Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-28
REBEI sOLICITUDE ABOUT SUPPLIES,
Pathetic Appeal 10 the Virginia
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Prom the Richmond Enquirer, March IS.

Prom the Richmond Enquirer, March Ss.
The regular election for members of the
Legislature will take place to- day. Quite
number of candidates are desirOus of
representing the dear people, bat as the
candidates are more numerous than the
Offices several patriotic individuals will
doubtless be elected to stay at home, while
perchauce one or more of the present in.
Cumbents may be sent to the front I" with
musk cts on their shoulders and bayonets
by their side" But that is question for
the dear people to. decide, and we simply
add-vote early. The enactment of the
Negro Enlistment bill into law is not by
any means all that has to be done. The
necessity that urged that law WAS not sat
istied by its enactment, but still demands
that the people shall by their action make
the law successful. Unless the people will
take the matter into their own hands, and
by inducements urge the negroes to volun-
teer, and actually give them their freedom
when they are enrolled, the effects expect.
ed from the law will be defeated. We can.
not too earnestly urge this matter upon the
people Of Virginia; and they cannot act in
the matter too fast. They cannot disguise
the fact that every day the enemy is car.
Eying of their negroes and enlisting them
to fight against us. Slavery is clearly be
ing bled by the army of the enemy, and
though our people may defeat temporari-
ly the laws of their own government, they
cannot protect their negroes from the
enemy.
Every raid numbers by thousands it's
captured negroes, which Sr4$ow not only
Withdrawn from production, but are en-
listed soldiers in the armies of the enemy,
and which might have made soldiers in
our army. The Law provides only for
twenty-five per cent. Of the slaves of the
military age being taken. Will not every
slGveOWner seek to induce oue-fourth of
bis negro men to enlist, and give them
their freedom2 II an honest and earnest
effort is made by masters and inducements
held out to negroes, General Lee can ca.
silly raise the achievements required by
his army. 1t remains with the slaveown.
era to make this law tor negro volunteers
successful. If they will they can induce
their negroes to volunteer; but if they will
not act-if they prefer to let the law fail
and seek not to induce their negroes to
voluuteer-then the country will have to
consider OF such changes in the law of
slavery as shall make that institution per-
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and from an element of weakness convert
it into one of strength. This law met not
only with that strong opposition incident
aud natural to violent Resistance, but the
discussion INDUCED in after it's necessity
was established and it's passage certain was
calculated, if not designed, to defeatits op.
GRAFTON aud render it fruitless. We hope
that the patriotic Shareholders will not, by
indifference or care of property, permit the
law to prove of NO VAluei but that they
viii couscientiously set to work to induce
their slaves to volunteer, aud send forth.
with to the army their quota of slaves,
Many of the best officers are anxious ID
obtain command of negro regiments, and
many OF the veteran regiments are WILLING
TO receive negro companies. General Lee
has urged the measure, Congress has passed
the act; The success or failure rests with
the people. -