M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-02-13

N"''o W wy NNho'tufi'hS t~'NhhO"
attribute the wicked conspiracy that
has eliminated in this m,St stupen.
dOus rebellion. II is the charge re-
acctink upon the wisdom and the pa.
triOtism Of the founders of the Gov.
ernment. This rebellion has it's ori
gin in motives beyond, outside Of the
question Of slavery. That has hs.n
used, ! grant you, in order to obtain
the physical power necessary to enA
blethem to attempt the accomplish
ment OF their unholy purposes; but il
seems to me- thstit must strike every
thinking mind that it 10 not the cause
lfthis is 10 DO wai f1r the libcra
tIOn OF the slaves, it will not he u
constitutional struggle for the main
tepauce OF the Union and the rights
ot'the people ofths States under it..
but il would then be Q war for the
overthrow Of the people Of the Uonsti
tuition; it wonid b. an inhuman aud
an unhuly crusade against American
constitutional liberty. OonVincs tn
people OF this country. aye, the Ioya
people Of Kansa4-l would be willing
to risk il with them; ! will take them
anywhere -conVin,e tho loyal peopl,
ofthis country thar this is not strug
gle for constitutional Ii berry, that this
is not o struggle for the Union form
Cd by the founders ofthe government,
but but that it is an effort to prostl
tute the powers OF the Government
for the purpose Of destroying the
rights Of the people and Of the States;
depriving them Of the rights guaran-
teed by common country; convert
this struggle into such war, and you
will not only strike down every loyal
man in the seeded and slaveholtiiny
States, but unless am very much do
ceived, yon viii! see that army fciti
Zen sodiery who marched at the coun
tIy's call to protect its integrity an'
to preserve it with ito coust iiutiona
rights to secnre to the people all their
constitutional guarantees, disap ppear
Yes, cir, when the foot comes home (,
them that they are to be changed Go
nse The language common among gen
tlemen, aud which has been used in
Congress) into al army Of Negro
thieves. yOn will see that army dissp.
pear as snow nels away uLder rays Of
a Southern Sub.
Mr. President, what was thu necep
sity as alleged by tho conspirators
for this rebelliohl 1t Was charged
that a party had beeu elevated TO pow
er. that a President had been elected,
for the purpose of making war upon
the constitutional slaveholding rights
Of the Union. II now you adopt the
policy sought 10 be inaugnrated in this
chamber, you confirm AMI establish
the truth of the charges maze against
you, aud you cImpsl loyal and re
luctant people, who up To thls time
have denied and disbeiieve those
charges, 70 admit their truth, and You
paralyze their arm and strike them
down After you have done this,
where 10 the hope Of restored Union,
and what would il be worth if You
were to succeed SIR. we are assured
to the assurance. that this was a srrug-
gle for the restoration OF the UnlOn.
We placed conf lence in his declara-
ton, and the people whom represent
servered oil the ties OF kindred and OF
association and dissection, because they
in his assurance AMI the as
of his Congress given at iis
last session that thls struggle was not
to be prostituted into war upon the
rights Of tho States, that 1t was not to
he used to rob and plunder the c.tiz'n;
but that it was, a. it was originally
declared to be an effort to pnt down
wicked men who ha banded them
selves together. and used the p1wer
of the State Government, which had
been confled to them in u time Of pro
toud peace. against people who had
place1 that power in their hands to
be censtitutioually exercised for the
public good. Believe that people. ol
the terror inangurated by these men
and disperse the armed rebel who are
amongst them. aud there are Iowa
men enough everywhere who veneratr
and love the constitution and thu
Uuion Of their countey, that will re
store this Union of States. that viii
bringit back to what It was bef,re th'.
rebellion was inaugurated. Who can
see any other mode OF it's restoration!
lfthis Union is ever to be restored il
must be through the action Of the loya
people in the seeded States. Ther
is no other mode by which il can b
done. | repeat, relieve them from H.
presence Of armed rebels aud you
Union will be speedily restored; bu
attempt this exercise oil an uncolstitu
tional power, by the liberation of the
slavea and y. IN will afrike dnwn evar