Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-09-03


showing clearly that government based upon
human servltude could not exist amid the Christi
ian civilization of the present age. ssss1 ~
One consideration only marfed the glory of
our position. The attempt of public men to
evade the fact that the government and slavery
had closed in the death struggle; that obly one
could survive the conflict The statesmen Of
other nations saw this clearly and wondered at
the efforts of Congress to ignore the important
issue.
Our military officers were also active In cap.
turing and sending back fugitive slaves to aid
and assist the rebel army. IL is O historic fact
tnat this outrage upon law, this treason to our
government, was practiced by our officers In
Western Virginia, until the soldiers from this
and Geauga county mutinously resisted its per.
petration. Then, ard not till then, Congress
resolved that capturing and sending back iugi-
tive slaves constituted no part Of the duty of
military officers or soldiers;" but they entirely
failed 10 provide for the punishment of that
species OF treason, by death OF the traitors
On the contrary they maintained their own en-
actments which made it the duty of civil Of.
hcers in Washington City and In the free
States to eend back such fugitives, thus lending
their Legislative influence in favor of slavery,
and against the government which they were
sworn to support. Then they turned around
and asked our sons and neghbors to 20 TO Man
assas and sacrifice their lives in front Of the
batteries erected by tugitives cent there undee
Congressional authority. v ,,- s--.
Tne slaves of both Union men and secession
lists of Virginia were seizedupon and constrained
to furnish provisions, nurse she sick, and act as
body servants for the secession army. 0thers
were armed. drilled and instructed in the art of
war, for the destruction OF our government -
| la ahs lie :. al.
rebel army, and the President was calling for
troops to defend IL, and the Congress then in
session, that body continued to maintain its own
eDactments by which the rebel force was daily
strengthened, for their destruction. aytllal
AT length, constrained by the popular voice,
they provided BY law, that all slaves who should
labor Tor the secession army should thereafter be
free; thus Offering the bounty Of freedom to all
who should IDtribute their labor to the destruc
tioB OF our Government. Say not that Judge
them with severity. | am stating facts, just as
history will bear them to posterity. Nor can
I fail to remember that quarter Of century
since, Mr.. Adams was laborng to show Con.
gress and the country, that slavery and freedom
could not both be supported by our Federal
Government, BY an able and official report
1ffom his pen as chairman Of q select committee,
he demonstrated that the Union or slavery must
~ uoS"eu " .ee PeoPie. siSneu sha'
iepoe., ana from tnat dsy until left Congress-
Ia 1853. devoted my energies to consummate
) the work which he commenced. She D, q
General Butler, a life long Democrat, ex.
posed the absurdity OF sending back fugitive
slaves, and the Secretary of War perem ptorily
ordered those confined at Alexandria to be se
at liberty and employ ed, at wages, by our troops
! The liberated slaves, while attending the troop
through the city Of Washington, were seizet
IN Seseionai ausnori.y ior re'ensiaVe
f nens nus were 'ne enor's Oh tne Executlv'
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