The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-14
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Some days since, the New York World
declared that its only objection to sbOli-
tiOnism, was, that if effected immediate
ly, il must cause great and uncslled for
suffering among the negroes. Were it
not for that, il would rejoice, if in the
progress of the war, the institution were
TO receive its death blow.
Since, that, we see = number of indi-
cations which lead us 10 believe that the
conserva tives are about TO change their
tactics; are about to hsoanao The eu0mles
of African slavery. at don't pay, sir"
is the language Of the John Units of the
party. They made desperate struggle
in Missouri TO save their pet and did
succeed in preventing emancipation for
thirteen years; but the people were not
content; and 1t the late election, the
conservatives discovered that if they
would retain their ascendancy, they must
let the niger slide-must yield to the
demands of the radicals; not only yield
to them, but adopt their views as pOr-
ton Of their own political creed; accord
ingly the ST. Louis Republican, the or
gan Of that party, came out for immedi-
ate emancipation. It said:
In Missouri the slavery question is set
tied. IL the ordinance of the old con-
vention, decreeing emancipation within q
brief term of years, were not solution,
military orders have gone far to take the
subject out of the field Of discussion
This is now essentially free State, and
is 20 looked upon both at home and
abroad. The condition we refer 10 could
not be more fully recognized anywhere,
were the total extinction and ohlitera-
ton of every trace of the peculiar insti-
tuition" declared tomorrow. We have
spent enough time and money over the |
obseQuies of the defunot There is DO
use in standing about the corps to SEQ If
possibly il may kick again.
The result of this was, that bill for
. convention 20 provide for immediate
emancipation has been passed by the
Legislature by mAioriGes in both houses,
approaching unsnimity, 50 that slavery
must and will cease in the State within
. year.
Commenting on this article from the
Republican, and the action of the legis-
lecture, the World says:
Slaves sre a kind of property which |
cannot stand the shocks and hazards Of /
war in regions which are the actual |
theatre of military operations. 1t is
no part of the proper business of armies
either 10 free slaves or 10 hold them in
servitude but inaction is virtual liberia
ton where the march Of hostile forces
compels the inhabitants 70 desert their
homes and fly for safety. The pro-
prieiors Of the estates may return, bat /
the interests of the slaves lead them IN 1
another direction. The institution has
has been 50 shattered and debilitated 1
that Il must soon be practically extinct 4
in al the border slave states. Probably /
nothing remains, in those states, but for /
the people to scquissce in what they
cannot avoid and adapt their future
policy 10 The new order Of things.
As another evidence Of the conserl-
plated change Of policy, il is not out Of
place TO add thst some Of the friends Of
Gen. Mcclellan, who have lately been
bitterly pro-slavery, are urging the
claims Of chat gentlemen, because he
was the first 70 insugurste emancipation,
as q war measure. What IS the world /
coming 10?