Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-08-28

But they make great thing Of the procla-
nation, as If piece of paper could reach be-
yond the military arm.
A voiee.-@it destroys :be constitutional
rights Of the South"
Constitutional righisi Not Of loyal men
and as for traitors. they have no other rights
than 10 be tried and hung. They declared the
war 10 behalf Of their institution let them
and the Institution take the legitimate eonse-
quences Of war. It would uot grieve me If
the rebels should not go back themselves L
thought the proclamation was not dictated by
good policy, bat had long been convinced that
the rebellion could not be crushed until slave
~ was struck out.
How did we commence the war? Under
the rose water policy we made slavchounds Of
our officers and soldiers until they were about
to throw down their arms in disgust.
A voice" Who did it ?"
Why, they did it at Washington, and yOur
party now stands upon the same policy. Your
candidate over there in Canada has just said
that it was a great misfortune that Buell. was
removed from the command in Kentucky
But by aud by the military leaders were
educated up to the point Of using Slavery in
the prosecution of the war. Old Ben. But
Ter was the first man who struck for this; and
this time.bonored Democrat is now perfect
heather. Laughter. He was the first who
dared to treat the slaves even as "cOntrabands.'
| His idea was that every negro who returned to
slavery was equal TO q man and half against
YOU. They could raise food for the army al
half the cost of white labor, and every one o.
them would, therefore be as good to the trait
ors a a man and half in the North againsi
them. And yet how terribly are some of yor
| exercised because few slaves are taken from
them.
The question before Us is peace or war
/ War for the purpose Of eonqueriDg an honor
able peace bv the total submission Of the reb
] els. or peace by concessions to them. If vol
make peace by Withdrawing the army anC
asking a conference, you will be compelled t.
assume thousand millions of their war deb
inenrred in numbering your own Kindred
debt that you would probably pay with grea
pleasure! Democrats ask for the withdrawa
! OF our inuading armies. Yes invading. that
the word. What territory is Gen. Grant IN
Unding | think, and doubtless Gen. Gran
thinks it is the territory Of the United States
But withdraw, what then? You have cut th
! Confede-acy in two. You have reduced it Il
sig States. You have but two importan
points to capture to complete the conquest
They have but narrow region to conscrip
from! Yes Withdraw your army? Is not tha
a pretty peice of craftsmanship! Give then
time to breath again, and recover their re
sources! Make peace with the rebels on thei
own terms after you have almost conqueret
them! Let them ask for peace when they ge
ready. When they ask we can consider tn
proposition. Proclaim an amnesty that woul'
let the leaders of this causless rebellion live
ILoud applause, shouting and yelling Bu
they ask how we can subjugate them? Gen
Grant subiugated some thousands of them AM
then showed forth the charity of the Govern
ment in sending ratiOns fifty miles around I
feed the starving peoplel Such was the state
meut of one of Grants staff officers. You so
that the Government will not hang ihem?-
Well If the Government will not hang then
the people of the North will hang them whel
ever they can be found.
This is a contest in which the sole questio
Is whether the Government shall live or die
You are to say whether the Government sha
be destroyed by traitors in arms. That's
that's it, You stand on one side or th
other-either for or against the Government
either for the Union or for disuniOn. That
litl If you shall not array yourselves on tn
/ right side, the future will have nothing for 20
but TO ''point at you the slow, unmOving 6ng
er of scorn."