Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-07-11
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H. L = AAALoIED, CHIlldln Il. a. u.
Mr.. WADE, am told that Huffman, whose ev-
cry panel of fence is to be guarded by a soldier
paid for out of our pockets is as arrant traitor
as there is on the face of Gods earth. Now, sir,
what say you? Can we reach that property?-
Can we forage on the enemy? The Senate says
no. Restrained by the Constitution are WEI
We cannot even take it in the field If we can,
we can confiscate it, If State has a magazine
for the prosecution of this war, our arm is too
short; the Constitution is so weak that we are
restrained from taking it to feed a starving sol
der say you will never bring this war to an
end while it is the purpose of your commanders
III the field rather to use their soldiers to guard
the pigs and chickens and the fences of the NOR
tai enemies than fight them in the field. The
general who will place his guard so seduously
around the property of rebel to protect it, will
not be very likely to fight that rebel in the field
1t is idle; it is anamalous it is not the voice of
common sense nor the Constitution of the coun-
try. We have the power to defend that Consti-
tuition against assaults from all quarters. have
sworn to God that l will support it, and never
was more in the progress of that conscientious
duty than when stand here contending for the
prosecution of this war with the utmost vigor
and the prostration of the power of the enemy
am bound by my oath to be the enemy of the
enemies of the Constitution. ] have sworn tC
protect 1t which presupposes that / am the enc
my of those who assail it.
The man who claims that the Constitution it
self is protection for treason is much more ikel,
to violate it than he who stands forth the advo
cate ota law that will use this rebel property fo
the purpose of suppressing the rebellion, anC
thus maintaining the Constitution of our coun
try. In my heart of hearts have it in charg,
more than any thing else, to maintain and defent
the Constitution, the UniOn and the old flag; anC
will do it, though every slave be free and every
rebel lo0ses every cent of property he ever hat
or ever will have. Until this spirit actuates tn,
| Administration do not hope for triumphan
conclusion of this great controversy.
Sir, Southern traitors may as well learn at frs
as last that if they will not consent TO be ou
/ equals they must be our vassals. We offer {,
4 treat them as our equals. We have said to them
'you may be our equals ON this floor, every
where" but they may as well understand that i
4 they cannot consent to be our equals, they mus
be our vassals. They never can compete witt
us; they never shall be our masters, and there
fore, if they cannot consent to be our equals, bu
wage war on us it must end in their vassalage
for the glorious principles of our old Constitu
ton shall never be subverted We will stan,
upon this, although we take their property AM
their lives; and whatever else may come, tn
war shall be prosecuted with unremittng vigo
and with resolute discrimination, until treaso
gives up the ghost although every cent of prop
erty belonging to the rebels be taken, and al
though their slaves be emancipated.