, 1864-11-13

Opinions of the Rebel Press on the
Negro Question:
A New Scheme to .Aboli-
tiOnize the South,

A NEW ocQG1Q9 TO Adolf
ti0nlze the South.
IFrom the Savannah News, Noy-2.]
MORO RECRUITING.
VIC commend the following article to the
careful consideration Of the ,ndyoates Of the
Wild mad, and destructive plan Of making
soldiers Of negroes.
tFrom the Lynchburg Republican,
4 NEW sCHEAE TO ABoL1T1oEzH THE souTu.
+ is painful to reflect how soon the land
marks OF the great principles arc lost amid
people @ Of The South have been battlinsass.nst @ 1
the mad schemes Of the AbolitIonfsts to de-
stroy the institution of domestic slavery. We
have uniformly eontcnded that negroes were
property, and thht slavery was local instt-
tution, with which no power under the. sun
themselves, in their individual capacity. For
this great principle OF righ& Of the States to
regulate their domestic in5titutions to suit
themselves, We went to war with the North,
and for nearly four years have maintained the
Just at tho moment when iii the gigantic
schcE,cs OF the enemy to snbIugate US hnyc
failcd-whcn Grant Is painting for breath to
renew a contest In wlllcl, he has been com
plctely batiled, and Sherman is toiling to cs-
cape from the coils Of Hood, which threaten
the destruction Of Ills ar1ny-just at this nu-
spIcious momcnt, when the bright and glorl;
Gus day Of Independence Is about to break up
on us with tie splendor Of an unclouded
sun-iust nt such moment 1t Is gravely pro-
nalists In tile South, to Ignore all our past
cardinal principles, and do for ourselves pre-
ciscly what Lincoln and the Abollt1onists pro-
posed to do for US, Without war-abolish
This is the naked proposition Of those who
- ill.,. .f..tS- oF H. ~
dlers: They propose, to conscript "all the
ablc-bodlcd negroca Of tlc country" between
the ages Of IS nud Is respectively" arm
and equip them IN tho field aa soldiers, along
with our white NTH. AS an inauccmcnt to
make these negroes faithful to our cause, thcy
are to be given their freedom, and permitted
to live among us after tho wnr as ftccmen.
Tie result df such u proposition, II success-
t full, cannot be mistaken by q blind man or an
idiot. It will convert the sovereign States Of
the Confsdc!acy into frcc negro colonies, with
oil the social and political evils which attend
tic amnlganmtion Of adverse races. II our
| negro men aro made free, then Justice aud
| sound policy would require that their wives
and children should b. permitted to enjoy
freedom along with their husbands and futls-
ers, on the principle announced By the Ricl,-
moud Enqufrsr, that they who fight forftce-
dom deserve to be frecnlcn." Whether this
be Just or not, It Is very certain that our
slnyce, once nude frecnien, lnl trAincd In tile
skill Of arms and tho lnrlsh!pB Of the cn1nl'
and the dangers Of the battle. field, would not
only insist on their own freedom, but on the
freedom Of their cntize race.
Nay, more. They would insist, ind have
the right to insist, at the point Of the bayo'
net, npon enjoying all the civil, social and po
litIcal rights enjoyed by their former masters,
on the ground TINT they Ind suffered equally
struggle. The horrible result would be either
the amalgamatlon Of the black md white rn
ccs in tho South, with oil Its attendant shame
and ruin, or dreadful civil war OF extc!mlna.
tion between tho white men md the black
Can such consequences be contemplated b5
resu1ty And yet this is the certain end t.
which 1t Is now proposed to educate oul
slaycs.
Look at the question In another point 0
view. II our slaves are made soldiers, thel
military laws which govern the white man
because We have only one military code. The1
will. therefore, be fEte fdcto the equal Of thei
masters, entitled to the same rights, and sub
jcct only to the same pnnishments. The IN
science Of cur former slaves would have to b.
the right and the force to ochastiso back again
thus destroying the first principle Of ncgr'
subordinntion, which Is the Life Of the lnstltu
tion at the South.
l. But supposing the question to be traugh
!.
evils, It Ia perfectly clear to our mind tina
armed negroes would be source Of perpetus
danger and weakness to the South in -th
struggle, instead Of strength. When we sha
they viii not desert us and join the cncnnyl
| a body? Removed from all natural principl
and from observation, they will certainly d
So. Place our negroes In the field as soldiers
and they wonld surrender every position
where they might be placed to defend, for !
is idle to talk to sensible men about the fdel
II Of slaves. That is subject which will
to amusc the brains Of ronanccrs.
Nor is this oil. When we conscript all til
ablc-bodicd negroes, who arc to cultivate ot
fields and support our armies? Put the whit
men and negroes all In the field, and what VII
follow but general starvation? With the NJ
gro in the field and In the trenches, he Is
powerful aud indispensable auxiliary 70 on
cause: This is the capacity In Which LlnS1l
negroes with tho spade have madc Richmon
tnTulnerablc to I'LL the powerfu1 and ingcnfou
assaults Of the enemy. The same nttmpe
have enabled Charleston to withstand til
most teEEibls ard prolonged siege Of mo modeE 81
Slaves are more powerful than an army Wit
banners, but with arms in their hands they {
once become source Of fearful weakness ail
+ inevitable distinction.
We caution the. people and the press In a
aolemnity against conntenancing this new %
| lNAQ 6EllE1jE VI AUIlkAH-lA44 eNuEAi4V AV~o'
vert the Southern States into free negro col
pfcs-to make the slave the equ11 Of Il
white man-to rob the master Of his sightf
s propcrty-to c1nancipate 1hc slave again
: positive ents-to destroy all hoJ
; Of civil liberty In tho South, and to make Il
t coin and the world the husniliating confcss't
! that VIC are incapable Of defending orr pro
= erty or our freedom.
i on PUTTING EnonoEs IN TIE ARAr.
= / erx NJ f$,ssft
Q 1st inst. makes the following senhihle ,
j. marks on this Important question, which 7
o lake pleasure In transferring to oar column
Il uUrfcss they {thc President and> Congres