The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-02-27

II EI3RU AIS \
free Ion 70 preserve the rest; and that, for
tunatcly. "n is hdt p0rtioa qf hs people,
for The most part ioho Ike 10 dee on hc
margin of diSobeiieacs Of the idps, whose
freedom is most in danger - the rest being
rarely in want Of hu5eds corpus"
In another quarter, the Administration
is assailed for usurpation Of powers not
granted, for failure to ask legislative con-
sent or approval, and tor arbitrarness in the
discharge of its functions while in the
same quarter, when the means are asked to
carry out the powers clearly granted, and
Tor purposes necessary to the maintenance
OF Government words of sharp objection,
or solemn protest, bound to scornful lips.
or fall from Calling pen. II another it is
Hereby c0npsa'ue that thorc are political
bastiles," in which dangerous persons, who
have beon arrested, arc confined, as though
the ASSUMPTION practically mtde by these
obectors, that Governm mt, in using this
lat :imos) NECESSARY MEANS OF protecting
n.clt, is committing more ilayraut wrong
tan n alluv!c. active svmnothzr' W.
treason opportunity to betray and destroy
it, was not absurd in terms and inle'ensible
in reason. Another circle, less sensitive
to constitutional questions, and more able
to handle practical issues, seize upon the
large expenditu es Of Government, with a
view TO create sentiment adverse to the
continuance OF the war. While still another,
seek to aarm by pompous'y pre- lictiug, if
not fonentiRg, foreign war. Still another
class give the Administ alton words of con.
lidence, AMI votes of slavor; declaiming
Inn lly for tho UNr hut tyithh.,lj tho
means to maintain it, aud the taxes nee essary
to the public credit, and making prudent
record, which may not embarass in shame.
fu oontngen lies expected, if not hoped for
II G not montiol tn bre. Th, existence o.
these classes, fortuna ely feeble. gives occa-
sion for watchfunoss, that through them the
public safety he not imperilei. or the ma
tion's )nor stained, o. the coming triumph
dimmed.
TnE PURPOSE OF rnE REBELLION.
have said that detest this rebellion,
not because il is rebellion, not solely be-
cause OF the manner III which it wa, etfect-
cd, or Of the conduct Of the men who origi-
mated, developed and pro iucel it, but es-
pecially because OF the prime Piles taccepts,
and the purposes it ropres ,nts What are
they? lie must be dull observer who
docs not know that this rebellion was caus-
ed III the interest of react.onary principles ;
that it has no sympathies with popular
rights that is aimed at a contraction Of
popular liberty; that it is controlled by
cold, calculating, hard men, who neither by
nature, training. nor conviction are in har-
mony with the sentiment of freedom and
who have, on many occasions, and in divers
ways shown their contempt of liberal and
republican ideas. II is scarcely Necessary
to account for this lapse from the great
principles of our Revolution but it may
be assumed that tho causes Of such an up
roofing OF pure principles and imp!anting
Of evil ones were very penctratlve and
powerful, chief among which, doubtless, are
the dctcriorating Influences pcrnicioue ten
dencie5, and harsh incuicatons of the slave
system. Certain it is, this change of senti-
ment was not due to discomfort produced
by the expressions OF our Government for,
whatever may now be pretended to the con-
trary, the truth on this point was unwtttnS
ly declared in this House in the opening
days of the Thirty-S xth Congress, when the
very abe member from the ,cond d strict
of Alabama. Mr.. Puyh on tho 9th day of
january 1869, said: ..,.. .-....
"1f the statutes which have be, passed. here for
the last ten years wer, obliteratcd have no idea
that any min in my district would know it. or feel
it, unless he saw it in the nswspApars."-- Congress
sional Globe, VOL |, rhrty-Sixth Congress, p 373,
Sir, the real ciusa is a indignant hatred
Of FREQ prime pies, arl of their practical
tenicnics in political communities.
AS To the men controlling tn s movement
and giving it tole W: my accept as Just
and conclusive the t>stin )nv recently borne
IN,r l., 1,
know them we'll, aal in his very effective
spoesh of January 81, 1852, afIer showing,
By votes taken in the Senate last winter,
that secession Senator'S hal the power to
pAs. compromise, bat trcacherously an
tauntnSly leaving the Senate. refused to
vote, when their Affirmative votes would
have carried the proposed measure, uses
this emarkab.e and truthful language:
"Itw,s MT compromis, that tho leaders wanted f;
they wanted power; they wanted to destroy this
Ghvernml SO thlt th1y might have place anl
enolum,nt for themselves. They hal lost conf
dence in the intelligence, AMI vrtu., and integrity
Of the people, an th,r cap Icity 10 govern them
selves; AMI they intended 20 separate AMI form a
governin mt the chief cornerstone of which should
be slavery, digfrncisInJ the great Of The pso-
pie, of which we have seen constant evil .nce sn1
msIyinJ tie pp'olrs Of goesrhmn ~ he hdnds Of The
tep. KNOW what say. | know their feelings
ami their ,ntim,nts | served in the Senate here
with than. | know they Were a close corporation
that hal no conf len9e in, or respect for the
people than hls tn, D3y Of Algera. I fought that
Gloss corporation here. They seek to overthrow
free governm mt, aui establish dsspotism in its
place. That is the great battle which is upon our
hands"-Speecl in the S'Iate, Friday, Jan. 81 1852
Facts justify this severe cr tic SIN. Tae
action of the leg at ve and deliberatve
bodies now or recently in session, the tone
Of their public docum snts, the outgivin3s
Of their press, AMI the tsmper of almost
every portion o. soc city whose voice is no W
heard, all indicate leaning towards re.
strictive system. Tae Virginia State con-
vention, after voting tile State out of the
Union, have proceeded to re construct their
domestic government, and are controlled by
arstocrAtic principles. They have taken
from the people the election of sundry civil
oiicers and the committee appointed in
May last, to consi Ter proposed amendments
to the State constitution, have reported
against a system OF free schools, in favor OF
restricting the right of suffrage, against the
election by the people of the higher officers
of Government, aga nst all homestead and
exemption laws, AMI generally in favor Of
the introduction into the governmental
structure of unequal principles, by which
classes are create |, rather than of those
elaalzing principles which mark free So
ciety, and have male it offensive to our
american tories, Governor P,ckens, OF
South Carolina, in his last annual message
of the 9th of November last, says, in ant.
cipation OF the failure OF the present insur'