The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-08-28

The two great towers OF rebel strength
and hope. Viebsburg and Ealandigham--
have indeed fallen the one 10 be regen-
Grated and made TO subserve the cause OF
loyalty. patriotism, and the Union. and the
other. together with his followers and sup.
porters 10 meri;ed contempt and the trait.
or's DOOM Akron Beacon.
From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
What Democrats once Thought of Con-
scription. .aas
We yesterday had occasion to a6i-m that
the peace party of to-day ~as the legitimate
offspring OF the peace party OF the last var.
A reference to the debates in Congress OF
1914. on Mr.. Giles consciip'iou bill, will
serve to subs,antiate the correctness OF our
POSITION The introduction Of that essential
measure was the signal for a more violent
outburst of Federal opposition to tho war.
| In the Senate and in the House. as well as
in tho opposition press, il was denounced in
tern,s which might be transferred ueTbdhn
10 tho columns of the copperhead papers
! Of to-day. Aud there is nothing strange in
this coincidence. Where the objects are
identical, whv should not the means be al
so But the fact that tho means are idenu-
cal gous1fsr to prove identity OF purpose.
| II was the avowed object of the Federa'ists
to break tho power of the General Govern
meai by compelling its submission to the
d cta,ion of the several States. and forcing
it to ackno~ledee the rigb, Of any State or
number OF States. 10 remain neutral during
the time of war. To attain this end they
resnrtcd to the saino system of tacrics now
employed by the copperhead opposition.
The administration of Madison was do
nounced in unmeasured terms, as the most
''imbeciie. INDECENT and despicable 10 the
world apd miserable obstscle in the
wsv of peace and prosperity s9
Then. as now, the conscriptiou bill was
the grand object of attack and abuse. The
proposal Of the General Government to as.
sume control Of tho military forces of the
whole country was denounced by the Fed
eralisis as despotic and unconstitutional.
Said Mr.. Miller. Of New York. in tho course
os long and violent speech in opposition
to that measure:
. Il object. cir, to the whole system Of force
: and coercion and contend that under this
constitution you have no right 10 raise mr.
mics except by voluntary enlistment ; and.
further. that if you had tho right it would
no; be discreet TO use it,"
The same constitutional objections to the
use of the militia for the purpose of resist.
ing invasion by forestaIling it, which now
affl CT the peace men, we're no less appre.,
, ciated during the last war. We quote again
n from the speech of Mr.. Miller:
!, "The militia may be used by the General
!. Government in the emergencies stated but
=. the exgency must exist. or the right to call
them out does no, exist. power to use
the militia to carry on a war is not granted
by the Constitution. Yon can employ tbcm
. to repel invasion, but not to carry on tho
q war;" s..-. ..1 "a
a The very threats of tho peace-monee-s
OF to-day, that the con cripton could not
and should not be carried into execution,
had their counterpart in the violent iuvec.
. tives OF the Federalist orators.
The people of this country" says Mr.. Nil.
Ter again, 'are not prepared for conscriptiou;
you hsvs no right to impose it; you haze
) no right to fasten chains upon the hands OF
e freemeu. They will prove TO DO the 6.xen
: bands upon the arms of Samson he will
e rouse himself in his might and burst them.
D You say you will pass your Law that you
will fasten it with Gordiau knot, which
cannot be united. The swords of freemen
then will cut IT,
But the objections now urged by the
/, peace party against conscription arc NO.
!. where more completely refuted than in the
g speeches of the Democratic supporters OF
}. the last war. We select from large uum.
# ber now before US the following extract
: from an exceedingly able and patriotic
: speech delivered on the 9th of December
1914, by Mr.. Ingersoil. of the House of Rep.
resentatives, a gentleman whose opnionl
have followed mis- party round into oppo
siton to measures which hs onoe 90 elo.
. quently defended. 5 sasbU
ave must have armies and We mus, havt
8 money. ven, ure to assert tba
n the mere enao:mens. by something lik,
unanimity Ia the House, Of q good militar,
: system. With indica iona OF acquiescence Ii
IL out OF doors. would secure US Q peac
y forthwith without the necessity of enfor Gin
tho system. I appeal 10 the gentle
men who are so olamorous for peace. {
ooslesce for 40 object SO desirable. Tn
= system. in my opinion. 10 o classification q
L. the white male population Of the country 4
- the purpose Of draft 10 the regular armie
You may cal! it by What odious. ugly nsu
al you ~iiI. conscrip,ion. or what not but
Of 10 the only Sufficient. the only republicsI
the only fair. the only equal plan for sppl,
I ing the phys oal means 10 the end OF comuo
y military defense and protection.- li ne
Ia In answer TO tho objection. then % prevs
~ laleat now. that conscriplion WAS not Con-