M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-08-28

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lour fathers did In the Convention
which framed the C6nstltution;we are
making our choice between the con-
sGitutionnl and the treaty arrange
meute. They cay they have got out;
we says they hase not. They are as
much in the Union end under tie Con
stitution 10 day ns they ever were,and
can not get out without Convention
as pre- scribed BY the Constitution.
Now, mark you, why did our faith.
ers choose the constitutional instead
Of the treaty making formi Had
lthey chosen the latter what would
have been the consequences had q war
broke out between the Statesl Why.
South Caroline, or Virginia would
Ihave had their treaties signed with
England and France before the war
broke out, and we should have had
TO fight them in addition to the States
themselves: These treaties wou'd
Ihave stipulated that whereas, In con-
Isidertion ofthe free navigation Of the
Mississippi, and whereas, in consider
alton Of the monopoly OF the tobacco
aud cotton trade, and whereas in con.
sideration ofOtber desirable privileges
granted. therefore We, Great Britain
and France, having @ monopoly Of the
cotton, or the tobacco. or the sugar,
and the right OF navigating the Mis-.
sissippi River free and without charge
in virtur Of these things we hereby
agree, in case ofa war between the
j Northern and Southern States, to de-
isnd the Southern States by furnish
ing a certain proportion Of men and
arms, and munitions Of war, &c.
The only reason they are not in war
with us now, is because these States
had not che power to make treaties.-
), repeat, IL was just because they ne.
, yer had the power to make treaties oi
! alliance with foreign Governments
that we have not had 10 fight France
and England. Well, are you going
+. to let them. Gnt now aud give them
the power to make such treaties, 90
!. that In case Of future war they can
!. send fifty or n bundred thousand men
B to fight for them against youl IL is
to bar out these foreign powers, and
, mot through any petty feeling ofre.
yepge, that We Gre making this MAR
} against rebellion. lfyou dent wan
d Them to have these rights. which they
delegated to the General Government.
+. you will see that they are reduced 20
D obedience under the Constitution,
! which deprlves them Of tho right to
make such stipulatiOns.
} Major Allen next referred to the fol.
1Ily of the men who call themselves Re.
politicians, stigmstizing the Demo
} Gratis as traitors 10 thoir country. The
} Democratic party is as much bound
/, by its history audithe nature Of its
; Iorgonlzation to be the party of Jree
dom, as you are bound to breathe the
air for your existence. At the same
/. time he rabuked the Democrats4oT
} oIchayging all the Republicans aO Aboli.
. ltionists. He considered these the
4 evil tendencies oil strong partissnship.
. Nine. .tenths of the men who voted tor
! Mr.. Lincoln are no lHore Abol:tioB:sts
than we are. We hEe all alike bound
to support the Union.
As to Mr.. LincSlh, whom he had
never seen, and oP whom he expected
no fagQrs, desiring hone, be wanted
to say O word TO lIis Democratic
f friends, some Of wfbm believed the
war was going TO bS o war Of aboli.
ton. Hs thought d snch fears truly
visionary and abstEd: lie believed
The President had SLID &wn.a hardihOod
!, of determination tlIat entities bim to
a place in the county. he consider.
ell it very signifcahs \ that the Presi-
dent had warned ilja people that he
was sorely pressed! Upon BY the e3.
treme fanatics, andi called upon all
other men to relieve him, SD that he
might 60 forth With Re hammer ofthe
country for the malitenanee ofthe
Union and the CP5sti.utiou. He
Thought every DsmS9ras should cay !,
"Here is one. Mr.. 4ihcoln, who will
stand by you" NOD bid be think, il
the President intend ID to make this.
Ia war Of abolition, heIwould have q
lected q DEMOCRAT ipf Secretary Of
War and q Democrat br Commander.
in.chief ofall the arbIies Of the Re-
public. II be designs1 to make il an
Abolition war, be woh)d not have se-
lected Democratic command the
grand divisions Of tk9 amy--Pope,
MoGlellan, BurnsideI Buell., Rose.
Grams, and, as il afraid bome Abiliton-
ist would get iQto Fori less Monroe, be
put General Dix ovea that, ] He ap-
pealed to bic Democrats friends, ifs
was reasonable to claf3Or against him
for doing that which bad aay Demo
II Io.at;n nroa;donk dono IL vr,,old hopA