The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-11-02
Shall the Negroes be Armed /!

Cuuii tuO AbClOSS w a.
From The Richmond Enquirer, Oct. lsJ
The proposition TO extend the ConscrPt
law was first formally advanced by The
ENQUIRER n the issue Of the 9th inst. Since
that time we have received many assn-
rarces CT It's popular favor, and none what
ever of opposition 10 il. We learn Iha! the
planters OF the extreme Southern States Ia
vor the proposition, and some have sighl-
fed their readiness TO free five, len or fiji
teen OF their slaves If they will enter the
army. The near approach OF lhe time
when the Congress meets again, requires
that expression TO be given 10 The senti-
menis oil The country upon this important
measure We therefore earnestly invite It's
discussion, aud open our columns 10 oppo-
nenis as we'll as to friends Of the. proPo-
siliou.
The result of The late elections is sill in
doubi, and whether Lincoln or Mcclellan
will be elected, it is yet impossible 10 de-
termine, but there is no uncertainty as TO
the question of carrying on the war.-
Whether Ilncoln-o Mcclellan be the nexr
Presiden,, the voice, and the almost unani-
nous voice, of that people is for vigorous
prosecution of the war. The du'y OF pre-
pairing for that issue will be before The sp-
proaching session of the ConfeGe rate Con-
gress; lnat body will have before il, for
consideration, the, ways and means, as well
Of men a, of money. io- carrying on The
war on our part.
The war cry Of the enemy, gro parley
with rebellion in the field; no compromise
with traitors in the readjustment," fully in
forEa The people that, in plain vernacular,
the whites OF these States are to be subju-
gated 10 slavery and their slaves TO be re-
dnced 10 the condition of Yankee free ne
groes This is The view of the people among
our enemies, and this will be The result OF
The war, whether ended by Lincoln or Nc
CleIlan, ii the people of these Staies permit
themselves 20 be conquered.
The conscrption OF negroes should be
accompanied with freedom, and the privil-
ege of remaining in the States; TINS is no
part of Abolitionism, it is :he exercise by
the master OF the unqueslionabe right OF
manumission; it is remuneralng those who
defend our cause with The privilege of free
dom. Nor should this i'm poraEt subject
be preludiced with questions about putting
negroes OH an equality with our friends,
brothers and fathers Many of the soldiers
in their childhood were fondled and nuIsed
by iaihful negro nurses, and yet 10 ques-
lion of equality was ever raised. Many
man has manumiited slaves without ever
being subjecIed TO the suspicion of being
an AboliiouIsi.
The issues involved in this war are 100
exalted in their Importance and character
for Us to permit them 20 be compromised
by being degraded TO question of proper
Is. The liberty and freedom OF ourselves
and of our children, the nationality of our
country, the righ. OF enjoying any kind OF
property, the houses over our heads, and
the very graves of our children and friends,
are involved ia the struggle. Failure makes
slaves OF all, white aud black; robs all OF
property, real and PERSONAL divides our
lands among our conquerors, who will plow
up the very graves of our dead as ferllized
ground Tor making money We have in
our midst a hall million oil fighting material
which is property-siIalI We use that pro-
perry for a common cause Justice aud
sound policy demand that we make ree-
men Of those WHO fight for freedom. We
conscript the master, and we impress his
horses, cattle, wheat, and every olher pro-
perry except slaves. THIS very exception
is an imputalion that .his war is for slavery
and not for freedom. BY conscrrung the
negroes we show TO the world the earnest
ness that is in our people we prove TO our
enemies that at the momsnt of our sup
posed exhaustion, in the fifth year of the
war, we shall meet them with larger armies
Than we have before raised and we ex
plode the false accusation that we are fight
ing for slavery, or a Shareholders Gonied-
eracy. 4
There are those who doubt whether sound
policy would trust nsgroes with arms- We