Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-03-14

From ibs s--EHg ,-Timoi.
The Ameriean war.

cal aspect Of the American question IL c,ora
important and interesting than the militarv
phase. The 'Democrats' Of New York
persist IN the opposition to their Presiden.
tial policy, without, however, having hny
well digestcd one Of their own TO put il
competition with it. As for their over
tures for reconciliation with the South
these have been repeatedly rejected will
every mark Of contnmely and scorn by The
naughty Coniederates, and unless the dem.
ocratic party In the North be as mean.
spirited as II has shown itself to be short,
sighted, it will cease to attempt bribing
the Seeded States back 70 the old Union
by Offering 10 guarantee the perpe,uation
OF negro slavery. Surely, after all that
has now transpired, it is better poicy to
allow this hdeons cancer to be cut cut with
the edge of the sword than that it should
be suffered any longer 10 defle and torment
all The other members of the body polite,
As for the effect of President Liucoln's
emancipation edlct, euough time has not
hitherto elapsed to enable us 20 pronounce
with certainty. The most favourable au
gury as ioits consequences which we cau
al present discern is the rage with which it
has Inspired the slave owncls apd their
! abettors. From the copious yials of yir.
u!enL abuse which have been discharged at
Mr. LncoIn's bead because of this proc.
lamation, we are inclined TO think that it
will not be as impOtent to emancipate the
slaves Us at FIRST we feared il would be-
Certainly if The slaves be as attached TO
their masters as lLe apologists for slavery
allegs, or If President Lncolu's edct is
desllned TO be us povsrlcss as the South.
eruers aud their sympathsers predict it
must be--if, We say, this should be the case
the fury Of the slave owners and their
t:ieDds is QUE Of the most supeiAuous and
ridiculous displays of malignant feeling
that has ever been Witnessed Such a
tuanItesi station OF anger is bad taste and
oroe policy. II lends to convince the peo.
pie OF Ibls and other counties that ,he
Southern chIValry" really is afraid of the
negro, aud that the peculiar Institution"
Is ny no means so prumUliye OF kindly feel.
ing between slave owners aud slaS es as It's
defenders would have US believe. After
The exhibitions of Southern lreuzy and
viuperation called forth by Mr. Llucoln's
proclamation, people who can draw an
Inference viii be apt TO conclude that Mr..
LegFec is an ugly fact, and not mere fig.
ment Of Mrs. Stoves brain, as the owner
alleged
We deeply regret that those who have
arrived ut this conclusion will not be at a
loss Tor corroborative evidence. Recently
Mr.. Jefferson Davis aud his subordiuates
nave been ut Immense pains TO prove them.
selves as cruel, remorSeieSs, aud sanguinaty
as the most fahatical of the Northern '.-A6o.
AltonasIS' have ever represented them -
The eold-5looded and want on massacre of
the negro teamslers captured at Murfrees
boro' is as detestable a crime as ever was
committed. 1t is quite as black and dia.
bolical murder as that of The ten citizens
of Palmyra by M'Neil. The butehery of
these poor helpless negroes will cover its
authors with everlasting infamy 1t will |
moreover, cover The Southern ympathisers |
IN this country with shame and with con. !
fusion. Unless these chiyalrous" mur.
derers of helpless aud innocent slaves be
promptly and adequately punished the
people of England would just as readily
acknowledge the independence of nation
OF Thugs as the Independence of the Con
federate States. III negroes are to be /
murdered in this fashisn for no other crime |
than desiring freedom and runuiag away
from bondage, an ambassador from the |
of Dahomey would not be great.
er abomination al The Court Of o leen Vic.
toua than would he The represent alive
OF Mr.. Jefferson Davis. If the Cunfedera,es
sanction this fendish and cowardly deed
aud If they Intend to carry out The savage /
threats Contained in their Presidents proui !
amation, then every right minded man and
woman throughout the world will pray for I
the speedy destruction of slavery 10 the
Southern States, even though it should be
necessary 10 exlerminale the slave owners
aud their families before this destruction
could be accomplished We have repeated.
ly declared lhat this aceurSed institution is
morally more injurious TO the slave owner
than 10 the slave and here we have q fact /
which establishes oar position. Here we
have display OF Mingled cowardiee and
erocliy which would have disgraced com.
munlIy OF The Vilest sayages. And vet we
have our ears Wearied with talk of Southern
: ehlyalry !" If Jefferson DAVIS, the great
orlgIRal repudialor OF state debts, does mol
this atroeiOns deed, in bis name.
N@N PNSi''S "A' ~ VI OIsH'Oh huab Oeutful
Bnller was loo mid aud forebearug ia bis
treatment OF these rebels. Here, however.
llGs The chief condemnation oil the "pecniar
that il qualities negroes for
The prepetraIi0n Of such outrages as those
Of 81. Domingo, and whites for the com.
mission otsuch dustardly murder as that
VI The negro tesmSter by the COnfederates
al Muifreesboro'. We have hitherto re.
GREETED the eoudect Oftbe Nerth in wagiug
IhIs war for the conquest of SO many mi.
IoaS ot meH IN rebvlllV1 against them be.
cause such conquest appeared 10 Us hopeless
ll achievement, aud 0ecsuss The Northern
Presldent dad not seem willing 20 make
he WAT subSsryiens to The abolition of
'laVery. d" Uulon" at any priee--sveu at
he price OF perpetuating the hateful - in
'l1tlon, Appeared 10 pc Ghe psinclls ou
Shlch The struggle was waged by the Fed
,ral GoVernmenl. Its true that We have ,
Sarmiy denounced that 9nmauly coudyet
'i 'he brute Who dlsgraeed himself aud his !
,UulltfVmeQ nv his oraars. la N "a.