New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-14
.vuu1e: SLAVES FOR SLAVERY.

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ton-has been making in the Rebel House
statesmaulike and forcible argument against
the Lare-brained project Of aiming The slaves
TO uphold Rebellion whose sole impulse was
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and perpetuation OF Slavery
We ask the careful attention Of those who be-
heve, or pretend to believe, that the Rebels
have vast Military resource as yet untoHcheu
in the persons of their slaves, to the following
extract from Mr.. G.'S speech, giving SYNOPSIS
Of his reasons for opposing the scheme MI
Gholsons cardinal objections to the proposed
arm;ng Of slaves are these:
II. Thqt e would 10 virtually stalking ON uccess IN
ills eoa: strUCe on the capacity ohd hdc! OF L,fl"
tloops hecaust ii ~ large lumber e SLAVES aS PRO
IOscd were placed in The army vlcto! or d''e' ia tp
day q. baile would necessarily dpond 10 SOD, 'N'n.
on their courage and ef enC,. ii ttey prov q I"Nv
and true, ,bey would render great s"I'lce-n t'c,
faltercd OF serted they might prove our It-h' u
ever, soldier wou carry his slave ana Keep I ~ "S
eide he WOnd protect bun from he o. CT l"i az" '"t
of the eucmy but this World be impossible, au0 our
slaves sou he exposed 20 their "unnh- 0nH ut'ces'
aud De knew but Gttle Oi the negro diameter "ho oe
lie, ef that he W,uld be able To- resist Len NJ enemy
woud promise them freedom hoin TIER n'si.t.' arg
r,sn exemption nom wal, AID tie cAlr''nct ~ az
probability w'ud turn out 'iee!L'-IG ScI'''o 40
them and not ioi us. IA
III Tie iutfodnction Of slaves into The amy would
be ohn.NiouS 10 large portion Il our 500 -. II
would he DOS ibo. hc tc,icle 10 haVe go az cor
rcsed of black and white, wtLuut finally fiac'iE teA
netty much on terms Of equality. Ihay QUA hEH'
iocether defeated they would be prisoners toGotirI
il VctoIous, they would rejoice t"fcturi; ~ m"uc
he III irct 20 the same n.ilisly lnWt aAu TT "! ''
sam courts Won d our soldiers gee 10 lHhf .
/ iii Tic plan proposed 10y those h!Ga ~ authority IS
TO ihcrae the slaves introduced into me lfm{ ~ la'
tern. nation uf the war; What Is tins ont anv'nht
or proposition would h. Go fight for ~ niu ct
the Var j. yer We win make yon free OR eneHles
/ sav to tleu: Come ana We Viii mae A"u ifee
now Then liberty TO TIE slave ~ DlO'-i 20. p.
worth fighting for Heretofore We Lave declared iha'
freedom to The slave was cnIse-tha' ne ~ iV Plio
&; self gOycrnMcnt-tfbt the cny freedom 10 N.u ever
eno,rd was that resuitne ron the restraint We I'M
un,r-hberiy from the dominion II me wee "a tue "eI
ierien. We now ty our duct t. deciilf n'l -.
thee solenny proclalned 'onNicl"ni W. y ' NV
cal, - csc 9e are proposing 10 reward M i.' T.:
q culse 81 lot hlCssir, that insieHd o.! giving I'M
/ ~ egg We desiieto give him a serpent.
| But 81 luOse the W.T. over - our Ncci ."co
achieved aid that the slaves carried into The army nave
remain, wi uf, pTcfeIIing 10 fight Tor o'ptctiFc
freedom rather than go 10 tie encu! ant l'ce't, letis
freedom, VIA. then is TO become OF ines ne iH'h
We stfry will not DENY them hCmc IN The ithd they
have delcLGeG-so we Should have Urge nnm0efo'
free negroes scattered over the feverfl Nth,F' We
ssall haze conceded ilat Hey are Wtihy OF hte""H'
M State conld Ceny To- their black soldiers liberty 70 70
D ain within their limits no matter what ma! DC the
provisions f their present Constitutions on tst sLo
icct Whut became Of tNtIr wives ana 'hi IN :
: al they remain slaves, while their husn.nds ana
fathers v ho have fought for our liberties H-l tef
tnmcs uprufted 10 become Wa1ncIihg fIEa' Ol'7
and finally ole Of st rvaticn having Dy th'F Nihoi
earned the glorious hbetty-t0 staiNt Va OIL" o
give liberty To II cir wives al children, ma hs MAKE
our black uopulaton plTt irte and part saver 10
. would couscit 20 hive IN it, What wOuld become q
Slayeryi What would be The character of TIC returned
negro soldiers mide familiar WIN Toe use 81
end Taught by III tnt freed N Wes Wolth 70 arg 0f
In many sections Of the count! tie two races c"N'd L"t
Conilhue fOgothtr.
