Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-11-05

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Proclamation.
In the resolutions adopted at their state con-
vention, the democrats protested against the
presidents proclamation for the following
reasons =
Because sit deprives the noble Union men
of the rebelious states, alike with the most
guilty, of their property" 1t is a remarkable
fact that all ''the noble Union men of the re-
bellious States" who have fled from their
homes to the north, are in favor of the pro-
clamation, and that they turn the cold Shout
der to their democratic protectors, and atfili-
ate with the republicans, who, according to
the democrats, are planning so much injury
to them. From their pretended friends we are
content to appeal to ''the noble Union mem
themselves to refute the statement of those
who SO ostentatiously assume to protect and
harmonic them.
Because, ''if imperative it will bring down
upon us the scorn of the civilized world"
The war is prosecuted by twenty millions
against eight millions. The north has all the
munitions of war, the south none except what
it can steal. The north owns the mightiest
navy in the world, the south cannot keep a
gunboat afoat. The north traffics with the
whole world, the south is shut out from those
supplies which we would consider the neces-
saries Of life. If the war is unsuccessful I'M
der such circumstances, will it not bring down
upon us the scorn of the civilized world"
The same arguments adduced by the demo-
Gratis against the proclamation, is equally per-
tinent against the war. If they dared, we do
not doubt that most of them would as gladly
apply it in that direction, as against the proc
lamation. They know that if enforced it will
strike down the strong arm raised by their
southern brethren against the only demo-
cratic government in the world, and promote
freedom and equality.
Because ''if capable of practical execution,
it will produce a war of races" and so on,
causing immense danger and suffering to the
south-that is to say, they are afraid 1t will
hurt the rebels. For that very reason we are
in favor of it. We know of no rule Of 'civ-
ized or christian warfare" which calls upon
the commander of a noble ship attacked at
sea by pirates, to withhold the fire of his larg-
est and most effective guns, because it hap
pens to be pointed at the spot where the pi-
rates magazine is supposed to be. 1t is the
misfortune of the rebels, that their magazine
is in SO exposed position. They should
have thought of their danger from an
explosion, before they attacked the no.
bic government under whose protection
they had lived so long. None but pol
troons and towards, after having attacked
their enemy with all their power and ayailed
themselves of every advantage which perjury
and treachery could give them, would now
cry out against the use of the strongest meas
ure the federal government can employ
against them. None but their sympathizers
at the north would protest against the em-
ployment of that measure, for the reason that
it will hurt the rebels.
The truth is that those friends of slavery
ought to live at the south. They are kindred
to the rebels-bone Of their bone, flesh of
their flesh. They are opposed to the procla-
nation, because they are opposed to demo-
cratic principles-to freedom.