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ment, who told me that the Last thing he did
was to detxil guard OF four for that purpose
Hox sbout this other policy? Il you con-
duct the wat On the old principle, you will
fight eterna0y: You support the means Of
feeding them They are III against you You
fur cotton belonging to rebels. What chance
has Union man there! Take two In Mem
phis. for instance: One was disposed to be
logal, and he other rebel The LOYAL man
esa esc.S 2s e faa a s S s1 =: .pS e.:s
By the rebel army and By NJ. ThlA G1u1e wM
"heads I win, tails you 1ose." He won.
under such pfactiee
When The rebels received no recruits, 1t sur
pfised them and us- Whys The conf .cst:on
act WAS like sword banging over them II
they joined When the rebel army would be
driven cut, everything would be goae- That
saved NJ, and disappointed them
In Kentucky, their recruits will be few, ex-
cept tloee taken by the cousc.ip:;nu act
They may force great many into. their r.nks,
but few will join Voluntarily.
Had euch Law been cnacted In the begin.
ring, We would have had tens OF taou ,auds
Of Cniou men in the South, where we nor
hayn't ore- Every one touod it tlel7 in:eges.
to lctn in the rebellion until tbs 1a1 nas
passed.
Ills xas doae By lie Republicans to PM
Gown TIT REBELLION. Tier: at: Democr4-s 10
procl msnon- I don't mean the gre1t ..no-
cratic party, for huldrees and thousands ~no
belonged to 1t volunteered and sacrificed their
hlocd, aud are true pa.E;o.s- s2eak only Of
those elo oppose these efficient 1neaus.
know til re are those who say cantlscatfon
IL unconstitutional Tte natural instincts of
man teach him that this Cannot be 80. This
government has tue Means Of maintaining it.
stlf Our fathers understood this; the grant
Ct POKER Is clear. Congress hss the power to
declare var, false Al army AID narg, cAu out
the Mili'ia to suppress insItTectIoa, Aad
s'ma6c sill the necessary 1a~s." Also to N AXE
rules for capture On land ard water. Yet,
when We get an army, We have got to d5lt IN
xba: 1t t.id, when 1t gave power to put do m
Instruction. It s1ou1d be put down viii the
bs5onet, and ball. and cannon, to cIu7h it out
and tupprss It, becaust tae court. xers In
| competent and civil Inv oTer5otnc- THIS is
cloil,ed with IT. The idea Is quoted that the
constitution Is to protect rebel p operty aud
| life. It says that no man shall be deprived OF
! his life, liberty and property ~ithoa. due pro-
cess OF law. This wa; quoted by the a?a1o.
|
| the confieca'io ait
| 1f1ha1 is carried ont ttf.ctual1y, it puts the
rebel property ard their lie side by side 1t
would have bten equally as absurd for these
| nien to Lave enlp1uDtled jur5 IT Suiloh, to
e.e vhrsher Reaur. gard should DC condemned
| IEty should b. trca!ed as heard Math,-
| olst u-irister say ri conference, few dlys
| ago, alo Was from Missouri: HIS adyica Was
IT,, "th.y 5tcn!d be shot In tie head Il rss,
tasirg, GoG Gave mercy on vou- soul if X:
! f1f 1.tr+--tf rnf 1T fr - INN "
how absurd it xorld be to enleanel Jay
70 dsirrHl1e whether nc should take their
| lives. 1t is rule Cf var that natiol my
take ss1y means to accomplish the end il
the COZ is:i:asion aEd laws. We Will take ta=ir
Irpr,ty, AID LIVES, aud rsgrocs, a1d mike
their la1'dt waste and dissolution, but that
:hry ehail submit
Il is clsin. that these measures will unite
them a-aiest lis. Tiny hnr: btrn united, ais{
hase Plotted this thing for vea's. It is i1l4 70
a't.npt to " in them back By Cancellation !;
they will never submit uutn they are thor
ouEh1y whipped.
Another measure was proposed in Congress
"a proposition Was brought in re4ul:in :,
every nlan elected to Office to take au oa'h
that he had never been in the service Of the
rebels Wasn't that reasonable: Hadn't We
lad enough Of Floyd <S Co? Every one who
measure I mean the leaders Of tile men who
call themselves par excellence ''Cnon'' pat
riots. The Democrats all voted against It, as
axaiEst the conG:cation act
Another measure directing the prasid mt to
require our generals to forage On the euemy,
WIS introduced. This Was voted az aiust By
them.
