The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-04-19
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keniugky ON tbe enrolment of ne.
grocs When went Congress to
represent my constituents. did 80
with the promise to vote men and
money Tor tho prosecution of this war,
for lae suppression ef ihls most infa-
NOUS rebellion, and did So without
one Iho ighl % The contrary. Cheets. |
Ihc enrollneni bill cams up The biz
for the euoliment Of every white
male citizen ia lhe country, whieh was
p pfecade dmtiot lhe strengthen.
ing II our armies, aHd determined
70 vote o. i and dll So The amend.
mem VAS oil,rtd % enroll evcry able
bpdied urgfo hetwtra slse ages Of
eiglaeen and torty.fyt. There was
Rne qaeslsef As 70 ihe right of the
Government 10 enroll them. AL adj
miiied the rigla the most able Law.
yers admitted It as proposition no
man could deny The proposition
vas made to lay loyal owners $500
ior every slave senI into tie armies.
sustained tie entire measure and
aud voted for Il, great applause,
and now comes The question OF NY
reason for 50 doing Ahead, have
the states Of Maryland, Missouri aud
kentucky given their slaves by The
hundreds and thousands 10 the army.
Gurernncnl has the right and tue
power to take them. aud tie great
loss we have already incurred ia slaves
Is a warning 10 Us TO take now what
We viii never again be able 10 ret for
tor them. They are not worth To- day
more than 500 a piece, and yet every
loyal man VIII obtain tie $500 from
the Government, Some men y III say
that tl.s act enforced would be Il yio-
lation OF the Constitution Of the Com
monwealth. Bul defy any man to
point out a clause in the Constitution
OF The State, or 4 single scratch Of the
pen prohibiting il. What DO you
tell me ii is right to tear the boy from
his mother, the father from his family,
the laborer fro his employer, the
farmer from lis field, and throw them
into The jaws ol death, and yet that il
Is unconstitutional 10 use the ne
gro IN the same manner? Is il rigm
! say, that tbs should be done, simply
that you may liz back ia luxury and
ease with twenty or thirty negroes to
do your bidding f" Cries Of mo.
Ne" | say that this country is for
white people as well as the negro.
Laughter. And | would just as
soon sec negro facing death with a
masket in bis hand, or digging in the
trenches, as 10 see a white man iniho
same losiiion Great applause
Who can think Of the five hundred
thousand mea cold in deaGl tonight
on tlie battle fields, where they have
fought for their country Of thousands
Of homes made deso!ale; Of thousands
Of pennies widows and orphans, cry.
ing, almost, for bread Of thousands
arllless men, and lame, and halt, and
blind, seen Oh the streets OF our cities
and villages who ! say, can witness
al this and cry unconstitutional -
when we Propo.e 10 make the negro
10 his share N The great work ZAP.
Ilause When VS. propose that be .
'hall hIlt that some ol our brave sol
iiers may i've, that he shall labor in
he trenches that some others NAV
.est2
Again, tell you there Is no ques-
ION q % tic righl Of this govern.
nrht 70 use the negro. fhe only
question is, shall lie law Be executed?
nd | say, Yes, ycsi Applause.
Ana there Is no question but that the
Iegro can be used 10 great advantage.
ie can dig lbe lrenches, drive wagons
nd tght Applau.e Con-ull the
etion OF South Eai DINA III this busi-
ess' Dec what size lus DONE II is
Trough the labor 81 lhese people.
.hom Beaufegard has summoned by
Ie thousands, hat CLarleston has
Hililetood 20 long the attack of our
'rces. they have hauled and picked
AYE, aud handled the musket--by
e thousands Tor these fends IN hu.
ian shape aud Why should we not
ake them wdik and Ggbt2 Per.
APPS some will say lhat tie negro on
Us side j. nol 20 good al Oh the other,
ID canupt be used. Wlai would
% DO i yol bad % give up the hun.
'ed md Hiiy thousand Who are dry.
2 leama and doing he hard work Of
mp AID agld lAlors Would YOU
4 laae g gu ihst places siil wiits
70, and draft one hundie ed and filiy
oefahd more White men 10 fiIl tho
hAs and maret % slaughter;--
oeeeh n Lexington hy,
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