Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-14
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also IN such force that they have actually de-
ioated a portion Of our army, in battle which
took place last Wednesday, with the loss on
our side Of seventy.ive men in killed, wonnd-
cd aud prisoners The battle took place at
DrHinesville, the force engaged on our side
being portion OF Gen StRhl's corps. II was
known that the enemy were posted behind
wood, and our troops were ordered TO dis
lodge them. The attempt was gallautly made,
but our troops were repulsed The fight end
ed by the disordrly retreat Of our men, who
we're closely pursued by the Confederate ca
valry for miles, the latter giving no quarter,
but cutting and slAshing our cavalrymen
dreadmlly Some of the eashes we're awful
| Let it be remembered that this took place
only twenty miles from this city. \
There is some reason to doub. whether the
Administration will venture TO enforce the
Transcription act at all in some of the States
The opposition which has been manifested TO
il in Illinois, New Jersey and New York has
been Of so determined character and so
evidently expresses the will of the people Of
those States, that the guilty servants Of the
people here are pausiug to calculate the
chanchs, before they take the fatal 6nal steps.
Your readers may be assured that their voice,
IA expressed in the resolutions passed by
their county meetings, has been heard in the
| White House, and that the weak and irreso-
| Lutte man who lives there ia troubled MS he
hears il echoing to the Mozart Hall The
transcription bill is an unconstitutional act,
and win be so pronounced by the Supreme
Court This fact is believed by the Demo
cratic States Of New Y York and New Jersey
and il is not probable that the citizens of
those States will submit in nny unconstitn-
tonal enactment OF Congress who,e pow.
ers are gone, aud whose unconstitutional mea-
sures will be repealed by the Congress which
assemblies in December next.
The President and his intimate friends here
are greatly worried and dispeased about But.
ler' s recent speech in New York 1t will be
remembered that on being dismissed from his
command in New Orleans Butler came here,
and remained for several days, closely closet
ed with the President and Seward and Stan
ton, and was fully informed in regard to all
the future plans aud secret designs Of the
administration. That he should go and
dvulge these secret plans at public meeting
was not for a moment expected; Sc, this is
Just what Butler has gone and done. In this
speech, it is not Butler that speaks but the
President and his Administration, And whnt
do they sRy2
In this speech, the President says (using
DulltT hh ulb lnuNHlltttJ am uOA iOT lIt
Union as il was am not in favor of the re-
Ieonstruction Of the Union as il was | am IN
favor Of the subiugaton and conquest of the
rebel States, reducing them to the condition
of Territories, abolishing slavery wherever it
exists, confscating the real estate of all the
Rebels, and then readmittlng the Southern
States into the Union, if they desire it, but
without slavery" Such was the substance,
aud nearly the very words, Of what Butler
said 1t is the plan Of the Administration
for the conduct of the war; and these are the
principles upon which the Administration is
Iconducting the war No good citizen can
read the revelation of these atrocious purposes,
without horror and il is consciousness Of
this fact that has made the President so angry
with Butler
Is it not time, though, ,ssnow that the hideous
purposes Of the Administration are openly
avowed that the people should demand that
the war should stop2 1t is avowed that the
war is not war for the Union, not for recon
+ struction OF the Union, but for the emancipa-
ton of the slaves the confscation of the
real estate Of all the Southern peple, and the
; annihilaton OF all the Southern States.
Mr. Lincoln has not yet assumed the title
OF King Perhaps he will not do so at all.
What does it matter to him, so long as he
. has the powers Of an absolute monarch, by
what title he is called Already he has as
sumed some of the state Of King. lie has
his Horse Guards around the White House
| and around his state carriage and measures
are on foot to give him Court too,--a Court
composed of military and civic dignitaries oI
high rank, to be constantly around his person
TO advise him in the exercise Of his kingly
= functions His fatterers tell him that he il
nh,ac c.,Ct - L,,. a.
he has no staff SO staff Is to be appoin
G tod for the Commander.in-Chief On this stat
II are to be Gems Fremont, Cassius NJ Clay
:, Butler (if he will put bridle to his tongue
" Hitchcock, Banks, Sehenck, and dozen 9th
e er heroes of that ilk. You may we'll iniRgin,
y this new arrangement 10 not pleasing to Hal
leck and Stanton, who are doing their hest Il
u defeat t. Bat il will be carried through
IF And other knightly forms will follow
|. 1t will not be long before the people vii
realize that we actually enjoy less liberty IN
le der the Administration of Abe Lincoln thar
ae our fore-iathers did under the rule of Georg,
!, Ill They did not rebel against the Const
L. tuition of England, which secures to thos
who live under il all the liberty they coul
desire. Their rebellion was against wen
IN and wicked King and corrupt Administrl
n. ton. who had violated that Constitution /
order that they might oppress the Colonel
te History is repeating itself now The sam
rn names were then applied to those who stoo
~ mp for liberty and independence as are no
VI applied to Democrats of the present do,
I'd They are called 'disloyal, traitors, 4,
n. Let the present Administration beware le
!. the parallel is carried out TO its full exten
iis The President has usurped the powers of otl
on er Departments of the Govsrnmentto TO an e,
nj tent totally subyersive of liberty and this wi
~ not be borne by free people x,
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