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

! Il say the party now in power, There
s. but one party there. They call
themselves Republican, hut I cannot
cOncientiously recognize them as do.
ing anything Else than carrying out
the principles oil the Abolition party.
These men sent for Greeley to como
to Washington; he came, and leetur.
ed upon what the Governments onglit
to do in tho crisis. After Greeley,
came Wendell Phillips--the man who
says the Constitution of the United
States is ian agreement with death
and a covenant with helr--tho man
who said in Congress and in the hear.
irg Of the military of this nation, that
he had been nineteen years striving
to take nineteen States out of the
Union. Thank God, it was now at
length accomplished, and all that was
wanting for his complete satisfaction
was the freedom Of all the slaves.
Follow citizens, what are you to do
if the war is conducted upon the nrin-
ciples which your advocates OF tie
Crittenden resolutions voted for?--
How do you expect this Union to DO
reinstated9 have said the leaders
should be punished--when you catch
them; but you know you must catch
the rabbit before you cook him. This
party has already proclaimed the con
fiscation OF the entire estate of six
different classes ofcitizens, and when
you come TO look into the matter you
will find that within those six classes
is embraced every grown man and
woman in the eleven States. The
bill lately passed by Congress author
ICES the PRECEDENT to take their pro-
perty and cenfseate it, to the last dol.
lar. Now, when you have taken all
the mans property and confscate it
and turned his family ont Of doors,
who will then keep honse9 Who is
then to enjoy the good things that.
abound theirl The negro. WillyOu
support such a war as that! No, ne.
yer! You are for war to res tore the
Union aud the Constitution but you
will never Yield your support to such
infamous measures as these.
Now, what is to Lecome Of these
negroesl Doyou want them in In
dianaA 10 = 1850 aa 1T-@
How many ofthese negroes are now
clothed and fed by the money which
you voted to feed your sons and broth
ers and neighbors in the armyG Not
less than thirty thousand! Irecollect
seeing one company Of these creatures
that had been captured by Major
General Mcdowell, consisting main
ly Of old women with babies in their
arms. While Mcclellan was in need
of an army to sustain his right wing,
Mcdowell was catching negroes away
upor the Rappannock. That is what
has thrown us back in this war q
whole year. 1t is that, that has COM
PEELED this Government to call for
three hundred thousand additional
to retrieve the falling for
tunes Of our armes. Ihopethat ifthe,
President wantr that army for the pur
pose of sustaining the Constitution
and the Union, he will get it. u.s 81
Fellow-c w-citizens-I have no more
word to say in parting with you. 1t
is in regard to your future course in
view Of the great Issue before You.
Le: me say to You, maintain your
as men, but let all your
actions be governed by the principle
that this Union must be preserved,
and let the negro take care Of him,
self. ' 200
And when this battDeis over-when
the Union shall be rest bred, as hope
it will be, then, iellow-citizens, if this
Abolition party shall still continue to
distract the peace and qniet Of tho
country, trust we will have a Fort
Warren to put them in. aa' % '.3