The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-07-29

designs, and accordingly smote the Government
with the arm OF war, bringing the desoiation and
ruin which they are now experiencing II this be
true statement 0f the history of the past few years
and challenge any man to deny it-what jus
thcation Is there the part Of the South FOR bring
ing the war about? Mr.. Pugh has said it could
have been prevented by the adoption Of the Crit
tenden Compromise. Compromise Why did he
rise up in the Charleston Convention in opposition
to compromise, and protest against the acts of the
Southern leaders ? He said, No Northern man
could stand ON such platforms or compromises a
moment" No, no iG this compromise of the Peace
Congress could have prevented the war, why did
not Congress adopt ~ instead of the Southern mem
bers spurnng IT, and one by one leaving their seats
But il may be said that the President would have
vetoed any such measure. Remember, my friends.
/ they had power, and why did they not use it If
! they had been honest they would have put him TO
| the test, and made him take the responsibility if
| he dared. No, the was determined upon years
before it came it was deliberately determined
upon, and coolly executed. 1t was inauguratsd for
! n purpose, and while thousands of Union men at
| the South not permitted to think for them
| selves the despohc power OF man, styled their
! President bound them hand and foot. They i'm
| mediately made n unit Of the Conlederacy
| we are divided among ourselves, and weakening
! instead of strengthening the hands of the Govern
mcnt.
Does it not seem strange that we should be
/ wraugling with each other Why is il? A voice
! Because Of Democratic traitors No, sir; it is
not on account of any teachings of that party, hut
| because wCll-mcaniug men led away by
rupt leaders, who have lately risen up and who ex
pect O ride into power by this means. The old
| Democratic pnrty boosted that il was in favor of
the last war and is ia favor Of the next, but that
party of to-day is a negative party in every sense
of the term. Hostility to the Government is now its
chief doctrine: which, il any man had predicted
ten years ago, the party would have spurned him
as traitor. The Convention which recently met
| at Columbus, and which nominated Mr.. Nallandig-
ham, have given us II platform, in which there
are twenty three resolutions. ! know something
i,.lV.
self, but | never knew Of one in which there was
not some policy asserted. This platform is Sc
ries Of negatives, from beginning to end 1topposes
the Administration, opposes the prosecution of the
war, opposes the drait-oppOscs everything except
the rcbellon
Only think of Democratic Convention meeting in
Columbus, at a time when the country was in
state of civil war-sittng twenty four hours and
passing twenty three res6lutions-and not saying
II word calculated to support that Government nor
word of condemnation for the rebellion. They
have made it negative party, and they now ask
the people to support the candidates nominated
upon that platform. But it can not be done. The
Democratic party has heretofore plumed itself
upon being the war party, and in its State COnven-
tions denounced the opposition for the cold support
given TO the Government in war times. In lS46-7-S
! we were at war with Mexico-a war that was
wagcd upon Constitutional grounds for the pro-
lection OF Constitutional rights--but the present
} war is wagcd against the Constitution and the
, Government without prctcXt or cause. The
party then took high ground in favor of its prosccu-
ton "A State convention which met on the Sth of
January, lSiS, passed resolution, in which Wings,
as they were then called were strongly denounced
for their lukc-warmness in giving the Adminisra-
tion support. That resolution was voted for by
me, and would vote for il to-day.
