M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-08-21

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gained that freedom, and established
tree government upon American
soil, 1t was to be a freedom and q
Government for the white man, and
not for the negro Why; sir, if they
Intended to include the negro in that
declaration, if they intended that the
negro should stand shoulder to shoul'
der with the white man at the ballot
box, they were the greatest set OF fools
in the world that they did not say So
Why did not they then declare thai
the slaves in Massachusetts, and in
Virglnin and Maryland, and in New
York free, if they believed that they
wero SO createdl Did they do sc9-
Not Que word of it. 1t was the white
man who was their equal, and who
then engaged their attention, and for
whose welfare they were concarned'
But now the thing is changed =
The negro now engages the thoughts
OF these righteous men, and they are
ready to sacrifice the Government il
they cannot free the negro and turn
four millions of blacks loose upon the
country.
Away with such talk When you
hear Lovejoy preach ing such doctrine
tell him to 60 and preach it to the
negro and let white men alone.
| call upon all who have watched the
course ofthese meu to say for which
they have shown, by theiracts and by
their votes in Congress, the greatest
anxiety, the Constitution or the ne
gro9
Let me say a few words in regard
TO our friend Mr.. Chase. de is oul
banker, You know. When our army
had invaded the Southern States, and
captured a few inlets and islands
along the coast, Mr.. Chase, not hav.
ing enough to do, took it into his
head to commence raising cotton at
the public expense, and to supply the
whole country with the staple in that
way. He employed some iorty.one
agents to assist him in his enterprise;
and among these agents va 8 one man
from the States of Ohio by the name
OF Price or Price, think it was, and
| recollect seeing a report made BY
the man TO Secretary Chase.
Gen. Hunter, the commandant of
our forces, conceived the grand idea,
contrary to law, and contrary to the
feelings Of every honest man In the
country, Of arming and drilling the
negroes for service against thei: mas,
ters. deissued a proclamation de-
claring all negroes free. He set him
self to work to raise regiment of
'loyal citizens" as he termed the
blacks. He drummed about for a
time, and got twenty-five
10 the next place, finding that would
not do, he sent soldiers ont to Ohase's
cotton plantation, to raise negro re.
cruits by force. So the soldiers came
out and hunted the negroes down.
They drove them out of the houses
and from under the beds, and from
svery secret hiding place where they
lad taken refuge, saying, with tears
in their eyes, "Would that our old
masters would come back. Our mas.
ters nev0r treated us so badly as that.
They were uniformed with white
trowsers and striped jackets-and
Hunter raised his regiment, but
Chase's cotton plantation was brok.
en- up.
Now. sirs, if you white men Of the
loyal States are not able to maintain
the authority Of the Government and
restore the Union without the help Of
the negroes, you are not worthy the
name your fathers gave you. say
to these men men, take yonr negroes
to Lowell with you-take them away
and get out of the army yourselves.
Let loyal honest, patriotic men take
your places, ond in less than six
months we will have the Union re-
stored.
What right has the Federal Govern
ment to interfere with the slaves Of
or Of Kentucky2 l will not
take time to read the published decla'
ration of the President himself that
he had no right under the Constitu-
tion to interfere with slavery. But,
our country having become involved
in war through the injustice and vii
Inv of Abolitionists and Secessionists
the case is altered wonderfully. They
say now that they have right 70
take my slave and make him evi.
dence against me. They have already
made him a competenr witness in
Washington City, and l do not know
how long it will be until he will be
sitting by my side in Congress, if |
should ever be foolish enough to go
there again, or my fellow-citizens fool
ish enough to send me. =.
The Constitution, in its restriction
upon the representatives, OF the peo.
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