Now this is the issue II you trace this
thing back you Will find the gentlemen who
are busy getting up an organic stion known as
the u Urioni party, Or no party party, are all
opposed to these efficient measures. Tneg
claim contiscation is unconstitutioua!. TIE
rtlx{s don't st mp tis T1a but their tiIroc9tes
here do. Tney don's say it is unc ,nstitution Il;
ttey tranple thu constitution under foot and
despise ii, but they have got advocates here
who attempt to show that the c3nf5catton act
| is unconstitutional.
| Iltarned from General Curtis. who was il
command at Pea Ridge and of the Southwest
that Pillows negroes came within his lines
J ard he was about to free them, when he go'
within the act. Laughter. There neve
! vas more impudent thing since the time ths
d+ril took our Saviour upon the mountains
{ aud offered him all before him il he would fl
. | down and worship him. What more iupu
! didn't come within the Law. It IL the mos
l inIudent, except what I e2~ ia the Caicag
? Tins Of meetiHG held at Frankfort, kY.
e cow occupied by the rebels, dennuncing til
E proclana;lun OF the president Here 1t Is:
l AET1 ENtSciFATloE MEETING At FRAxKFo oKr.-
1nettlLg WIS held IN Frankfort Oh Saturday last
? the proceedings OF wh'ch. WHEN received, VII
prove q interest to Grant residents Of c.pta
city. Tie meeting wae called to consider the lat
= Emancipation proclamation Of the president, an
was addressed by Mess:s Thomas 4 Mudsa,
l. L,sandeF Horde. George y; Craadock. Johu R,t
L nay; .. B. ssyre. Lewis F. naevie, aaa Others, q
e 6f Nhum were severe in their denunciAtion Of th
president, and 1rosittee is eir declaration Of s.
!, Preeictut Lincoln to modify hi. proclamation
= = 10 eneh manner As tu suit the views Of Suathct
rights men. WIS passed. but subsequently, a
l. sorts If resistance 10 the Iresleatt plans Cra
dock declared himself original cessiontst AZ
hit fs1w npeaks.s Wished te e. BE- e%ns,dg5sd au,
u c1sl proceedings Of the meeting wi b much int
- reet.
4 4 meeting OF secessfonists Wis held
+ Frankfort and the proclamation deuounce'
j. The paper then introduces IN argument |
"a show that the president ought not to HI,
~ Issued it, and the writer hopes be will viii
~ draw 1t. / don't doubt 1t. Gun you imaci1
=. any hing more superlatively tmpudent:
] don't make ary charges against the Dem
r. sent to Congress by the yotes If Democra
=. that don't vute against condscation. requlri1
ID officers TO take the oath, forging On Il
- tEemy,ttc.
~ ~ Now If you are iu f4yor Of carrying On t.
=. var a. it was the tiret twelve months, tn.
ie yeu will have eternal war. The Hepubi-a
r. are for the new policy-the president is for
w lie at first thought mild measures best. Ifyt
ba will read that procf tma!ion you will see th
IN be urders bis generals everywhere to enfor
~ the provisions Of the cont scatson act whi
~ declare the property Of rebels confs y ed Al
H.. their slaves free. If In bis conscience an
~ body Is opposed to this policy, then he is Q
- posed to the laws. How many speeches hs
~ We heard from these gentlemen favo1iog t
81 enforcement Of tie laws, Particularly the I
a ritiye slave law? Don't you remember VII
~ ~ The military were called ont At Boston to {
- torce that law-and what was the matter.
hs negro had broke loose and was trying to 2
M lis freedom, which caused all the upros
~ There is positive order that no man sh al
hs surrendered up to his MISTER BY civil ot1ic
W mil he makes oath that he is loyal. II!
- any will dot?
r. II this law is tntarced, aud our armies
~ forth, there will oe no occasion for demucrs
~ ~. to war On this procl cllmation, for before t
snow falls our troops will march to the gu
and every slave will be free. This is the ?
~ icy. know Mr. Lincoln we'll. He is as az
~ slavery as I am, CT any of you He is - luu
IN in favor Of putting down this rebellion as :
to or1- He has bad difficulties to contend y
h. that none know Of. He entered upon his
80, found ont III. He WAS beset by border ST
ny NJ men who claimed to be Unionists, Who q
~ that II he would give them time, they VOL
g bring Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia ba
~ They eaid, "Giye US something to stand up
W so that We can tell them that you amt go
1o to barn those who fight, and We will trV a
m win them back By kibducss-" Tue prest1'
NJ listened, as these men had great tntlueu
-. Kentucky then occupied neutral ground.
,Io tie government had been In position-hnd
army rAteEd. this neutrality ought not to b.