Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-09-11

Among the commanders holding these
views are some who have never had any af-
foity with what is called Abolitionism, or
with Republton party politics. but who hold
them purely as military opinions submit
their opiniona as beibg entitled to some
weight against the objections often urged
that emancipation and the armihg Of the
blacks are unwise al military measures, aud
were not adopted as such in good faith
NJ Oh sa that you will not fight to free the
NEGROES. Some aofs them seem willing to
fight for you; but nosmatter, fight you, then,
to save the Union. hissued the proclama-
ton on purpose to aid you in saving the
Unio11. Whenever you shall have conquer.
ed all resistance + the. Union, if Shall
urge you to continae ffghtitg. It will be an
apt time then for you to declare that you will
not fight to free negroes.
I thought that in your struggle for the
Union. to whatever extent the negro should
cease helping the enemy, to that extent it
weakens the enemy III his resistance to you
Do you think differently? | thought that
whatever negroes can be got to doas soldiers
leaves just SO much less for the white soldiers
to do IN saving the Union.
Does it appear otherwise to you? But
negroes, like other people, act upon motives.
Why should they do anything for US if We
will do nothing for them ? If they stake
their lives for US they must be prompted by
the strongest motive, even the promise Of
freedom; and the promise being made must
be kept
The signs look better The Father Of Wa
ters again goes uhvexed to the sea; thanks
to tie great North " est for IL; not yet who'll
" to them. Three Kindred miles up they
met the New England, the Empire. Key
stone aud New Jersey hewiug their way
right and left. The sunny South. too, in
more colors than ohe, also lett hand on
the spot. Their part of the history was jot-
ted down in black and white. The goal was
great National one, and let hone be bann-
ed who bore 40 honest part in it,twhile those
who have cleared the great river may we'll
be proud
Even that is not all It is hard to say
that anything has been more hrayely and
better done than at Antetan. Murfreesbo-
ro' Gettysburg, aud on fields Of less note
Nor mist Uncle Sans noble feet be for
gotten. Al all the waters margins they
ave been present Net only Oh the deep
sea, the broad bay, the tapid river, but also
up the narrow, muddy bayou. and wherever
the ground was little damp, they have been
aud made their tracks.
Thanks to all for the Great Republic. for
the p i,ci,l.s by which it lives aud keeps
alive for man. vast future. Thanks to all
Peace does not appear SO distant as it did
[ hope it wi | come soon, come to stay, and
so come as to be worth keeping in all future
time 1t will then have been proved that
among freelnen there can be no successful
appeal from the ballot to the bullet, ard that
they who take such an appeal are sure to
lose their case and pay the cost; and then
there will BE- some black men who can re-
member hat with silent tongues and cleuch
ed teeth, aud steady eye. aud we'll poised
bayonet, they have helped mankind on to
this great consummaton, while fear that
there will be some white men unable to for
get that, with malignant heart and deceitful
speech. they have striven to hinder it. Still,
let us not be over sanguine of a speedy and
final triumph Let US be quite sober, let US
diligently apply the means, never doubling
that just God in his own good time, will
give us the rightful result.
Yours, very truly,