Year: 1863

and so 1t appears to be turning out. 1t II
quired passive man like Buchanan to pc


nit bis cabinet, or such of them as were il


clined to favor the rebellion, TO rob our north
ern arsenals, and send the arms south, an


send our war vessels to distant seas; so tha


when the rebellion was opened. it would re
quire the utmost energy of the government t


suppress it, and render it stern necessity 70


the nation to adopt every possible means t


break down the rebellion, and thus preserve it
own existence. The abolition of slavery be
came a military necessity. When the va


commenced, there was a slight insurrectioI


among the negroes of Maryland and Virginia


It appears that they were making an effort tC
gain their freedom. A regiment of Massa-


chusetts soldiers offered their services to sup
| press this insurrection. 1t is not at all prob


able that the soldiers of this regiment thought


slavery to be right in the abstract; but they
did it to convince the rebels that it was not
| their business to free the negroes, but 70 en-
force the authority of the United States
And so the nation acted at large on the first
breaking out of the war 1t was not the OBJ
ject of the government to abolish slavery
when the $4,000 three months men were called;
but it only raised general laugh throughout
all Secessia that our government and its Chief
Executive should think to suppress such re-
volt with so few men and in so short time,
and that this handfull should compel them to
disperse in twenty days. But if this band of
three months men had been able to suppress
the rebellion, slavery would not in all proba-
biity have been abolished, bnt would have
oeen more permanent where it has quietly been
permitted to exist. But so mighty has been
the rebellion, that 1t bas been found necessary
to abolish slavery, as means Of striking the
rebellion in its most vulnerable part.


1 shall not in this article attempt to portray
the evils and the wickedness of Slavery. These
must be apparent to all but l must intro
duce a short anecdote. a school director of
our acquaintance called in te visit the school
during the noon spell. 1t was cold winters
day and the scholars al kept within doors
The teacher was a young man little more than
tweRty years of age. During the interview
some of the larger scholars commenced to
make derision of one of their schoolmates, a
young woman who was net generally considered
quite as bright and intellectual as some Others,
and the teacher joined in and began to make
i
nothing for awhile, but at length, remarked to
the teacher that it was very unbecomng in
him to act in this manner towards the young
woman. 1T is your place" said he, to take
the part of this young lady, and if her talent
seems TO be but moderate; not only to respect
her, but to take extra pains to improve that
talent, and not be joining in with your schol-
ars in degrading her" Is there man in all
Delaware county that would not side with that
director, and say be did right? The compar1
ison will apply to our nation. If the negro
race are less intelligent than ourselves, it i'll
becomes us as a great intellectual and chris.
tainized people to seek to oPpress and degrade
this unfortunate race year after year, and gen,
Grafton after generation. | intend this re-
mark to apply in part to those northern men
who are uttering their ahthemas agains Linz
coin for issuing his proclamation, declaring all
slaves free whose owners are In rebellion a.
gainst the government.


In conclusion must add that while as a
nation sin and iniquity abound to great ex-
tent, and justice and philanthropy are too Of
ten disregarded, yet we believe that God in his
mercy and wisdom will not suffer our nation to
perish, ana 10 DecOule WnaC bOmes 0reece ana
Carthage are, or meet with the severer fate Of
Sodom, Gomorrah and Babylon. There is a
strong feeling of integrity, philanthropy and
piety in the minds of the great mass of our
people, and with these great and noble quail
ties which characterize us as people general
ly, let US be assured that by Divine aid our
country will outride all her present difficulties,
colonize the slaves to suitable country, and
instruct them in the arts and sciences, and
thus exalt them and 10 more trample them
down. If good men in times gone by have
held slaves, it was at time when community
was less enlightened and less christianized than
at present. The time is come when this inst-
tuition should be done away in our country.


A FRIEND OF HIS COUNTRY.


EDEN, July 7, 1868.