The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-04-18
ArmiRg the Shares.

4rMiRg the Shares.
The Wilmington Journal has always been a
,. warm supporter Of the administration Just be-
fore the city fen, however, it took occasion to
dissent in strong terms against some one Of the
measures of ''the powers that be- It gives a
frank opinion, plainly expressed, against arlning
fness "es. 81. The arguments used are good.
Tho cannot well be answered. Here they are :
Asa generairule our negroes prove faithful, and
will probably continue to do so, so l3ng as the
enemy continues TO put them III the army, and
we do not In this difference We have our main
guarantee for their fidelity. Remove this guar
aHtee and what other have We?
We may s4y--we may feel-yea. we NAV
know That we are truer friends OF the coored
race than the enemy, but that knowledge or be-
lief on our part is not all that is needed. The
colored race must share that impression-must
be edtoeel that this is their country, and that
they have an interest in fighting for it, Can we
"Reminiscences of this? We offer them free
dom after the var, as the regaTl of their services
in the var. The enemy ofcrs it Immediately to
AN, InSaR7 ease the boon is a doubtful one, but
TX. ofieri 2 Il as a reward-an induceMent for
.sscg1oet yirtuitly admit that Il is boon, and
he negroes Eiif be led to 50 conSideIs /. 'WI
eley be disposed 10 lake 1t from us asa contin-
geuey after the war, or from the Yankees at
<,ee 1t ie true, onre in the hands oFthe c1reT,
tie7 all i!na what sort OF freedom they Will get
lgotII theEG bur then il %!il be 700 late.
it Is t:lie, tbaG Win freedom, we aray offer the
yiseror- tie privilege ota cuntirEc3 residence Ia
lie country :,Md upon tie soil Of his birth, with
rhe climate lE,,t suits his temperament and con-
stitatcu, ii,lt will tihe Yankees promise the
:zlne and iloIe 6y way Of 7aH o;!Sea TO any III
Gr2anscnss ne n,sy ho!d out TO secure tie fidelity
ssrhe negro p = ,fill cost the YanEee, govern
liieilt no&Aing-to promise al&nGS and conhScate0
property Q! Southern people; and il is probable
tt tte II graeS VII De fools enough 70 believe,
item. s.s., : IL. #1s
Z Des ,rtio,.S are no = the 5anc Of our armies and
threaten 10 work The ruin Of our country. De-
Serters are nos.simpl ygailty Of sins OF omission
Qy being &bselst from 3he ranks that defend the
country, but they are anoS: always guilty 0! SINS
ofcommis$ion IN preventing cultivation and cont-
lnitiing acts ofrObbery aadsdestrucSoa, and men
eaBSoS be spared to repress these. outrages and
compel the return Of these men TO their COM
,naads. How much Will the list ofdeSertlQRs5 be
awelled # two hundred thousand reluctant negroes
are to be arlred and placed in the ranks 70 ecu
tri5ate their quota ? Is it not tote feared that
every swamp SfiL DC aid!E- !ufA!io p'tiSS " US-
SerterS OF every hue? What Satety will there ee
sf;or property ?,-Wdat chance, for cultivation
when the aSsSahle-bodjed l&borers, are taken
from the rdakstef tbe producers to whom they
viii become Iia6l6to become a terror
We do not includei in our calculation the mere
question OF property. Where. the lives Of the
. best and braTest are daily and hourly exposed,
NC DO not see what extra sAnctity Can hedge IN
any mere question OF property The question
Iskes in simply the pTacticabiEty ofthe scheme
the probability Of its success, and the c0Nse-
auences likely TO fow from CT toeaccompiny
it. We confess that there may be coas;dera-
tons that ne have overlooked, or We may have
attached undue weight to the unfavo:a1e as
pect of the question, but however that Eay be,
candor eompels US TO say. that our reflections
have not Us yet had the effect Of commend e
the measure 10 cur Judgment The more we
look al the thing; the more steoEgly Goes our
mind revert to its srst conclusion. The fidelity
of The negro is secured to is bg not putting him
in the army, while the enemy does. The carry
ing ont Of the measure Of srnias our negroes,
woNld we ftar, result in q speedy crop Of 6szer,
ters OF the most dangerous class.-GhTo'sec5s @''a
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