Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-05-28


The Nav York 7fibuas "cannOs see ho" suOn
: ssa,es as ssuth Carolina can be rendered loysl
whils they remain slaveboldiog." And t " ae'
clares tha. q unIon which can only be main
. taIned By 4 strong military force kept con.tsnt
IL on zoos is no UuIvu Nv sD, u not worse 'uAI
ncne.
With this latter sentiment We perfectly agree
Bat We differ from the Tribune as TO its notion
that slavshOlding States cannot be loyal L'ysI
20 Government hostile and aggressive toward
slavery, they may never be; but our past history
Sas proven beyond doubt or controversy thai
slayeuoldiug states may be as loyal to the Gov
eminent administered according to the letter
and spirit of the Federal Consultation as non
slaveholding States.
Tho Tribune and the Republican Abolition
isis propose to make the slave States loyal By
depriving the people without their consent OF
their constitutional righis to hold or not to hold
slaves. Loyal TO wha,7 Not to the Constisu-
lion; for that would be dsregarded by such fa.
grant violation of one Of its fundamental pro-
visions. Not 70 the Union Of free and slave
States as long as any State chooses 70 remain
slavehOldiug or non-slavshOldipg; for the A.
tempt to force the people Of any State against
their viii to adopt or prohibit slavery, would
be TO overthrow and destroy the union for
which Democrats and onion men profess TO be
aghtlne and expendipg blood and treasure,
If the loyalty Of States cannot be secured by
sssioring the old constitutional order of things,
then indeed are We chasing . shadow and quar-
seliuR over bubble. The declared object oi
The war has utterly faIled-eur brave soldiers
have fought, have bled in vain, and all is hope
Iassly Loss, II the Union of WAsHMeroN and
the fathers cannot be maintained and perpetua.
ted. 10 such case, the people should rise and
demand that the war should Of once cease and
no more blood be shed in fruitless cause.
Bus 70 she Implied imputasion that the loyal
tyof any slave State cannot be secured, II the
GovsraDsnt is administered upon a constltn-
.tIousl basis, the TsIbsne and its Abolition sym
paIhissrs have themsslses given the lie. They
have stcuily coEisnded thst the mass cf. the
eoufhsrn psople--that even one-third or one
half Of The soldiers in the Confederate army
wers at heart loyal; thAt they had been duPed
Into ssosssion and rsDelliOn By designing dsma-
gogues. and only waited for favorable OppOr-
tunisy spd an assurance that the Federal Gov
srDnens souId protect them In she exercise Of
6If their constitutional riebts, 70 resume their
allegiance % the Constitution and the uaion
We hold these radicals 10 their word, and de-
mand Of them If they are no; Of heart WOrse
thsn they have themselves 'p'ctured the mass
Of the eQusbsrn people 70 be, thss they sbal
cease poIsoning the very ssmct pbere with their
lufsnons dootrine that the Uniou cauuos BE-
maiprainsd BY fstaining all the States as loyal
msnbers Of that Union, and. that they join
With Us IN labOring, While seeking % sbastise
and punish the dsrnas - -sS ard leaders Of the
rebellion, 70 restore confidence al d hope in the
bosoms Of OeuAJed asd misgu ded people