Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-09-09

tent among "a portion of the people, and
left it there. as temporary thing. to be
turned out, as they supposed, 10y the op
erations of niture. They reg lrdrd it as
an excresence upon society, but these
men of the South propose to take this ex-
creSeuce and lay it dnTn as their fnunda-
tion upon which to bui'd a government.
But tell you. my friends, that it won't
work. My opinion is that Almighty God
IS no respecter of persons. He looks at
this thing as it affects the negro himself
while they of the SAuth have been look
ing at it as slavery would promote their
power and aggrandizement. How the in
t"i.ution of slavery will be removed in
this country, | do not know, but know
that all history teaches that any enslave-
ment of the human race is temporary,
never permanent. and therefore, that it
IS not safe to build upon it. The Israe-
lites served their masters four hundred
years, but were then led out of their bon
dage by miracle How the African race
will shake off their bondage. is not ex-
actly clear yet, but perhaps, this var, in
the development of Providence, is one of
the means for teaching them the rights
of nature and preparing them for the
freedom that awaits them. But would
have been willing to have left this ques-
ton, and said nothing about it, in the
faith that the time would come when sla-
very would cease in this country without
| direct human effort.
THE PROCLAMATION OF EMANCIPATION
As to the Presidents Proclamation of
Emancipation, believe that the procla-
nation of God is stronger than the proc
lamation of Lincoln. | think if | had
been in the Presidents place | should not
have issued the proclamation that he did
in regard to slaves. | would simply have
used them as any other physical means of
putting down the rebellion. | would have
armed them and employed them as SOL
diers, where it was practicable; and
would have used them to aid our brave
soldiers by the use of the ak and spade,
and as cooks in the camp. The question
as TO their freedom or slavery ! would
have left to be decided by the common
sentiment of the American people, after
peace was restored. Perhaps the Presi-
dents course was more wise. and | do
not blame him for it. 1t secured for us
in Europe. especially in England, the
strong, healthy feeling of the laboring class
es of the people, so that now no despot or
monarch of the old country dare take sides
us. because the sentiment of the people
Is i'll favor of the Union and against sla-
very. | might mention other good re-
suits, but this of itself is sufficient to re-
move serious objections to it.
WHY SHOULD THE WAR BE STOPPED?
Our Democratic friends tell lis we must
stop the war, and that we must stop talk |
ing about slavery. | wish | had Pugh's |
King Bomba letter and Vallandigham's |
last message from Canada, that might |
quote their exact language on these points. /
They tell us that we must stop all this, /
stop everything, and decide the great |
question of the age. Mr.. Pugh tells you
that if you will turn your backs upon
that great question you are slaves, and on
" fit to be slaves. What is that ques-
ton? 1t is, whether Clement L. Val
landigham has been illegally arrested,
tried and convicted as a traitor TO his
country. This is the question he wants
US to stop and consider We must stop
the war, withdraw the armies from the
territory already recovered, give up the
forts We have recaptured, bring back our
brave men in humiliation when on the
road to victory, in order to decide the
question whether Eallandig-
ham was legally arrested and tried
Now, my friends, it does seem to me
that there is something as important as
Vallandigham. Our country is in danger
and suffering as much as poor Val; there
are half million of brave and patriotic
soldiers watching night and day, march
ing and counter-marching, fighting and
falling by the way ; and the fate of these I
true men, or the humblest one of them,
is more important, i'll my estimation, than
the fate of Vallandigham ami all his as
sociates. Great applause.l
| am willing 10 stop and consider the s
question Il short time, but how ridiculous {
it seems His friends have no sympathy /
for nybody else arrested. One OF the
candidates on the Union ticket was ar
rested and confined, and his wife exposed
to great hardships. If you want TO vote {
for man who has been illegally arrested I
why not vote for one who has suffered in |
the cause OF the Union, rather than as |
traitor? Do we ever hear Nallandigham- I
mers complaining about the illegal arrest :
and cruel abuse of Parson Brownlow and I
the other Tennessee Unionists Never; {
it is only Vallandigham for whom they !
have any sympathy. Vallandigham was {
arrested by military officers for an offense {
against military law, and was I
tried before military tribunal Strip {
ped of all phraseology, the charge against 6
iim was aiding the public enemy in time /
of war. 1t was made by General Burn s
side, a good, and honest, and patriotic !
man, and of his own political party, at
lime when the enemy was committing a Z
raid in our sister State of Kentucky, and
when there was organized resistance 1
against the United States near Mount I
Vernon, in our own State. Now, what s
5 there about this to complain of? t
The first point made by Mr.. Pugh, is this, i
hat it is not a case for a military tribu- /
lal, but should have been tried by civil e
,ourt, before a jury of twelve men, in v
tead of the eight who did try him. To T
ustain his position he quotes various a
clauses of the Constitution, such as, that L
very man shall have the right of trial by q
ury, &c. But he ignores the fact that
his is an offense against military order Q
n time of war. When a spy comes among B
is from the enemy, and is arrested, we V
10 not try him by a jury of twelve men,
n an ordinary Court. Would Mr.. Pugh l
lave VaPs friend, John Morgan, now in t
he penitentiary, tried by the civil courts? g
lie was illegally arrested, according to t.
'ugh, and don't yoU Democrats feel in n
lignant at it? Why was he arrested > 1
Because he was here among US doing all c.
lie could to subvert our government, and o.
he law on the subict is that any obstruc- n
ion whatever to the military authority, Il
n time of war, is an offense to be tried "
y court martial, and punished in the Ii
sual way. The civil tribunals have moth ei
ng to do with it. Vallandigham was el
ound obstructing the military authorizes, p
Tas arrested, taken to the Burnet House, n
Military Court was organized, composed
lmost entirely of his political friends d.
When 1 made this statements yesterday, d,
was stopped by man in the crowd, cl
tho said twas not so, that they had been B
is political friends, but were so no lon m
er Why? For no other earthly reason al
hon that thau ara in the servica of the q