Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-05-09


cnpyerheadism, thai
Southern traitors and their Northern
tympathiscrs belong to the same catego-
rv-we abhor both-and using their
owa weapons against them, we will ex-
pose, oppose, ana defeat their designs if +
possible. +
Resolpcd, That the stars and stripes ;
were never worse dish0nored than when !,
made to float over sentiments uttered at :
n political meeting held at the Court ).
House. at Ellsworth, March 3 lst last. {.
EesoiVed, That the faIsehoeds and +,
false charges against the President, con :,
tanned in the resolutions passed on that j.
occasion, prove their authors to be in d
full fellowship with Southern traitors, &
and that difference in latitude and po- =
Iitical atmosphere are al! that prevents an 4
open avowal of this. /.
Res0ired, That tho cabinet of the 4
Prince Of Darkness is the only other as 4
sembly from which such charges and !,
falsehUods could eInsnate, therefore we e
strongly suspect the former 20 be auxilia- n
ry to the latter, and "e regard it the du 2
ty of every loyal man in Pierce county
to denounce its proceedings.
Reso2ved, That we vii sustain the adj
ministratiou in every act that brings grief
to traitors; that We VIII support it in the
suspension Of the I!abeas Corpus in all
necessary cases, winch are the cases of
all traitors both North and South--in
the full execution Of the confscation act
in the thorough carrying out Of the
Emancipation, aud in the enforcement of
the Conscription Law; that we will do
this because they IRE war measures Ia
ken by our chief executive after mature
counsel and deliberaiion to suppress q re-
belIon which threatens tho very life of our
government, and which we, rs loya citi
zens, are bound to carry out. That while
we may agree to disagree in our indi-
yidual opinions as 10 the strict constItu-
tionalty or sound policy of these or 9th
err measures, we hold these individual
opinions as but feather in the balance
again,t our solemn duty to sustain our
government in its hour Of peril; that we
recognize no lawful way of sustaining
our government but through the legally
constituted authorities, and no manner of
accomplishing this object through those
authorities but by vigorous and hearty
support of the measures adopted by
them; aud we now declare that if the
President, by and with the advice Of his
cabinet, honestly believes these measures
TO be fit, necessary and efiectual, it is his
hounden duty, as the CONSERVATION of the
public peace, as the chief magistrate Of
the people to whom they nave commit
ted the sacred trust of maintaining their
government and preserving their iber-
ties, to use them, and use them speedily
and cffactuaIly, and we, with "our lives,
our fortunes, and our sacred honors will
uphold him in so doing. That we can
not, and will not, whei the fabric of our
government is on fire, stop to determine
by books and benches the constitutional
ity of every measure adopted for its sal
walton, but will crush the treason first,
and settle the question of the regularity
of means used when the constitution is
saved and the government secured from
impending ruin.
Resolved, That we approve Of the
policy Of organizing into regiments, dis
ciplining and arming the negroes-that
it makes no difference to US whether the
muskets that send bullets to the hearts Of
traitors are used by hands white or black
that every man who loves our govern
ment and ahhors treason, is welcome to
the privilege of fighting for our free in
stutions, and we will measure the honor
due him by his merit. and not by the CO.
lor of his skin; and although govern
ment made no attack upon slavery until
it became an uuieniable military neces-
sitv. yet if slavery's folly shall prove its
own destruction, as we sincerel; hope it
will, we shall rejoice and thank God for
eve.
Resolved, That the conduct of the he
roes of the goth Regiment Wis. Volun-
teers in the battle of Prairie Grove. de-
serves our highest commendation-that
we warmly welcome two of their num-
J Der, G. W. Bennett and A. H. Cooper,