The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-12

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protect the loyal white man. and prevel
[him from being subjected 70 wsntos q
uncalIed for injury aud unprovoked iasn
and outrage BY Iawless acts, on ascoi,
of the negro. f
i The uumber of persons in the 0tase 4
able % military duty arc 1s,@1n phit@,
20, ,o8S negroes; total. ls3. .493.
4 The number Of soldiers alrssdy fsrsiSl
Cd the Government i II. 6.335, of whIs
l4,918 are blacks.
| He complains It length Of BurbriJg$'
and Paine's administration In KentuolJ
land Of the arrests of Wolford, jacobs
Hastoa aud others.
Ksstucty vas opposed to Mr.. Lincold'
re-eleosipn. She has however, no fac
tious opposition 70 make to his admins
tration. 49,
Conserving slavery and smancipatis,
Gov. B. says:
"Although the people Of Kentucky, IL
this grsat national struggle against rebel
lion. have ever opposed making the status
of the negro An object ef struggle 10 chi,
triaists prssarysa eur nAbional life; vi
thy are not so blinded ID perception i
nos to see, nor 20 irrational as not to ac.
cept the fact, 20 an existing fact. that
rebellion has destroyed property in slaves.
Il exists Ia name to 4 limited extent, bdt
not in interest. Under the stroke Of re-
bellion, the root-tree which sheltered 1t
has been shivered to the roots. What re-
mains Of il TO Us, j., and must continue 10
be. not only effete. but burdensome- II
lett to our people to dispose Of it, l hsve
no doubt they will digest the wisest and
best wcaas OF relieving themselves Of it
Under our constitutions emancipation can
only be voluntary, or with com pensation,
reserviog the rights of creditors, and
providing for the removal Of the smanci-
pased slaves. Emancipation, with com.
pensation from the 6tste is impracticable.
The destruction efthe value OF that prop
erty a'one creates the present nesessity
for increased traxation on other property.
An amendment to the constitution cannos
be effected before 1870. -
In tho meantime, il our laws were so
amended as to give slsve owners the pow
er to emancipaie their slaves, and the
right to retain them upon fair wages, say
for ten years. securing the hire as fund
u coionixe and settle the cmancipated
alaves. voluntary emancipation would be
come 90 general that, at the end Of ten
years, but little would be left Of slavery
TO be adjusted by further action. This
would avoid the injurious effects of sud
den breaking 0p and disruption Of this
entire labor system. and would give our
people an opportunity to perfect, by con-
s.itutional amendment or Otherwise, such
plan Of emancipation as would conserve
The Interests of the country and human
isy.
AS the time of removal is within the
control of the legislature, limited only BY
reasonable regard to the constitutional
purpose of removal within reasonable
time, there is every assurance AAt, with
proper facilities as suggested 10 the pres
ent state Of feeling amoDg the slave own
ers, voluntary emancipation would become
general, and thus relieve the overtaxed
mind and patience of our people from the
outside pressure on account Of the negro.
The negro has never stood in the way
Of Kentucky loyalty; and ii is unfortunate
for us that the loyalty of others should
stumble over the negro and fall upon a..
The ranks Of our ARMIES are filed with b
full proportion Of Kentucky slave owners
while but small proportion OF those Whip
joined the rebellion from Kentucky hab
any interest in slaves. The statistics Or
rebellion when collated, will verify this
fact. Il was mol on accouat Of the negro
that Kentuckians ran off into Me rebtl
ranks, but from other promplings. The
loyalty Of Kentucky is based upon an i'm
movable devotion 10 the paramount duty Of
preserving that Government over an nc.
ssoken Union.
why Gen. Weitzei Decs aea that FER,
Fisher CenaA aos bo 1,aken by
ssoYm.
The New York, Tfibune makes this ex.
plsnation
Admiral Porter intimates his opinion
that where Wsitsel's ekirmish line coutI
60, the main body would follow, and the
fort have been taken. But. tho situation
vas not such - he represents II. NJ
doubt few skiFmishers entered the work
At the time whom they mounted the para