The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-03-13

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our tag would have waved over lull our
territory; but for slavery, that hag would
have been respected and honUrod through.
out the world but for slavery, the six
hundred and fifty thousand gallant soldiers
now in the field would have been at home.
around their own hrcS.des, / wish every
soldier in the ranks u feel that slavery has
called him from his home, Gis family. at,
peaceful pursuits. | wish every mamei
and wounded man TO feel that it is slavery
that caused his suferings. | wish every
widow and orphan -- made such by this
war - in every loyul home, to feel ihat it
was slavery that struck down the husband
aud the father
Waen, tor the enormous debts of this
war, the taX-Spthercr wrings the hard
earned pittance OF honest industry. let it be
ever remembered that every dollar that is
pa,l IS wrung from the people by this ac-
cursed institution Of slavery, Let these
facts sink into the hoarts Of the people.
have said but that for slavery we should
have hal no rebellion, | will 60 further,
AID aay that hal ,Nr Government adhered
to the Jeitersunian policy Of restricting
slavery, as in the Ordinance Of 1857, we
should have had no rebellion. Ii was its
aggressive, dominating spirit, pcttol and
pampCrcd 10y Northern sycOphuuts, which
led to its determination to rule, ol to de-
stroy the country,
A few words upon the question Hou
Sha3 IRE treat tie property Of Rebels? The
traitors are filing their treasury with the mo.
pcrty OF loyal citizens, conGscdted to Rehc,
uscs. They are carrying on the war th
our arms, which they have stolen with our
treasure, which they have plnudercd; by
officers which the nation trained and Cdu-
.,py yt
seize and cOnhsGatc the property Of all loyal
citizens, wherever they can lay their hands
upon IT, So long as we refuse to take the
property OF Rebels. treason is rewarded
with security and loyalty suffers iUl its IL
dolty. Meanwhile some ot our command
ers have been talking of these traitors ",
our brethren -- our misguided brethren.
! TIus far our Government has indeed been
loug-suilUiug, No thief has been convicted,
no Rebel hung, no spy has been executed.
The boast OF the South Caroldia,s that
| this Government was not strong enough to
hang i traitor, has yet TO be practically dis
| proved. Nay, sympoth2ers with traitors,
and spies have been tolerated too long in
some of Our public Offices when detected
! and caught, we have sworn them, and let
| them GO In my humble Judgment, our
ia suanm.ty and iorbearancc long since
c 'ascd to be n virtue; in il we have com
m ndc neither IN, rosncct oI tho world
nor ourselves and W. have certainly not
made IN. co,m.es +, C.oru ia. Go,ernmcnt
Tho n.,.o,, or Tho ,,,,,.,r o,,d ,.,ioutv nr live
nan,l9 sLoul'i cinur;so srva.,ty e,,onrh to
bnchc,, , t,,.or r., ,.,l .lr,rs 'TLn ,,nr;ol
i ,,,.;,.,i ,,I,,, ,,,,,. ,.,,I n.os;Iort l,Ln
tlr farmer in the fable, hlving pC,tej the
! 'sr,.I ~, y. ,,,, ,Lo. ,;r,',n har,
ia ,.'rs II, 49, a. Ia.t - rnt L,s NJ
4..a.,, i LII ,.,it,,rs r,;u h., c,,,sLo,!
Bat | leuu 10 the sprciGc question,
! What are W, 10 do WITH tine nroneIty of
! the Rebels? SiIerI and other r .bals hold
or b,II ~ lIrra on,u1nt. oF ,ronr,tv in hi
| uuis. NJ Hon, Of p~oparty is oil hy omen
ami u,ty,ious t,aito.s in in, loyal 'S,alcs.
| The nyul crty of nv const.tnents has been
! sci2el nj Nrmphis and elsewhere and an
| propriatel hy thc Rebels. Now am r6r
/ rerr.sais. AMI. not 10 pnt too tmo . point
upou il am for carryiur thia war, if ne
| cessary AREA.
h,'}o,al and corst, ,tnt;onol opcst'ons in
volved in coGuseatiya shall not to-day dis
/ cuss. When bills come before us for
act on. We VIII discuss the LEGAL questions.
| desire today to pltscnl some consider
! ations on the subject of ,outiscating the
property, and freeing the slaves of Rebels ;
not as moral OF phtlanthropcal question,
but as practical, political, and IN .Iltary
! question; and to these suggestions beg
the candid cons ration 0, the loyal and
| patriotic members from the Border States.
Is slavery an cl lment Of strength to the
! Rebels? You will admit that it is. Four
millions of slaves feed and clothe the Reb-
els These bondmcn raise the cotton. the
rice, the sugar, the hemp, the tobacco, the
food subsistence, and clothing of the Rebel
States. Nay, slaves dig the trenches. rear
! their Notifications, and, to considerable
! extent, fight their battles. Take awpy the
labor Of their slaves, and their arm es must
diSbanl. Slavery is the backbone of the
rebellion; its cause, its virus, its stimulus
its substance These four millions of con-
trahands constitute az element Of strength
aud power which we can not disregard il
we would. Now, the principal object OF
us all is to put down the rebellion in the
speedicst possible way. Can we dlvcst the
Rebels Of this strength, and turn it to any
extent to our side.
Mr.. NENzrEs-Let me ask the gentleman
from Illinois whether he believes that tbe
/ introduction or slavery into the pon.slave.
hoIdine states would be auv strcnrth to
onr side?
Mn Ao,o,,, Co.,o;,l,, not Tho r.o,
-. - "a ANNoLD I'I''S ~ nv ~ ~
~ aoo' ota VIC W. ~, ,'.;S '1i,' I
slavss of tho Snrth Rnt won have not
such Iaborers in fine South You have the
blacks. ,et me ask NV friend from Ken.
lucky whether the Rebels are not stronger