M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-05-01


fSt5Ess 10 The -Union, and 10 eompeI
themt 10 emancipation, In accordance
with the law Of the iTrepFeasibls con.
a;ct. since Union and slavery cannot
exist together 10 their opinion. They
would rather zee these cotton States
90 out ofthe Union and their indepen'
dence recognized. than see them come
! Aek with their former rights and the
institution OF slavery in their midst
They are cultivated nen-men Of in.
tellect. They know emancipation in
the cotton States is simply an absurd
lity-a physical, natural, commercial,
and moral absnrdity and impOssibility.
| II cannot be done. There ie not power
enough in the world to compel il to be
done. An attempt to do it would only
render their return to the Union ut.
terly hopeless. This class Of po,iti.
clans, | cay, would rather have the
eight grain growing slave States with
emancipation initiated, than have the
cotton States back here with slavery
in them.
That class Of men has been for
thirty years back politically insigUi6-
cent, until the follies and the crimes Of
those wicked men now in rebellion
raised it into importance. They had
no power Of themselves, but their enc.
mics gave them the advantage. Be.
lore the repeal of the Missouri COM
promise, they could muster eight
thousand votes in the State OF Ohio,
aud do not know how many in your
State, sir, the State Of Indiana, but
very few there or elsewhere. They
were utterly unimportant in influence
and numbers, although respectable in
intellect. Should the slave States be
brought back to their allegiance, this
class would again lose power and sub
aide into their former insignifcance.
They dread it. The crimes and fol-
lies Of those men Of the South who
preclpitated this war have alone made
these men now too powerful in the
Government. And TO-DAY We have
the restoration Of John O. Fremont to
bis military command, over Q portion
Of Kentucky, too, State which des.
pises him, reeking, as he is, with fraud
and corruption, with the death Of Lyon
hero of the war--and the capture Of
Mulligan on his skirts. With these
charges against him untried, be 10 sp.
pointed the command Of the mountain
department, and Mcclellan restricted
to the command OF the Potomac, and
Buell. and Rosecrans and Garfield and
Grant, and all the proven soldiers OF
the war overslaughed ss il were. All
this thing shows that, this day, that
class of men to whom have alluded,
and that political idea to which have
alluded, are and ls all powerful in the
administration Of the Government !;
and |, for one, cannot give my conf.
dence to it undor these instances.
l do not wish to vote it, without ques-
tion and without limitation or inquiry,
taxes to carry on this war for danger. :.
ous ends. ! am for tie war for the
Union in all it's length and breadth,
and the necessary meanS to support it.
/ am for the Union from the lakes to
the Gulf, aud from ocean to ocean.
Mr.. HICKMAN. If the gentleman
will allow me to interrupt hun
Mr.. WADswoErH. ! cannot yield
now. / have but three minutes left,
and wish to conclude.
Mr.. HIokMAS. / merely wish to say
this, in justice to the gentleman. ] an
derstand that he abstained from some
remarks because was not here. II
am now here. merely wish to an.
nounce my presence.
Mr.. WADswoRTH. ! have the great.
eat respect for the constituency Of the
gentleman from Pennsylvania; and
ii / had time | would permit him to
interrupt me.
Mr.. HIoKMAN. | have nothing 10
say except to announce my presence
and auy remarks which the gentleman
desires to make in my presence, | am
ready to hear.
Mr.. WADswoRTH. 1.-THE eomnitte
will extend my time, / will pay my
to the gentleman.
The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman
rom Kentucky has five minntes left.
Mr.. WApswoRTH. Will the com
nittse extend my time few minutes
Objection was made.
Mr. WADsWoRrHs The gentleman
rom Pennsylvania says he is q man
hat does not "hang on power" No:
ie would hang more gracefully some.
yhere else. was saying, Mr.. Chair
nan, that under these circumstances
cannot give my confidence 20 the
administration. But, still, support
10 the prosecution Of "the war for
he Union" ] cannot ever consentl
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