Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1864-11-24
Fras, the Wa of tie Worid.
THE FRUITS OF SUBS U0 ALTON.

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Snbiugation, what does it neans This
ia a q ues1iofl that | fear thousands Of the
unthinking and unrelentlng have neither
asked nor answered, and about which they
have felt little or no concern. ana some
tI.ere are, (mainly non -slaveholdlnS) NEST
astonishing 70 say, are under the eSfeSi :
Gus delusiou thar it means or s emahc'pa
ton or that if it signifies anything mere,
it is reunion and taxation. But let such
not deceive themselves.
What is the import of snbjugations Ihe
term is derived from sab and 3'sguna, sig
nifyiDy under the yoke. Inc 3ug~n used
IN the ancient Galiic wars, was an lnstru-
ment constructed similarly to the modern
gibhet. under which vanquislied army
was forced to pass. This sending nnder
the woke (suhiugum) amounted 10 almost
a prescription OF the sub;.gated. It was 4
tacit declaration, by tllen, that they were
at the mercy Of their captors; that they
would be in allegiance to them that they
would no more raise arms against them
and that they would 10 ''res imperata,
Whatever they were commanded Hence
the meaning and origin OF the term, SUD
jugaton.
rae sueiugation of the South, then,
means submission with all its concnmitant.
dreadful evils These are emancipation
contiscation, auial lgamatlon, The polltlca!
and social equality of the races, or the ele
vatlon of the blacks and depreciation oi
the whites. with thousands OF other most
alarming calaniiles.
But, for the sake of argument, leysas sd
nit that it signifies, as, some OF 9l eFs4'l
;riep8 %ieuce friends mink. nouafg on
reco1strucfan, eIaa2 patron and taxation,
Whas uneaus EN- esncipatlon Sia1plJs tbs
enfranehibefnen ent Of the slaves let rs
see. Wiat is to be done with the manus
mitted slaves? One Of three things. They
are either to be exported and coionized
abroad. or upon some selected territory III
the South. or left. upon us as libertines,
nuisances, pilferers, and pests to soclety
Well. Is the first of these likely TO oecurs
Let the advocates of freconstfuctlon and
emancipation remembers that, III the event
of subiu CATION, we pay not only the whole
OF ourzown debt, but a large portion OF
the Northern debt But some say that,
as the ConfederacY is only chlmerlcai
creature, if we do not estabiislflt, our own
debt, being domestic ono, wall De can
celled. the debtor being dead aud insoi-
vent. What signifies the assertion II lne
people have To lose II What is the dif-
terence between losing cIeuito s1iA PtsJ IL 8
debtsa If any. it must be in favor of the
latter, as we generally receive an equiv
lent for a contracted. 1t is evident that
we must, first or last, pay our own wal
debt. If we pay it presently, or IN other
terms, loose alive have sacrificed for IN
dependence, In thezclose of the war aglnst
us. In what condition vii. we be to should
er ,og our > rop ortion Of the debt of the Unit
ed statesSof which we are then to become ne
spart9 e .st.44s - ,5s.
But some say that each party will pay
its own debt. What! Who is SO foolish oeoaIs
as fo.expect that we, when we become a 9
part Of the United States govern'nfl'i'e.n7tt' 'fl'' g s
will be exempt from the coiiirn1oil,ieqn'@sa- 1s. = Isl
tions of that government; especially, IN.
derthe administration. Of yandkef', l1d g part
Of whose education is ayarice, ana Win y ca
whom the love Of money is lnstlncf ( Van -
we expect itl from d people who, iors years !,
before the war, annually drew from ! me lt'
South, throag OF the = ar.
iff, $40. 600. 600 excess Of re venues reI'eat
Z II shs ereAt 81 snbmission, We must pay
peI ssssg ~ .st q Asf so
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