Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-27
tFrOm Forney's Press-l
LETTER FROM OCCASIONAL" /"
wAsHrseros. March il. 1859.

the confidence OF Inc breckinrIdg' q
leaders in the Free States. He wa;
their. prime fayorite so long as they sup
posed he could be Asttered by theil
empty compliments. Whenever they
desired to embarrass his Administra,
ton, or to attack member Of his Cab.
met, or to misrepresent his party friends,
they ingeniously selected him as an OBJ
ljeet Of invidious eulogy, and assured
the country that he was not responsible
for the acts ofthose ofhis friends. This
is an old game Of old politicians. How
false and deceptive it is, is proved by
the conduct Of these Breckiaridge sym.
Epathizers. The President has Sc last
spoken; not asa partisan, but as a pat
riot. He has made a recommendation
to Congress in favor of gradual emah.
cipation in the Border States. with the
consent Of the people thereof, and com
pensation to the loyal owners Of slaves,
In doing this, he carefully avoids the
extreme men Of his own party, and sd-
dresses himselfto the vell-known record
Of others. And how is this Presiden-
tial recommendation received by the
Breckenridge leaders-the chiefs Of the
so-called Democratic party? As yet,
not single newspaper in their interest
has uttered word in its favor. Some
denounce it-others criiicise it-and
others hypocritically regret and deplore
it. The Presidents plan has always
been contemplated with favor by the
old Democratic leaders. The Virginia
statesmen, even so late as their Reform
Convention of 1899-30, came within an
ace Of recommending an emancipation
law to the people; and such men as Van
Buren, Silas Wright, Benton, James
Buchanan. and Cave Johnson, always
favored the same idea At this mo-
ment, when our necessities demand ac-
ton upon the question Of slavery, when
thousands Of contrabands are escaping
into our lines, and forever freeing them
selves from their master; when the 10y
al as well as the disloyal owners OF the
Border States viii be equal sufferers
from this stampede Of the slaves, the
men who hold that they are exclusive
Democrats resist the wise and humane
recommendation Of the President, and
refuse to second them. 1t is well for
the people, who are deeply interested
in the doiugs Of Congress on this and
kindred subjects, TO watch the intrigues
and Inconsistencies Of these heartless
and desperate politicians. = '.t = -
In reading oyer the late debates in
the Senate of Pennsylvania on the pro-
position in favor of the abolition Of
slavery in the District OF Columbia. no
honest observer could fail to be amused
at the ridiculous attitude Of the Sena-
tors who call themselves Democrats
Not vote was thrown by any one OF
them in favor Of the proposition.-
Afraid to express themselves directly
on the side ofthe -ebels, they contented
themselves with lame apologies Tor their
course, attacks upon the Republicans,
and repetiions Of the stale and thread
bare arguments Of the pro-slayery lea
dcrs in Congress. Not a man of them
rose to the dignity of the issue. Can
these politicians be the real representa-
tives of any portion of the people OF
Pennsylvania?
A striking evidence OF the insinceri-
ty of party demagogues is the manner
in which they try to excite popular feel
ing against President LincolG's scheme
of gradual emancipation by stating
that, il it should ever be adopted,
heavy tax will be levied upon the loyal
States. Ignoring the unanswerable ar
gument of the President, that if some
such remedy is not adopted in regard
to the Border States, the war will prob
ably be protracted at an enormous ex-
pense. and the property even Of loyal
men will be sacrificed in the general
stampede, they look forward to the day
when. by making opposition to taxation
their bnltle-cry, they may regain pow
er, and, by uniting their fortunes with
the rebels In arms, defeat the object Of
the present war, viz: the restoration Of
the Union and the maintenance Of the
Government. Have these narrow par
tisans even reflected that the soldiers
now fighting for the Union, aHd the
relatives and friends of those who have
fallen in its defence, will never consent
to peace that is not based upon legis-
lation that will infiict the severest pun
ishment on those who have been guilty
OF such atrocious crimes and have shed
so much innocent blood? Do they sup
pose that these brave men, who must
WELD such a controlling influence in all
our future elections, will allow polili-
clans. whose only hope is to get into
power. to frighten them by these objec-
tions to taxation? A great change has
unquestionably come over the opinions
of many Of our countrymen in arms on
this very question Of slavery. When
they see the STAKEHOLDER beginning and
pushing forward this monstrous rebel
lion, and exulting over the massacre OF
their companions and friends, they will
care little what becomes of the slave
property Of this sristocraey. 4 great
clamor is raised at sill attempts to IN
terfere with slavery even on Mr.. Lin
coins plan, and one Of the favorite ar
guments used by these party leaders is,
"You are exceedingly anxious to take
away the property Of the Southern peo-
rla and tn tax US in order that emanei-