, 1865-09-02

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MISSISSIPPI A FREE STATE,
The abolition Of slavery in Mississippi pos
ecsses Significance which did not attach to
tic passasc Of the ordinance Of cEoaucipatius
in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Nlssou-
ri. Arkansas, 7cnncssce or Louisiana In all
these States The rebel element had first to be
expelled from The State ly the Federal arms,
l,cforc tho loyal element could pass the ordi-
n:ncc. and then 1t wns passed In Virginia,
Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana by . mi.
nority Of the people, md in Maryland by the
soldiers vote In none OF these States Was
the ordinance Of emancipation passed, as In
Mississippi by tho out and ont rebels, coming
together with the devont and heartfelt ac-
krowIcdemcnt On their lips, that slavery
was the stake for which they played, and hav-
Ing 1oet, they reluctantly but in spirit of
stoscnl fortitudc, forfeit The entire stake.
This Is The act not Of Union, minority still
less Of federal employees, or northern emil
G1nnte, but Of tho shareholders Of Mississippi.
W. s,.,.,a o.. a.+e .ho,s - 49,
Nv wv on''''
fA. u.'sA s',o',ue ~. s..naa ~ sa,,ur
right -about-face, from the cutire course the
lnnd-owntng and s1avcholdtng class OF tho
South hnye pursued for two centuries, 1t is
worthy Of o moments reelection. For II is
n"s ~ y. ~ 1us"ss'... U.s. M .u - - ~. a.. "
e"e teelac " a'ssiae.pp.' u tue ques..ou
nren s"onascu ~ 'na' .,apuuul a,,'u. neas!s .Wo
lnhus " "non nte relo e'4hens' saaauclpa'
1l'h "oI'o u eou.ss u",e oecn soleo ~, "4tn'
o''t wh'fnpc1 'ano .ne ehla'cno.oess 'ntenl eSel
thefea''es iAse cihiuieu no' ~ os uouna "
Inc solc. ont tn's ~ 1ne 'o.e ~ tne "m1e
e''neus' .nc iui"et !SoF.@ " 4~..Ssss'pr4
Inc sia'eao'osss a1u Inc l'oo. "inse u1su'
tae lae'loi.s''' "'st4ltneo Aeaiols 1ol eA'c'!.
~ 10 lne 1llsl 'ote u lne A!no NC naso ".
had' 1nousn ~ VIII uot oe Tue lasl. - VII
have more weigh IN sa=slssapp' ma Inc ''onsn
than any vole se@ Iahcn on Inc slAseI5 9oes.
uone because II e.'ana1es nom sns ilnaus "
slavery exclusively, moi single Haihhg aoo4-
t1onist having participated IN LUIS ac1 ol ADO
l1ion. by "hich han haaAoh o. man' Pfe't'
ously lrce by The promise Oh the 1osernment,
become free by the laws OF Mississippi.
True, the debates ol The EonTcntaon gaSe
continual indications Tint 1t contained mis-.
chicvous faction OF men, determined to chea1
the negro and the Government Il they could
but these were oserbosne By the majority
md their Efforts to memorialize Inc fresiden'
for the pardon Of jed- Davis, to postpone
emancipation and make It conditional upor
the admission ofthe Mississippi members int
Congress, aud The expulsion OF the negrt
troops from the State, and to clog the clans
with claims Tor indemnity Tor tie loss Of tn
negroes, were all voted down oS steady an'
large ma}osities. For this we arc duly CRATE
full, 30 far rs 1t goes The conventions an
Legislatures OF the South can give no andlca
tions thatthey arc resolved TO follow the DIX
taics of common Eensc md good Judgment
which will not be hailed With satisfaction an
rcclprocatcd with good Will BY the entn
Northern people We 90 nor ask Inc Lei
Shareholders TO do anything out o. regard 10
our Interests bua only not "hoiis 10 oestfo
their own.
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