The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-02-19
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been Urged that the power ofconfscation and
emancipation Is a war power, and, there icre,
to be exercised only BY the Executive as
! Commander in nChief or by those under him
in the military service. / admit tha. itis 9
war power; but have already shown that
i the Constitution has invested The war power
in Congress, and the power to pass all laws
needul to its execution The speecliof the
venerable John Quincy Adams has been-cI
led az against ibe power Of Congress so to
' legiSlaie. The speech was not Iuly ciieik OF
consideled. Iusteau Of making aDy such dec
leration he declares, the con ra,y. that, IN
time Of insuuection or public war. che pow
} er to emancipate the slavesofrepels comes to
. tits House and the Senate
| heye heard il intiInated that the Presi.
; dent doubts this power. There is no room
for such in,imation, inaSmuch as the power,
to limited exlent, was exercised BY Con.
gress at It's recent session, by a statu which
{ gave liz erty to all slaves employed BY their
masters consent in AID Of this rebellion, and
and confscaed all property Of rebels used
by its owners consent in aid of the rebellion
and which statute the President approved 49,.
7 Tie President, loyal to the requirements of
the Constitution and laws tells us in his
message 10 this session thai he has con iotmed
his Official conduct to this statute OF Congress
and that ~ a new law upon the same sub
ject shall he proposed, its pfepriety wall be
duly considered"
/ Sir ilsiy, a law rs r,sSbI n "a sqHIl;t
JUill not he elf.etive tNyhv-n etfsct,veq.
/ Can Won not enioin ,,non the co,nmsndinc
/ Offer OF war Army III e2ecution oiia ggps
Il eral law oi conf cnti,n aai l,her,,;nnT !, {he
same manner that, by tho law o( I9O6 The
fdutvis now eribined anon him 10 stpc,,re Tor
the public use the public stores oil the enc.
nv taken in his camps. forts. narozinnS and
towns. and for the neriact of rhicb si,ch
commanding officer shall be answefable1-I
IF fty eighth Ar,ic,e of Wary
Bnt il /, said su,b n law viii rot az 70 ~,
rebels, slaves, be effective Whv n,tY lIs;t
because the knosledge Of the hcl, cannot
reach these slaves? Pass vour law sTmnlv
1 declaring them freefnen ana that tbev shajl
r if thew ly to vonr standard, reoejvss tin,,nro
tec,ion of your Army. and the iovf,l paue
4 within ten DAYS reach every si,va In Tia r.
public. bv means OF that human talegy.nh
who's, living net work uysrl;es every ri.nta.
ton and is woven Of the laeersied baarh
! strirls ss Of the victims oCth,s in erral At,nefv
! Will not vour law be effective il u.ssed and
4 communicated to the slave? Whv 0not'a IA
it because he prefers slavery to ireedoni--the
4 bondage Of death to the glorious lib:rty of
tis sons Of God? No. sir, there IS NJ slave
in Ills land, not ret of his reason by the
providence oi God or by ihe tertare oil op-
pressl n who would not hai. our statute OF
defvercnce as tn very gift OF lie Though
Re is q slave he is still ao man; aud sl,oweyer
ignorant and debased, however closely i'm
priSoned in hat thick darkness which t.yay
4 be felt, and which only fails upon THIS, iruIn
whomsvranny shuts out the light, his hopo
/ for liberty as his right is not and cannot 10
sexlinglished, for ii is All thi Ito his hong OF
iinmor ality, and is bou d pp ..wlh.,he eae-
ment oil his soul, wli:h calnot, but by afTti-
hiatins, die , E GE EsBGSE Eses
l'asS your law, proclaim it at the head OF
your ARMY execute it su,umarlly by allow.
ing these unwilling supporters OF the rebel
lion 10 escape from iheir masters through
your lines, and receive your protecio, in. ge.
/ turn Tor their loyalty, and these children of
oppression will make sach an exldHsgtfom
! house Of their DO ndaye rs the world haa
no. seen since that ex5luS Of Gods people
4 which the dark eyed daughters OF lsrael5cei.
tbrdted in that sublime soag: S4
"The Lord hath riumph,d .sf5rrioi,sN. tbe hcoTso
and his rider hath he tlregu into thsseae cd
Pass this law, reqtrireg rs lajlh ul OK ,cu;ien
by yonr. Army. anl hi, rebellion must cease.
or its au.h rs. lis aidefs and abettorS persh
for bread. Do this. and crown syoursalyes
with the immortal honor OF q vim, liberty 10
one portion OF cur people and the serene
bless ngs Of peace TO another Is gis said
that upon such ,tatuie OF liberation. and bv
reason OF its enactment these slaves viii rise
in in irI ceiion. 10 say this is 10 gSiI,el hu.
man nature in lis lowest estste. drati,,fs
is inSepuable from the human heart in eyerv
condition oi LIE. in every zone Of ,heearih's
surface. To shiyer the letters which bind
in cruel bondage The souls or men viii not
teXcite in item hatred or anger or revenge
but wllattuae the heart to the sweet meIo-
dy Of virtue and inspire heir hrnns OF ofthanks.
giving to their deiiyerers .t9gSGcs}
+ Sir, ifafer ypuY enactment Of rAlie statute
OF liberation. The slaves of these rebel mas.
ters rise iii instruction. IL VII not 10 te.
eanse by year |. W tt,ev are doc Jared freemen.
but because their trsiior masters. d. fianeo
Of yotir law. continue to aeny item Their
liberty. IA slave insn rrecfion lo yvtyer f,,,,h
to b. dcplored. wo,ld neither weakea ve,,r
arms nor strengthen these 3 yonr ref.sf .n-
erny Whoever ufs. q therefore snebsois.
lection to this need III and inst leniala,ion.
must, whether conScious al X 6r lnof assume
that rol,els u hee Ns;lboN, ~ ,rahleEeye,gge
wage n cr,,el and sx,ernina,i,,e Nsr asa,nst
their fellow citizens. should not Le .de uy}yea
by he Gov ,rnneh, oy3i 81 which iHey nave
revoked, oi,the means ybyl IS t,;e,r 4he.gin,ay
make their rebellion a sncoess. and vithopt
which hey trfTrst Irr,ntfYiiffIin Eait1
\ Pass this irst and be,lficett law as nm Hct
OF justice to the elave; pass n as an act Of iIs.
tlce o your cnan RI piss Il as al act n ids.
tice 10 yonr brave army Of oysllcisixsnxehl.
iers who a ami this hour bei wen van andthe
arm a terro,s 81 tfe son Il Ia csritae nass
it and crush this slaya. r4hait;oo staaeagapd
thereby make q liks Iebe,l,on ora l.Le, ol.;srt