The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-05-07

3OnCtliAtOn NO, sir no sent thenl quick.
v down to hell. and passed general con-
iscaticn act, by the prompt execution OF
which they and their mon, their goods.
nd everything that psrtained TO them"
went down alive into the pit. aud the
Mth closed closed upon them, and they
,crished from among the congregation,
thus afording terrific testimony Of Al
mighty Cod against a causeless rebellion.
have thus briefly examined the first and
second general propositions proposed in tho
outset, namely, that Congress, as tho nations
sovereignty, has right to destroy enemies
Of the national life that slavery il such an
enemy which brings me to the conclusion
that II il, therefore, the right and duty OF
Congress to destroy slavery.
II is one thing Ia have power, it is quito
another thing TO exercise that power. IL
the power exists there is a corresponding
duty and obligation. And this brings us at
once TO grapplo with the great practical
issues of emancipation. IL ie impossible
Tor mo in the few minutes allotted to speak
of plans or details 49, 10 discuss gradualism,
or immcdiateisn, OF colonization, and can
only remark generally that the inquiry opens
widely tho door Of expediency in connec.
ton with correct principles, brings at once
to our moet careful consideration the results
of SO great change in the condition of one
OF the laboring forces of tho nation, sug-
gests the utmost forbearance towards all
interested, demands protection and regula-
ton for the weak, and true conservative
regard for tho property and commercial
| interests involved. A more delicate, COM
plicated, and important task has seldom
been committed to mortal hands, and yet
am not ready to admit that it cannot be
done am not willing to suppose that
Providence and the Anglo american race,
after having accomplished so many wonders,
arc to be stalled by u handful of negroes.
When summary vengeance has been Wis
itod upon tho heads of reprobate lcaders,
aud the rightful authority of this Govern
mont established over eVery foot Of its ter
ritory, then the objects Of this war are ac-
complished, and il ought to end. Iso voted
on the 22d of July last, never intended
that this war should be prosecuted for
the purpose Of abolishing slavery. If
emancipation does result from the war, it
will be because the eruption of the hitherto
slumbering volcano il will be because the
war IL a compendium OF reasons against the
system; because tho booming reports from
the stolen ordnance of secession have
aroused the nation to grapple with its
doadhost foe, and assert tho right of self
defense, right never before donied TO any
being that has right to live.
claim that this nation has / light to live
that II has right TO resort to every means
| OF seit-defensc necessary to self-preserva-
tion. That, if in the judgment of Congress,
slavery is public enemy, (and if il is not,
do not want to touch it, il may and ought
to be dealt with at any time as such. And
| say that it is an absurdity to hold that o
question of self-preservation eau only DO
considercd in time of war and eettled only
by the war power. Emancipation should
be an ass0riion not to be mistaken, and
never to be forgotten. OF the right of the
the sovereignty to take care Of itself, to
deal summarily with its own enemies, aud
to provide for it's own tranquility, defense,
and welfare. If resistance is made to Jaws
T., of emancipation, il will be- made at the peril
of the law-breakcr.
While have no doubt -ee the right to
con'iscate the property of Rebels, and to
= libcrase their slaves, and will vote for such
proposition, if nothing better can be done,
) yet this liberation by the war power may
be partial, does not necessarily abolish the
system, and must necessarily neglect the
important practical details no necessary TO
the well-bcing of all parties. Nor do be-
lleve the territorial theory 10 be correct, SO
far as il is intended to be used for the pur-
pose Of emancipation for il il b. true that those
states have really committed suicide and are dead
then their local lava and institutions are also dead
and the Constitution necessarily prevails all over
the territory, acting directly upon all the Inhabitants
And whenever the sweet and heavenly breath of
the Constitution shall pass through tho lungs Of q
slave, he wall be free, ike the Esprit of the Lord
in the valley Of dry bones," proclaiming. "Come
from tho four winds, BREATHE and breathe upon
these slain, that they may live" You want no nd-
ditiona enactment no political formula To determine
the status of all "the inhabitants Of the land" IT.
however the theory be correct that their State exs
tence remains in durees, TO be dsenthraed by acts
OF returning loyalty would still have the voice OF
Congress, like an archangels trumpet on legiti-
mate errand Of ressurre con, bid the dry bones Of
withering and accursed despotism to live and res
cue the moot glorious Of earths nationSlties from
premature grave.
> Sir, stand hero as a conservative man. witt
I conservative instincts interests. and purposes.
= deaire first OF oil TO the life unity,
D permanent tranquility ot this nation. l desire u
conserve those great principles of personal liberty
= which have been winnowea oat Of the chaff of 81
= centuries and are Satnered up in the Constitution
y OF the united states, not for ourselves and on
: children merely, but for all future generations
o men. AS l view this matter, would as soon thin
OF neat Of yipers to live in the cradle of my chi
dren as 10 permit this system of slavery longer
; exist in this country. According to my conservs
nspa Z "a simply question between the ehildre
C and the snakes. But do not want 10 abate on
nuisance and set up another in its place. do nj
- want slave instructions. I do not want midnigi
alarms, or hearthsones sOiled with family blood.
do not want wandering vagrancy OF free black
l. or pronliseuous amalgamatOn of races. W
II have heard enough of all this and il is because
IA desire 10 avoid these evils that insist upon 81
=, right and duty Of the General Sovernment 10 tai
y this whole question into its own hands, and De-
with il in busness-like, practical, conservativ
ii manner. Here is the true field for conservatism
3 do its work in
The objection has been urged upon this floor that
"a actof liberation would "afrcaniEe southern society
- Sir, am not willing to admit +" Southern soc
~ ETY. Is so feeble structure that il will be ostlt
N irum ITS position by act of justice done 20 an IL
rs feror class. II does not follow that because 70
n- make the howell Of the slave his castle for pui
poses OF protection, that be is 70 spend his time 81
~ ting in your parlor does not follow that beeaul
10 you secure him in enjoying the society of his ow
ID family, that his family and yours are 10 be cO1
ID pounded into one social circle. II does not folio
is that because you give him the rights Of mAnhooC
he TO become an idle, Pfering vagrant, free ol
the restraints Of law and order.
III But there ia another view Of the subject force
upon our attention by the state OF things with whc
| We are already surrounded, You may deny q
rs tact or ignore it, but the explorabe logic Of
,n Is daily demonstrating that slavery never can t
l., hereafter the same as hitherto. This war before
ends VIII have totally demorsliEsd the system an
III rendered more dangerous to social security an
far less profitable and efficient producing fore
Il IS every day teaching the slaves practical lessor
4 OF hhody, and practical lessons Of the effcienc
u and power OF physical force. All the slumberiu
energies OF love for liberty" will BE- evoked fro
CO the darkened recesses OF the heart Of degrade
ld and downtrodden people. The Almighty never y
rs such motor to the human this innate, il
II eradcabie love for liberty" You may sneer
nv il or scold about il YOU please, but II has dor
ol mere for human progress, has carried the race
nd sleeper grades, around sharper curves rouR
nd er tracks, aAd on the whole with greater speed
he safety than all other purely human forces combine
- and If be ifted N hi