The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-09-08
LINCOLN'S POLICY.

We publish in another column the statement Of
gentleman from Kentucky as to the settled poll
cy of the Lincoln Government, recently an
nounced to a delegation Of Kentucky conserva
tives, who waited upon him for the purpose of as
pertaining in distinct and unequvocal language his
views and purposes in regard to the further prose
cution of the war. After twenty -four hours o
deliberation, he replied that emancipation and con
fscation would bUhis watch-words, and short Of
this his armies would not stop. If anything was
wanting hitherto to teach the Southern people the
fate that awaits them in the event of Federal sue
cess this is certainly enough to remove the scales
from their eyes. The Atlanta Appeal says that
already the confscation of city property has been
commenced on a large scale in New Orleans, which
will be followed up everywhere as fast as the ene-
my get permanent possession of the country
From this source alore they will add immensely
to the revenues Of their country Southern home
steads and landed estates will be eonfscated and
sold to dcfray the expenses of the, war, and the
Southern people thus be made instrumental in
their own subjugation and robbery. To incite
their soldiery to deeds of desperation and daring,
they are promised the personal effects of the peo-
pie, while the reality is reserved to repenish the
exhausted Golfers of the Government.
Such being the settled policy of the Federal
Government, the people of the South Can surely no
longer hesitate in the discharge of their first and
selves Those who are able must take up arms,
while those who are not must minister to the
wants and necessities of the Government with all
the means in their power. The farmer must come
forward with his produce and the capitalist with
his money to sustain and strengthen the govern
mental arm. Without their support, it is power
less, and we mnst all soon iall easy prey to our
repacious and Eelentless foe. We can but perish
in this great struggle to achieve indepen-
g., -,
we fail.
In view, moreover, of this policy Of confscation
and sale, let US hope that more cities and towns
will be permitted to fall into the possession of the
enemy IF they cannot be held by US, let them
be reduced to ashes before their occupation by the
enemys Far better thus than that they should be
converted into means Of sustaining the war waged
against US. New Orleans, Memphis and Nash
vile alone will pour many millions into the Fede-
raj treasury, and SO soon this policy of confsca-
ton shall be more thoroughly inaugurated, the
North will really make money by the war. When
it is once ascertained that the Federal Govern
ment has the power to guarantee, convey and
maintain titles the sales Of Southern estates and
homesteads will become rapid aud general. Cap
italists will longer hesitate to invest their green
backs in such desirable property, and our South
ern planters and farmers will become tenants to
their Northern lords and masters.
This. we can assure our readers, is no fancy
sketch or overdrawn picture. Our doom, in the
event of failure, is already written out in unmis-
taxable characters, so that he who runs may read
No time serving policy or sycophantc fawning can
now save u.s. Reconstruction is spbjugation in
it's worst and most humiliating form. By this
process we lose not only all earthly possessions,
bnt even our honor and self-respect .Reconstruc-
ton implies the disbandment of our army and ma
Wy, and the surrender of all power into the hands
of the Northern Government, and throws US back
antees which the Northern people have long since
ceased to respect. It is their purpose, long since
settled upon, to strip Of our wealth aud ndepen-
dence, and reduce Us to poverty and want. Our
only salvation lies in strong arms and firm re-
lance in the God of just Columbia Caroliniam,
Every word of the .ahave is true. =