Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-04-04

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, support is withheld He is "not in flvo
of wi,hdrawine The army" and as mem
Der of Congress to which he is elect, "he will
vote to feed and clothe il )" but farther thar
this he will do nothing to encourage the
loyal people of the North 10 engage in, and
prosecute the war for the restoration oil
the Union. His policy, like that of Gov
ernor Seymour of New York, declared a
little time since, is one Of opposition to the
Administration 10 it's efforts TO Suppress
rebellion Not TO indicate any de 'ided
policy, but simply 10 stand in opposition,
doing nothing AS before indicated, this
is virtually opposition to the Government,
aud the Object is evidently, if not profess.
edy. TO hinder and defer the conSummat ion
of the war for tso years until change OF
the Administration can be effected No
on, 'akirg the position he docs, proposes to
revolutiOniZe aud turn out the present
Administration until it can he done thro Igh
the ballot box, aud the inevitable re- u I
OF the coure snggcs ed by th Senator is as
stated. The country, in the meantime, is
20 be held in lis present deploruble con
dition, while the men in cur army contiune
iDcrease,7 aud all the horrors of war be eX.
perienced mil such change can be
brought about as will secure the manage
ment Of the wa in accordance with the
Senator's own notions. Is this true loyal.
y?
The Senator dates his prilc:pal objection
10 The conduct Of the war, from the Issuing
Of the Presidents emancipation proclami-
tions AS 10 the policy or impolicy Of that
act, its consituiiopaliiy or unconsti,n'ion.
ality. they have been 30 fully discussed, /
shall not attempt aorepetition ofthe argu-
ments made, orio adduce new ones 1t is
sufficient for me 70 say, have no doubt Of
the potcer of the Ptcsideut to issue ihut,proc.
lumation as wsr measure, aud have just
as little donUt Of his duty to do so, when
ever,s'in bis opinion, occupying the stand
point he does, IL was necessary 10 cripple,
or would aid in crippliug rebellion. 10 it
he was bound by his heaven registered
oath, and impelled by tho impulse Of an
honest, PATRIOTIC heart. rV tg. sess..
1t is little strang? however, and iudi
lcates little remaning consideration on
the part Of the Senator, aud those who act
with him, for the feelings of those with
whom thcy have been politically associa'ed
iIr times past, and Of whom we sometimes
speak as our ''eTing brethren, "1tlIat when
you touch rebels whcre their strength lies
they should all at once have such holy
horror OF constitutional violation. The
leaders in this rebellion orc striving TO es
tabIish a government whose corner stone
is slavery. In their efforts, their grea,
element of strength is slavery. While white
men in their army fight the battles of Rebel
dom, four miliDns of slaves are at home
engaged in caring for the Interests of these
men, and raising supplies for the support
of that army. Moie than this, they are
pressed into service and made to dig iren-
ehes, raise fortif:ations and even hold
arms and shoot bullets by which our broth
crs, sons aud fiiebds are wounded and
killed. Yet if you strike at, or 10 any way
interfere with This sys EN-, though it be
necessary 10 save the nation, the Senator
is horrifed. r....- ........ ..sr
o her acts to which he objects are the
suspension of the writ Of habeas corpus and
arrests made by the order of the president.
He tells us "thnt it was enough to startle
any loyal man" when the President ordered
arrests OF those cOunenancing rebellion
di>couraging eulistmeHtS, opposing, drafts,
&c. Who? And WHY? No man need
be startled unless he bad some senl imeni
in common. Loyal men were in no danger
10 arrest, and certainly would not object
10 the confinement Of disoyal persons in
time like this. But it was an assumption
or abuse of power. aud in this was the
teison for being startled. An assumption
Of power for the Government TO attemp;
taking care of itself ! Search the Cons'i
tution and you will find, if not in words,
the iden,-" this Government can take care
Of ITSELF" running through The entire in
strument. l have yet to learn of the first
truly loyal man who has been made to
suffer from the suspension Of the habeas
corpus act.
The Senator claims that misstate his
position H does not claim that what he
said is mistated, aud upon this be must al
low me 10 pat the construction which the
languages implie: - a
Mr.. Johns;on-If public opinion should
be clearly against the policy of the Admin
istration, to the extent that the great body
of the people believed it would lead to the
destruction Of the Government, would you
adhere to aud support the Administration
III such policy?
Mr.. Hitchcock question hangs upou
contingency which does not now exist
The Senator seems to refer TO the expires.
sions of public opinion in The result of pop
ular elections, when such results may be
brought about by party engineering aud
nuwarranted msr9uveging on the part of
a few persons having personal aud unjust
fable oppositionto the government. Such
result being then falsely claimed as a verdict
against The administration of the govern.
ment, when such was not, in any sense, the
purpose of large proportion of those by
whose action it was secured. Wait until
there is such an expression, based simply
upon the naked question, uuaided by her
issues and influences, aud we will be better
able 10 answer. -
The Senator from Ashland Mr.. Kenny
\ exhibits his opposition, 10 an attempt to
discourage The people Of the country, by
disparaging the cendnct, aud attempting TO
randar nAtnna Iha .u aeas ar . rasnliR Ofl A he