Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-09
From the Richmond Sentinel, Nov. L.
Arming the slaves.

The proposition to extend the copscrpt law TO
the slaves will not fail TO meet with some opposi
ton; but as far as we can Judge it il daily in.
cressing in popular favor, and we believe will
find favor with large majority in the next Con
gress.
The Montgomery Appeal regards the PROPOSE
ton a. "unwise. IL not dangerous" The A D
peal's objections TO the conscription OF negroes
arc. that il involves n serious IL not fatal blow
90 the institution OF slavery: that il will be re
gafded by the enemy and the world an indica-
ton that our resources in men are exhausted /;
that our subsistence. already heavily taxed, will
be seriously derangcd
The Mobile Tribune does not regard the con
scrrtioh Of negroes M necessary now: 1.-The white
men are sufficient for the emergency: but when
the exigency arises the Tribune il prepared TO
make any sacrifices" independence will justify
any sacrifice; everything ia well spent that pur
chases that boon" The Tribune says:
THE question OF using the slave for service in
the army Is by no means a complex one IL is as
easy as an elementary arilhmetcal problem, and
It's substance IL simply this: The Independence
of the Confederacy Is paramount. Every thing
must be sacrificed to that AL the negotiations.
whether with Abraham Lincoln or Gen McCle
Ian will amount to nothing unless that shall be
attained Less than that Is cowardice Less
than that is subjugation by the slow instrument
n,lty of craft Less than that il putting of the
evil Gay 10 our posterity. Without independence
aud with reconstruction. We shall be subjugatei
finally Just ~ much though Linc0lu's army
occuped every foot OF our country
The Tribune is not troubled like the Appeal,
With difficulties about the negroes after the war
While we are BY means prepared Ia say
After he deuge, necessity tor
raising prospective difficulties Free negroes are
now among u in very large numbers, and IA
one State at least. Louisiana, they are permitted
20 organize miliiafS companies aud be- drilled
and have never given trouble from their acQuisi-
tion of military knowledge After the war The
Tree negroes will be govanek laws proper 10
their governments aud control viii bc required
Certainly, but not more 50 than t0g The white man
A. - any confession OF present exhaustion. we
do not see that IL - implied any more IN the con
scripiion OF negroes than il was IN the extension
of the eoascTipt Law TO embrace persors OF fifty
YEAR. OF age. 50 tar from confessing our ex
b uston. Il l. the earnest a,owsl on the part
OF our people not 70 be exhausted. never TO give
up The contest - long asthefe is man. white or
black. Ia bear arms. Instead of weakness, 10 H.
The strongest assurance OF using all our power
and strength To bring into the service a quar-
ter OF a million OF meG : 40 confession of ex.
haustion. 10 sign of weakness To proc lain
our purpose 60 add the military strength OF four
millions Of slaves 20 that Of eigh, millions Of
whites has. We thing. rather the appearance Of
power than OF weakness A. Co the effect. ,,f
this proposition upon ,soesistsnce,1 u should be
bosae ia mind that the production Of supplies Is
not our present a.lhcuty. but their transportation
aud distribution: thst We have an ample supply
1T provisions Tor the whole county, il 1, was
psopefly distributed Negroes 30 not AID 10
the transportation Of supplies bat when IN the