Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-08-05
The Administration and
Slavery.

The veteran Abolitionist, H. c. Wright,
contributes to the Liberator the following
list of anti.slavery "events" which have
occurred since Mr.. Lincoln's inaugura.
ton:
l. Emancipation in Western Virginia.
2. Emancipation in Missouri.
8. Emancipation in the District Of
Columbia.
4. Emancipation in Maryland.
5. Slavery abolished and forever pro.
hibited in all the Territories.
6. Kansas admitted as free State
7. Provisions made TO admit Colorado.
Nebraska, and Nevada as free States.
8. Organization of Idaho, Montana,
Dakota, and Arizona as free Territories.
9. Recognition of the Independence of
Hayti and Liberia.
10. Three millions Of slaves declared
free by proclamation of the President,
JANUARY l, 1864.
IL. All fugitive slave laws repealed.
II. Interstate slave trade abolished.
13. Negroes admitted to equal rights
in United States courts, as parties to
suits, and as witnesses.
IA. Equality pf the negro recognized
in the public convcyances Of the District
of Columbia.
Is. All rebel States prohibited from
returning to the Union with slavery.
l6. Free labor established on numer
Gus plantations in South CAROLINA, Louis
lana: Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkan-
sas.
II. Schools for the education Of freed
slaves iu South Carolina, Tennessee,
Lousna, and in Eastern Virginia-where,
till within three years, to educate q negro
was punishable with death,
| Is. The wives and children of all slaves
employed as free men in military and
free.
10. All negroes, bond and free, ENROLL
ed as part Of the military force Of the
nation.
20. The loyal people of Arkansas,
Tennessee, Louisiana, and Florida seek
ing a return to the Union on the basis OF
freedom to all, and of the abolition and
prohibition of slavery.
2l. The abolition and prohibition Of
slavery by an amendment OF the Constitu-
ton passed in the Senate by two-thirds'
majority, and by nearly the same in the
House. Lost by lack Of three or four
votes, through the influence of Democra-
tic members.
%. The nation through its represent
atives in Baltimore. June s, made the
abolition and prohibition Of slavery the
basis of its government administration
for the future.
%. The Federal Government forbid.
den to employ any man as q slave, in any
capacity.
"a. One hundred and fifty thousand
negroes, mostly freed slaves, in the pay
and uniform of the Government as sold.
iers.
Mr.. Wright goes on to remark as fol-
lows:
Though much remains to be done to re.
deem the enslavers as we'll as the enslav-
ed from the moral blight Of slavery, yet
thus much has been done. The nation is
ON its way to the full recognition of the
equality and manhood of the negro be-
fore the law. Then, and only then, will
the republic be the home Of the free and
the asylum of the oppressed. Then, and
only then, will it be saved with an ever
lasting salvation. The wrongs Of the
negro are being righted.
In copying the foregoing, the N. y
National Anti-Slavery Standsrd-the or
gan of the American Anti-Slavery So
ciety-says these events shave occurred
since the inauguration "of President Lin
coin, aud under an Administration which
some very extravagant. one-sded and
microscopic, though doubtless very sim
cere friends of freedom, insist is more in
famous than that Of Buchanan or Pierce