, 1864-11-14

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| EMPLOYMENT or SLAVES.
the AMY rs {camstcrs. or cooks, or in the way
~ wnrE unon forf;f;ca tions or IL the EoverG.
ment workshops. or in hospitals, and other
similar duties. was autlorizcd by the act Of
i7th Of Februasry last % and provision W. Was made
| for their tmpressment to q humber not ex.
impracticabIe to obtain them by contract
| with the owners. The Law contemn1ated the
hiring only Of the Labor OF these slnyes and
| imposed On the Government the liability to
! nav for tbe value Of such IA mieht he losf to
their M empioyment In The service. ~ A0DA
! This act has produccli less result than was
| onticinafe6. nntl fnrther provision in rcnnjred
| to render It ef1icacious, But nv present Dur.
pose is to invite your consideration to the bro.
r Pfty ~ T., iaw 'a'es'' ~ 'D' '''o's
| VI r; 1ls Mw. a 4,,ounc
A.. ,sst esey M 10 ptupeass' anu ~. enerenle M as
iahor of H. saxe heen nr c1nie5
fp sbor o1 riods IN te ee ronstrcti9n ~ 1e
lenslse VOTES lne siase, aoHeses, pears an
91hct rclation 70 !ne etate' tnat oi person.
1He u" ~ Iast feoluasy conteHPlAses tne
!sia.lon .. me slase W tne masGt, Araa nnas
n 1ne ltnpItssnlent W eeEuln 1eIni VI ser'lce.
nat lot Inc Pnpnhsea pthe f N sne he
mslfnetlon ~ n tne manner 81 e;neanR1nng' Z; Rnt'
mafchlng anu PafKng Of unns u neeau!,
90 taat even N ms Hn1eo employmens,
!!eengtn ol seIitce aaus glcH9Ly 70 tae Value Of
+. 1ne ~ negros npo1 aaeald is h1so eaeountefed
a..t1nad ~ snrueo w,th tha s,1 n' ~ ~
uan9 uui1es teaoaea VI sne'a oen'ano 'osal'y ano
1e1r ~ th,s oe,oo+ +,,o ,o,o+;o,, of ,ar,o, nm
on;nats. ~ us aspeGs H. lns teunon g. " tesaon pfe
ahn.har she eo ,,r,at ~ y. r;,,t M n,.t. an
cnnsista,tv ND i,snats;oi,v he nnnt,, vau
and Il WoId seer see1n nqoner t6 aednip ne tar H.
pf The slave md 10 nav fheTcf1 ane m ~ cSmneuE ,f
sation ratIar than ~ ;mn.ass hIe h;s i"hnt fnr
esas4 laea sn III ~ nnpleee ia.o 1ovl LUZ
tho asct ~ ~ sn.s ~ totc Is
entire 1rnnartT al .asas ,rnar. ~" s,a.s
nirt F. PecSn+n-aI of1sr ~ ~
Whenever ths entErn nronert1p =, the sarno
Of n siaye fs thns arnn{red hv fha Gnvernmanf we
the onnstfon IL nresentod ~ whot fnnnra Ia
should be held. Shouid he be rctained in ser.
yitude. or Should lis characterization be held ont
to him as . reward for faithful ser.
on the promise Of such service !; and Il eman-
cipated, what action should be taken to &C.
cure for the freed man the permission Of the
State from which he was drawn to reside
within its limits after, the close of his public
service. The permission would doubtless be
service; and double motive for Jealous dis.
charge Of duty would thus be offered bT those
employed BY the Government, their freedom.
and the qualification Of the local attachmen
which Is 50 marked characteristic Of the
negro, and forms go powerful an incentive to
ate The negro On his discharSe a{fer service
faithfully Tendered. seems to me 11referahle IN
that Of grantine irnmeiiote man1mission. or
that Of retaini1e him ia seryitude. # This
inenf @ Of Coneress. II ia an snrrested % that n a.
difion to tbc iuties heret6i6re performed hv
the sIarc he might he advnntavrnnslv en;.
