The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-03


divinity Of the syStrm. II an,uscs the popular ,
fancy With fcw gliicing gcncrltys in The fun. |
dnmcutnl law about the liberty Of the pless, and
forthwith ust,ps authority even In times OF peace,
to syud ont Us odict ~ every postmaster, whethcri in
the village on at thc roads clothing him with
dysputic aud absolute censorship over one OF the
dearest rights OF The citizen II dcgradcs Labor by /
g.ving it hc badge Of scrviGty, and u impcdcs en-
terprisc Ivy Withholding its proper rewards. II
alone has claimed exemption from the rulc Of uni F,
form taxation, and then demanded aud received The
largest share of The proceeds OF that taxation. Is
il any wonder IN such state OF facts, that thorc
are this day, Of those who have been driven from /
Virginia. mainly by this syh' n,n enough with /
their descendants, and means and energy, scattered
through the West, of themselves To make no mean
state
as fellow sufferer, Hith the members Of the con
vcntiou. that my Judgment the systom Of slavery
amnug " has been formed. We have 5ecn II seek /
iug to uiugurate iu many instances all tou success.
fully, reign Of terror in times of profound peace
Of which Austria might be ashamed. We nave
ssrn il year hy wear driving out from our Ecnill 1
climatr, and fruitful .u Nnd cNhnusilcss natural
resources some Of the mon Of Ca very best cue!Ey
talent. and skill among our population We have
seen asa in times Of peace the liberty Of speech
tkcn AWAY, the freedom of the press abolished,
and the willing muionS OF this system IS hunllng
down their victims, spare from degradation hnaln'
suit peithcr the young nor the gray -hnrcd veteran
of seventy winters whose every thought was as free
GrQm oH mo against society IN that OF the infant
Of days.
Aud last but not least, wc have seen It's own
chosen and favored interpreters sl'mlmgm the very
sauctuarrs at our political Zion, throughout The
land, blaphcmiug the holy principles OF popular
liberty to which the very places whore they stood
had been runspcratcd, by dnonung my child and
ever, mans child that must live by labor to viz
tnnl aud helpless slavery. And ns the natural ont
rroN th of all this we have seen this huge birbnnc
raid against popular rights aud against the worlds
last hdpo. 1t has been the merit OF other attempt
ed revolutions that their motive at least was
reaching upward and forward after liberty 1t *
tho inflmy OF this that is reaching backward aud
downward after dcspusm. II would put back the
hand ou the worlds ih thousand wears. II
would put out the worlds light ia the darkness ol
utter al droary despair surely, to the CNcn that
we have suffered from these ills, our very manhood
calls upon us to guard by all reasonable prevcn.
lives, against their return
On thc occasion Of flag being presented to his
regiment in Washington, Col. Cochrane eloquenty
stated the object OF this rebellion, aud the means to
he used lcr its speedy termination His words are
ns follows:
1--WE are In n revolutionary period, The south
! contends for the right of revolution. We admit
the right, but while admit it We invoke the sole
| umpire, which may be invoked on such occasions
the umpire of the sword the umpire Of force. They
(thc South have rcs1rtCl TO arms and they have
/ compelled tn the same resort ana II they claim
that il is a war of sell preservation ON their part,
IT Is equally war O Scl lhcS'INhlhn Nu buIS, Hnu
five are in controversy for our very existence then
contend that all the resources all the means within
ourselves individuality coll ctiyey aud nationally
must bl rcsored to and adopted.
You have arms in your hands, placed there for
the purpose of oXtermuating an enemy unless he
submits TO law, order and the Constitution. II he
will not submit, explode every thing that comes in
your way set fire to the cotton, take the slave. DO
TO them Ms they would do to us Raise up party
interest against the absent slave holden. Distract
their couuscls and if this should not be sufficient
take the stare by tie hop9 place msko IN it, and IN
Gods nam, bid him srik, for No thcry 9i u" hum'"
race. But some friend "a duuhcr cNclalns
Nv ould YOU disrupt and tear asundcr the Constitu-
ton2 Where is the Constitution? Would you
rcnd aud trample upon that sacred instrument and
no longer acknowledge its binding forces? No
/ longer be bound by It's compromises and dccrees
/ | answer No. The Constitution by the necessity or
the controversy is east behind the arena of strife
MAY il rest there safe until the present strife being
over il shall b., restored to its original purity aud
force
! The Hon c. +, Adams, Mnsterto England, in a
farewell letter to his late constituents Of the Mass
achusctts Third District nscrbcs the origin of this
rebellion to the source designated by MIR. Bancroft,
and Gov. Spraguc. His remarks are uttered in the
| following uucquivocul terms
In my view the conclusion inevitably must be
that the political revolution of last year, viz the
,lcctiOuot the Republican Administration marks a
great era in American history dony to that of
nur Independence |; saved us from the impending
domination of savcholaing ahsoutlism. | did
hone il might have been ffart2d without COnvul-
| sion In these expectations was much too san
ruinn The desperate agmtors have precipitated,
tb, moro m,derltr and n,trotic of their fellow cili
/ 1cns into a revolu ion, They have stnked their
all upon the maiuainanco of their political supre-
macy as A slayphnlding olirarchy We cannot re-
fuse thr issue rendered To- us if we would We
have no choice but to sacrifice our Independence il
! we cnns,ut In their demands Tho question is Ne.
tN,cu nur cherished law of l7T6 resting uuon tH,
riohts oC man and the Ola notion of Nlarc ant
Goth revived in 1850 that force may be preceded u,
fraud. ana that uight makes right We are nov
/ tLp rhYmpiops of law and republican liberty Re
trent is impossible, even il it were desired. W,
must stand firmly hy The old faith or b., lisgrnc,l
for ever pcepby as regret the causes which lay,
consumed 10 Give the impen LING s,rrgle unncces
slry elements of bitterness can not discover how
il could be avoided ,xcpntnl, , the utter ,nA scu
, | lntion or a frap upopl, Of"
-,
Nv "S ,'Ue'S " "' '','"V n'"''' VI NV S"wt
1851, and also III speech delivered IN the Cour
House of this place, Gtu Ashley, Representative il
: C,,,,.,,s f. h;, dis,rict stated his ,;,,,y M, p,s
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y P"'S"'ns' "E'''"E ""'"'''N WIN "S "'"'e al"
patriotic men whose statements We have betor
- quoted Our renders will pcrcciye that public sen
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: views IN the spring anticipated In ms lelterto In
i Mlde Of Jute 9Th 1851. Mr. Ashley writes as fol
a lows;
al want this war prosecuted with vigor, and whe
] ]e'o5eI waGl ANY u,S S,a'vS l"ys'n @ M'v Vau'yo
ON 6,c,nr,ti"n nf ali without J,st;nr,ion nc nSSrr
. With whom / converse excep; only the polite.
, tricks'1rS, and office eNpectantS They therefor
y uvihauHvu ~ 'ucf ""E"' !" w. uel tuv'v .a'