He says the Unionists
to a man are in favor of immediate and sweeping emancipation of all
slaves within their borders--that there can be no protection for a
Unionist as long as aristocratic secessionists are allowed to hold
all their old slaves, and are protected in buying human beings,
once freed by the President's Proclamation. The last and most
important step to be taken by the Government, to insure Unionism in
the Border States, is to emancipate the slaves of disloyalists in
Kentucky and Tennessee. The military once removed from Kentucky,
and again would commence the barbarism of slavery. Defenders of the
Government would be murdered--freedom of speech be denied; the
expulsion of Northern ministers, and the tar-and-feathering of
Northern schoolmasters, for only preferring Union to secession,
freedom to slavery, would go on as freely as in the palmiest days
of the chivalry; Parson Brownlow would be driven from Knoxville,
his press and dwelling burned, Casey and Green and Adams exiled
forever, and the same old war would have to be fought over again,
with all its blood and horror, on Kentucky soil.'
The following comments are equally true:
'Again we call the attention of thoughtful men to the current
phases of 'Border State' politics, and ask that they be deeply
considered.
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