The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-08-06
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WE learn that few Of OUT fellow citi-
zens are taking exceptions to the policy of
the Government, in sanctioning the emanci-
patton of slaves in the District of Columbia
aud also to the confscation of property be-
longing to rebels. These exceptions are
stated as their reasons for not cooperating
with the Union party in the approaching
official nominations. Such unworthy and
nexcusable objections are indeed a re-
proach to any man calling himself an Amer
can citizen.
The monarchial powers of Europe, Eng
land, France, Denmark, Holland and Russia
have, as measure of justice, emancipated
the slaves throughout their dominions,
and shall it be said that Americans refuse
to support their own government because
it has removed the disgrace and curse OF
slavery from the National Capital? Shame
on the men, whomsocver they may be. Be
fore the tribunal of civilization, Turks and
Hottentots will rise in judgement against
and condemn them.
These men also demur at the coniiscation
of property belonging to rebels, and talk
eloquently of the violation of constitutional
rights, belonging to traitors! Who has
ever heard of the rested rights of traitors
under a constitution which they repudiatc,
and their right to the protection of gov
ernment which they are endeavoring to de-
stroy? The noble men who framed the con-
stituton of this great republic never con-
templated treason in the form and to the
extent now presented hence they did not
make adequate provision for its punish
ment, and therefore the need of enactments
similar to the bill just passed. Longer to
disregard the necessities of our position
would be suicidal to our own existence as
nation.
In such war as the one in which we
are now engaged, every available means
should be used to effect it's termination, and
we deem the act of confiscation as the most
important step towards that object. Shall
we voluntarily tax ourselves to the utter
most to furnish means TO suppress this in
! famous rebellion, and then be told that it is
unconstitutional to inflict on traitors the
penalties of their treason? Let infamy rest
on such mean and umpatriotic EXCUSES
Those who utter them can well apologize
for the causeless war which the slave oil
garchy have forced upon us. They can
listen with indifference to the dying groans
of hccatombs of our brave soldiers, slain by
Southern rebels. They can gaze with apa
thy on the mutilated forms of numbers OF
our patriotic soldiers, who have been main
cd for life, in the battle for Union and Con
stitutional Government. But when the
government acts with energy to suppress
the rebellion, and to punish traitors, thel
these men talk of violated Southern rights
which is urged as their pretence for no
supporting it.
Who are those that talk Of the right o
traitors? Certainly not the liberty loving
patriot 1t is not that man on whose lite'
energies has been devoted to the de
vclopment, building up, and main
tainauce of those great principles O
civil and religious liberty, which are tn
bulworks of freedom, and the glory of fre
government. 1t is not such men that tall
; of the vested rights of traitors in the cor
stitution. No, it is the men whose loos
habits inspires sympathy with congenia
spirits 1890 men wo regard not the sancity c
7, an oath. the rights of property, or the valu
of human life. Of this class we have til
" brightest example in John C. Breckinridg'
the degenerate son of patriot sire. Right
under the constitution for purjurers, theive
and murderers! Yes, they have rights
:, and these are the galows and the halter
! Such are the vested rights of traitors.