Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-25
From the Milwaukee, KlscanaIn.
How the People Feel.


Mn. EDToR:-Suppose a gang Of Mr..
floyd's slaves should make their way into
the State Of Ohio, and should be found,
not sin arms, nor in any military service
whatsoever, against the Government and
and lawful authority Of the United States"
tut demeaping themselves ike good citiz n,
what, desire to ask, is to be done with
these fugitiyes, under the late instructions
OF Mr. Lincoln to Gen. Fremont9 Are
they TO be declared free men, or must they
be constitutionally returned. 1t would
seem, from the late order Of the President,
that they must be constitutionally return
ed-for ii traitors constitutional claims IN
Missouri are to be respected, they must
alike be respected in Ohio; and it would
not be at all spprising to me to see the
present Administration engaged in the ex-
ecution Of the Fugitive Save Law, in loyal
States Of this Republic, for the benefit d
traitors and destfoyers Of the Government.
Our Government is foifeiting every traitors
claim to property an vessels, stocks, mills,
lands, rents, incomes DC, wherever found,
and confscating the same; yet their claims
TO property in men, women and children,
must in no wise be eonfscated or question:
cd, even, unless the slaves are found in
active warfare butmust be held more sa-
cred than the lives Of the claimants them
selves, which we lose no opportunity Of
taking, on all occasions.
The Administration does not Object 70
Cen Frement's confscating the property
Of traitors-only to his depriying them Of
the services Of their slaves, which to-day
directly and indirectly, are doing more
real serN ice in the destruction Of this Gov
eminent, than all the men the rebels can
put into the field; ana yet this power must
not be weakened, or III any way be Disturb
ed or interfered with, unless these slaves
are found with guns in their hands, fighting
against the Government, or at work upon
some Rebel Notifications. How very wise
and sensible such acourse Of actionl These
slaves are sustaining and supporting an ar
my to now down aad destroy the men we
are sending to defend aud maintain, and
establish the Government, and vet thissup-
port. this barbaFious bond of sergituds is
50 much holier than the lives ofourcitizens,
who volunteer sonobly AMI 50 patriotieiy
at their coantry's call, that it can only lie
severed or destroyed when a slave IS actu-
ally capght firing gun or digging adtch.
How absurd and ridiculous ---seems to me
it IS high time that the second and a third
Daniel came to JUDGMENT
When are we to be done with this kind,
considerate, careful treatment IT traitors
and destroyers Of the Government? When
are we to begin to consider the lives and
integrity Of our own men as of equal value
with those Of the enemy? Iconfess ! Ia
bored bard and earnestly to secure the
election Of the present Administration, and
ii the milk and water, tenderfooted, hob
nobbing, no policy course Of our rulers
since the 4th Of March is a fairsamplo Of Re-
publican Administrations, give US Demo
cratic ones say /. Tie nostsensible views
/ have seen upon our situation--its require
ments and demands, have come from Dem
ocFats, and God be thanked therefor
JEFFERSON.