THE speaker introduced resolutions adopted by an
Ohio Democratic Convention, on the Sth of January
, / 1913, among which was one pledgng the Demo
cratic party to spare no cNerons to mitigate and
finally eradicate the evils of slavery also a reso-
Inf, tlut tln MnN t,snr f,ot
and cOnld not cease, with honor to the United
States, until we had received "indemnity for the
past, and security for the future"
Those were planks in the Democratic platform of
, 1878. ndorsed them them indorsc them now,
and will support them with all my heart, with all
/ my mind, and with all my strength. But men who
, could never control the Democratic party in years
f gone by, now at the helm and endeavoring
To- shape its action towards peace. On what pre-
text is this sought? That party whose voice has
- ALWAYS been raised III defence of the Constitution
f and laws, must certainly give some idea of what
they propusc doing. Rut thc resolutions do not
give ANY reason or this. lrt me ASK Who begun the
, war--who fired upNu oar vGsaoS when they were
going 20 Tie rcli' o the starving garrison ut Fort
sumter? The preScntwar could have been avoided
= only by changing the whole form OF the Government
and giving the rebels all they asked, by recognizing
!, the institution Of slavery, and by casting ourselves
il down in the dust There is no way for peace but
10y supporting the Government in its efforts to con
, qucr II peace did not Yotn for Mr., Iiuooln, but,
n rs citizen, am bound to come tO his support IN
~ the present crisis without asking myself whether
= | voted for him or not. The man who declared
/ that he will not support the Government, i'll this
struggle for its existence, is traitor in his heart
- Men have complained that the way was not pros
# ccutcd fast enoush-that the time was trttered
, away almost usclcS>ly and that nothing was be-
4 ing done. They must remember that we had to
raise, arn equip and provide for an army such as
- the world never saw, and that to do this required
time, and in addition to this we had to keep scccs-
aiunsts and rebel symputhi;rrs in the NoTth back
@ During TIE past thirty days, enough, however has
Il been done To satisfy the most invcratc grumbler
= and the next thirty days will this thing put
If through beautifully.
). Another thing Arbitrary arrests are stated as
,e cause for grievance. Mr. Pugh has So stated
q hut his impulses have something's led him astray
The substance If Mr.. Pughs assertion is. - com,
u onward To plead the right of the citizen to do H'
d he pcascs, to assail the Government when Il,
ID chooses" sc. How many men have been arrested
and sent to prison for eudcavOring to prevent en-
n Stmcuts and for abusing the President? Several
m III Oh,". This was right mainlain the powc
,d oi the Government 10 arrest these men when th
: necessity arises for 1t. When mans life is men
ne accd lac has the right 10 take the life of his advcr
sary, and 50 has the Government the right to dea
c severely with those who are seeking 20 destroy il
lis impair lis usefulness. Ii is the law of sciprCs
" crvatiou. But to arrest Il man, under our forms o
ne Jaw, when hc Is doing all the riSrhief hp can,
IL too slow work-thcrc must be power Ia " grab
So him quick Freedom OF speech and of the pres
m guaranteed to each man, but not the abuse u
" these privileges. The motto of Jefferson that ey
n cry form of error could be tolerated so long a
"a, truth was left free to combat it, was true at al
al times hut must not forget thar OWL will prodom
,d iuatc good. We are all prone to abuse ever,
rc institution. When our fathers spoke Of the free
of dom of the press they did not mean the lcenous
ic ot the press ut tO-dayWhen the President un
ic public men, who ar striving to do tn .ir duty ar
he covered with the slime elected by towards an,
lc kuaycl
81 Again, il is said that We are prosecuting the wa
y ON behalf of the slave. This is not SO. SLAYER
nc is an institution belonging to the South-they cal
'' it their peculiar institution, and admit that the
received !, under the Constitution; and am willu!
rs that they should keep il, if they will keep il {
H. thcmsclveS,an not trouble us with it, ldonot thn
- thatifm MIR. Lmcoln's place would have issued th
Oh Emancipation PROCLAMATION at the time | doubte
IN the propriely of its issue, yet admit there was
9 principle the Government ought to recognize.
TT So long carried ON the war upon the polio
9" We were then conducting it, could not succeed
81 Wha, did do in the first twelve fifteen month
~ OF this war; Why, we made every officer am
80 every soldier special police force 10 guard an
!" protect the rebels in their slave property. Wha
y did We make We got cursed for Il. Yes, the
'S said we were a set Of miserable, paltry towards
y We were TRYING tn coax these naughty children I
; come back, and we projected their negrueS every
" where. IL took year 10 educate our people I
'' the fact that the negro caught and sent home wa
equal to a man aud half in the rebel army. Ties
y men were raising corn and COTTON and tobacco; Nu
-, of which 20 be produced the money to pay tn
u taxes of the Confederate Government, or frur
NJ which 10 levy contributions to carry ON this wal
y Ii also left every able bodied white man free