M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-10-22

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II. Emancipation Proclamation hav
ofen been discussed in this vicinit,
and it has been Invariably charged b,
Democrats that the workings thoreo
vge intended to be subversiVe Of the
Constitution, The following article.
ffun the Boston Common, ,oealth, II
Republican paper Uf the straighte.l
ssct, acknowledges all we have even
clsimed, Itappea-s under the title Of
4 Plain view Ofthe Proclamation
! "The Presidents Proclamation is II
most explicit and absolute decree Of
( teedom to about three million of late
saves. II il vas not authorized and
permitted under the the cxigency that
called it forth. and under the Cona'i
tHtinna! powers of the President. then
ii Is illegal and void. and the Prrsi
dent ought to be impDached Tor At
tempting 10 execute it nr ordering his
amy to exrcnte it. But If it was
authorized under such powers. then il
las all tn" force IN effect of an artic e
in the United Sta,es Constitution. 1t
las hecnme the law of the lard. II
south Carolina returns to the Union
he retnris tn it az il is, with its
Constitution AMI lava. She can no
more alter the character oithe Union
: By coming hack to obedience to i! than
she could by going ort in rebellion
against it The fundamental condi.
tion of the Union has become freedom
for all the slaves in South Carolina
South Carolina might as well insist
that JEFF Davis should be President
uf the United States, as a condition
d her allegiance, rs TO insist upon
th, re ensIavemrDt Of half her popu
lation as such con lition She woud
NJ more he in a state Of LOYALTY while
treating people made tree anler the
laws cf the general government AS
slaves. than while refusing to obey
the revenue laws Of Congress The
President cannot withdraw the proc
lamation or deprive il of its lega
scnpe and effect 1t made thelaws o
Slavery void. lie cannot revise them
or consgn 70 Slavery persons now
legally iree."
The Proclamation, according TO the
C0mmon1OeaIth, has changed the
Natus Of th' Union, and has mals il
imnossible for the seccde Stats ~
return thereto with their former instr
tntions and laws. In this respect, as
llt asserts. the Proclamation ''has all
the free and IF ct Of an article in Vi"
United States Constitution This
WAS the intention aud obi ct nj IT.
mak'rs. and in this spirit will II b
car'el ont bv til! Alninis'ra'i N
hacktd up by its party anl Uni N
l. agne" aiherent1 lll over the Ian |
IL IF II this end also, the Army anl
NAVY of the United States will b.
used aud led on 10 conflict. Tn. livts
OF our brothers anil sons, and the
property AMI treasur1 Of the nation,
will he sacrificed to this Moloch OF
| A AbOliri0nisll.
Long before the breaking ont OF
the Rebellion, the Democratic party
Ih"ld that If ever our Unlon should b.
shipwrecked IL would b. upon tlli4
damnahlc rock OF Aboitionisn. And
now wh II the Armies of the sections
are engaged in deadly strife, wher
ltle Sdmihrons have withdrawn from
ltl.M Union. and the Abnlitiouist,
have changed it by their unconstitu
tiunal Procla nations and Laws. a.
thar it may never again b5 reformed
tho truJ friends Of The Union, thos,
who were. and are, and over viii h.
wiling to live up 10 the old Constitu
tion IN in the old Uripn, ara bon d
in duty. 81 oppose Ah1'itfnn Disunion
doctrines and Alb, lition Disurion rule
with all their powers aud by every
means which they have the Constltu
tional right t, employ,
We know that the Dennion party.
which now holds rule in our land
Gains IA in the above extract, tha'
the OIL. Union Is at an end. And su
IT is, Vt Ahul;tipnists are to shape tn
policy uf our country. or the will %
Abraham Lincoln and his adviser, il
tn be substituted for The Constitution.
But this must not be The conte si
has but commrncrd, between the pru
ple for the Consultation, and their
rulcrs for Abulitcnism. Every man
has an intercs: in it, and il the signs
oil the times be true. the whole people
are waking up to the Importance OF
the struggle. Already the demon
Ab,litionism is trembling before the
coming storm. The Democratic
power of the people. fully exerted in