According TO the oensEs Of 1900 Tie Whit pop1i ton
OF I'VE Of COUNTIES compiling my congress nal dis
tlct H. s92. the black population 81 ~l 81 ucc I"
the ca1ntles Of Prince G"oige, NOtto"a., Ahe4a
pJy-hatan and Cumberland. There would be nearly
coo lie slaves between the ccs Of 10 ana -. u 40
tOJ OF $1,000 saves we're put into DE lIi ~ would
requiIe AZ will show hereafter. az least bali rctFtcn
those aces. 30 that RON the five cOuuts named there
would be taken about , ~ male ff'e3. o1ppose o'f
2Ct0 o this number are pturi ed riier having 'ouehI
well ana brayey as the iends Of tlr zen re prom
ise themselves. should thon have some tIy negro
soldiers ia each of :nesc couutie5 No fhai nave
taught tlem already seated. tie use o. breafls ana
that liberty is worth hghiug Tor. ihry WIZ nave
learned o. power Of combination and have Their minds
SET On mastering and guns. Naturally Vtftc 20 hpol'
/ they vii have become indolcnt ana Ai,taoVou''
They viii BE- without restraint and ready Tor a o2csaes
Ilerf let the cuIi ain drop. Oj-ctiols mr 1y as we
ads aneo and l DO bu. little more Han suggest
"Jr. by tie eonpcriptior ~ slaves We shall surren.
der every ground assumed by u at tie he3r1ing OIL
tie wsr We soemnly declared thlt 10 lfr'a -H'
.hord induce IL 10 treat on OWL Sltf s. t prisoners w
war We now propose 20 arm them IN su.die!h' ht
shall also Ne bound by every principle o. haN my 20
claim for them the rights Oi SOLD ers--ihaL ih case Oi
Cafui.e they shall Dc lftncu rs piil' tfrs '' 'D
sariy comedies corrcsyonCmg iisAt on t'e ph.t ~
our cuemr There viii longer be- any cont -; Win
least Butler We shan have placed olacE 4id WINE
soldiers on the same footing. 80
dV. II win be Confession Of weakness which VIII
onergte 10 our disadvantage both At home and anohe
ont eueu,ias They viii regard il an admission Of
great exhaustion and 1t VIII enable them ~ E'aI-c
more Realty il raising Hope
vi The question Of suppies for Cur TnY AM
people cannot be overlooked. We nave d'iAciNy ~
proi iding Tor army without danger of producing
/ scarct anon. the people. some sections irJIuce
surllns but they 60 remote ana l.&al liO4s g.
limited that every section has been competed " rcy
chatiy on IL own products With all Save pOpu-
la;ion now under control we nave produced ohly
enough 20 supply wants l, WoaC De Dal'idoDS 70
withdraw large part OF on: lLbor ~ Ho"n ~ s'u
spcct0ce TO large army cumpeAcl 10 n'oahu OF
GIVE up is position for want Of iOOO Inc fltsIoA Vi
.rc then went into statistical calculation 20 show
that n number OF malo slaves between TIE eyes OF IN
ana As was very much e,aggernfed ana womb nOt -,
ceed 800 go after the number required ior teanties
and cooks had been raised and ague1 ttSt ~ I"au ~
most unwise 20 take these from me hed' l,L"ut W.
e4surancs which 20 far no had been able 10 gNe'
ilat they would make Trustworthy sodeIG
"He t!en proceeded to present othtr ooJ.cto 1 20
the experiment The Confederate einuehJ Lad 10
rover OF emancipatiOn. This was conceded. INC
president did not hold contrary doctre tJr IN hH
message he adopts tue report OF ne SecFetiy Oi war
IL which il il clearly edmiited IT, thcFeiDre eMbhci
patton IL necessary to make the slave good b cci auo
The Confederate Government Cant hDcrale Ah IL io!
lows that State action is necessary to The success Oh Tue
measure. aQd TIE action Of tie states nS' % LlIion
Gus ei3 unanmOns WIN oil the St2tts e2tae 70 tle
measure prOposedi think do not 80 too iaf when
| say tia, al the States Will mo- do So
"And tie Currency bill lately passed by t'is liouse,
known M Mr. rrenholn's scheme rests entirely on the
products OF SLAVE labor Wheat, cor' ana cO1on are
I 'iiDmutaby Pledged Where win tle,e cone iGom'
afier you inalgnrae policy which not oly ta.gs lig.
duci1e labor from the fed now but LEADS inevitably
10 tie destruction % Slavery he3Csfterf IL utterly
! &c ,t10ys this measurc.
"Bdt there still other reasons Why tiis measure
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