Shreveport news., 1864-12-20

the campaigns or three ana Tour
years And what is the incentive
of freedom to Il negro This rude
idea of freedom is state of idleness
and Incidence, and most, if not al!
sensible negroes, prefer slavery, with
a good master, to freedom. Devotion
to his master is the negro's highest
impulse hence the folly Of Offering
the negro freedom. Better offer him
home and friends, and master.
Out upon the philosophy that offers
freedom to the negro as Il "toon.
That will do for Garrison or Phillips.
When President Davis said "we
are not fighting for slavery. but for
independence" he meant that the
question of slavery WAS matter
settled among ourselves and one that
admitted of no dispute, aud that Lc
intended to be free from ali foreign
interference on this rs we'll as on all
other subjects !: free to own slaves,
free to lay our own tax and tree to
govern ourselves He never meant
to ignore the justice of slavery, or TO
do aught else but express a determine
alton to be free in this matter as III
all others.
What was it that cmbittcrcd tn"
feelings of the people Of the sections
of the old Union What drove
them to separation What Is II
that makes them two nations
.>larcry. 1t was that which caused
them to dcuouucc us rs interiors II
was that, that made the dIt'rrcnc"
in our congressional representatives.
1t was slavery that made the dlit-r-
cnce in our pursuits; III our Interests;
in our feelings in our social and
and political life. 1t is slavery
which no" makes u two people.
widely antagonistic and diverse, a.
any two people can hr. and 1t needs
ou!v a difference of language t" max"
the \orthcrllrr and the Southcrn"r
As opposite as Il Errnchmnn and an
EnglIshman.
You say "the liberty and I'll" free
dom of oursclve. and "t our children.
and the aatl"~0iNy Of ""r co""iry,
&c." are involved in this struggle.
Yes. and of this nationality You
woul deprive Us; for inst"a! Of be-
ing n We now are, a nation OF Tree
men holding slaves a our property,
you would make u a nation of whit"
men with free ncgrnc, for our equals.
Mc~srS. Editors. if You had sought
in the political body of the tont"d"r-
acv. for some spot al which 10 aim
and strike one blow which should
deprive il of lie. Won could no: haT"
found one more vital. or struck with
more deadly certainty than You haT"
done by the adv c"cy of such :"
scheme and if there j. any member
of Congress, 50 lost to the sense of
duty he owes his country and the
constitution, which he has sworn to
defend, if there is one human being
who is nottircd Of the scene of blood.
ruin and devastation which has
stained and desola.ed many portions
of our beloved land, but Yet desires
to see more, and Vet a thousand
times more the strife. woe and
misery hrgotton by civil revolution
let him pursuadc Congress TO pass
such law and carry out such Il
system. and the things that hav"
been are nothing 10 the things ,hat
shall be. " hat war revolution IN"
anarchy ""'H ana ""'|"|'] " arr
m''Isf' shall be- when compared 10
that struggle in which We are now en-
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