Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-12

good soldier. The Law Of his race forbIds H. or all
Others the best adapted for slavery he 10 Therefore Of al
others the least adopted for military service OF great
simplicity Of dir -ston, mac able, prone to Obedience
and highly imil.lve he is easily drilled; but tmid
averse to fort without ambition, he has sodierly
quality. u s difficult to cohesive being lsn a. for
plucking honor from the lannon's mouth. At the be-
RiuDng Of thin war; he ID to the enemy TO avoid work.
bis local attachment was not 81 Efficient 70 retain Dim
now he remains to avoid military Eervice In the Yankee
srmy-hs aversion to work being only lefs than his
aversion to war. History establishes this character for
him. Il s not denied that under the rfIence OF re.
venge OF desire for plund'r, or other mAddening or
epeoal excitement, DO has been known 70 surrender
himself to slaughter aud to wade deep In blood 30 In
bis native Africa, he surrenders himself 1sfhce to
his gods but history will be searched In vain to prove
him good soldier; In the Revolution Ct i16. Lord
Dunmore proclaimed all the negroes Of Virginia free,
and invited them to ,n his standard but Hess than
three hundred accep ed the invitation. They preferred
slavery military service And in the battle hc fought
near Norfolk against the Virginia militia, We ere 10
formed by the historian Bolta) that his negro troops
"behaved very stabbiy and saved themselves by flight
In g. Domingo, the English, In l79a with lees than
900 men, captured several fortified places from the
French authorities who had 900 troops chit fly
uegroGs aud muattoes and finally with less than 900
men, csp ursd Por! Price, the capital Of the leland.
rhe encb, in remiy os ed freedom to the slaves,
more than 400 900 in number condition of military
servct; hui only 600 accep ed the boon. Yet the
hands Of tnese slaves still bloody with the mae
perpetrated In the memorable insurrtc ion OF
1890. Sr on what motive is he to eight battles
he is after all 9 nuu an being and acts upon motives.
Will you cfsr him his freedomf The enemy will cher
him bis freedom and also 90 deserer immunity from
military service. Will you tfsr him the privilege Of
return nome to his family freeman after the war;
That you dare not do, remembering the free
gIoes Of OF Saint Domingo, VITO had been
rained to arms that excited the insurecuon Of the
slaves. Aud the Enemy would meet that offer with
ne promise OF return free 70 his Southern home and
the zig hit Of prop ry In it. The amount of IL all H.
that despair of achieving our Independence With
IN right arms tarn Tor 10 the slave and
lmplore him 10 establish our freedom and az slavery
upon himse or o. least up IN hs family ana his race,
forever. Ia, ct sst Gter the expiration OF his term
Of service 70 be banished 10 Lo ria o.het nhoi.
liable Store, with "the world bsfors him where to
onoSs !" for SAEes could never pefni IN army OF
ues roe4 bs re,I ned home either tree or slave
ST. II the empty ment CT negro troops should DO At
lamp I'd successfully our army would contain only
caves There are not less Than 400 600 adult male
slaves still In the Coniederacy physically capable Of PER
forming military service, and Tar less than this number
| OF good troops would enture our independence. II
hey W answer the end certain: they alone will be
enploJ cd during the war AID as standing army dsr
peace p omised their ffeecom for certain term Oi
,ce ~ proposed by the President they return free
- their Lomes Ceportd new purchase or drA
.akes place 10 oil up the vacancies 81 occnioned %
continual drain up the slave population 81 home
20 supply the Amy; ,hs sbe.Dodied taken toe
women and children, AUd the feeble, whose productive
force is dninthed ont third by the absence Of the
usual PIC portion OF the able are left expense on the
owners hands; and ultimately the. insi uton fa Isl
jr this TO be soley by While soldiers and
M OK lsbjFer, white A0o and black soldiers: try
20 intermiBels the Two, when you may; the attempt
will fail Ito Strands will separate when the negro
On ers the arDy the Whe sold or will leave it. He be-
cOmes the laborer-Dot rspoipg as veteran on his 10
-epjoyl0g the repcse oil home after bis long ser
ce but the naiurrl laborer of the country being
ABSENT il the tary service, be supplies the place LETT
void in the field Lis isoor must support himself ls
family aud the negro soldier. Sr, lhis scheme " at
tempted viii end il rapid emancipation and coonizi,
gon-coon cation In the North by bringing up the slaves
Oy regiments and brgHdes 10 the oppotuni OF escapeio
the enemy emancipation and colon Ion Abroad those
sno rendsr service Tor spec hed p5rod. argue
Oh the presumption that nothing OF the kind will bs at
tempted without the conseLt OF the Satee whether 70
60 employing them the promise OF freedom, or "a TO
returning them free aud plu1d to their old homes
By means OF the power of mpressmeni, this Government
could not safely be permitted, without the consent ci
Ssates 10 natgulate system CT emancipation tnat
might end ia the abolition OF the institution, nor d.
