Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-03-14

biaCkSmlln SnOp, taVerR, OF SchOOl
house be was never known to recede from
he went on 10 advise hi, Southern brethren
that if these Yuukees, who had theory
about the war once got down into the
Southern territory and put arms into ht
hands Of negroes and put up their long feet
Oh the tables Of he estates which they took
possession, he did not want TO be the law.
yer employed in an action of ejectment.
John Van Bulea expressed bis hearty
support OF the Plesdent, aud approved oI
the acts giving him full coulrol of the purse
aud he swo,d There should be no onlcry
against "cxtrao. dina y powers" exc pt
hum those who wanted 10 see the rebellion
prosper lie did not question the Consitu
iOnnlly Of the Proclamation, he questioned
merely its utility. I'LL The so called Con
itde,a;e Government was deS;i Dyed he held
aIl propositions for peace TO be cntiIely ple
pos ei Gus aud abSuied He would SUSAN
this war 10 the bitter end and be thought
I that by unit ed aC ion that mis ht be reached
iu ninety days.
Jane L. EIady, one of The most eminent
Democrats Of New Yo.k and one Of the abest
Lawyers, 10 the course Of his speech, dcclai
cd:
When this war broke out, knew that il
was iged on by The Sou.h hoped that it
might le. inmate ca ly | hope that nv
Southern couutrymen-!Or such hey ale
would dev. lup among them some desire %
remain viii US. | dete cled win reg G.
that hey htd preplied means 10 make en-
assault upon Union that they ous ht 10
love. l mlint2iued silence in regard it,.
You will excuse my cgoism, but | now
justify myself in my own plescien"e.
found that they piOposed TO take 10 them
selves Fort Sum rer, The iolts al Kew West
Pen HcOla, TOrlugIs and Fortress Monroe
ihought il was qni essential 10 The
dignity anu p' oSpcIi'y Of the conntry that
we should etain heSe foit,esses. | think
80 now. l diG hope, however, that The
Southern people would put their feet upon
the nccks of their leaders, and insist upon
ibe Maintenance of The Union But they
have info. med Us that they would consent
10 no such condition. They have told us
lhat if We gave them blank paper aud
pencil write the terms of q new compact
they would not aGIee 10 it. Therefore ii
is a war declared for all ultimate results
that can come, and l spit upon the North
ern man Who lakes any position except tor
he maintenance of the Government. lie G
almo the entile aud euce rose 10 their
ieet, waved their hats, aud cbeeIed vocier.
ously for some momen s
John Van BuIen said, as reported in the
WOrtd, iu reference 10 the Presidents Procla-
nation of emancipation
Slaves are not emsncipaicd in Kentucky;
they are not in Missouri they are not iu
Maryland they are not in Tennessee and
his purpose, his sole object, in my humble
Judgment. was 10 declare the general policy
that, as our armies advanced, The servants
Of The conquered reb4lS would be likely to
be free Well, there is no doubt about
that (Applause.) Slavery exists by force,
recognized by law. When our armies
advance and the rebel governments, by
which slavery exists, are overthrow, the
slaVeholderS whs refuse to recognize the
heir slaves by law beyond peradvcu
ture.
Let me say 10 you that nothing has
occurred which makes it necessary ia my
judgment for any fai minded man 10 oppose
The prosecution Of the war. l believe that
notwithstanding everything that has been
doue. it is jlst as much our duty to night
10 unite "a a vigorous prosecution Of the
war, under the p esuel: nf the United
States, as it ever was when the war was
FIRST declared. (ApplAuse.)
Tho following impassOned paragraph oc.
Cured toward the close Of his speech, ia speak.
ing Of the Democracy
A a gene al rule they are wise, and pru-
dent, aud patriotic. Occasionally bl,ud
guides or bad drivers lakes some sleepy
passengers into bad roads and uupest them,
as they did IN 4S, Daughter but hen
they wake up, The passengers get out, they
inquire the right road, aud fla lily get all
right again. (LaHghIer) | Ihlnk they
will do 50 now. IL has seemed to me IhaL l
as careful man looking at their course
just at this moment, it was prudent for me
10 get out aud walk. (Great laughter and
applause, shaking of hats, canes, aud hand
kerchiefs. MIR. Prosper Nj Wetmore rush
es to the front Of the stage and shakes a
handkerchief in energetic ecStaey. Wheth-
er shall sep into Tue stage or not or foot
IL through depends upon circumstances.
(LaughIer.) But whatever they do, or
Whatever anybody else does. shall sustain
this war 10 The bitIer end. (Gfeat ap-
plaGse.) Tue Stale Of New York will 10
il after sending 81. .000 men aud spending
$50, 900, 900 /; they will not hesitsled to go
through. The State will not hesitate TO gu
through. Was there anything ever more
pIepostsrous than the idea that when We
are lold by the Southern men wo must
recognize their independence before they
will treat with US that we should be vast.
ing time in negotiating peace when the
President of the Confederate Republic, as
be claims to be, denOunces he best men in
the North and East aud West ss pirates
and hyenas, aud what he seems to suppose
worse than all, as Yankees 4?
Is IL possible TO make terms with him, OF
10 listen with compOsure to any arrange.
ment for an accommodation Who are the
men we have sent from the State Of New
York have differed with great many