The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-12-14

then; and diffnss dissatisfaction throughout
the eountfy. In reply, IL is said that this
policy viii effsctually silence the clamor OF
The pouf esnsR about this being the rich
Euau's was, thst thor II no pprpose to min
70 - no; rscss iasthS sane ranks, and
|tls& IL shet b ! reasonable objection
10 Ashebe u enemy . segroes with our
D. That, q to the .bsaaounsut Of slavery,
it IL already proclaimed 70 be ct an end by
the enemy, and Will undoubtedly be, 90, #
Ne srs snkiusatsd, and hist. by milking 1t
aid our own defense, it will improve the
FchanSs OF preserving L. HHsving thus ads
mitted the hepslsssness Of their cause IL
they are not saved by their slaves, he saysi
aThis il grave and important question
md full ii diftieulty,s All agree In the pro.
uFletv ] of usine Sof slaves In thessarious
mental employments of the army and as
sappsrs and miners and pioneers. But much
diversity exisss % 10 the propriety OF using
them a soldiers now. Allagree that when
the question becomes one Of liberty and
Independence on one hand or subjugseion
on the other, that every means within our
reach should bs nsedto aid in our struggle
HAudi 20 bails snd th3art ~our enemy.
~ say, every man will agree to this. No
man would hesitate. Even II the result
were to emancipats our slaves there Il not
= man that would not cheerfully put the
negro into the army rather than become
slave himself to our hated and vindictlve
foe. 1t is then simply question OF time
Has that time arrived when the issue Is
fairly before us7 The man must be blind
to current; events, to the gigantic proper"
lions of this war, and to the proclamations
of the enemy, who does not see that the is
sue above reierred to 10 presented now, and
1 repeat the only question is, has the time
Are We able beyond question to wage q
successful war against apower three times
our own In numbers, with oil Europe from
which to recruit, and who unhesitatingly
put arms in the hands Of our own negroes
for our destruction will not say that
under the providence of God We may not
be able to triumph, but I do say that we
should not from any mawkish sensibility
refuse any means within our reach which
will tend to enable % to work out our de-
liverance.
For my part, standing before God and
my country, I de- not hesitate to say that
I would arm such portion of our able bod"
led slave population as may be. necessary
and put them in the field, 20 Is to have
them ready for the spring campaign, even
if it resulted in the freedom of those thus
organised. Will I not employ them to
fight the negro force of the enemy4 Aye,
Yankees themselves, who already boast
that they have two hundred thousand of
our slaves in arms against US. Gan We
hesitate, can We doubt when the question
is whether our enemy shall use our slaves
against "a or We use them against him; when
the question may be between liberty aud
independence on the one hand, or our sub
| juss ton and utter ruin on the other"
He then reviews the recent caucus OF
.Southsrn Governors, and having stated
that slavery Is In the last stages of disso
luton, he concludes the subject - follows:
NJ am aware that clamor has been
raised against the policy of putting negroes
into the army, by good and loysl men, be-
cause they say the end Is not yet, that our
army of citizen soldiers 10 still competent
to make good our defense. No one wonld
advocate the policy Of thus appropriating
our slaves, except Is . matter Of urgent
necessity, but as public opinion is widely
divided on this subject, does not common
pru dsnce require Us to fear that those op,
posed to this extreme measure may be
Mistaken Suppose Il should 30 turn out,
how deep would Do their responsibility to
the country, to freedom, and independence
everywhere. ....
know II 10 the opinion of some of the
highest military authorities that the time
has come when We should call all our
slaves to our assistance, aud hold 1t to bs
clearly the duty of every citizen, however
much he may doubt the wisdom and neces>
sity of the policy, to cooperate in strength
ening by every means our armies. j repeat,
I know this policy 10 looked to with anxiety
by some of the ablest military men of the
age, who belisvet hat It 10 of the last impor,
lance that it should be adopted with out
delay. /, therefore, earnestly reeommep nd
the Legislature that they SHOULD give this
subject earnest Consideration, and enact
such measures - their wisdom NAV ap.
prove" yrtt.av
Alter long dissertation upon subsisting
the people, and preventing extortion by
spsoulstors, he says g . 'l7.v
"Wbile. however the people of the State
have acquiesced in the prices fixed by the
public commissioners, others have been I'm
willing to accept them in conseque noe of
higher prices being obtained by spec ulators
and others. This very naturally produces
discomfort on the part Of the more liberal
and pstriotic portion Of the people, while
Others resort to boarding, hiding and other
disrsputable devieea aud svasions to avoid
their contributions to the support of our
gallant army. This state of things is very
dam ora Ii1ip0 and NAV <ls,l L