Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-20
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Il .f.. N Fs,.fs .rH UT T..
! We arc not Inclined to oayIl respsotina tbe
strict and literal definition of this word. We
believe 10 to be on Inappropriate one for the
American vocabulary; but, ss it has been In.
troduced, we accept it with tho meaning which
usage has attached0 II has been made to apply
TO principles rather than persons. As now un.
derRt0od, to be loyal Ia to support and defend
the Government Of the United States. We
understand that Government TO bn the Consti.
tuition and the laws made in pursuance thereof
Those invetted with lawful authority, whether
by election or appointment, uuder the ConsiI.
tuition and lave, are officers of the Government.
temporarily charged with 1t, administration, /,
and are not part Of the Government. vi
Loyalty, then, Is fidelity to the Constitution
and laws made In pursuance thereof, and dis-
Loyalty is fidelity to the men or measures on.
poeedto the jCo1stiAliol end theiavs made in
puraiancs thereof. The Union Is but another
namefor the Government in Its integrity. nho
separate States formed Snd adopted the dun.-
stitution. Its formation and adoption BY tbem
perfected the Government of the Union,
With this brief, but we trust clear and upaa.
sailable, exposition Of what constitutes true
loyalty in American cilizsns, we arc prepared
to Judge OF the professions of loyalty msde by
the Administration party. They style them.
selves the "loyal Union party" They will
not assert that their loyalty Ia simpy devotion
to the Territory embraced within the Unioo.
Philanthrcplsts, as they assure us they are, do
not generally adopt such merely pecunItry,
practical views. They must, therefore, if lt6e
Title they assume is just one and Indicative of
political character, be loyal to that which con-
s. siitutss the UniOnr the government OF the
Judged by this standard, what evidences of
loyalty have they given7 W
They have passed a confisoation law, uuder
which they declare that attainder Of treason
shall work corruption Of blood aud forfeiture
beyond the life OF the ,persen aGtainted; which
is opposed to, and 10 defiance Of, the Constitu-
tlon, aud 10 therefore di5Ioyal. '-
They have disrupted State, and formed
new one from its territory, without the consent
OF she LeRslature OF the State thus dsFuptsd;
which tho present Attorney General of tbe
United States declared to be an original and
independent act OF revolution, and which Was
In opposition to, aud in defiance o., the Con.tl.
totiou, and therefore dialoyal.3ff W gibG
They have arrested without warrant, cpu-
demhed without trisl, and shut oul from re-
dress, thousands of American citizens; which
was In opposition TO, aud Ia defiance Of, the
Constitution, and therefore dialoyal.
They have declared negroes TO be citizen OF
tue United SsAtes; which woe in opposition to,
and In defiance OF, the Constitution, as inter.
preted by ita authoritative expouuders,s and
which was therefore dieloyal. 2ilfy =
They have attempted to abroeJte the consli-
tulions Of the separate States, by procIaiminR
emancipation to the slaves therein which was
In opposition to, end In defarce Of, the Conkti.
tutiop, and therefore dIsloyal. i,.s'3'' III y
They have suspended the haLeas coypus in
the States which were tbebiant 10 law, and in
which thera was neither rebellion nor InyseiDn;
which was in opposition 10, and in defiance of,
the Constitution, aud therefore disloyai. p '
We might extend the list of Unconstitutional
measures they have adopted indefinitely, but
these ere the most prominent. They are the
peloles which Democrats have most etrooRy
opposed, and which admlnistraticnsGts have
most warmly defended "! Fl7IHpF
Every one OF them is in fagrsnt violation of
the constitution, and, II our definition of LOYALTY
is correcs' tnose VINO support these measures are
disloyal By its ofaoial action, then, IN the
adoption and enforcement of Its most Inn nortant or
and vita policies, we have undeniable proof az
the disloyalty Of the administration patty. j.
Aside from ils official action, by the declars.
tions of the President, members of the Cabinet
u. 8. Senators and Representatives, In Cor.
gress, and three-tonrths of the rress OF the
party, We are assured that tho war will be pyos-
ecuted until emancipation is accomplished, re-
gard.esS Of the disposition of the southern peo.
pie to accept the Constitution as the baeis of
peace The war, then, Is not to restore Tho
Union, but to abolish on ineitution protected
by the Government oft Uaion, without which
protection the Constitution could not have been
established. They are thus COZ vicsed of dis.
loyalty their own assertions concerning the ob
ject for which the war is urged. fl7oEsW
Prominent among the leaders of the party
are those who have denounced the Constitution
as go league with hell and cpv6nsntl with
DEATH" Among the journals of the parry ara
those which have hailed our a ~ az IA aunt,
iig lis;" which have said; nThe Uninn as it
was should never curse an honest people or blct
the pages OF history again; !" that i. was "beltsr
10 lose a battle in tho field than eu electlonlin
a States" which professed Willingness to "les
tho Union slide" and offered to assist the South
In her efforts at secession. =,
These are the, "loysl UaiOnists.n'.. These
are they who question and impugn the Loyalty
of Demcctass. It is easy to indulge In epitheta.
II 10 hard to answer convioting and inexprpbls
facts. The admnistTatonists must meet and
answtr this record. l-ar -- f-ht ,
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