Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-12
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gaeentice them there for not more than BIZ years
81 rlatl tlareasonable wages TO loyal pfoprietors q
vo lsnds; after which term Of six years thoy shal
"A Tabe entirely free Florida isto be occupied b,
- United States forces as soon as practicable, anS
i1ss estateso Of rebels are to be sold BY Commis
fdT sioners to loyal purchasers, and the elaves o.
ios loya etzens purchased and paid for out OF thu
q rOonRacation fund. 1t 10 to be governed BY mill
ytRrylaw, and as o. Territory, until itshali hav'
= Buielent loyal white inhabitants TO entitle it Y
~ "A rsprsAentatiVeinC Congresses when y may form
ID eGSBate Government and q Constitution exclu
a., ding alAyerY.,!is 9dl ~ sess9 A' soss 80 sf'
S..S,I'we tOfert this bill because il Of th'
most radical yet offered in Congress and has
local as well as q general importance, coming
IA as n does from a Republican member from
"a d0hips ia high standing with his party, and who
was appointed to a position on Gen. FREMoST'i
staff, which be resigned when that officer fell
under the ban Of the Administration. ~
Whether there 4, any danger that such ex.
trsme meaautes as Mr.. GUa1EY proposes will
receive the sanction of Congress at its present
-sesaion, We cannot say, we hope and trust there
Is none; but II Is proper that the people Of Ohio
and of tha West should clearly understand and
fully appreciate tho course of the men who
claim to represent them in the National Legis'
e-5isture To this end, let US range and examine
briefly the provisions Of Mr.. GURLEY's bill un-
der appropriate heads. sp
,.rl! The bill provides for the general con6sca.
ton and sale Of property, real and personal,
This would be a high handed measure even
against an alien enemy Il may be said in jus
ti6cation of the proceeding that the rebels are
ags0rsel than alien enemies. Still our Govern
ment has properly and, steadily refused to treat
or acknowledge them as such enemies. The
2 rebels carry on the war against the United
States as though it were an independent and
? alien poWer,s five war against them on the
same principle, we shall virtually acknowledge
them 10 be such a poWer-the very thing they
., and their vsymp pathizers are seeking to bring
- shout -
There ia 90 dirsc.gw In the, COnstitu'
ton for such general cOnfscation. The only
ground upon which its supporters rely for it's.
defeDse is it's necessity. 1t may be said to be
necessary for the complete conquest and entire.
subjugation Of given territory, and for such
purpose only. But Mr.. GuRLEY and others who
advocate this extreme measure have declared
once and dgain that this war is not waged upon
our part "for any purpose Of conquest or subju'
CATION" Is the purpose Of the war changed
since the extra session Of Congress, and since
the so called "Union State Convention" met,
on the fifth of September last, at the Capital Of
sohio2 0 -sIl1a .saJhQ1 q,
2, The bill provides for the liberation or colon
E igstion o. slaves It Will not be pretended that
q. the Constitution grants any such power to Con-
gress or the Federal Government. The only
plea that can be set, up. for Its exercise is its
necessity, But It is not necessary unless We
mean to conquer and subjugate BY abOlishingI
State institutions Slavery isundeniably do
mes.ic relation, created and regulated BY the
laws of particular States, with which Congress
~ has,no more TO do than it hae'with the Laws Of
Ohio concerning the relations Of husband and
wife, parent and child, master and apprentice
Mr.. GUaLEY and the Republicans have all :de.
,clared with one voice that We do not wage this
war for the purpose Of OUtrttsosOins or tnterfeT-
ing with the rights or established igstitutiOns of
the Statss. Is n0tslsvery an "established 10.
stitation'' Of eertain States, and is not setting
slaves free 'sipterfering,w withit2 ~ 81 q. ( Il
3. ME-. GUSIEY,s bill proyides for the appren.
ticlor Of freed slaves for term of Years. We
alv.vs kusw tba. Uncle Sam had a coDsttu.
tional r,eht n hind ont aUDreutioes IN a certain
Di.,riot an the Potomac: but we never heard
that 1t extended beyond those limits o6tside
Of the aforesaid District We supposed that
business came exclusively under State iurisdic.
zion, or. AZ apy rate. that UpcIe Sam could. no.
NEEDLE with ii in any State. Butit will be said
that If freeing the slaves be- necessary, the ap-
prenticiug Of them will also be necessary. Alb
yea. " 1. understand how one necessity begets
another and Mr.. CUsIEY,s bill is beautiful il. |
lustrationof the law. The general confscstion
Of property beeets the necessity for freeing the
slaves. the latter beeets necessity for colo. |
pIuiug and spprsnsicing she freed negroes, and
this Colonization beeets the. further necessity
for annihilstipe a State Constitution, its laws
and Government. erasiuR its star from the Ma
.ia.sia. ..d IA s.a,,.,nu I. ,o tho Ts,,,.o,;aiI
tloasl nag, enu leuus,ne :. y slo N.ls""T
condition under military government; iorT-
e. Mr.. GuRLEY's bill provides for reducing |
i1he state Of Florida 20 tbe condition Of terri.