M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-08-21

leaving Washington, because | wat
laboring with all my powers to pro
tect the Constitution, and to give this
war its Legitimate direction, that
was a dangerous man to the country
"Wickli6e must be watchedP Per
haps, for what l am saying here to.
day, am to be watched, and | will
take this occasion now to say that
am responsible for what | say here,
aud everywhere. and at all times, and
call Heaven to witness the verify oI
my belief in all | have said.
In 1859 these men met in Conven'
lion in New York. They passed
then and there the following:
"WHEREAs, The dissolution Of the
present inglorious Union between the
free and slave States would result in
the overthrow Of slavery, and the
consequent formation Of another Gov
ernment without the incubus Of sla-
very; therefore,
"Resolved, That we invite q free
correspondence with the dlsunionists
of The South. in order to agree upon
tho most suitable means to bring
about so desirable a result.
Such were the sentiments and Oh
jects Of the Abolitionists Of 1859,
while Ysncy and a host of others in
the South were copcosting the means
by which their infamous purposes were
to be accomplished. And when at
length these combined Influences sue.
ceeded in South Carolina you might
have heard Mr.. Wright and the Gov
ernor of that State addressing the pub
IIic, and offering up thanksgiving to
God, but more especially te the Aboli'
tionists of the North, "who," say
they. "have enabled Us to do what
we have been trying to do for more
than thirty years."
Hence, say, you have two enc
mics TO conqner First, the rebellion.
1t must be put down; and secondly,
put down the Abolitionisis of the
North. | care not by what name
they may be called The leopard is
no Jess a leopard il you call him a
boar. In the last Congress OF the
United States, every effort that could
be was made to make the negro not
only free, but even better than the
white man. They can go in the army
without the countersign or pass but
we poor white men dare not attempt
it. The negroes see the change that
has taken place, and say that they
have now the advantage for the first
time in their lives.
Fellow citizens, let me tell You what
really did cause tnls revolution. ltI
was the contest Tor power. The
South wanted a Government for her
self separate from the East. The
East wanted q Government separate
from the negro, and for this they were
willing to jeopardize the Constitution
and the Union and the lives of thou
sands upon thousands of their fellow
citizens. 1t would be no hard job
for the conservative Union men CT
this nation to have conquered this re-
bellion. If twenty millions Of free
men cannot put down an armed re-
bellion of eight millions without in
voEing the negroes and arming them,
l say get OW Of the 'cay, and we
conservative men--Democrats, Re-
publicans and old Whigs--will do
it.
| am not here TO defend slavery.
1t is an expensive article to me, can
assure you. | have been practicing
law now for nearly fifty years, and
most of that tine nearly all that |
have made has gone upon the backs
and into the bellies of my negroes.
But this institution existed in all
the States before the Union comnen.
ced, and all But one when the Constl.
tuition was framed; and notwithstand-
ing this fact you might hear this man
Lovejoy preaching that the Constitu-
tion recognizes the negroes as the
equal of the white man, and that the
declaration therein contained that all
men are created free and equal EN-.
braces the African as well as the
Caucasian race. Why, sirs, look at
the history Of your foreia,herS. When
they dared oppose the power of Great
Britain ahd poured out their blood
like water, what were they contend.
ing torl For negro equalityl No !
Mol The liberty of the negroi No !!
1t was the right Of representation in
the Parliament Of Great Britain, and
the principle Of no taxation without
such representation. That and none
other was the cause for which they
struggled.
They declared Gall men were born
free and equal" in that declaration
thay set up doctrine directly contra
ry to the doctrines and the practices
of every despot in Europe; to all that
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