The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-07
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led rs through two wars, and always
reached a safe harbor. She done justice
to 81, oppressed none, and all who VOW
ed allegiance and took stock in her pros
pered beyond eny who give their ale
glance TO another. She proved the ieal-
ousy and envy of some, and admiration
Of all. Her name was Republic or Free
dom She encouraged and protected
virtue and religion, and afforded an asy-
lum for the oppressed yet she contain
ed an element not suitable TO her name
or nature, an element who had no right
TO give counsel or assist in her Storage
yet could reason, walk aud talk, and act
like other men. This element has proven
itself an unfit material as a part of the
ship, by lis canker and corrosion, in
1860 sprang leak, greatly to the dam
age Of her stockholders, when the haters
of Government, the fearful and uHbeliev-
ing, the rebellous and all who forget
God, cried out the vessel is sunk, and she
ought TO be sunk, for she is an old, worn
out vessel but trust honest Abe will
prove q good pilot, ard bring her safe
into port; repair and 81 her out anew
leave out that element which has proved
an apple OF disoord ; preparing the way
by strictly enforcing the proclamation
in ell Iebcllious districts. / see in some
Of the public prints, the Supreme Judges
Of The Federal Court give it as their
opinion, the seeded States must come in
as United States territory. If that be
the views Of Congress, it may be bone
Of contention before all come back, wheth-
er they shall come in as free or slave
States; what they shall be called, and
how bounded Let us take a view of the
blacks when introduced among us, COM
pare them with their present and proba-
bic future condition. They were intro
duced among us the descendants of an
idolatrous race Of Caunibals, who knew
nothing of husbandry, the mechanical
arts, or of true religion.
They assisted our fathers and our
grandfathers to clear up the forest, drain
the marsh, build houses and some have
become proficient in the mechanical arts,
and have acquired limited kaowlyG e
of morals and true religion. Thus We
see their condition has been elevated in
the scale of moral excellence, while in a
state Of yassalage, as compared with their
former condition. What of their future
From indications, The Government will
free them educate the youth and send
them back to their former land, an intel.
ligent, vir,uous, and regenerated people,
to BLISS the Hamatic race. By doing so
she will present herself TO the world in
all the ellulgence of her glory, as a bea-
con light for the admiration of all to wit
ness such an exhibition of philanthropy,
and some be induced, perhaps, to emulate
her example. That slavery contributed
to the development of the resources OF
the country, in the early part of her his
tory, l am free to admit; if continued,
that it would SO contribute, is question:
BILE. The slave owner don't labor as he
formerly did. We have arrived at such
a state Of improvement in agriculture,
manufactures, and labor-saving ma
chinery, as requires but little labor to
obtain a competence, compared with our
early history, when we were in the midst
of forest; then all had TO labor, both
black and white. II was honorable. Not
so now the poor white iaborers are
looked upon as the mudsils of society.
The blacks do tho labor now, and their
physical energies are frequently taxed
beyond healthy endurance, while their
owners and families are indulging in
idlcncss and dissipation.
A great statesman, Henry Clay, once
said, in writing to some young men at
the request of their father, "that those
children who labored both mentally and
physically, and continuously, obeyed
their parents, and kept the command
ments of God, enjoyed the greatest
amount Of happiness attainable in this
life" If mental and physical labor be
ingredients of happiness, the slave fails
to get the mental, and the owner the
physical, as it is my observation that
slavery superinducos idleness, pride, and
haughtiness of spirit Idleness is the
parent of many vices and Solomon SAYS
-" Pride goeth before destruction, and a
naughty spirit before q fall
GOD resisteth the proud, but giveth
grace TO the humble"
The slave owner seems disposed TO an
null the decree Of God, who hast said in
the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
bread, &c. For our own interest we
have given the slave a knowledge of ag-
roulture and mechanism. In this his
condition is ameliorated. A little edu-
cation might enable him 10 shift for him
sell, and be more happy free than in
a state of soryitude, and we, as a nation,
safer and more happy without them. If
the nation had seen this and tboir ,,..