Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-05-31

. | Every Dn0 WuO was mere q year OF TWO age
p knows that this same idea was incnlcateC
then by those who are now open traitors
, They sought to tie and fetter our limbs by
the cry of violated Constitution, that It's
} enimies might stab it to the death. There
is not q man now in what are called the
confederate states levying war; coercng men
into this accursed rebellion to overthrow
this glorious Constitution of ours, but harp.
ed upon the same string that Senators have
harped upon in this debate. The arm Of
the Constitution was too short TO defend it
from aggression. These were the doctrines
that they announced, and then they went
of and formed an organization, aud i'm.
plOred foreign nations, yea, aud agreed 20
become the vassas Of foreign de,pots If they
would only aid and assist them in overthrow.
ing this Constitution of ours. First they
claimed thai we had no consti utional pow.
or To defend the ConStitutiOn-a very cheap
way if they could succeed in it to get along
in their rebellion. We must lie down in
our track, because if we undertook o raise
an army to go forth to conquer rebellion,
We were acting without constitutional au-
hOrity. Was not that what they oil in
sisted upoui Did they not say of the Ad.
mnistralion what Senators on the other
side OF the CnOmber are saying nON2 Did
not the former colleague of the Senator
from Kentucky, Mr.. Powell accuse The
Admini'lrat on vi tyr my an desrotismY
IL Is the old tune that was harpcd upon 10y
every traitor who is now an open enemy 10
the Constitution Of the United StateS.-
| They undertook to show that the Cons;itu.
lion was, somehow, (elo de Sc; that it did
not contain any power, or restricted us
from using any power for It's preservation.
Sir, these arguments will not do.
Seua, ors arc very tender Of forfeiture and
of cou6scaiion How is it with the open
! enemies Of the Constitution Of the United
States? Have they any scruples to main
! tam that infamous cOunt turfeit called the
| Confederate Conslitntiou2 The man who
fails to come up to all of its acquisitions, if
! he escapes with the loss Of all his property,
| with his life, is fortunate This c0wardly,
this unworthy dOctrne that Senators preach
is only for the qualification Of those who
arc seeking the destruction Of the Const
| tuition.
Let mo say IN passing, that yon compel loyal
! men in he Couedera St,t q o rec me h
aOcttors ct treOson because you are so leni.
ent that you will not raise your hand against
+ their mu derers aud robbers. In truth, up
to this hour. the men in the Confederate
| States who have raised their uuhall0wed
arms to strike down the Constitution of the
| United States, are more favored hy this
Government than are the true and much
prosecuted loyal men there. 1t is u blem.
lsh upon our Administration, and | hope to
God That it is about to pass away forever.
Senators regret The scope Of this bill for
ieitng the property of traitors in these
/ Confederate Safes. If my will could pre-.
! vail, the men whose unhallowed and dam-
ming ambition has melted them To bring all
this misery upon the country through This
rebellion, who have stirred it up withou
cause, should be held justly guilty of all the
n eq Iencts OF their Internal acts-murder,
treason, perjury, robbery. They are guilty
of all. You are very tender-fOoted towards
these men; your Constitution will not let
you take their property. You may rob
your own citizens, you may bankrupt your
L. easury to defend yourselves against them;
but their property must not be touched to
indemnify loyal meu and relieve them from
taxation.
If you defeat this bill you fail to take all
destruction of the Government, and coulis.
cate i: TO relieve the bn nrdcuS Of loya! men,
aud to indemnify us for the just debts we !
have incurred in defending ourselves against
these traitors, say to you, aud through |
you to the people, Tor | want it to go to
them. l am not the man who has prevented
it. go for the largest forfeiture. am
in favor of visiting just punish ment on eve
ry man who has raised his aGcurSed hand 10
strike down the institutions of our fathers
l will take their property and | will relieve
the loyal North, aud the loyal men Of the
South, and indemnify them with this con.
fiScated property; yea, 10 the last dollar of
these scOundrels. He who will not do il
may meet me before our master, the people, |
npon this sulject. II | am wrong, they
will uudoub edly remind me Of it. II it is |
right, if it is just, il il is equitable, if il is
demanded 10y the high eXlgencieS of the |
times in when We live, trust | shall stand |
justified. But, sir, wish 10 stale distinct |
ly tbat | will go for the utmost scope of
your bill. | would make it stronger II | !
could. When l have brought u traitor
who is seeking my life and my property to
terms, and when become bankrupt in my
endeavors to pur him down and defend my
self have no scrupIes about the property
Of his hat snail he taken To indemnify me
do moi like the argument of some Of
my friends here who have risen aud prefsced
their remarks hy saying they did MOI expect
to get much TO indemnify the losses hy thlS
VAR out Of lhls coniiScaliOn. Sir do mol
eXpecI il. ii We are true to ourselves, #
we 20 GA win ;hai patriotism, that rcgald
TO The Constitution, What hats ed Of treason
aud all the consequences that ought 10 gov
ern us, We shall find property >uifi ent 10
indemnify loyal men for the expenses Of thi'
unholy war L. will he bul poor ipden
MY al last. Sir, what will indemnify us
for the most precious blood OF our young !
men, who toy these scouudrelS, have beeu
compelled TO go forth on he field Of bat
tie aud hazard heir lives in defense of our |
liberty. They will lie in their graves, la /
mented 10y all just men, dcplored by all
their acquanlances, mourned by her coun
try. II we are to take all the property of