The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-09-23

kept secret (r0Dl yot. freely acknowledge to
be the seTvanI OF the people, according TO
the bond OF service, the United States Cons
stiIu,ion, and that rs such am responsible
to hem.
But, TO be plain, you are dissatisfied with
ne about the negro. QdIte likely there is a
dliIeience OF opinion between you and myself
upon that subject. certainly wish that all
men could be free, while you. | suppose, dp
not. Yet have Dsiiher adopted nor propo
sed any measure which is not consistent
with even your views, provided you are for
the Union. suggested compensated emzn.
lcipation; to which you reIhed that you wish
ed not TO be taxed to buy negroes, But
had not asked you to be taxed 10 buy ne
lgroes, ex 'ept in such a way as to save you
from greater tsxatIon TO save the Union ex
clusvely by other means You dislike the
/ Emancipation Proclamation, and perhaps
you want to-have ii Teuac'ed. You say II
is unconstitutional. III nix differently.
think that the Constitution invests its Com
mandeI~in chic with the law OF war in Gme
OF war. The most that can be said, il SO
much is, that the slaves are property,
Is there, has there ever been, any question
| that by the Law Of war the properly, both OF
enemies and friends, may be taken when
needed, and is 1t not needed whenever taken
it helps US or hurts the enemy? Armies,
the world over, dest' oy enemies property
when they cannot use it, and even destroy
their own to keep it from the enemy. Civil
lzed beIligerents do all in their power to
help themselves or hurt the enemy, except
lew things regarded as barbarous or cruel
Among the exceptions are the massacre of
vanqulshed Toes and nom -cOmbalsnts, male
and female But the proclamation, as law,
| is valid or not valid. Ii il is not volid, il
need no retraciion; il it is valid. it cannot be
4 retracted any more than the dead can be
brought to he. Some OF you profess to think
that its retrsctlon would operate isvorsb!y
! for the Union. Why better alter the reuac
tion than be ore the issue?
| There was more than year and halt
| for trial TO suppress The rebellion before the
proclamation was issued; the last one hun.
dred day s OF which passed under an explicit
| notice that it was coming unless averted by
| those in revolt retur iing to their allegiance.
The war has certainly progressed AS lavors
! bly, tUr us since the Issue OF the proclamation
as before. | know as tully ~ one can know
/ the opinions OF others, that some OF the
commanders Of our armies 10 the field who
| have given US our most important victories.
belIve the emancipation pollcy and the aid
of colUred troops constitute the heaviest
blows yet dealt to the rebellion; and h4t at
least one Of those ,ibip0rtant successes could not
hare been aekieuea when it was, but for the
aid Of Giuck soldiers. Among the command
| ers holding these views are some who have
never had any aft .lity with wha' is called
| b,I iFb
politics, but who hold them purely rs militia
ry opinions. submit their opinions as be-
ing el,itl d to soue weight sgainst the OBJ
| eetiUns often ugei tina emancipation and
the arming OF the blacks are upwlse as mill
tary measures, and were not ad Jpted as such
in good aith. You say that you will not
| tgnt TO iree the negroes. Some OF them
seem to be willing to fight Tor you; but no
malter-tight you, then, exclusively, to save
the Union.
| issued the proclamation on purpose % aid
you in saving he Union. Whenever you
shall have conquered all resistance TO the Union
| if 1 shall urge you TO continue fighting, ii a0W
be an apt time then for you TO declare that you
t0iH not fight TO free negroes | though that,
in your struggle Ior the Union, to whatever
extent the negroes should cease helping the
enemy, 10 that extent it weakened the enc
my III his resistance TO you. Do you think
differently? | thought that wha ever ne>
gro,s can be got to do as soldiers, leaves
lust So much less for white soldiers to do in
saving the Union, Does itsppear otharwise
| to you? But nyg groes, like o her people, act
upou motiTes. Why should they do any
| thing OF US, five will do noting TOR hem? 4
II they stake their lues for as they must be-
promptm By the strongest mottves-eUen the
promise Of freedom and the promise beng
made, must be Kept
The signs look better. The Father Of Wa
ters again goes unvexed to the sea thanks
to the great Northwest for H. nor vet wholly
to them. Three hundred miles up they met
New England, the Empire, the Keystone,
and New Jersey. hewing their way right and
| left. The sunny South, too, in more colors
than one, also lent hand, on the spot; their
purt oil history was jotted down in black and
white The job was great atlonal one
and let nGae be banned who bore an honor
able part in it, whils those who have cleared
the great river may we'll be proud.
| Even that is not all 1t is hard to say
that any ylhirg has been, more bravely and
better done tran at Antietam, Murtreesboro,
Gettysburg and on many fields OF less note.
Nor must Uncle Sans web ieet be forgot
! ten. At all the waters margin they have
been present, not only on the deep sea- the
broad bay, and tho rapid river, but also up
the narrow, muddy bayou, and wherever the
grourd was little damp they have been and
| made their tracks. Thanks 10 all! For the
Great Repube--or the principles by which
1 it lives and keeps aliye--ior mau's vast fu
ture; thanks to all!
| Peace does not appear SO distant as 1t did.
/ | hope it will come sooD, and come 10 stay
and 30 come as 10 be worth the keeping in
| all Iuture time. 1t will then have been pro
we'd that among freemen there can b, no sue
cess ful appeal from the ballot to the bullet,
aud that they who take such appeal are sure
to lose their case and pay the cost; and then
| there will be some black men who can re
member thst, with silent tongue, and cleoch- :
ed teeth, and steady eye, and well poised
ed bayonet, they have helped mankind on 10
this great consnmmation, while lear that
there vail be soma white men unable TO for
get that, with malignant heart and deceitIul
speech, they have striven to hinder il. Stfl
let US not be over sauguine OF a speedy final
triumph. Lst US be quite sober. Let Us
diligently apply the means, never do bling
that a just God, IN his own good time, will
give US the rightul result. .s 49,"
H-- Yours yarV truly, VI