The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-09
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JUDoIso from the news this morn
ing, and frequent IntimatiOnS Of the
sans kind before, 1t IL very hard for
the sonEHsrneFS 10 appreciate tho fact
that their late slaves are free and 70 be
free hereafter and forever. Tho testi-
mony Of tho many letter writsTS now
corresponding from different sections Of
the soulh, rs also Of the Southern pa
p0rs themselves, - that many Of the
old shareholders sbs ehSrshI9g aim
gering hope that In some way tbs ne
Rrosa are 70 remain under their control,
and that p0rhapa u last slavery viii be
restored. Some Of them boldly argue
TINT slavery h not legally overthrow,
aud therefore not oyerthrown at all.
Some Of the candidates for ofies in
Tennessee announced this doctrine and
earnestly defended II on the stump.
They maintained that Mr.. Lincoln had
no constitutional right to issue his
emancipation proclamation, and that
therefore. Il has no binding force. But
many Of those who onot enter on this
legaI argument, who admit, II they are
questioned, that the Presidents act WIS
valid, still labor under q kind Of delp-
sion, pezuadIng themselves that hey
have some sort Of authority over the
negroes. The blow which lns Aunder-
cd the l,ond Of master and slave seems
to have bewildered the master 30 that
he cannot realize thnt the old relation
hos ceased.
The case reminds one Of the delusionso
OMEN cherished BY man who has lost
his leg Or his arm, that his foot or his
hand is stIll connected with his body,
ItAccInsasnbsnrd to many I'M old mas.
ter TO see POnpCy or Juba before him
and be told that he cannot order him
about, as Il would be to tell him that ht
cannot raise his hand, now vigorous
and strong TO his head. Thismity seen
strange 10 sons Of our readers. Blu
that II IL n fact there can be no, doubt
Those southern papers edited by mel
ofrIgIt impulses md aims, and.Of gooI
sense, arc filled with appeals TO tn
shareholders to open their eyes to III,
now condition of aHnirs, tosee things u
they are, to give up attempting to per
petuata their mastery over the negroes
appeals which would be quite unne
cessary except for the state of affairs L
which we have alluded. Take for in
stance the following extraet from /
AIIssissIppi paper which refers to som
troubles between the whites and tn
blacks In ono OF the interior countless:
"Tho main cause of the troubles Inn
been reported to be mn attempt, on tn
part Of many planters, TO control tn
negroes under tho old reglme-tO max
them believe they arc still slavGsts be
fore tbs war, and that they were unde
the aanie obligations rs ever TO theI
old mnstOrS. Such line Of policy J
radicallywrong In principle, TO Shy no
thing OF the falslfying Of facts, and en-
only result III harm. The people shout
fully recognize the sudden destruction
OF the old ssgsituli bf slavery and til
l;IsuhliltA u 5,neg ~ Ions beaver
n ina lib =, nd io ecOtdlhgly.
/, NY. same II b trouble exists Il
Gtliefpdfts Of the opili, II VIII tak
patience and fthln oni no part Ofth
SyefnmeIt, and also some time to &c
= Il fairly into the heads Of all tho slave
holders that slavery is absolutely dead
never again 70 rise. Wherever the,
have become fully possessed oftho ide
wO find some ofthem making efforts /,
adapt themselves to the new circum
stances. A few do not hesitate to "a!
that free labor will be better for them
But we fear that the great mass ofthen
yet remain Hlmostparalyzrd by the ter
rlble war which has demolished slavery
annlhllated a large part of their prop
crty, and swept their oble.bodied mel
into early graves. a9
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