The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1864-11-24

pressotei ~ iormcr hicssiSes ana rcports
aud Is fully treated by The Secretary
The sOlicitude OF the Government for the
relief Oi our captive fellow citizems h,s
known nn Abatement bur has. on the coa
trary, hccn still more deeply evoked 10y
tho additional suffcriBgs to which they
hav" been wantouly subjected, by depriva
tion "f adequate food, clothing aud fuel
which they were not even permitted IL
purchnse from the prison sut ers Finding
thar the enemy attempted to excuse their
barbarous treatment 10y the unfounded al
legation that 1t WIS retl'iatoty for Iik. con
duet On our part, an of,r was made by u.
with i view OF ending sll pretext for such
denominations o. pretended re,a'ia'on
The offer has been accepted, and each
government IS her,, ter to be allowed ta
.proS''ie necessary comforts to its own citi-
zeus held capti by the other. active
efforts are M progress ter the im,pediate
execution oi this agreement, and il ~ hoped
that bu' few days Will ciapsc before We
shall be relieved from the distressing 9
thought hai painiu phi seal suffering is
endured 10y So many OF our ivlmw citzrns
whose iort.iude n captivity illustrates .he
or IN actui cnu1ict.
EMPLOY MENT Of SLAVES.
The mpoyment of slaves for service
with the army ~ te1uistcrs or cooks. or in
the way ot work upon iortihcations, or in
the government workshops, OF in hos pitals,
AID other similar duties, was aut thorized
by the act OF l7tL February last, aud pro
vision was made for their im2ressuient To
u Huhber not exceeding twenty thousand,
1t It should be iound inpracticsble to OBJ
tam them by contrac; with the owners.
The law contemplated the hiring Jnly of
the la or OF these slaves and imposed on
the government the liza ility to pay for the
value oil such as might be lost to the own
ers i'om casualties resulting itom their
EN- pioyncut IN the service.
Ih's act has produced less result than
was anticipated, aud iurther provision is
required y render it eficaciu.s. Rut M
present pu'rose Is to invite your consider
alton To the propric,y ot II radical m,d.hca
ton IN the theory OF the Law.
Fiewcu merely as property, and there
fore az ia" Ell jrct oL inprcssment. the
service or ,abor of the slave has bee, fire.
qucnti, claimed for short periods, In the
ot defensive works The
save, however, bears ano:her relation To
the State; that "f person. The law OF
i.st February contempiates only the rela-
ton oi the save To the master, and llinits
the imprcs>ir:cnt to "a certain term f ser
vice. but Tor ihe purposes enumerated in
the act, instruction IN the mauner OF en-
camping, maj iclin. aud parking trni,s ~
Hceutu', 81 that even ia this hunted cu,--
piny y'ncn'. icngth Of service DIS .ren'ly to
h, Va We ui The ncgro's iabuiss Hazard is
Also e"c"uut red III all the pusi,ious To-
whIcn megr"es can be assigned tor service
wIh the army, anu the duties required OF
'h"m dcn,ni i"yaIty and zeal In this
aspect the re,ati n ot per- 'u prcaomina,eS
s. lar as 10 r-uicr II doubtful whether th,
private r'sht oi property eau Consistently
.nd bcnruciail, be contluucd, and II wouli
s'.m proper 10 tequme inr The public ser
wee tnc cntir" properly IN the lator oi the
save, a"d Ia pay therefor due cnmpensa-
do", rather ,i.,n TO imprc>s his labor tor
short ivr'ms ani thIs The morc- esi,eclu ~
- he effect oi III" p'"scn' ,aw Won vest
tuis cntte o.'criy. ~ all eases where thc
save ni4!n De rcci. ..tuCcd, af-er coup"n-
-a,.Vn i"r h.s roS, had been paid To the pr,.
Eaic oNucr. y h.rov,r the entire pruper
:. .u Ia. service ut a are l. luS a",ulre,l II
-! 'Ho Uo,cr'ine".. the inr>rIuu IL pre-
s,H'c. - VIA, tcUutr Ia onnun! be hcid
- u.i ne D, re'aIued ia s,rvituie, or
sh'u s,Is emancipation be neii oui 10 ni
- - r,w.'ri i.r iathtui service, .,r shoul.
A.. AZ ,.n
>uvn service, and, II cmoncipatcd, what ac
'.un >nou.u bc iakrn 20 secure Tor .ht tree 1.
"."n the pcrushion ot the state from which
pe wt> urawu ~ reside within ITS iIIn ~ al
srf the close ui ms public service Thc
.'ciiriSs on "nu,d doa tle~s b. more rcadi
! &c rAcd reward for pas, faithful
,riN zee aud dounic IN tive for zca,ou,
"I chhSc oi duIy would ,hu> 0e offered 1,
'""H, o"rl"yoi y the G"ycrnm, Mt, their
'cL"n, a"d tue 6rai Ecd,lun oi IN. loca
az, om'ne"t "nica /, So M. kr. charac-
'''''ttc oi 'hc negro, a.d tutus 80 power
iui an nc utus 20 hiS action Thv polio,
"' r"Sdg'I2 tD iiruri'e lhc negro on hi,
.schA,4o aI,cr service faithfully render
81, Sc ms L. mo prcicILL.c To that OF srau
t.,,s Inn,Iiatc manum'~Siu,I. nr t - al
e t,n.iI hnm IN s,Ivi ne. f th,s
puiic, should Recommend i.so.i ;u Tie Jad,;
mcnt VI CGT,r,sS, =, u sG, .e;.cd th,t, III
uiIitIon 10 the dutIGs here ,,6re pof'p'net
by thc slave, Ia might De adyantas sr"usiy
unGnyvi a, tlon,cr usfi engineer labprcr
u ,,i. IN that event, th,t,ciIe number shoi.u
Oc ar2rn cat To icry thousand
beyond lhis nm!t AN these employ
n:,Mts IL DOES moi seem II me desirable
IN .er cS%inS circumstances, to go. a
nroai mona! dIstintion cyisrs betwcea III,
u oi slaves as soldiers Ia the defence o.
-uvIr homc1, ami the iucitcm mt o. th,
'amc persons 10 insmrection against then
masters. The one is Jasttiabi Unnecessary
the other Is Iniquitous and unworthy of q
c'viizcd people and such Is the iu iymcn
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