M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-07-31

nationality. The other class 10 hight.
ing, as it supposea, to maintain' and
preserve the rights, Of property and
domestic safety, which il has been
made to believe are assailed by this
Government. This latter class arc
not disunionist per Sc; they are so on,
y because they have been made to be-
lieve that this Administration is ini-
mical to their rights, and is making
war on their domestic institutions.
AS long rs these two classes act to-
gether tlley will never assent % peace.
TIE policy, then, to be pursued is Oh.
vions. The former class will never be
reconciled, Int the the latter may he.
Remove their apprehensions, satisfy
them that no hahn is intended to
them and their institutions; that this
Government is not making war on
their rights Of property. but is simply
defending its legitimate authority,
and they will gladly return to their
allegiance as sosn ss the pressure Of
military dOmination imposed by the
Confederate authority is removed from
them. ai-r ~
Twelve months ago both Houses Of
Congress adopting the spirit OF your
message, then bnt recently sent in,
declared with singular unanimity the
object ofthe war, and the country in
stantly, bounded to your side to assist
you in carrying II on, II the spirit
Of that resolution had been adhered
to we are confident that we should be-.
fore now have eeen the end Of this
deplorable conflict. But what have
we scent In both Houses Of Congress
We have heard doctrines aubverslve
OF the principles Of the Consultation
and seen measure after measure found
ed in substance on those doctrines
proposed and carried through, which
can have no other effect than TO dis
tract and divide loyal men, and eEas-
perate and drive still further from us
and their duty the people ofthe rebel
lious States. Military officers, follow.
ing these bad examples, have stepped
beyond the jns. limits Of their author.
Ity in the same direc.ror, until in ssY
erAl instances you have felt the neces.
sity Of interfering to arrest Them
And even the passage OF the resolu
tion to which you refer has BEEN %.
tentatiously proclaimed as the tri.
umph Of principle which the people
Of the Southern States regard as ruin
ous to them. The effect Oi these mOa-
sures was fO-etold and may now be
seen in the induratei state Of Souths
ern feeling.
t. these causes, Mr.. Prssident,and
not to our omission to vote for the re-
solution recommended by you, We sol
EMMY believe we are to attribute the
terrible earnestness Of those in arms
against the Government aud the con-
tinuance Of the war. Nor do VIC (per-
NIT US to say, Mr.. President, with all
respect for you,) agree that the insti-
tuition Of slavery is "the lever oftbeir
power" but we are ofthe opinion that
"the lever of their power" is the ap-
prehension tina. the powers oi COM
mon Government, created for common
and eqnal protection to the interests
of all, will be welded against the in-
stitutions Of the Southern States.
There is one other idea in your ad.
dress We feel called on to notice.
After stating the fact ofyOur repuGia'
ton of Gen. Hunters proclamation
you add: se.5
"Yst in repudiating il, ! gave dis.
satisfaction, if not offence, to mary
whose support the country cannot al.
ord to lose. And this is not the end
of it. The pressure in THE direction
IS still upon me and is increasing.
By conceding what ! DOW ask you
. N relieve me, and much more, can 70
lieve the country in this important
point" qsya ssae;Bgb
We have anxiously looked into
this passage to discover its true i'm,
port, but we are yet in painful luncsr-
tainty. How can we, by cenceding
what you ask, relieve yOn, and the
country from the increasing pressure
to which yon referl We will not all
low ourselves to think that the pro-
position is that we consent to give
up slavery, to The end tha. the Hum
ter proclamation may be LET loose on
the Southern people, for il is too well
known that we would not be parties
to any such measure, and we have too
much respect for You to imagine You
would propose Is. Can il mean that
BY sacrificing our interest in slavery
We appease the spirit that controls
that pressure, cause il to be with,
drawn, and rid the country OF the pes
tilent agitation 'ofthe slavery qnes.
toni We ere forbidden 50 10 think,
Cor that spirit would not be satisied
with the liberation of seven hundred
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