Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-03-17

courts were sitting, SO do /; If you think
it was unwise to suspend the hG5ees corpus,
which the Anglo Saxon has always re-
garded as an invitation to revolt, SO do /;
but is this the time 10 enter into angry
contention with the government, upon this
subject, which viii certainly weaken it, and
aid the rebellion. Oftw evils, but one
of which eau be correct at the sumo time.
let us By all means first correct the greater.
There nave not been FIVE hundred persons
srmmai1ly arrested 10 all the North They
have been confined in forts, and fed and
clothed by the government. Compare the
sum total OF their suferings with the con-
dition Of five hundred thousand of our
loyal nen, whose blood is daily sinking in
southern soil, and crying to heaven for
vengeance upon Southern traitors and
Northern syinpathizers with treason. Let
US rescue these first, put down the rebel
lion, establish the constitution; then we
will attend to the case of these fat fellows
in ct. Lafayette aid other heallhy places
Of restraint, where they have been kept
from danger, perhaps from crime, and if it
turn ont that they have been unjustly i'm
prisoned, let US make them ample restitu-
lion, and punish those who imprisoned
them. Considering that nearly il not quite
all who have been arrested, have been Of
fered their liberty upon merely taking the
oath of allegiance, and have been detained
because they refused, their case though
exceedingly interesting in constitutional
point of view, can await an hour Of the
breathing time Of peace, for final ADJUST
nent.
THE EMANcIPAT1oN PROCLAMATION.
These illegal arrests are very bad but
they fall only upon white men, and that
could be endured But.the objectionable
sin of this administration. It's blasphemy
against the holy ghost of politics, Is the
emancipation proclamation. A democrat
might consent to be imprisoned himself,
but it breaks his heart to think nigger
may be free!
Why, We are told by men black in the
face with wrath--a as unconstitutional.
Well, that is my understanding Of it. But
after the best investigation have been
able to giYo The subject, am Of opinion
that tie rebellion a Unconstitutional also.
If the plaintiff demrr to my defence,
may attack bis statement of action, end
Judgment must be given upon the whole
record. If an accomplished soldier be set
upon b. painted savage at midnight,
may not the soldier defend himself by
bloE not taught by the rules Of art I II
traitors attack the government BY uncon-
sLitutional MEANS may not loyal men de-
feud it by the same meansg Or does the
constitution only lie the hands Of rs
fi7eads2 No on iuatifies the proclama
lion except as an exercise of the war pow
er. In and of itseIf it acconpishes moth
ing; it merely announces the future mill
taFy policy Of the government. When
the war ceases, the war power ceases with
it; and the South can return 10 their duty
to-day, and thus end the war; and plead
the con titution III defence Of themselves
and their property.
The white population Of The South is
under arms, and fed by crops raised by
slaves. Without this resource the rebel
lion could not sustain itself month. If
its provisions protect to the traitors the
only means be bas for continuing the
struggle, then the Constitution is giefng
aid and comfort 10 ats o7gn enemies, and
ought te be sent to Fort Lafayette for
tleason. If one Niger can be captured
and sent out Of the South, then one Mig
DER is withdrawn from aiding the rebel
lion; and if a proclamation can seduce
him from toling for traitors 10 arms, thea
say ''gcod for the proclamation" Ihls
ii no question of philanthropy with me.
/ ana no abolitionist. If we have right
to enslaye blacks Tor our benefit, have we
not as good right, if our salvation re-
ouires It, to SET them frees do not sup
port the proclamation because It may with
draw slave labor from furnishing supplies
for Tie rebellion. ] am not trying to free
slaves, but whip traitors; and one way, IN
nv belief The quickest and easiest way, y
10 cut of their supplies. 1t May be part
Of the prejudices which many year, OF
reading and speaking upon tnIs sugieet
have generated, yet do not believe Ie1 al
act Of Kindness to einancipate them. But
when God visits nation liz wrath, tue in-
nocent and guilty, men, women and chii-
dron, black and white, boad and free, even
The cattle on the thousand hills, must sui
ter together LII it is really necessary, we
must harder our hearts, drive the FAT, hap
Nv black man from his kIad master, bis
genial home in the sunny Southland OF
chiyalry and beauty, so precious to nlggers
and compel him 60 endure 10 some cool
Or cline The buffering, the temptations the
outrages aud horror of treedon!! y! lhls
disposes Of complaints from the slave. i
his master, rebel IN arms, look north 70
saw. "your accursed proclamation, has DE-
priyea me Of ten ringers worth Ten thou,
sand dollars, and tAas, and 50 far, reduced
INV ability to continue this war against
YOU / reply "my only regret Is that we
cannot also take your forfeit lie by proc
lanation." If the proclamation Withdraw
one slave from tofli4g for the rebellion
then it will do a good thing; # cannot
49, - coma aay the least effect II If