The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-04-08
Il WooDSFIElD. MONROE COUNTY. OHIO. APRILs. 1868

integrity of the President of the United
States or the great want of, it on the part
of the other lawyers Of Springfield. = : .,sS
2 Does he say the President tells a . lie?
CHOW this proclamation, therefore, in
my judgement, does nothing except what
any general commanding the army might
do. That is to say, as our armies advance
slaves are set free. There is no escape
from that conclusion. Slavery exists to
some extent BY superior forces, and when
our armies advance against shareholders
in rebellion, unless they chose to take the
oath and keep their slaves in bondage,
they follow the fortunes of all the rest of
their property, and are destroyed or set
free forever. If the President of the
United States has been trying. to say that,
in his proclamation, he would do no harm;
but if he has meant to announce that the
slaves Of tho States in rebellion. mot sub
ject to the authority of the United States,
are now free, then, as have heretofore
had occasion to say, I do object to that
as unconstitutional, and object to it as:
false. They are just as much slaves as
ever they were in law. But it is not un-T
constitutional in war,rnor an unusual mill
itary expedient to lie. Lying is "a, ,recog-,
|nized mode Of prosecuting .hostilities.
(Laughtersl -: ~ ssss.sxssss 81 s'l,'
He advises him to "back square out Of
his proclamation. = is'7i AAzass''ssfisa s.,
seNow, what is the remedy for all this
L. al lee hox, 80
I cannot speak to the President, because.
1 have called to see him and he was mot
at home, (laughter,1 and that. Tribune
has already announced two or three times
that he, never reads my, speeches, there
fore have no mode TO speak. to him. 1t
would be wise in him, IN my h1mbl Judge
ment, to back square out Of his procla-
nation. (Applause. fs.s:sTe "a;
He says if he don't do that then the
war is an ts ABOLITION WAR; s. sssas
7aAnd if he don't chose to do ofthatit is
entirely clear that be has shown disPo-
sition to pervert the whole object of the
war, (applause,) , and to declare sthatsit is
prosecuted for ABoLITIoN and not for the
restoration of the Union. Cheers,
He makes test Of soldiers "6delity
to the Constitution. .s:a
e do not think he is able to excite .
negro sinsnrrecfionf afdcifs herwere, I have
4 che faith.to believeitha4 sEergs ldier from
4 the non-slaveholding states, who has me
! particlelof fidelity to the Constitution Of
4 the United States, in that case WouAd hel}
1 to put down the negro insurrection. Pre-
mendous and long-continued applause. !.
! In a war against women and children We
side with the women and children.
4 i(Cheers.) stsaa =, ~ ett. tt.ssessa. e4tas
! He states when 'seyery Demoerati,
soldier should sssay do,oa hss arms :''sS -
! aNav, more;sif it could be lpiainly ;ssef
:. that the purpose Of the President was te
excite negro insprtection, and that pur
pose was likely to o-be-accomplished, ever,
i Democratic soldier and officer in the army
would LAY down. his arms-(applauseo-
II and then we would have an interesting
! war;. Laughter5p a .esisssssn sss 8
He pictures a Southern woman afte
5 Greeley and Sumner. s 50 'sisi'sa
i 81 would like to.see war between tn
lAbolitionists of the North and the womel
q aud children of the South. daughter.
y would trust the women in such fgh,
? lie they could get at the Abolitionists. A
q flor getting Sumner and Greeley to g
a there, that is out of the question con
I tinued laug ghter] ]-but ! would agree to b
u one to assist them in coming here. Sue
e tracks as Sumner would make up; th
n lPeunsylvania avenue would be interestin
u to see, with one brave southern Woma
# flafter him. - Great nerriment. !,
y He advises Congress anot to vote q do
!. liar" if the war is to be an Abolition v.
o. aNow think. Congress ought to NAL
tia declaration as to the object of this wa
. lI believe it is waste of time to, both
d the President (Applause and, laughter
81 But should be- in favor of Congress r
'e1 1pealing the resolution that they. pass,
hi last year almost annBimou ousl " as. to- tl
led legitimate sobjectaof. /. this. warzTthat it
sotto everturn the, Institution
he of any part ofithe country ). but 70, resto
ID thearightiul authority sofsthe goyernme
r over every part of our. territory, and d
clining to vote one dollar. if there is al
! departure from the original object of t
- war;" (Applause d Z
- Hecomparesthe Presidentto an sostrfc
: and says there should be a Democraticpa pa
! ty because the President is the head o.
. proscriptiue party. ssa he eli div
Id Now, gentlemen, there are one or t,
s. things the President mightsdo, if he Fl
or 1inclined, and il is entirely for him to Z
he termine. To. unite the North he m,
it, entirely abolish his party organizatie
to II read every day in the Repub blican papt
to fthat it is necessary the North should
to united. But the President Of the Unit
nv States cannot tell us to put dowis pal
ry when he is exclusively and thorofgl
ed tparfisanE hiniselfl VI heostrnh who still
i'm his head in the, gr9usrf pwith all the r
he Of him exposed, makes much more Jeff
,er Ltual concealment of himself than [
ai ~ President 5 Of the. United States. WHIP te
eat; a ~ you you imnst party, and