New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-15
DIXIE ON SAMBO.

Mr. Orator Puff had two tones to his voice,
if Tom Moore may be credited; and this dual
accomplishment, while in some respects ad-
vantageous, proved on a test occasion, decided
IL inconvonient. How happy could be with
either. were toth6r dear charncr away sings the
rollicling highvayman in the BegsarS' Opera,
and the like embarrassment has been realized
by many others on widely different occasions.
Just now. the pct botheration Of Mr.. JEFF.
Dayi,'s Confcdcracy is the Everlasting Niger.
That fragrant concern (the Coniederacy, not
the Nigger) withdrew from the Union on puT-
Dos, TO be rid. al once and forever, Of oil 'agita
ton respecting Niggers and Emancipation; and
10, II has been over ears in controversy and
feud respecting those very tabooed topics almost
ever since.
The latest disputations at Richmond bring
freshly to mind the case Of the two iTeverent
youth who were blowing in a lonely field when
clap Of thunder knocked their oxen stiff. dis
mantled their rigging, and sadly Disconnected
and dumb-founded the lads themselves. Dick"
inauired one of them, at length recovering his
peech, "can You pray ?" "No, Bill, can you ?"
"No; but, by thunder! something must be done,'
Precisely in this spirit do the rival wrangiers of
the death-struck Confederacy toss back and
forth tie difficult problem of Aiming and Free
ing their slaves. ave mvst arm our negroes"
cxclaim one faction; Gen. Lee says he can no
longer face the Yankees without more soldiers;
and the negroes are our last resource" 1--WE
can't arm our negroes" "a positively reply the
other; "our white soldiers won't stand their
colnpanionship; We can't spare them from our
fields and workshops they won't right for Us
unless we free them; and to free them is to
ALLEVIATE their masters and bring the whole fabric
Of Rebellion tumbling about onr ears. This is
q Shareholders Rebellion, and TO deyolve its
defense on the shoulders Of slaves is to cover II
with measureless ridicule." II Simpossiblc not
TO see that the argument on both sides il cogcnt,
and each conclusion well nigh irresistible.
That Slavery Is the best possible condition
for the negro, is the first article in the Rebel
creed. That the negro loves his master above
al men, takes pride in bis service, and would
by TO means accept freedom If it were offered
him, used to be the second. The stress OF cir
cumstanccs has somewhat modified this canon;
no one talks Of arming negroes who does not
admit or insist that, TO arm them TO any pur
pose, they mast be promised freedom; but it is
discovered that, while Sanbo will fight for his
opn freedom and for nothing short, he don't
want Dipeh and their children free also Says
the Hon. Gustayus Adolphus Henry, Senator
from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress,
in the great wer Meeting in the African Church
ri Richmond on the 9th inst:
my idea is this would empoy, ono Of two thou.
ssnd negroes in tie army. would best0w upon them
freedom on the battle field when they drove the enemy
from the field would then set them free. But Iroah
no, ksn free their famss; for what sort Of freedom
would that b which wonld entail upon the negro the
care OF his wife ind three four children without the
means by which 10 support tbemi No. Gs negro don,
care sho /, nor free so SC q Jne' hJae' hxoad !V
20 take bach Ne xift and ehiidre" and support 1Cs
ATM"
1t is lust possible thst there nsy be in all the