Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-06-20
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From the Cincinnati EnquIrer.l
The Gazette and Hon. mr.. white, of
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lAi"N uo OinClnnhtl EnquiTer.l
Ohio.
The Gazette OF yesterday had a lon0 and
slanderous article upon Mr.. White. the Demo.
cratic member Of Congress from the Clermont
District, In this State, on account of a letter
which he has written against the passage Of The
confiscation or emancipation bill. Il accuses
him OF treason because he enunciates the fol-
lowing: ..H-g.
"The bill, II passed and executed, will be "a
vile an infraction Of the Constitution and az
atfocious crime as the rebellion itself. Think
OF II, the property Of 80 great number of per
sons taken from them without a trial by iury.
without process Of law, without day in court.
without presentment or indictment, and without
confronting the party accused with witnesses,
and allowing him process and the benefit of
counsel, thus disregarding every safeguard of
liberty and OF property secured by the Consttu
tlon, and by the passage Of q sweeping bill Of
astaiuder' by Its own mere force, take away the
property and estates OF seven hundred thousand
persons"
Now, every word of that is true, and what Is
more, tne same sentiments, even stronger ex.
pressed, nave been uttered by such leading Re-
pughGan senators as Cowan, of PennsylYan
stead Of taking issue with The leaders n its
own party, holds up Democrats to reprobatiop
because they agree with them. The obieotions
urged by CoWan and Browning and White are
well taken, and will be sustained by every
decenoy.
AS the 9dEette has got to abusing the oppo.
nente OF Congressional conhscatlon, We invite
its etsentlon to Charles r. Train, q Republican
member OF Congress from that most orthodox
OF Republican States, Massachusetts, the State
Hnicn manufactures all the political IDEAS the
'dseHe adopts, however absurd. In bis speech
On Connscation, reported In the Globe of June
"one may count the leaders In this great in
surreotlon upon bis fingers. These men should
DC visited with condgn punishment, and am
prepared to vote for any measure to this effect.
l 1eheVe IL Will be judiolous, too, to enact such
law ~ VIII serve to deter men who have for
.uaes az stake from continuing in arms now, or
taxing them up again in the future; but | dis
sent from those who think that such q confs-
cauon aGt should be passed as will impoverish
sne iamilies OF rebels, and punish them indls-
criinina1eiy; W nor DO believe that the Treasury
OF the United States would be replenished from
this source, for It would probably cost quite as
much to reduce the property of the rebels TO
the possession Of the Government as the value
OF the property itself.
but, apart from this consideration, do not
lne this mode Of punishment, and distrust lie
emclenCy ior any good end. Topunish whole
pody Oh people for the madness to which they
nave been incited by long and studied purpose
On tne part Oh q band Of political conspirators,
VINO have intamed their passions with the re-
cital OF imaginary wrongs, and turned their
nearts against a Government so mild and leni-
ens that they have scarcely felt its rule, would
DC, IN my Judgment, neither politically wise nor
substantially just. The greatness Of the &C.
non should be shown BY It's magnanimity as well
as It's power. The people are not versed In law,
ana our form Of government Is complex; they
nave been confused and perplexed with the an.
@gonistic requirements of State and Federal
Governments."
VIII the Gazette call Mr.. Train a traitor2