, 1864-10-25

From the Richmond Enquirer, Oct, 1871
The proposition to extend the Conscrip
Law to the slaves OF the States WAS frat tor
naliy advanced By the E.quirer in tbs tssu
Ct tbs 9Th lust Since that time We bxye re
ceiyed many assurances of Its popular f4g II
and none whatever OF opposition to 1t. ",
learn that the plantera il the extrema South
ern States faTor the proposition, and SONS
have etgutfed thtfr readiness to tres five. tar
or flfteen Of their slaves If they will entol
the army. The near approach of the time
when tue Congress meets again, require:
that expression be given to the sentiment. o.
the country upon this important me easure
We, therefore, earnestly Invite Its discussion
ana open our columns to opponents as welj
as trends of the proposition.
TIE RI suit Of the late elections. IL etIlI In
doubt, ard whether Lfncola or 5{cCiellaa viii
be eltcttd, 1t ls yet impossible to detern n1ne
hut there Is 70 uncertainty as 10 the que5tion
Mcclellan b: the pe1t President, the voice,
snd the almost unanimous voice. Of that peo-.
pie ls Tor vigorous prosecution o: the war,
The duty Of preparing to- meet that issue,
will be oeforc tho approaching session of the
Confederate Congress; that body Will have
before 1t, for Consideration, the Ways and
meaus, as well rs of mea rs Of money, for
csrr, itg on the war, on our part :,
The var cry Of the enemy, Hno pqr1eY with
REBELLION ic the f1eld-no compromise with
slavery In the rea6tustmeut," fulls iaf,rm
our ptople that, IN plain verra:ular, the
Whiten OF these States are to b. rubjuga.e j to
slavery, aud their slaves reduced to tue mis-.
elable condition OF Yankee free negroes,
This is the view Of the people, amon1 our
enemies, and this will be tue result Of the
var, whether ended by Lincoln OF Mcclellan.
II the people Of these Statea permit then.
selves to be conquered.
The description Of negroes should be ac-
companled with freedom and the privilege of
ren ai1ieg lu the States; this Is no paft Of
abol!tionlsD, it fs the exercise by the IN lster
OF the unqueetionable right of manumigsion:
cause with tho privilege of freedom. Nor
should this important subject be prejudtced
with questions about putting the negro on
an equality with our friends, brothees aud
5aibtIs Many Of the soldiers in their child
hocd were fondied aud nnrsed by faithful
nsgro nursse, and Yet no question Of equality
ever raised Many a man has manumit-
ted s'aEes without ever heiDg subjected tD the
suspicion u being an aboltu ,uiet
Ihe issuea involved in this war sre
too exalted In thtir importance and char
acter tor Us to permit them to ba coa,prom.
tsed By herg degraded to question Of pro-
ptrty., The liberty ard freedom Of OURSELVES
country, the night Of enjoying any kiud Of
the houses over our h-ads, aad the
very graves OF our children and friends, ara
Involved III the struggle. Fatlurc makss
slaves Of all. white and black; robs ali Of
rta1 and personal; divides our lands
sHorg our conquerers, who wall plow up
Lhe very graves Of our dead as isrtlized
midst ht1f million Of fighting material
which Is property-shall We use that proper
y for the common cause? Juatice ami
:onnd policy detaaud that we make fftemen
# those who fight for freedom. We con.
'crIpt the msster and re Impress his horsos.
:atsle, wheat, aud every other property ex.
.ept Slaves. Ihe very exception is an impu-
reedom. By cotecripting the negroes. We
'boW to the world the earnestness Ih1t Ia in
'nr re pie; We prove to our enemies that /
t the moment Of our supposed exhaustion.
2 The nth year Of the war, we shall meet
htm With larger armies than we have before
a'seo; and We explode the false accusation
oa5 1195 We are ~ hting Tor slavery, or slave
There are thoee who doubt whether sound
ollcT would trust negroes with arms.. We
re not Of those who entertain eny feara
pon that subject. Drill md discipline
1Akes valuable soldiers Of Russian serfs.
I'd no negroes in these States are SO igao-
ut and brutal as these serts. Bttseah SER
ice with The Confederacy and with the Yam
ees, between living among us, With all
leir strong local attachments, and co.ur
norg strargers who are now openly buf.
e ahd selling them to recruiting officers.
ar slares will tlnd no difficulty IN cnoos.
e.. And. when once 1t Ia understood that
tedam acd home ia the South are the prl-
leges oitera BY the Coc.ederate authod-
&c, while the enemy extend the beggaElv
osFitalltits OF Yankee philanthropy, not
1)y will detertion from our raoks be uofre-
lent, hut the drafted negroes uf the Yankee |
mies will e1ch ,nge service.
This subject addresses itself t. the eau.
deation Of our people, at this particular
me, with great force. The prospect Of
1e enemy Will not even "par1ey'' with us
Itheut uncoEGltional surrender, the fruits
which would be confacattou of all pro-
rty, the deportation Of wno,e communi.
r., the dearadatlon of the pcople, and the
'miuatlou ind tyranny Of Yankee masters.
'ers can re no reconstruction which does j
t embrace snrI ender first, wnIch viii not
rmit contsca.ion after wards, which doss
It insure :enslaving the whites; without
:eirG the blacks. II thera are any weak !
eed people who imagine they eau save J
eir property by reconstruction, let them | !
l0y the shtboleth of ali paeties In the +
iifed States--"no parley with rebellion In ;
Held; no compromise with slavery in I
E adjqsrment,n Unconditional. surrender
first demanded before even q parley, We
to lay down our arms and slbmit to the
ldEess OF. the Buffers, Grants, Shesmans, {
d she1fdans; to the fate of New Orleans. .
: concitiun Of The Valley, the misery Of ;
lsnta, and, alter all that degradation. to = =
'e up I'LL our slaves In the adjustment. It y
r. n1e toy rtasops sgAtnst extending con. :
1ptton to slaves, we should like to have y
m stated, but we are decidedly Of the y
Dfon that the whole country will agree to \
Proposition, I1a that at m early day the ]
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