The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-07-10

Denion ana war, DemOcrntlc otate Soh
voGtion in Ohio is fearful that the freedom
of speech will be imporilod if traitors b'
not permitted to say whatever they please
upon all occasions, with impunity. The
Union party is the only party that favori
"freo thought, free speech and FREQ press,
for it is the only one that cocks to maintain
.he Government which secures them.
THAT there is manifest difference be
tween the administration of tho Governmep
and the Government itself. The Govern
ment consists of tho civil and political in
stitutions created by tho Constitution. snt
to 1t the people owe allegiance Tho Ad
minis,ration are but tho agents of toe poo
pic subject to their approval or condemna
ton, according to the merit or demerit o
their acts"
Admitting tho above theoretical dstinc
ton, VIC should like to hear somo Copper
head explain how the Government can b,
kept iu operation except through the agenc,
of tho Administration, or how. in war fol
tho preservation of chose civil and politica
institutions created by the Constitution,
and "of which tho Union consists" he car
throw all bis influence against the Admins
tration, without being dsloyal to the Gov
ornmcnt Practically, there is no such diff
ference between the Government and tbt
Administration as Copperbeads claim Il
have discovered.
"That.in the exercise of tho right to iifre,
with the Federal Executive wo enter ou,
solemn protest against tho proclamation %
! tho President of tho United States. dated
tho first day OF January one thousand. eight
| hundred and sikty-three. by which he as.
sumos TO emanci to slaves in certain States
holding the snme to be unwIse, unconsti,u.
toDal and void
That We declare our determined opposi.
ton to system of emancipation upon tho
states by compensation to be made out
OF the Treasury of the United States. ma
bu,densome upon tho people. unjust in It's
worry nature, and wholly without warraut of
the Constitution"
1t will DO soen that tho Copperhead Dc.
mocracy of Ohio are opposed to emancipa.
ton in any form and on any pretcxt, whether
by tho war power or by compensation
What moro is needed to show that they
value Slavery above their country?
THAT We declare that the power which
has recently boon assumed By the President
ot tie United States, whereby under the
gulse OF military necessity no has pro.
claimed and oxtended-or asserted tho ripb,
to proclaim or extend-martia law over
states where war docs not exist and has
suspended tho writ of habt as corpus. i. IN.
warranted by tho Constitution, aud its ton.
dency is to subordinate civil to military au
thoritv, and to subvert our system of free
government"
Thus do the Copporhead Democracy man
ifest their anxiety for tho sarety of the
Constitution and of FREQ government, when
traitors are in jeopardy; but they manifest
no foars that eithor will suffer from the
assaults Of traitors.
THAT we deem it proper further to do.
claro that wo. together with tho loyal poo.
Pile of the State, would bai. with pleasure
aud delight any manifestations of u dosiro
on tho part q: the seeded States to return
to their allegiance to tho government of the
Union, and in such event we would cor.
daily and earnestly cooperate with thom in
tho restoration of peace and tho procure.
ment of such proper guarantees as would
give security to all their interests and
rghts.'
Ia this plank in tho copporhead platform,
tho infamy of its authors is cloa,ly revealed.
They now stand unmasked before tho peo.
ple of the State. They lovo tho Union, but
would make no sacrifice of tho interests or
feelings of tho Southern traitors to main. d.
tain it, They "would hail With pleasure and
delight any manifestations of dosiro on
the part of tho socodod States to return, :"
and "woud cordially and earnestly co op.
crate with them in tho PROCUREMENT OF
Such GUARANTEES AS WOULD GIVE SECURITY
TO ALL THEIR INTERESTS AND RIGHTS" Yes.
The Copperhr0d Democracy Of Ohio propose
10 strike hands rith he Rebels of The South,
orer the grdves of me brarc and ioyai ,cho
haze laid domn their Tires 10 saue NE COM
try promising hat if ihry piH come back 10
ruie oper us, hey ,oU aid them IN procuring
such guarantees for he future as shaU rem.
der hrir rule absolute and perpetual! In
viow of this infamous proposal, of what
avail aro their professions Of sympathy Tor
tho soldiers. or OF loyalty to tho Gov
ernment?