Washington telegraph., 1864-03-23


the ''inSurrectonary districts" On tlIt
24th Jnnc. iT76, one Of The reasons a.
signed by Pennsylvania, tur her srpar
atom from the mother country was that
IN her sister colonies the "kIng had in.
cited the negroes tu revolt" and to i'm
brue their hands in the blood of fheil
masters. in II manner Impractical by
civilized nations This. probably, had
reference ~ the proclamation bv Dun
more, the last royal governor of Virgin
liz, in !1I5, declaring freedom to all ser.
wants or negroes, il they would Join fol
the reducing the colnny 70 proper sense
"t its duty. Tie invifaFiun tp The slaves
To rise against their masters. the suggest
ell insurrsciion. caused. said B,ncroft. "a
thrill of indignation ID run through NIr-
gInia, effacing all differences Of party, aud
rousing one strong, impassioned purpose
to drive away the insolent power by which
1t had been put forth A cotemporary
snnaiist, adve;ting to the same proclama-
ton, said, .'it was received with the
greatest horror in all the colonies"
81 he policy adopted by Duumore, says
Lawrence, iu his notes on Wheaton "of
arming the slaves agsinst their masters,
was not pursued during the war Of The
revolution; aud when negroes were taken
by the Euglish, they we're not considered
otherwise than property and pluuder. y
Emancipation of slaves a. war mea sure
has been severally condemned and de-.
nouoced blythe most eminent publicists 10
Europe aud the United States. The Uni
ted States, sin their diplomatic relations,
have ever maintained" says the northern
authority just quoted, ''tl,at slaves were
private property, and for them as such,
they have repeatedly received oompeusa-
tion from England Napoleon, /. was
never Induced to issue proclamation for
the emancipation of the serfs 10 his war
with Russia. He said: II could have
armed AGAINST her..a part of her popula-
tion, by proclaimiug ohe liberty uf the
serts. A great many villages asked il Of
me, but | refused To avail myself Of
measure which would have devoted TO
death thousands of families" In the
discussions growing out OF the treaty Of
peace of 1914, aud the proffsrei uledia,
tiUu of Russia, the principle was main
tanned by the United States that 'ihe
emancipation of the euemy'- slaves l.
not among the acts of legitimate warfare"
In the instructions from John Qlincy Ad-
ANS, as Secre,ary of STATE 10 Mr. Mid
dletnu, at Saint Petersburg, D.tnher 18th.
1910, IL is said: ..The B lfi-n Lave broad
ly asserted the right ~ rinanc'pating
slaves (priyaie property D asn legitimate
rIgat Ui War. NJ -ucn rlght II aehu~l-
edged A. a law "t war. iy ~rt-rs ~hn rd
init any limitation rn- a. -ht II IN ting
to death all prisoners IN cuid blood with
eut suy speciIi cause, might veil b.
pretended 10 be a law Of w.r, or the right
90 use poisoned Heap. H., OR ~ a.sas.l
0ste.'
Dr-regardiug he teachings nf tho ap
proved wtltets on international ixs, and
the piactic. and claim, of HI n-n .uv-
erunent III is purer days, Pre-iient Lin
coiu, has sou ,ht 10 convert thr SiuTh into
a ST. Domingo, 10y appealing to tile cupid
ity, lasts, ambition aud feruciry u the
slave. Abraham Lincoln il but the linral
deocendeut of Duunore, aud the impo-
tent iualice { each was toiled 10y the f.
deity of those who by the meanness Of
the consdirators, would only if success
full, lave been seiuced iuto idleue-s, filth,
wee, beggary and death.
But we tire of these indignilies and
ep"rmlties. They sre'too sickeping for
recital. History will herestter pilory
those who committed and encouraged
.uth crimes, in immortal infamy
Gen. Robert L Lee, 10 recent battle
order, stated to his invincible legiuns
thar % the cruel foe seeks 10 reduce our
fathers aud mothers, our wives and chill
dren to sbject slavery" lie does not
paint too strongly the purposes Of the
enemy or the consequences of subjnga
tIou. What has been doue in certain dis
tricts, is but the prologue to the bloody
drama that will be enacted Ii is woll
that every man and woman should have
some just conception of the horrors OF
conquest The fate of Iceland at the time
of It's conquest, and of Poland, distinctly
foreshadows what what would await us
The guillotine, in its ceaseless work Of
blood, would be revived for the execution
of reb leaders" The heroes of our
contest would be required to lay down
their proud ensigns, on which are record
ed the battle-ields of their glory, to stack
their arms, lower their heads ia humlia-
ton aud dishonor, and pass under the
yoke Of abolition nnsrule aud tyranny A
hateful inqui ,iiion, made atrocious by
spies and luformers; star-chamber courts,
enforcing their decisions By confscations,
mprisonmcuJs, banIshIDents aud d .aih !;
baud Ut detectives, ferreiing out sec rets.
lurking ~ every family, eXisiing in every
convcyanec; the suppression ~ free
speech the deprivat'on of arms and fran
chises, and the ever-preseut sense uf in-
fer,ority would moke our cpn ition ahj-ct
ard miserable beyond what freein4n cin
imagine. Subjngation involves everything
that the torturipg malice and devIiish ia
genuity ot our foes can suggest The de-
struction of our nationality, the equallzi-
tion of whites and blacks, the oblieraiion
of State liues, degradatIon 30 colonial vas
sal aye, anu the reduction OF many of our
citizens to dreary, hopeless renedisss
bondage. A hostile police would keep
- order" 10 every town and city. Judges,
like Busteed, would hold our courts, pro-