M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-05-01

itviihout debate and Withoe'eonsidera.
Ition, and gone to the people OF Ken
ltneky, already ruined by this war with
no cotton manufactures, with no mann.
'Ifactnrins of shoes or shoddy, with no
fraudulent contracts and no corruption
fund to supply the sad wants which
the war has entailed upon them cut
of from their trade with the southern
States, and cut off from their trad,
with foreign nations, by the destrr :,
tim Of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
he expects me, say, to 60 to them
and ask them to give up a portion Of
tho necessaries oil life to carry ont this
policy OF State emancipation be Fed
eTal treasure. Sin, he does not value
this Union as value it, no man does
who would press this fatal measure
upon us now.
These gentlemen say that there is
not STAKEHOLDER but what prefers sla-
very to bis God. Ihave 70 sympathy
with that PROCLAMATION OF the sacred
name Of the Author OF our existence
1t is founded on infdelity; it springs
from an infdel heart. You say we
prefer slavery to our God, to the Uns
ion, to the c constitution. Tell me how
yOu will abolish slavery by Federal
usurpation and preserve the Constitu.
tionl Tell me how you will raiSe an
issue between the Constitution and
sIavery2 No gentlemen = no, MI.
Chairman. | do not prefer any earthly
possession to the Constitution. This
is no idel declaration. know gen
tlemen says "you will give your lives
to preserve it, but not your slaves
That is Il mistake. We will give them
and give them freely whenever you
need them 10 carry Oh the war, to dig
your trenches or drive your wagons,
or take any part in the war which is
authorized by Christian principles or
by the Constitution. You shall have
them as freely as you shall that noble
b. eed OF horses, sprung from Arabian
and English studs, cow feeding upon
our bluegrass pastures. But, gentle,
men, We will not give up our munici.
pal liberty we will not give up the
reserved rights Of the States or Of the
people, because it would destroy the
Union. The grea! mistake you make
is in supposing that the Urion consists
in its present territorial boundaries, and
that you must sacrifice the Constitu.
tion itself rather than let u foot OF
Territory 60 away from you. Why,
Texas was once ont OF tho Union, ard
the Constitution was in existence. I
prefer the preservation of the Consti.
tuition to our territorial integrity, but |
intend to have both, so far anything |
can say or do will accomplish it.
But let me ask yon who talk this
way about preIerring slavery to the
Union, did il never occur to you ths.
you would not give up your abolition
notions for the Union--Ehat you pre- |
ierred hem to the Union ask you,
would You not rather see this Union
rent in twain than abandon your con.
victions upon the subject of negro
slavery, and your measures for the
emancipation Of the slaves Of Americal
declare there are many who do not
want to see this Union brought back
again if African slavery lie to come
with il. 1
Mr.. FEssENDEN. As the gentleman
rom Kentucky has referred to me, II
merely wish to say, so far as that ques.
ion is concerned, that so long as l
lold to the view to which be has ad.
gerted, and which advanced as the
sentiment Of the President, | much
more desire the determination Of sls.
very, if 1t can be constitutionally etfec-
ed-as | believe it can-than DO to
zee the Union restored. wish to see
layery at an end when this war shall
,e at an end, if it can be constitution
lily accomplished.
Mr. WADswoRTH. concede, there
)re, to the President patriotism and
concede that he proposes a
constitutional emancipation policy
q the border States. | concede that
hat policy logically y repudiates all the
xtreme notions of my friend from
daine Mr.: FBssENDEN and the other
entlemen to which have alluded. II
And then the question arises whether
can, as Representative Of the peo. !
lie Of Kentucky, accept it. ! say no.
cannot support the Administration
u its emancipation policy in the bor-
er States. will not support it here, t
or will do it at home. p
Thele is another view which | pro- IN
ose to present. The keenest paug Z
Ihich an anxious reflection on that 1
lessage brought to me wac belief 4
nat it contemplates the contingency i
"a dissolution OF the Union that it {
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