The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-29
The Doom Of Slavery.

Institution /; yet comparatively few, we
believe, ~realizc how near is its complete
and final extinction. The doom Of
Slavery is no longer a contamination Of
Of the distant future, TO be anxiously
awaited perhaps for centuries. but an ac-
tual verify of the present. The evi.
dences are unmistakable and innumera.
Die, and are astounding even TO those
who have toiled for years, aud endured
all manner of persecution, TO advance the
unpopular cause Of Emancipation. The
New York Tribune says:
THAT Slavery is on its very l~astlegs in
Maryland, we presume no one will deny.
The Shareholders give il up, finding the
attempt to retain and profit by their chat.
tells under existing circumstances a losing
business. Slavery in Maryland has long
enough been exhaustiug her soil, retard.
ing her progress, diminishing her popula-
ton; but all this awaited nothing. But at
length it has become a burden 10 slave.
holders; and they will make short work
with ii. II can hardly outlast the cur.
rent year.
When it dies, Slavery in Delaware will
be a tree without roots. 1t must speedi-
ly vanish or be summarily cast out.
West Virginia has substantially freed
herself from the scourge. She had but
a few thousands of slaves in 1860; she
has practically none now. This good
radiance she owes TO the Rebellion and
the civil war.
The loyal portions OF Old Virginia are
practically slaveless. The President ex.
emp,ed most of them from the purview Of
his Proclamation of Freedom; but the
God Of Justice has issued one which COW
ers a far larger urea, and deals with it
most efficiently. The loyal Legislature
OF Old Virginia has called a Convention
10 sweep Slavery from the State; this is
the work of her own loyal people. the
Government takes no part in it. There
is no doubt that the Convention soon to
assemble will finish up the work.
Missouri is still contested by two zeal
Gus parties-each professedly for Eman-
cipalion. One is earnestly for it at the
earliest day; the other would give "the in
stitution' a few years grace. But nobody
thinks OF its outlasting the next ten years.
Arkansas has removed the devil and
all his works. and is coming back into
the Union a loyal Free State. She came
heartily. having had quite enough Of Sc.
c%ession and slavery.
Tennessee will very soon be reorgan-
lied as n Free state, under the Procla-
nation OF Amnesty. She is fully ready,
end, with a third Of her voters of 1860
either dead or absent, she will poll a very
considerable vote-far more thnn the
tenth required. And i, will all be for ma.
king her q Free State.
Louisiana is getting ready for Peace
and Reunion on a Free basis at an cleo
lion hardly a month off. Meantime, Sla.
very is couleSsedly repudialed by her
Unionists.
In a good part Of Mississippi, as on the
Sea Islands OF South Carolina and Geor
gia, Slavery has been quietly replaced By
Free Labor, to the advantage and salts.
faction of all concerned. And the new
system is constantly gaining ground"
1t will thus be seen that the war is nc.
complishing with almost incredible rapid.
ity, what pbilanthropisIs could only
have accomplished in centuries. Slavery
in the United States is being exiinguished
with blood and fire. Anti, Slavery men
Of the NorIh-the hated and despised
Observation-Disclosures, from the first
that such q result. would follow, in time
from the mistaken policy Of concilialioI
and compromise. They warned TIT
nation Of its danger, and exhorted it Il
do its duty. They were the tru'
peace men, and, had their efforts 10 limi
aud restrict the curse Of Slavery been sue
eessful at an earlier day, the inevitabl,
end would have been attained withou
war. But, as this was not to be, muel
as we deplore war, VIC rejoice that i, i
doing its perfec, work in redeeming mil
lions from bondage, and the nation fron
its great sin.
Faithless men have asked, "Suppos'
Jou conquer the South--what then
Will that restore union Will it no
rather produce greater enlargement o
feeling, and thus increase the dillcultie
and embarrassments of the Government
You cannot expect 10 hold the Southern
States Of this Union as conquered prov
incss 2" Let the above facts, and man.
more OF the same nature, answer. Sue
language denotes profound ignorance Q
criminal disregard Of the moral elemen,
OF Our country's great struggle for exist
ence. II would, Of course, be neilhe
possible nor desirable 10 hold the Sout
permanently in the Union by force alone
and no intelligent and loyal man regard
it as necessary. There never has existe
any natural and enduring cause Of emit
between the North and South ; thei
natural interests oil harmonic, an
nothing but the huge barbarism Of SLAYER
could ever have set them ut variance
It may seem p~aradoxical 10 some. yet W
believe the war, by creating a better I'm
Iarptandino hatUaan tho Nortb nj,