The mountain Democrat., 1864-10-22

convinced them that Il Is Q duty * vel
~ . matter Of interest TO take steps IoI
gradual emancipation. Have we moi
done enough for one warf "Why," in
the words Of wise statesman, "why
should We attempt to do the work o.
three generations in the life Of one 4
Would TO God It were possible to remove
them to Liberia, where, with the advan
tage Of civilization, and their instructions
in Christianity, they could build up q
Government Of their own, and take res
Pectable stand among the nations Of the
earth. But this IL understood TO be i'm.
practicable. Our Government has been
unable to make any arrangement which
| gave hope Of successful result. When
the Governor Of Massachusetts, was ap.
peAled to bya General Of the United
States army, to take large body Of ne.
grOes to that State, be declined. The
climate there is unisvUraGle it is too
cold. The heart Of the AbOlitiunist il
warm, very warm for the negro slave
but cold when be becomes free. The
AbOlitiOnist is "brOthSr" to the cOlOred
man, but when asked to give him home,
. shelter frOm the dangers Of servitude
and the storms Of life, be immediately al.
swers. II am not my brothers keeper.
Well may the people Of the free States
decline to receive them. II they could
live, prosper and increase, the tide of I'M.
migration from Germany and Ireland
would cease that flow which 80 long has
added strength and power to our great
county. Slavery kept Immigration
aTsy from the SOuth-they will not be
tempted to cUue where labor il cheap.
ened and degraded by an ignorant unrd.
ucated race. Ii they could not live and
proper, alms-hOuSeS would be as plentl.
iul ~ private residences. By forcing ne.
gIOvS in the army our Government had
done th+m great injustice. We have no
right u usHke lheubOldiers unless We
can secure them the right Of prisoners Of
war. This We have been unable to do.
Our attempt to do 50 has stopped ex-
changes, aud while it has not benefited
the negroes, il has produced IncalculAble
suffering TO our unfortunate countrymen
who were taken prisoners by rebel tO ces.
We have no right ~ compel negroes to be
soldiers unless after the war is over We
could guarantee to them an equal share
OF our righta as citizens. In sOme VI the
States where universal suffrage is rrcOg.
nized, 4 property qualification is required
to enable :hrIn u vote. In some vi tbs
States, by constitutional prohibition,
they are forbidden tU become resi ents
Can Congress remedy this: or, by stand
Iug armies, compel the States to change
their pUlIcyI Who but Iunatic Abol
ZIONIST supposes such things possible
The slave trade is justly abhOred by al
Christian people. 1t took negroes from
home by force, but brought them Il
white masters, away from the Kings 0
Dahomey, who sacrificed them to IDOL
nIsde by the bands Of men. Slavehold
erS have been held up to execration BE-
cause negroes have been bought AM
sold. To tho eternal disgrace Of ihOS
whu do il, we SEE them bought nov no
to work, but TO be shot, or doOmed &
hopeless servitude. tO protect the bOdie'
OF wealthy AboIItlOnists from rebel bul
lets.
conclude, then, by repeating from my
knowledge and observation, peace on Ih'
Presidents terms is an impOsSibility.
lear. should he be re elected, and submi
to the permiciuus influences which haV
hitherto misled him, We shall be in dan
ger Of foreign interference. II has no
already taken place, because we are de-
stroying the power Of our Government
and dung, without troubling them, al
that absolute monarchS could desire
Gen. Mcclellan has announced that any
State has right to return TO her sllrgi
apce, laying down her arms with the pos
session Of oil her constitutional rights
! This in what have maintained for years
aud regard for principle, as we'll AZ I
sense Of public duty, compel ne to sup
port that candidate whose doctrines leaC
to peace aud to the salvation Of Ou
country.
confess Iregard McC Clellan' course with
high admiration. His great battles OF
the Peninsula have shed immortal honor
on his heroic army. Had be not beer
deprived Of more than forty thousand
men. upon whom he had relied, having
made his plans expecting their su opOrt.
he would have captured Richmond two
years sgo. He carried his army TO tn:
James river without any sacrifice Of life.
One Of our most successful Generals, af.
ter loss Of more than seventy thousand
men, finds himself where Mcclellan be.
gan.
When Mcclellan had incurred the hos
tility Of those who we're running the
''blind race Of radicAlism and 6arbGTiSm, II
lIe found himself, without any allegation
Of misconduct, reduced from the p,IsiIiOn
Of Commander in. Chief Of the armies oi
the United States to . command Of little
besides his personal staff. A faVOrile,
successful in issuing "prOnunciamsntOs, "
had merely destroyed the army and
Washington City WAS inimminent peril.
Had Washington been taken, the Union
~Ould have been destroyed. BY public
opinion. as well as the demands Of the
army. Mcclellan Vas again placed in
command. He found everything in con,
fusion &; confidence in unsuccessful Gen.
erals VAS gone trOOps diAhearlened re-
duced by accidents; clothing worn out |;
camp equippage lost or captured. He
had to meet the ableSt Generals Of the
rebel army, flushed with victory and con.
fident Of Snccess. He restored confidence
in his troops, drfrated the enemy at the
battles Of South Mountain and Antietam.
At this last named battle where he coin
manded the United States forces, ''near.
ly two hundred It Ouxand men and Ave
hundred pieces Of Artillery were 1r four.
teen hours engaged. He had attacked
the enemy in position selected by. the
experienced engineer there in person d.
rectIng these operations. He had driven
them from their line ON one flank, and
secured Q E'otihg Within it on the other.
The Amy Of the Potomac, not %Ithstand.
ing the moral effect incident to previous