Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-06-27


makes Il seeming fairness, aud the delusiSe par.
ty platitudes as well as a few simulated profess
ions Of devotion to country, and not one In ten
who now indorse, would countenance il for a
Observe the first declaration. II is,
that party organization is highly essential TO
the public good, therefore men must now
cling 70 party u az e'ss BE- lost. There must be
opposition, says this document Opposition to
whatf I inquire. To the war, II anything. OPP
position to the noble effort to put down an in
famous rebellion, to the effort to sustain right
fol government and law.
he"Address'' gets profound in constitution
al Arguments. 1t declares that it is highly Elm
expedient and dangerous to exercise doubtful
and constitutional powers" for which II ar
raigus the present administration. Here the
address intends TO create poverless hostility,
aud ie most baldly false Why is Jefferson not
condemned for the acquisition Of louisiana
jackson for Overriding the Supreme Court5 Polk
for commencing foreign warf all the exercise
ofadoubtful" unenumerated constitutional pow
ers, the acts of former democrats. The present
administration is condemned for doing no more
than democratic precedents teach, and the same
precedents are eulogiscd in this address. But
eracy" has not one word to say, in all its sensi-
tveness on the constitutional" against the most
glaring violation of every law, Constitution in
cluded, by JEFF Davis aud his coadjutors. Yet
the earnest, patriotic efforts to put down trea-
son, to restore the Constitution over the whole
land, are gravely condemned, because there is
not a letter for every act. What are we to con-
clude from these hostile M C.'s," who SO loud
ly denounce true men Of all former parties who
lab tn ha T.,f,, ho nati
tuition and the Laws while not syllable Is ut
tered denouncing the rebellous efforts Of South
ern active traitors to trample all in the dust7
The document proceeds in alugubrious strain
for the Supremacy of the civil power" 1t
would be clever indeed TO subject our military
operations to "ciyil" supremacy. Let the rdr
Of treason cease and we will welcome the "su-
premacy of civil power" But here comes the
"policy" of the party; aThe support Of liberty
against power" when it is notoriously the party
OF Slavery its every act in sole interest of Sla-
very; its organs cry out against abolition OF Sla-
very at our Capital; against the prohibition of
Slavery in our Territories; against the prospect
of Slavery extermination in the border States,
yet the policy" is the Support of liberty
This policy includes "State Rights" that is
the fright" of States to break upthe Union by
seceeding, the right to wage war against the Ma
tional government for this is the use nullifiers
have made Of their "State Rights"
"As their fruit ye shall know them" says this
address of the party. Well We have already
reaped some of the fruit. The National degre-
dation in which other christian nations hold us
on account Of our system of Slavery is our first
The rebellion is another, which is carrying thou
sands of our nOblest men to the soldiers grave,
plunging the whole land into deep mourning
and sorrow. Was mot Davis Democrat, stand
ing in the councils of the Nation advocating
democratic principles" in unison with all of
L. al
his country2 Was not Breckenridge demo-
crat, who, in the couutry's Senate chamber, adj
vocated doctrines entirely in consonanee with
those of this address, up to the very hour he
went forth to imbrue his traitor hands in the
blood of his loyal countrymen2 Did not for
eign Ambassadors of this party, return home
from their sacred duties to engrge in the war Of
treason against the government whose creatures
and dependents they were? More than half the
| party went into rebellion. Half the remainder
deserted the party, and rallied to the standard
Of the Union. The remaining fragment remains
in hearty sympathy with the active traitors, bu
is too cowardly to openly Join them, and too ia
lost to patriotism aud obligations of duty, t.
stand inanfully by the country. Vnllandighan
and Breckenridge were harmonious agreed il
their course in July last. The latter now leads
an army against our government. The former
remains to stir up opposition among the loyal
1t is little worse to follow Breckenridge by taxi
ing up arms, than to follow Vallandigham in the
advocacy Of the same doctrines which led his
associate to join in deed the army of traitors
| The fruit does seem bitter.
Then we are told what the party has done
at has been long in power" True,--snd growT
very corrupt, because exacting and insolent anC
finally falls topling in ruins. 1t "never suspen
ded the hdbeaS corpus" Here is a small lie
Gen. Jackson suspended the writ at New Or
leans, Imprisoned the Judge and Senator Doug
las defended him for it 1t maintained the Stree
dom of speech" says the address. Will tn,
authors of the address please tell us how many
mon were murdered, banished, imprisoned
and mobbed, during democratic rule, at tn
South, for merely words spoken in opposition
to Slaveryf An anti-Slavery newspaper wa
not allowed 10 circulate there. One speaking
the language Of jefferson on Slavery, at tn
South, was certain TO be bludgeoned, murdered
or mobbed out of the State. Presses issuing
anti-Slavery papers were demolished. And this
was all done with the knowledge and counter
ance of "delS ocratic institutions"
at is a Union party" says the precious ad.
dress, while half of its adherants are wagng &
| war for disunion. This is impudence sublime
Now we get to the beautiful but unpoetic bur-
den of the new democratic song,--"the Union
as il was" dc. "The first step to restore the
Union as it was, is to maintain the Constitution
as it is" Exactly. Now will they tell us who
direct charge against the present Administra.
ton, il is insinuated that there have been svio.
lent infractions of the Constitution in both "let
ter and spirit" Yet it fails to specify one in
fraction. But, the nest step Is to conserve Stat
Rights, and to do it all up at one effort you ar,
asked to restore the democratic party" oil
how est,-4what assurance so dOubly sure,
as such restoration. Verify, euriosa Jfe'icitGs
The Horth is next charged with responsibility
for the war. Read the address through and you
win always find the North placed be.
fore the South, in wrong deeds. "Secession
flowed from aboltionism." Secession is merely
rightful opposition TO abolitionisIn; therefort
is abolitiohism ehargeable with the present war
Now as every one not ademocrat," is an Sab
olitionist, so Denounced by the tory Sheets
il follows that the North is chargeable for the
present war, and not the South, as some had
ioolisbly supposed This is the plain spirit o.
the address. 1t blames the North, justihes the
South; denounces Northern men, uphoids and
ex0nerates the traitors South: condemns ioyaltg
pkoads for tysason. Why not como boldly out
and declare that Davis is right, Lincoln wrong
the Richmond government the Constitutional
one, that at Washington deserving only TO BE-
warEed aeainstG Ioysl, earnest, intelligent cit
isens OF Ohio, decide for yourselves whether you
Wi3 lsaFe the patriot and become the partisan
believe, your country wrong and rebellion right
June 1Sd, 1862 MARCELLUs.
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