Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-07-25
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

Tic Committee the State of the country. the FOL-
lowing reports
The present gigantic rebellion conflict between two an.
agonisc powers OF cvitra hon the founded the
Declaration OF American Independence, and recognizing the
dignity OF labor the other founded upon Slavery ss@
seeks to elevate all classes Of society the Other
elevation Of the few to depend upon the perpetual degads
tion OF the vast majority, Slavery be 1t remembered
grade poor whiles on account OF
the odium attachedto abhr teducet condition
dissed by negroes The determination to
extend perpetuate and naonsze the system of American
Slavery making the central idea in the national po
cy domestic and foregn aud demanding that Minority
amounting less than venty 9Th part of the entire
population of the United States, should have controlling IN
huenco every department of government has for any
years been the settled policy those rebellion Not
content with donneering over the helpless victims of their
se6sbness hune they determined rule bh North and
South with rod Of iron The fear ewing tho v sr
prosperity, and rapidly increasing population
parts OF the country liberty this power 10 con-
troll everything and have everything their way about
out Of their hands, has led the deliberate purpose
breaking the government Of the United States nsti
tuition originating In theft and ROBBERY and whose
from generation generation but prolonged thu It and rob
cry, rises destroy lay the
goody heritage which God and fathers have
s ministers fthe Gospel should deem ouplyes guilty
before God AMI man dd not feel lively abiding inter
est in the preservation VI Union continuance Of
our free iSt tutons Christian and christian ministers
have as great nteestas class oil in all that
the welfare Of country In The first place
is duty directly enloned upon them by God himself TO main
tain aud uphold good governments dnSy ordained u
sttution In Gle second place the abors of Christian
and Christian minsers'haVe contributed in small degree
TO the prosperity of our country The senseess about
NEEDING with politics shall never induce look with
indifereUce and country taken 10 pieces We
nothing for absolute political partzan issues The only living
issue now is whether the government shall live die Our
convctons are as strong as convictions can be- that the
ernment Of the United states extending every square
inch of her territory should be maintained at all costs
all hazards and that whatever stands In the OF this
matter what may be shud bs put ont o the way
Of the umsn II seems to that the figus of the
times strongly Indicate the will Of God that slavery the wick
al cause OF the rebellion, shall perish with the rebellion e
Tue negro everywhere hail the approach of armies the
opening the Iearof jubilee Their uniform tcstimonyis
that they have long ben praying for this hour. They
within our lines with their streaming with tears Of grail
ude and with and praise mingled with songs thanks
giving They ascbe their deverence to God in 10
dsfy are M & Sns snG 1nS0as r us to aid the Union
Try To refuse heir aid Is to strengthen the the
compelled reluctantly aid destroying it, May Cod
giant that aiding the cause Of heedOn they themselves
all become fee men
wehave fellowship with that protested loyalty which
pretending to be v orbe TO the Union opposes evCr
that possibly restore it, If the rtbeion i. 10 lie put
down 1t requires men to do II.
| To oppose enstmcnts therefore, or TO oppose
the draft, is TO aid the rebels, matter they un-
dcrstaud very well and count upon. II men 60
| forth to defend the government they must be
fed and clothed and this requires money. TO
oppose the raising Of money for this purpose is
to help the rebellion. This is also well under
stood and counted on by the rebels.
These men make wise distinction between
the government and the administration. They
will aid the government, but they will not CO
operate with the administration. Do they not
know the government is carried on through the
administration, and not otherwise? To refuse
TO cooperate with the administration in the pre-
sent crisis, therefore, is to help the cause of the
rebellion. He who, at timc like the present,
! cannot rise above the miserable tTammcls of par
ty, So far as to cooperate with all necessary
methods of an administration for suppressing
the rebellion, is utterly unworthy the name OF
en- American citizen. We hold it to be the duty
Of every man fit to live under such govern
mcnt as ours TO be willing TO give hisfluence, IN
his prayers, his money, and his life if need be
for the suppression of the rebellionl and the in
tegrity of the union We submit, therefore tn
following resolutions:
Resolved, That we are stedfastly devoted tc
the preservation of the union, and the manten-
ance Of the government of the United States
over the entire territory belonging TO II, and We
pledge ourselves To heartily sustain the admins
tration in its efforts to put down rebellion aud
treason nom whatever quarter they may come.
Resolved 2.-That we render our deYoul
thanks TO Almighty God for the recent great vic
tories he has vouchsafed to the loyal arms of the
? Unilcd States. e7r
Resolved a-.That the noble men who hav,
imperiled their all in the cause of the country, ar,
richly entitled to the nations lasting gratitude
Their names viii go down 10 postority AS the he
: roes of the second great struggle for Americal
liberty, aud generations yet unborn will rise VI
to bless their memory,
Resolved I,-That we tender our condolenc
and sympathy TO all families and persons VIII
are called to mourn for those who have fallen
the conflict. These heroic dead will be desery
edly remembered as the mariys for liberty an
Inion.