Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-07-05

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ent kind Of animal, he can do nothing bn,
hold back; he jerks and sags back on the
halter; he has a large head, striking agric
ultural developement; bis ribs are as dis.
tinCt as hoops on a barrel; his hip bones are
eDorm ously high, and he bears unmstakabe
evidence of never having made the acquain.
tance of the oat-bin, and bis caudal desttn.
tion is precisely that Of Tam O'Shanter's
mare, after she made the cOnVulsive spring
| that brought Tam safe across the running
stream, where warlock and witch could ma
follow. Great Laughter. 1t is very
awkward managing horse in this way, as
l know from experience. Renewed mer-
riment
Now, the President knows that the
horse Radical that be is driving can go
ahead, for he has by him been taken in
handsome style into the Executive Chair;
laughter; but he is afraid that his metlle.
some charger cannot be trusted going down
hill, otherwise he would let go of the old
raekboues that hobbies along behind. Ap.
plause Now, | dc not propose to dash
ahead So as 10 throw the President out or
break the carriage, but to go so steadily
! thot the Executive can be assured that he
is safe with the Radical steed, down bill, as
well as up, and on level ground, and then he
will drop the strap and let the old Conserv-
atve RUsinate go 10 grass. 'Chunders of
Applause am for pouring ON all steam
that the machinery will bear; but it is bet
ter to get into port few hours later than
to risk the explosion of the machinery. If
the President does not believe all do, |
believe all be does. Applause and laugh
tor. If he does not drive as fast as [
would he is on the same road, and it is a
question: of time. The great tide of events
sweeps onward under guiding power of
experimenting Providence, bearing with it,
President and cabinet aud Congress. Safe
pilotage is quite as needful nov as o pro-
pulsive power, for there is q Semi-seces>ion
foe crouchiOg in the jungles of sham Dem
ocracy, ready to spring upon the Union
forces at the very first opportunity that
promises any success There may he an
eddy in the flow of this great river, but the
resistless current sweeps onward Ap-
plause.
The first message OF the President which
have referred to, recommends the abolish
ment of Slavery by system of gradual
emancipation, to be carried out uuder the
combined and CO operative auspices Of Con-
gress and the States. He uses the word
a6oiishmeWt. should have used the word
abolition; but / have consulted Webster,
and find that abolishment means abolition
so that while we differ in the termination
we do not differ in the determination. Ap
plnuse In The FIRST message the President
says he does not desire that this rebellion
should descend into a remorseleSs revolu-
tionary struggle, and to avoid that, urges
! The Border States to Gmancipate their
slaves in the mode indicated as the only
| means of avoiding a remorseless struggle,
aud tells the shareholders distinctly, that the
means indispensable 10 the suppression of
the rebellion must aud will be uSed-that if
the shareholders do not voluntarily break the
yoke, some one else must. Applause. In
the second message he disayOws the order
of Gen. Hunter on the ground that it is
only competent for him to give such orders
An English King being present at the GER
emony of high mass performed 10y hier-
sarch of the Roman Church in Paris, Was
SO struck with the imposing rights aud dig
nifty of the high Priest that he said to his
brother, King Of France, that he would
never allow a subject TO perform such an
imposing ceremony.
So the President reserves to himself the
honor Of emancipating the slaves. Ap
plause, l do not blame him. If were
President and Commando in, Chief of the
Army and Navy would make proclamt.
ton of freedom myself No one should take
from me the fame and glory of such trans
action. | would have my name forever
associated with that act of liberation, and
let it float down through the ages thus as
sociated. Applause. And he virtually
tells the Shareholders that he will do it, if
they do not hasten the good work YoH
cannot" says he, "be blind to the signs o.
the times" You have it in your power, in
the Providence of God, to do great work
of henefcience, such as the world has rarely
witnessed l urge you to do it, and do 1t
at once. The tide Of events sweeps onward.
| give you few days more of grace. 1t
is better for all that you should do it, This
proposition is made in good faith. But If
have the right. 1t will be my duty and
will do it. You must take the consequent
ces if you neglect. Because called aud
We refused" "I stretched out my hand,
and no man regarded it; therefore | will
laugh at your, calamity, aud mock when
your fear cometh; when your fear cometh
as desoation, aud your destruction as a
whirwind" Applause
If tho President does not move as rap.
idly as you desire, if he is over scrupnlous
of forms, it is some compensation to know
that the Commauderin. Chief of more than
half million of soldiers and who is fre'
quently uuder the necessity of acting with
out the authority of law, will take no undue
advantage OF the power for the time almost
unlimited, that is placed in his hands. 1t
is something yea much, to know that the
liberties of the people, and the supremacy
of The law, though from the temporary ur.
gency to some slight extent infringed up
on, will be restored unimpared. Let US
then give the President cordial. loyal and
sympaihzing support. Applause ] Never
has President, not even Washington, been
beset with so many trials aud difficulties as