Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-08

70 discord and dlsoontsnt ct the North, while It
has united and invigorated the South. yiA5
Martial law defines itself to be law where
war 10, but this new and strange doctrine holds
that the loyal North Lost their CONSTITUTIONAL
rights when the South Psbslled. and all are
nov governed BY military dictation. Loyslty
10 thus less secure than rebellion, for II stands
without means TO resist outraRes or to resent
tyranny. Amidst all the horrors that have been
enacted under martial law 10 the history of the
world, and amidst all the Qualifications attempt
Cd OF It's ussges, II was never before held that
II could be extended over peaceful States. Il
Was never before claimed that the power Of
military Commander was superior to the poWera
OF Governments. The measure of poWer to be
exercised under our Government Ia fxed BY the
Constitution. To make the maxims of other
Governments or the usages of other nations
the rule here, would give sanction to every out
rage, tyranny and wrong. 10 would undo What
was done by our fathers who framed our Gov
ernmcn..
After enlsrginG on this subject, Gov. Ssy.
mour then saya: The President holds bis place
not by the will Of the majority, but by virtue
OF the provisions Of the Consultation, which
placed him In bis Office by the votes Of abou,
eVOV0o against tho votes Of 2.600, 900, who
did NOT agree among themselves as 70 opposing
candidates He continues rlghfully 10 hold
bis c@ce, although tne popular majorlties even
In the State which placed him there have in
recent elections declared themselves politically
opposed to his Administration. The msjority
are still bound 70 rsaRpcs HE constitutional
acts done within limits Of rightful authority.
If Presidential psoolamstions are abovo the
decisions Of the eourta and the restraints of
the Constitution, then that Consultation Is q
mookery. II 1t has not the authority to keen
the Executive within its restraints, II cannot
retain States within the Union. Those who
hold that there 10 no ssnct!ty In the Conatitu-
tlou, must equally hold that there Is no guilt in
the rebellion.
The President has already signed al act of
Congress which asserts that the slaves of those
In rebellion ore confscated. The cole effect of
this proclamation, therefore, is to declare the
emancipation Of slaves of those who are not in
rebellion, and who are therefore loyal citizens.
1t is an extraordinary deduction from the
alleged war power that the forfeiture of
the right Of oyl citizens and bringing upon
them the same punishment Imposed upon insur-
gents, Is calculated to advance the success Of
the war, to uphold the Constitution and restore
the Union. May not this measure, 60 clearly
impolitic, unjust and unconstitutional, and
which 10 calculated to create 30 many barriers
to the restoration of the Union, be misuuder-
stood by the world as an abandonment of the
hope or the purpose of restoring it-a result to
which the State Of New York 10 unsl.erably
opposed, and which will be efIectualy resisted.
We must not only support the Constitution of
the United States and maintain the rightS Of the
States, but we must restore the Union as Il was
before the outbreak Of the war. ------
The opinion that slavery must be abolished
70 restore our Uaion, creates an antagonism
between the free and slave States which ought
net to exist. II Il 10 true shat slavery must be
abolished BY the force Of the Federal Govern
ment, that the South must be held In military
subjection, that four millions Of negroes must
for many years be under the direct MANAGE.
ment Of the authorities ct Washing gtou, et She
public expense, then, indeed, We must endure
the waste of our armies In the feld, further
drains upon our population, and still greater
burdens Of debt. We must convert our Gov.
srnment into q military despotlsm. The mis-
chievous opinion that In this contest the North
must subjugate and destroy the South, to save
our Union, has weakened the hopes of our oitI.
Gems at home and destroyed confidence in our
success abroad. 0I7
Il is suggestive fact, affordiug instruction
and hope for the future, that the theories
which have exercised an evil influence on our
national politics did not originate In what NAV
be called the heart of cthe Union, among the
intimate and well acquainted populations of
the Central and Western States. There have
been extreme northern We've and extreme
southern views, but also the broader and more
tolerent views OF the more populous Central
and Western States. These States enlisted
warmly In the war for the Union and the Com
stitution. When the Administration abandon
cd this policy and took up the views Of the ex-
tfeme Northern States, II lost Of the late cleo
tions nearly ell the political support which
these States Afforded In the years 1860 and 1861.
While the North cannot hold the southern
States In subsection without destroying the
principles o our Government, the gres. Cen
trail and Western States can control the two
extremes.
He repeats, that when the Governments ad dop.-
ed the views OF the eGlreme northern States, q
remarkable political revolution was the result.
That no extreme views will ever prevail, thss
especially the central and western States will
never accept them, thst thoss Of the Central |
slave States which rejected the ordination OF
accession, which sought to remain In the Union, |
eaS WAtSA WsNS SbAyeo VA w U CVub6upbuVubt
policy, must be brought back
The restoration Of the whole Union will ther
only be o work Of time.
The policy Of subugstion- and determination
means also the waste of blood and treasure Of
the North. There is but one way to save ms
from decentralization, discord and repudiatiop,
Our Union must be restored, complete in ALL
its parts. No section must be dlsorganized
beyond the unavoidable necesaites of the war.
It cannot be 90 united upon any bloody, barbar-
ous. revolutionary or unconstitutional scheme.
looking merely to the qualification of hatred
OF party, ambition or sectional adyan.
tage. Let no one demand tha. the blood of his
neighbor shall be shed. Let no one think tina,
the people who have refused to yield this Union |
to rebellion at the South, will permit It's .asto-
ration to be prevented BY fanaticism af the
North. .
1n conclusion, he says: The condition Of our
country is not hopeless, unless IL is made 90 by
passions and prejudices which are Inconsistent
With the Government Of great country. We
must accept the condition Of affalfs aa they
stand at this moment The fottunes or our
country are Influenced by the results Of battles.
Dur armies In the field must be supported: An |.
constitutional demands Of our General Govern.
manb muak, be promptlv raapOnds8 IN -