suppose h 1t the President dec led the nIrary. IL
su sgssting freedom the motive TO DO tf;red 10 She
lave be performed q simple ofbciIl duty leaving TO
CONGRESS II II adopted the gesop, ~ provide by Law
all the conditions 1t might see proper to impose
Ia any aspec; Of the case, this is proposition to
suLvsrs the IaoCur system, the social system end the
neTce naoe from abroad ana preserve that institution
sbica is not only the foundation OF our wealth bui the
psllldium of ous hbsrtes. Make the experiment oil
with rezro troops the last TO prevent
sutjug but when We shall be reduced to the tx
,remIy oil eIclADiny 10 the slave help us, or we
sink will already have become lite immatsral what
course We pursut
The resolution under consideration Expresses the full
rat fa Ia the will and the power Of the oZ su-soders
of the country only to make a successful defeOcs
Uainst the armies Of tho North, and establish oar
psndence, but under all circumstances TO pro ect
the bignts OF t6e States whenever ana by Whomsoever
nenaced. They rushed 70 arms TO protect those rights
before hi OobiedeTaoy existed, aud they will still pre-
tec them with their vslour their tonsancy and tAeir
| eaducarce should 1t cease to exist l know IL
has been Eal that already the exigencies OF this war
have turned ths Government into military desposD,
at our Independence, achieved, cannot be permRs
neny secured except under some other form Of Gov.
eminent better adspe TO develop the greatest posi-
ole war power OF the country The conscrpt scs the
muTessmen: &C the currency and tax laws, and 10
deed, Il the strong measures OF the Government have
been denounced unconstitutional or at east o. an
abuse OF power. II those who enertan thetc siews
cad olaritaoy reverted the argument, and given Don
c1es7 the Chef EI cuive aud he Courts of the
ry have passed or approved these lawF due cedit
or ordinary pluo ism and Intelligence, and ordinary
fidelity TO thsir oathj Of CAios, they might have
reached the coIclnson that perhaps these
oopsstent with this form OF Government II they be
then cot only these acts themselves bus their
D, tf in srablog us to make glorious resistance
10 tho superior forces and appliances of the invIdr
provo tina. we have form of Government adapted to
develop the greaas; possible power Of The country.
a NIT is is q pace est. bishment In tine Of peace
but it is nevertheless war establishment IN time
war It's rapid constitutional adaptation TO these vary
rR condition. 10 one Of the chief goes Of ia founders
The original war powers possessed by the pocp;e OF
the several States in their sovereign caplcty-powers
Ebiah embraced ell tho possible moral and physical
forces Of the county-base been transferred almost
| vitbou. Limitation 10 ths Confederate Government
Under the Consttu ion, It ia author z,d to raise and
support armies provide and maintain a psvy lay and
collect taxes FORTE common Ceercs, and TO pay debt
regulate commerce, deare war; maze rules fer the gov
erpment the land AID naval iorces, provide for cali
ing GU, the militia to suppress instruction rcpel
invasion imp private properly for public tie
payment Of just c5mpnta lon coin money, Suspend the