The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-07
Southern News

opposition 70 the measure, witch sprears to have
tceu fully resolved on. Tho ENarbRn hss the io.-
lowing views on the subject
We did not propose TO sbolish slavery for any
amount ~ material s'd. hut uron the guaranty aud
sctual accomplishment u our Independence
hrough treaty, caerrve ani defensive, with
Eusl,ud aud France. We believe thcB States are
f!ly able H. conquer ther nj pcrdo.cc without
formal act Of ahJl.t. u but thst It = tc the work
Of years. war ~ many, many years during
witch every state may lc 'NcrrIn, aud every able
bodied negro man deported Bui what IN the end
u may he Of smother thirty years war, We shall
triumph snd gain our independence lhe
spirit ~ The people ~ ti"sc svtes 10 ta'
they will make any sRcrihcc Tor independence
rather than scccpt sny terms 1t reunion With our
enemy. II We can convince oar enemy AID he
I'D u that, Ne peop.e Of thcse States are ready
aud willing 10 imp' -h thens'lyos, dTgp,
their institution, rtcc the con lotions Il years,
and ohitcrstc tho very subject that orcas oncd the
war, IN order that thoy may triumph IN its great
ohlot-ludCpsulc lcuVC. W. s'1. have made out
conquest really impusniO c aud eventually securcd
our htCsty. For though = people actunicd ~
such spirits may lr uyurpIvcrcd ami overruu,
they can never be conquered nor clugiatol into
suuI cction. hut u thc prc'eryntion n slavery had
tesn o more importance than our Independence, II
our people had shown n willin. ucs5 g. save their
negroes At tho eNp. usc ~ ttcir liberty, ur enemy
would not have been long At making thc urcr.
Mother the abolition OF slavery ly olr own act,
The change 81 l Ch ara ter Ny the act u the
Will deport tho nosro,. ~ uUpr,r thc WuIc poodle
Of the lahor " these negroes They VIII rcmAin
among us, subject - law sud olclIcut To- the Uill
ol The dominant white 4 We were 20 yloli tao
cuurict aud 81. ms 10 The ruCuy ~ negroes would
oxct ango ttc present humane system o. domestic
slavery for cruel ana hard sytt m OF compensated
labor s.d q We purchased Immediate lndcpen-
ucuce with the sagTI.cr v' slavery, U.g negro would
rcmain among tree, u NJ true, hut kindly treated
by th"ir Old MASTER AMI taken care o. very much
as al prcseut. The hutlur.cs can now uuicrNand
sui Know tl.c extent to Which L' I'UU." ui th'~'
StaL's axe Will Stat they SHOULD r1 Iu She nIHt-
ter Any s,,r.hcc shat sccurcs Independents "Ill
uc readily uAoc.
The E'QtIEE has tine following uu Shc imp. t.
snce Of the Dsuyl" ralrosd:
Tho Danvint Ia lroaI = he Great c.uuo.t.r' y
| luc between EIrhmuuI suu thr source Of supply
Tor the army now Dc.cnd4uF tuIs city tai b. that
road can D" properly mausr"', can h.vc head
! aud directory at lc'st competent g. supply tho
| trains W.. ..h wood 90 water, vD' 90 tn rrrn.r
Leak ,n...us, and, A'u'c u. ~ifhout hulc,' eui
,aIucst m,l At the tcgm'ni .f tie road, Il viii lo
| hut lcw weeks before pis city " u - '"ser e.,
! not ~ the enemy only, bat by the stupidity 81 be
| nanAsei4cut a. this road. ~ late amp ., -
| iuucturc ot military affairs, TINS rual Was r" lr-
! compctcntly managed that Frcnt di-,stor was inn
| m.ucut, and only prevented ls &c u'rrp'sNon o'
! Providence, nrd not hy the cri6rIfsc ard mn.-
agcrncnt of trc n,uv0lc road. Bur,pG hs rcre
serious seer i'y = r1tious, tram ui .1rs, MIN" %
! nun. cr, came into X hmpld with iwy car. ior
| tir Government and tev,u iur individuals. WAL"
s' ll'' army - 'A NNNf' ''.'''' - - 81
| criminal 10 permit individual freight % mouop'-
/ 20 seyCn-nlnihs Of the Uauvp, rtanr M oi even a
| suple train We uclevc ~ . tie delay ~ unut-
porting troops So Wilmington Is q matte oi public
notoriety.
