Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-02-09

and non7 Talk about milking . hc-gcat In q
\ ieieve--and it Ia sense 10 this.
Nov, there is little snack Of propriety In
| this latter idea; but what can we say Of this
exhibition 10 deliberative body, whose only
Iduty is to Increase the army and the revenue;
discussing the disposition Of tho elavee before
we get them, and the movements OF General
Mcclellan, with the blankest incapaoity to un'
dersland them ltistoo ridiculous for serious
controversy. II can only berldcuied. ~ We
have these civil warriors, whose only night is
loeomachy, barking at General McCleiian; ana
| for what7 Because be does not proclaim liberty
Throughout all the land and to all the inhabi-
tants thsreol, gAh, there is the trouble Can
you wonder that Wendell Phillips, whose
speeches are hailed 60 repturously by this claes,
declared that he ehould deplore Q victory Dy
| Mcclellan, because the sore would be salved
over, and It would only be the victory OF o slave
Union; and that he thanked Beauregard Tor
tmarshaling his army before Washington, be-
cause it conferred upon Congress the constitu-
tonal power to abolish slavery Nor would
wonder to see my colleague from the Cleveland
district, who lectured us on our duty to the
Union upon the elavery question, rehearsing
again his contempt for the Union, which he ex
pressed in bis printed speech made at Cleveland
on the day Of John Browns obsequiee, when ne
said that no puter spirit than John Browns had
ever entered Paradise for the past thousand
years; aud that he would rend the Union TO do.
stroy slavery, though hedged round by the III
pie bars of the national compact, and though
thirty. three crowned sovereigns with arms In
their hands stand around it!
| wish these masters Of the art OF war, who
quote 80 inappositely and irreverentiy Josau4's
Wrtinge, but forget how he won bis battles,
whose knowledge of Agamemnon aud Achilles
10 purely poetic, would study some OF the useiui
axioms of Hieroclee, aud would just 60 to sleep
before a look ng-glsss to see how handsome
they look with their eyes shut aud their mouths
closei. The country would have jubilee
over their silence only second to that which
greeted the outgoing oil the late Secretary OF
War. a
| did intend, Mr.. Chairman, 10 review some
Of the bills introduced here for coDfscation and
emancipation, snd to discuss their feasibility and
constitutionality. But am glad TO announce
to the country that there anO hope Of such su-
icidal legislation passing the present Congress.
| That announcement, which the opinions mere
/ Justify, will give relief TO our army and TO the
Union men everywhere.
One Of the bills of this black batch pretends
to strike out the State OF Florida This bill has
the % ternilY Of my colleague Mr.. Gurleyl -
Ills part OF his military plan. While strik'
Ing for the Union and the flag, with every star
on it's folde, he would blot out the Statehood Of
Florida He would have lite everglades and
swamps devoted 20 the business OF negro ap-
premiership, with the Federal agents for task
masters and the Republic rs cotton producer
and epeculator Here isthe spot where my col
league would impAradse the African. He
would have Federal master watch the negro
apprentice, and see to II that he produced lIy-
ing from that soil, where dying Is 50 much Cash
er. He would have Us drop down the little
pickaninuies amidst the hsunts OF the alligator.
He thinks he sees here an opening for the ris-
ing generation OF colored children; knowing,
as my colleague dots, that they will all be
saved in the other world, he is willing TO risk
their sudden disappeaIaucs here | can we'll
imagine the holy horror which will pervade the
infantile African when II comes to under.
stand the con6scating character of my col
| leagues bill can well understand how the
gentleman from PeunsJ lvania Mr. Campbelll
must have startled the people Of his State by
his propositions to hang all the public plunder-
era, and thus depopulAte 90 terribly his own
State. But that was humanity compared
to this scheme OF my colleague, which is only
paraileled In Dean Swifl's plan TO get rid OF
Irish children bE.aestiDg them. ALI such
schemes are ln detbgNion Of our whole system
of polity. Their authors seem TO be bent on
pryiDg away mouDtaiDs of granite with levers
Of straw L9 ai s-5t.
Such schemes as are here discussed will do no
good to the blacks nor the whites, unless Q
scheme of forced expatriation be at once start
ed; and that ls attended with formidable obsta
cles. The North will become in turn the worse
than masters of the slaves. Fer very self-pro-
teetionH Hand to prevent such ruinous aud adult.
erous mixture Of society, the North will rise to
drive the freed blacks from their soil Interest,
which is stronger 10 society, in the end, than
philanthropy, will issue its Iedct of expatria-
tion, and no good will accrue to the black or
white. IL you would barbarize the war, undig-
niiy its object, and, indeed, make it failure in
every sense, you may follow the impractical
schemes Of New England politics, and their neo-
phytes in the country.
These emancipation schemes will divide the
North, aDd create new dissention aud rebellion
in the border States It will paralyzo the ef
forts of the army, and make cold and indffer-
ent the now ardent and anxious friends Of the
Union. Already we have seen that Fremont
became the recruiting officer Of Price, and such
camp followers as the member from Illinois,
whose speeches are quoted in Southern papers,
helped to give aid and comfort to secession.
This division OF the North now, when all are
united by State legislation and Federal action
to defend our flag and sovereignty, would utter
ly destroy every hope which has buoyed Us In
this great conflict.
II would be an act of fraud on the soldiers
and officers of the grand army of the Republic.
Tcey were called out by proclamation Of the
Sd Of May, whose preamble reads thus:
Whereas the existing exgencles demand immediate
and adeq the protection Of the nation
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Union by the suppression Of the insureconary comb
nations now existing In several States for opposing the
laws Of the Union and oDstructinR the execution thereof
To which end military force, In addition to that called
forth By my proclamation OF the 18th day Of April, In
tho present year, sppea to be ndiSpensaby necessary
The invocation to the soldiers called forth is
as follows:
In the meantime I earnestly invoke the co operation
OF all good citizens in the measures hereby adopted for
the eectual suppression OF unlawful violence for the
impartial enforcement Of constitutional laws and for
the speedest possible restoration peace and order and
with these OF happiness and prosperity throughout
country.
The first law of the extra session, passed
July l3, 1861, provided for an army to execute
the laws of the Union, suppress instructions,
and repel ingasiJDs The Cfittenden resolu-
lions were an explicit Avowal Of the only and
legitimate objects of this war. (House journal
OF last session, p. 1897 They said;
In this national emergencywe would banish all feel
ing of mere passion or Tesentment and would recoect
only our duty TO the DhOle c0utTv; and that this war
was NOT waged upon part in any spirit OF oppression
nor for ny pup OF conquest subugation; for
the purpose OF overtrototRg or Interfering soh tie
rioits or sstab.hsd fnsffintions Of Gs States but
to maintain the supremacy Of the Constitution and pre-.
serve tie Union with all the dignity, equality and roh
of tie seUerGL Stsfes untnspatred.
To divert is now into q wOrfare against the
institution of slavery will be to make 1t the
"yiolent and remorseless revolutionary struggle"
which the President fears Besides 1t would
IL a cioank;o -in ndIa n non tha oaonla