Moved AZ n ninnerr and enrfnenr Iahorer and
In that eycnt that the 5nmher shon13 hc
augmented to forty thousand.
Reyonfi fh,s 1imit and these emn1ovmenta,
aocs mt secn n me- ilesirnhIe nnIe2 ex4stin~
circn,nstancea g r r. no hrneI onra, Jist;nGS
finn eTista hetween the nsa ~ a1oraa ae AZ.
diers IN fho defense ~ mr. homes and the n
citcment Of tie same persons % to insrrectinn @ I
anoinst thetr asters TEe me " 10 si ;uetifahsa
INV of n c}vflized ncon1e. and snch il tha
~ III 1rsiters pn nri,le ,o1T 40 - yva'i
A. f7,ot asnrcssed an' ;nsisfad m hv onr m "na.
Mis- n III 1rars 1,r;or ~ That ~ - 1,nsd
,,,nh ta us. g ns @ none s;t; IHs Luz p5as pc
W., uisu 10y atS ao,a.,tx, ayn
~ nis4 Steaa1I ts. a ~ ttt 60 IL
en1 ~ ~, "a.a 49, 10y T. ~ - sIe .ss
.! auG ~ ee9 p5ssent esn1HS ~ ~" ~ w necM-
ratlon " anosgsnusnce VI l!to, wnen enume
=. =
tne fesolt IRON Great brilan, t9e cnma3 OF
atrogaty ~ Mhs asemea 10 ne rsacnea on1y %nen
!I tne Engusina m9nafcn ~as aenoanced as nav
ny aa eAeasea "oa'cst1c iasu1seceon among
Tho euh1ect ia IA hx .;a1ro7 ,,x, ~. 4,,o.oe,
soic1v IN thc I;rht ~ nn1c1 ~ ~ ~ ns ousteaoi,
acnnomr Wba5 81 ra,erdn3 ie1u 1.,st ~ a soeMt
Frnm thosa ,vhn odvso 1aro,oi ia0 uss uIsscnt
nm ~ +ho aIoCe. @ ~ ~ s,,es, an9 9G ATM
I1S+;1 o1r Wits 1,oIn1o tio,, e{ sto, " aoalers
cent IN tbo nr,a;as ~ Snan psose ns
[o Eaar IN tha aalS ~ a,s,411.r ~ auu ~ auutu
~ ;o,rrn ~ & ~ ts hn nea, ~ smPly ~ soaier Inc
"a ~ 1ohnso aa ut5 5Stf tlalneo 70 MOOR,
rom ia gnntt, ~ ~. ,,1a m'o % nsn a Accustome9
scoraai.. u aa5 ~ sao ose VI nre.aIms, would
M o,;d tb;s T. H. .su =; aosantasseoas W
R,;t' si,nn15 rs laaton t,a ~" oe1ore Us;
- srh;ra1at;o-, ~ a.eA ~ tta essl De presented
,1ora ~ ea1a;o " +t sas elpsoylueat OF the
3ont+ o. ,stet s1ic oh, aets seeIns no reason TO
Wnat,,a" "nas ~. 1 snou enen pe on decision.
~ ~ nstner sS4l onr view empfaces what would, in
~ oi,ad r., ~ caee, pe Inc sun OF misery en-
cs+rictsd saS sioS, no1pn 1S " tae ensmy, or pe
az an1 y soteiy 70 ne euect upon the vel
hnmsa'raa uaI napRess oI tne negro o. Popn@llon
rha nss,oIe' sn5 lesuIt Muuio oe Ae same'
= ~ " apgg11auE ueno5a1zAt1on, suner1ng, us
,ast - ase,a3 amo oeatn Hnlch have been caused BY
'a1!a a11aaali5 suosuIulng NC inSaders system Of
,sotu:ey, sot:y, lor Inc Kina felatfon previously sub
,s sung pesNeen me master and3 slave, have
'esA 's4 y sulnclent oemonslfalion that external
nteflefence with our institution OF domestic
i44yery Is pfoonctlFc OF eVi only:
- tnc sunJect lnFoiVe1 no other considera-
ION tnan the mere right OF property. the