Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-04-24

drst emanated. Does il not. in a majority
Of cases, emanate from that class known
az Northern dough.faces, who reiterate
the Cotton State doctrine. that the right
Of slaveholding is co.extensive with the
jurisdiction Of the Constitution Or, in
other words, that the Constitution itself,
makes slaveholding a right over every
square foot Of territory in this broad
land. This charge comes from men, too, ,
who were never for the Union. except on
conditions more, or less impracticable.-
They are Unionists. with slavery; Disun-
ionists. without slavery; slavery first. the
Union on conditions only. The fmanci.
patton Proclamation is kind of breast
work for such hypocritical UnioniSts to
get behind and "shriek"-Abolifion ,rar :
Is there any evidence that this
Proclamation is more or less than war
| measure--ust such a measure as this Co.
vernment, in duty bound. would adept
against England, or as England has, and
doubtless would again, adopt against US 7
Is there any honesty in the pretense, that
the cause of the Union will not be
strengthened, and secession proportiona-
bly, weakened, by disengaging men from
the support of the latter, and making it
an interest, scarcely second to life. TO aid
by every means in their power the former ,
The cry of Abolition war originated with
men whose hearts are in sympathy with
the.rebellion.
II s a cry which has been cunning'y
and, to some extent. efectually used for
the benefit of the enemies of this Gov
ernment 1t comes from men who fore.
saw that. in the event of protracted
resistance to the authority of the National
Government. the wasting away of our re
sources and the growing wearness Of the
people in supporting the p1nderous bur
dens Of a war Of such unprecedented mag
nitude, would drive the Government into
the adoption of such measures as would
tell with the greatest effect on the vitali.
tv OF the rebellion. The necessity Of the
Emancipation oroclamatiOn, as war
measure, was Just as urgent in the early
stage Of the rebellion as at any later time; /;
hut Il was. seemingly, necessary to wait
for this conviction TO become general
The Administration started out with the
Seward Border-State theory that few
sugar plums. multitude of high-sound-
ing words Of obscure import, and seventy
five thousand men, would ouell the re-
belIion inside of "niuety DAYS." and that
the exigencv Of the situation did not de-
mahd vigorous use of every advantage
which the laws Of nations and of human
itv would allow. There are men who
"saw decDer into the millstone"-as time
has proved-than Seward; and among
them are enemies as well as frel ds Of
the Government Its enemies-the chief
Of whom is Vallandigham-in order to
poison tho minds Of the people against
auv measure looking to slavery for a
weapon with which TO fight dsunion, be-
gan, at an early dav. to stigmatize the
efforts of the Government 70 enforce i.s
supremacy, as secretly an Abolition
war"
Who IS valandich1m7 A socess on
svmpathscr, who IS proud OF being a
virginian bv birth; member of Congress
from Ohio, who represents Sout:i Carroll
ma; who saws We never can conquer the
rebelliOus States, vet protests against
calling 10 our aid, "the American Of Az
rican descent;" whosavs further proon
CATION Of the war will bankrupt tho Nl-
tion. vet opposes the confscation Of the
property of rebels; who b'ackguar Is the
present Administration. by insidiOusly
comparing it with King George the 4th /;
who ATTEMPTS TO clothe this infamous re-
bellior with respect. 10y comparing JEFF.
Davis with Washington; (can YOU for
give the sacriiegious slander7) and who
seeks to sacrifice the honor of the loyal,
that the disloyal may escape merited pan
ishment
Now let us take another view from a
different stand point let me ask you,
who cry Abolition war-why f the eItin
cuishment Of slavery is the cherished OBJ
iect ofthe war-dOes not Government lay
violent hands on itin Maryland, in Della.
ware, in Missouri and in Tennessee, where
TO has the poper TO crush it, Why did
we pav for the freedom of slaves in the
District ofColumbia1 Why did the Pres =
ident give the rebels ninety days of grace
in which to determine--if any we're unde-
Observation-Disclosures they would lay down
theirarms and return to the enjoyment OF
all their former rights in the Union, or
prosecute still further, their search after
"their rights" out Of the Union. If II is
an abolition war, what shall we say oil
! tour fiiths of the MHorG enerals and
higher army contractors, who, not beng
Of the Abolition persuasion, are fighting
ac.insttheir conscience, as we'll as the
Constitstion1 lit is the desire Of the
GoyernneTt to get rid of siavery--whly
does !, not at once acknowledge the inde'
peuderce Of the rebeIlious States
! Tho ,rtions of each dav are passing in