Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-07

stunned, from the proposition that we are dealing
with enemies, what is our duty with regard to the
confscaon Of their property? And that would
seem to me to be very easy Of settlement
under the Constitution, and without any discus.
sion, il my first proposition is right Hasn't it
been held, from the beginning Of the world down
to this day, from the time the lsraetes took
possession Of the aud Of Canaan, which they got
from alien enemies-hasn't it been held that the
whole Of the property Of those alien enemies be-
longs to the conqueror, [appause,] and that it has
been at bis mercy and his cemeucy what should
be done with it? And for one, would take it
and give to the loyal man, who was loyal from the
heart, at the South enough to make tim as well
as he was before, and | would take the balance Of
it and distribute it among the volunteer soldiers
who have gone forth in the service Of their coun-
try applause j and so far as know them II
we hould settle South Carolina with hem, in the
course Of few years | should be quite willing to
receive her back into the Union. Laughter and
applause. That leads us to deal again with an
other proposition what shall be done with the
slaves And here, again the laws Of war dealing
with this species Of property have long since set
ted themselves with clearness and exactuess-
that it is at the hand Of the SUPERIOR Of the con
queror, OF the Government who has maintained or
extended its jurisdiction over the territory to deal
with slaves as il pleaees-to free them or not as
that Government chooses. Il is not for the con
quered to make terms or for them to send their
friends into the conquerng country to make term,
about H. "Good," and cheers. ! have again
another coroIIary, which follows, as say logcll.
ly, from this view Of the case Perhaps, if the
mind Of any Of this audience has gone with me to
this point, upon the proposition that we are fight
ing with alien enemies, we may by this consdera-
ton again relieve another difficulty which seems
to trouble some Of my old Democratic friends
and that Is the question of armng the negro
slaves. If these men are alien enemies is there
any objection that you know of and if so state H.
to our armng one portion Of that foreign country
against the other while they are fighting usj
Loud responses Of " No, no" ard cheers Sup
pose We we're at war with England, Who here
would get up in New York and say We must moi
arm the Irish, lest they should hurt some Eng
lishman? Laughter and applause. Well, al
one time, not very far gone all those Engishmer
we're our grandhthers brothers. Either they oil
we erred but we are now separate nations, ars
/ ing ou, OF the contest. SO again ! say, il yot
will look carefully you will see that there can b,
no objection for another reason. There is no law
either OF war or international law, or law Of GOV
ernmental action that know Of, which prevent
country arming any portion Of It's subjects 70
the defence OF that portion or Of any other, an,
they become (f they 70 not take part with tho,
rebeis) simply our citizens, residing upon our ter
riory, which at the present hour is usurped b.
our enemies. applause.
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not propose to discuss, more than 10 hint at thes
various subjects Loud cries Of " Go on, g
on But there is one question that have bee
so often asked, that | want to make an answer Il
once for all and when ! have answered it I
eyeryb dy, nobody will ask me again, and that i
this, land most frequently am ed that ques
ton by my old Democratic iriends,) "Why, Gen
Butler, what is your experience viii the ne
groes fight ?" TO that have to answer, lha
upon that subject have 20 personal experience
left the Department Of the Gulf before the
we're fairly brought into action but they di
fight under Jackson at Chalmetle. More tina
that, ! will bring in some other man TO answe
that question. Let Napoleon Ill, answer il, VIII
mas hired them to do what the veterans Of ID
Crmea cannot do-to whip the MsxcIns
will answer il in another form Let the veteran
Of Napoleon the First, under his brothero.Aw
LeC,erc, who we're whipped out Of ST, poming
by them, tell whether they will dghtor not, [Al
pause. | will ask you to remember Tin an 'tt
er form still What has been the demaalitin.
effect upon them as a race by their contact wit
the white mau, Know not, augherl but cln
not forget that they and their fathers would no
have been slaves except that they were captive
Of war in their own countries, in hand to han
fights among toe several chiefs, and we're sold IN
to Slavery because they were captyes IN wal
Cheers. they would fight at some times, an
# you want to know any more about il, | ca
only advise you to try them. ["Good," and It
newed applause