The Vino has the following now. from Uool's
srmv, from a correspondent Mt selma. Ala
General Uocl, on the eve NJ withdrawing f. n
| near Sihhy vile, was attacked vigorously hy IN,
cpcmy, who massol heavy ,orce and ihren i
/ up,n his centre, composed oi Cteathar'' and
| Rates div'7lHne. These veteran troops ave VIZ
" ol moved On Columbia, where he was at --latest
/ aatcs. On T.ursiny, the 29ih, thcrr was another
| fight, IN which the enemy were badly whipped
/ losing ono entire brigade captured About th'
same dao Forrest captured an enur" brigade %
/ cavalry aud SIX huudIod waC,la. The populate.
o. dale tennessee alu Northern Alabama q
uorpl xhly aroused, and every man and poy cana
he nj bearing arms wCa hurrging . JOIN uu
army. leu np1ric' wore lornct nj Hun'fy.lli
in - week. Tia, place had been taken rosrc,sio.
~ i- Yankee rSs nouts from Point Peat, bu
r.. dy uHd hccl ordered 20 rc'ako a'd lolt Is a
all hazards. l'n uutoais o.Dc d. The TcuLcss',
River, aud attempted 90 ,r,ss Muscle Shoals
RnOlay hai STACKED them, dcs,roy.ug one, au,
p'u ably another. Tie remainder were uuu
JarcI.
A correrrolden. Of the Houston NEWS BrLLr
ais, a returned soldier irou, the Confederate 1nuy
a9er dctaihag hIs luhosr' treatment ..u.. tL
road rcu1rAH
ar sorry TO say, M E.t6r,that there arc vrr.
many OF The etfors in tie counties Wruugu wh.I
+ pr3-oi in favor ui ro,nusirI,4uu, and / wRs toll
4 by iutc'hgcnt and influential men, true souilsr
men, that II the vote was taken, tNo-th'rds oI q.
men at ono would v-tc 'Ur rHtuuH,rACuup. ", ul
that they could spend fW week. In caup, au
earn Tie i'cLus, aul views %. the soldiers
tEg Teiegrophy
TasL,Ng'oH, jan. q, Toe Richmond bar,T,
oi thursday, tac -ih, ha' teen received. f. va
heretofore Aunouuc,l that sh,-J..au hal driven 4.
,Ac reue, pol.cs q; Hlrlccy.lc, which Is IN Ii d,
,crll e. by that paper'
H1rlceyiile IA o station ON the CrsI.r.tDl q, Slylt
uHu Raj road, "J rui e. iron S.yauuun. ,lcr.nNl'
present oli"ctyc pint rs BrHnohvillc, tlc puit
Z lau.ton IN thc Cref' 'csfor \ savannah with d.
? Al sta RalrUa We haze hrHri 40 estimate
bus iorces, but presume he has teen re.u'lrcet ].
Fospg's command irur. Purt Il lyll, and Icrsaf
g by MI the Yankee troops ir1In "a Ir.Is Island ~
, tAe-c.tolts.
q Tee DlsrAToH also mas the iollO 1.a-
O The Geor-.a Militia, aftcr molly sustaining n
q, STATE, passed through Augusta On tue q b Of N
CrI Der.
Wilmington Jan. 4-Late news from Newber
| and Beaufort lcI0rt that H4tCr'4 army aud POI
ter lret have -olc 10 Ilamp.o Roads, or Tsrhn
to Cay Point. ! ~As rcportcI at SeNb,rn that g.
n Yankees lost ave vessels sunk and fifteen disable,
all their horses ana artillery aud much nmmun
tion IN the late gale O4ly tAe disabled vessels vel
u eit OF Beaufort
:. An oicsl di,patch from Gen Hood, ds.,
b. Cor nth, Dec 26'h, was received at the War n
Q pHrtment lsst night Gen Hno1 states thai n
's army hss rocrossei The Tsnurs6ce rvcr witho.
macrsl loss, G,lce the baILe n trout ol Nashville