Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-10-21
THE aEaRo aURsEIeN.

Mr.. Maynard Tennessee DhiOb slasebsld-
er, at Titin few days since in speech he
made there held the folEowiag:e sSs-rr
But what have you got to say on the great
hitherto allTmPoFtani, the world embracing
question OF the niggerI Laughter. When the
country was at peace those who were interested
IN that species Of property held il everyrbere
by a tenure stronger and less liable to be broken
than any other property they possessed. In INV
own State and every Southern State i,v e,1r
constitution our legislatures were forb;tI h ef
ieet the emancipation Of slaves without the con-
sent OF their master. They might take mans
lands e build railroads upon o. make county
nlgh"aYs' put without The masters consent The
slave could not be fneddIei witb IYo,, t,;a5
NOT TO interfere with the nero a. tIs
OF the war, but you could not helr1it II 1rsses
necessary result of the war. Yo,~ soI5:---
were very careful. You took particular mains
TO let the people know you were not sI,!,;. ,..0
lists. was Douglas Democrat ss;d o.,
voted for John Bel, said another 81 rasss,,i
were you that the negro was otaIlowei 70 come
into your camps Guards were placed around
the house OF hIs master To- protect his property
and keep it secure, and you might have foIIoE-
ed the army through our State o., 10 the bIooIv
battle of Shiloh, and you could scarcely have
found blade OF grass misplaced TO show where
your feet had trod. 49,. go,
a.
The proclamation was merely an In pyitatiOa In
the four millions of slaves IN the country 10 io;n
the flag Of your country, instead of fighting for
the nag OF rebellion. In common with other
Southern gentlemen, attempted to induce the
resident to Withhold or modify the proclama-
ton, and we did succeed in bavine, our own
State exempted, but Ihaye lived Io1S' e.on0b
TO become satisfied great while ago that Lin
coin was right and we were wrono' rCheers I
mat Wnen we prevailed upon him to exempt
our own State, especially the loyal portion in
wnicn L lived, from,the operation Of that proc
iatnatlon' we were seeing what we then thought
was beneft but which has proved anything
busa benefit; that has LEFT Us to do ourselves,
with no little trouble, what single dash of his
pen would have done without any trouble. and
would have met the qeqaiesence and co-Opera-
ton OF every man IN the country worth having.
so that so TAR as the subject is concerned. the
ernaBeipatihg Of slaves the arrning of slaves the
support of escaped slaves as they came into our
lines, and every ether act down to the IusSrninD
LETT my home, when squad Of negro soldiers
came to my kitchen and took for the use of the
service the last servant / had, / fndorsed filllv
and heartily and earnestly all the measures that
your President has promulgated with reference
to this peculiar, delicate and much yexed ones
ton OF the negro. Laughter and applause. 7
am asked what am going to do with the ne
gro. lou are told that he viii come and eolo
nize In your midst, and live upon your soil. /
do not see any in this gathering. / am not go-
ing to DO anything with him. lam going tn
leave him where he is left by his Makero,o
live by the sweat Of his brow, or die as he deems
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