disgraced in the Mexican war by the
Of that king of traitors,
JEFF Davis. bu. that dishonor has been most
sf ctually wiped out. Who is now asham-
ed OF his State. Formerly we found men !
anxious to have il known that they were |
born in Kentucky. Pennsylvania. or some |
Al L..A
reconciled to the fact OF having been born
in Indiana. Laughter.
But We must remember the army. Shall
We srand here to day quiebling about terms
while go OOu Of our men are falling IN bat
lie lie, US rise to the hight OF the tyu-
nent and discharge the duties of the hour |
ior the sake of both the present and the
|uture.
The orator continued in touching an. |
peal for sympathy and hberality in behalf |
II the soldiers and their families. We |
TO provide for their wives and |
children when they left tor the fell Have
We fulfilled our promises? d, we send t
heir children to school Let every one
lsk The question. whether he has con,ribu-
cd as be should 10 their behalf
In conclusion. let Us all 90 to our several |
lomes. resolved to do our whole duty. let /
,ome what Will. Let rs show that We /
possess wholesome reverence for our in /
and venera,ion for our fathers {
Let us do our duty. our whole duty, and i
'othing short Of our duty. in this crisis of +
,ur country. {
Thres rousing cheers were then given for
be soldiers. three for the CONSUMPTION, three
or the Governor. and three for General
ieredith, when the assemblage broke for
be dance. having throughout maintained
be most perfect order, not . single c.se of
runkenness having been seen.
Even Brigham Young's wives are af
soted with the military spirit they call
heir husband Briggy dear.