The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-05-01
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, record my vote in favor OF this humane and
benohcent measure. 1t is day which, in
common with millions OF my countrymen,
have long hoped to see and il never
! give another vote IN this House or else
where. 1 shall not have lived in vain, cape
eially | have fastened, even singlo
| your, the adoption by Congress Of this act
of national Justice and national liberation.
I shall have tho satisfaction of leaving the
cndurl, ng record of an action of which my
children can not but be proud, and Of
which no rue man, in any Christian nation,
could he ash amed 'AA"
1t is said t,cat il tho slaves in thia Dis
trict were eman oipated, that socie ty and do.
mestio regulations will DO greatly de-
ranged that peace, order, security. indust-
nv, and contentment will bo banishcd. and
violence, disorder, robbery, idleness, and
crime will incr ease that such an act can do
no possible good, while it would be unjust,
and great hardship 10 both master and
slave. Such In not my view of this act,
nor such, sir, "a l read it, tho history Of
emancipation in the British or Danish West
Indies. Such, am sure, will not be the
result in this District Why, sir, with all
the disabilities imposed upon the colored
population of this District by Congression-
al enactments, corporation regulations, and
prejudices,-a and they are sufficient to
weigh down and destroy the worthy and
energetic and encourage. the vicious and
indolent with all these disabilities, disa-
bilities without o parallel in any nation on
earth, that colorcd population will compare,
advantageously to themselves, With the col.
orcd population of any city in tho Free
States. They have amassed property be-
yond belief Their church property alone,
as am informed, is valued to exceed oae
hundred thoasD'd doitors , They are taxed
for the support of schools, from which
their children are excluded, and maintain
separate schools of their own, They have
societies for the support of their sick and
disabled, and never permit one Of their
number to bo buried at public expense. In
thirty years not one of their number has
been convicted Of a capital ofensc. AS a
q body, they are industrious, frugal, order
ly, trustworthy, and religious. Instead Of
an increase, venture to predict, NJ the
earliest result of this great measure. de-
crease in disorder, theft, idleness, and crime;
and as an earnest that this prediction il moi
made without foundation, let me read you
the preamble and resolution adopted the
other day at a meeting of the coorod minis
ters and leading members of the several
colurod churches ia Ihia city: a.. s,.t
Hheeas, We have learned by the published
proceedings OF Congress that there is probability
OF the peaceful and final aboishment of slavery in
the District Of Columbia, Therefore, 5l l... I
BE 4 rso!red, That we recommend to the
churches and congregations we represent that they
set apart Sunday, the 18th day OF April, iS62, in
connection with the usual religious services as a
day Of special prayer TO Almighty God that IL this
great boon of freedom is vouchsafcd to our people
we may receive in . beoouiing lnanncr, and by
our orderly behavior, ,ppr devotion to our Christian
duties, our obedience 70 the laws, We may show
how worthy we are to enjoy it and that He wonld
be pleased, in His own way, and in His own time
inhubitapts thereof" A,' ~ .'li1'F..
Need say to this House and tho coun
, try that the men who could draft and adop
such a preamble and resolution will receiv,
their freedom with heartfelt joy, and no
! with riotous demonstrations. Before the
,, President can sign this BILL they will have
! assembled in all their churches, to receiv,
: with prayer and thanksgiving to the Al
a mighty, this ransom at Your hands, anG
tears of gratitude win obliterato from thoil
hearts the memory of the many and griev
ous wrongs they have suffered from thiI
), Government and their masters, and minglinl
d with tho echoing shouts on sea and lant
their voices will unite in gladness with tht
: generous hearts who everywhere will joiI
the grand anthem, GLORY to God in, til,
highest, peace on earth, and goodwill I,
: men," -"
3 Mr.. Chairman, the bill which we ar
. about to pass, could not have passed bu
q for this pro-slavery rebellion. The sagaci
i ty and wisdom of many of oEr atatesmer
!. who in vain Walned tho nation that SLAYER,
and freedom could not forever live togethe
l. peaceably ia being practically demon
a. taI IaAn
s the Adamses, Garrison and Calhoun hav
all warned the people of the impossibilit
10 of long continued peace with slavery
: Speaking Of the probable occurrence of
y rupture between the North and the South
+ some ten or twelve years since, in til
IS United States Senate, John g. Calhoun said
p "The war will last between the two section
while there is a slave in the South. The conhi,
le will never terminate The South fear, will NJ
see it until Il is TOO late. They will become mot
Is feobe every year, while the North will becom
E. stronger and stronger
J, How truly prophetic To a man VIII
n comprehends that slavery, and SLAYER
= alone, is the cause of this rebellion, the dl
n ty Of the Government ia plain. Such a ma
~ understands that there can be no permaneI
g nor lasting peace until tho people of til
ID Free Staies are no longer responsible f
the existence and continuance of slaver
20 either at the National Capital, or in an
y Territory or place where Congress- has col
" stitutonal power TO abolish it. Hence
ID rejoice at the introduction and certain pa
sage Of this timely measure. Others,
I'd doubt not, will soon follow, and the peopl
le North and South, will gradually array then
I, selves on the side of freedom or on the sid
"a of slavery. There is, aud there can be b,
this one, Al-ahsorhng question in our nj
It's tional politics until it is disposed of, an
es that will continue to be agitated until ii
Oe people "rest in the belief that il is in II
n. course of ultimate extinction" Until til;
Q. time there can be bNt two great parties
this nation, The great mass Of free peop
at in Government such as ours, must of n
es cessity be divided into two, and into bl
al two leading political parties and iii Il
e. present, az ip III c0ming contests on II
st question of slavery, we can have but tw
e, formidable parties struggling for the a
st, cendancy and control of the GoyeFnmen
ep The one, no matter what ia name or desi
be nation will be the representative of natio
us ality and freedom; the other, that of priv
re lege and slavery. AS to other parties. 70
resenting or processing to represent, Il
he various shades Of political opinions exis
M ing in the country, they can not long co
lal tnue, but must, as the Wing, America
,e- and other parties have, in all the States fa'
te away before the advancing parties repr
as sentipg tho lhprishod sentiments Of a pr
w. slavery privileged class on one hand, al
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