The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-09-01

| The question comes up, what dld the
leaders Of this meeting expect to effect?
They knew they could not cause the
suspension of the draft. They knew III
they did, it would only encourage the
faint and g gging hopes of the rebels in
arms, and put further of the suppression
of.the rebellion. Is itnot perfectly plain
to the most obtuse intellect, that their
deliberate purpose was a direct and
reasonable effort to "give aid and com
fort to the cause of those who have lev
led war against the United States? Is
it not a direct, positivee adhere nee
to the cause of our enemies, which ac
cording to the definition of the Consti-
tn ion, constitutes the crime Of treason?
Their object was to give to their cocoon
spirators of the South the "hailing
sign" of good cheer, saying to them:
1--WE are here, and eagerly arming for
the fray"
The leaders aud manipulations of this
movement know that the President can
not and will not withdraw the pending
draft. What do they mean by saying
that they "insiSt" that the President
shall suspend the operation of the draft7
Do they mean to insist by armed and
organized resistance? Is this the pur-
pose for which they are secretly accu-
mulating arms and stores of powder
and lead, by the agency Of their secret
oath bound organizations?
That this meeting was the out.growth
and outward expression of the secret
order of the "Sons of Liberty" there Is
no doubt. That this is a reasonable
order, in connection with the rebels Of
the South, the recent St. Louis exposi
, ton aud the evidence of penitent re
canting members fully prove.
1t is grand secret conspiracy against
the liberties of the people. 1t is design.
, ed to precipitate rebellion and civil war
in our very midst, whenever the pro
pitious time arrives to aid most success.
fully in the overthrow of the Govern
ment. Vallandigham is the G rand
, Commander of this oath-bound order
Every "Ccppcrhead" is already mem
Der, or ready to become one.
Such is the present condition of our
distracted country. In the midst of an
. unprovoked war Of gigantic proportions
, while we are assailed by open enc
mics in the field, spies and secret enc
mics in every town, village and neigh.
borhood, are plotting and conspiring tC
overthrow the institutions on which
e the highest interests of the whole people
depend.
That resolution of the late "Peac,
f Meeting" denouncing "secret politica
t organizations as dangerous the
e coolest piece of hypocrisy and efrOn ter!
in the whole batch. The very commit
, tee which concocted this string of trea
son and absurdity, was appointed b.
D this secret order. The Chairman anC
e whole organization of the meeting wa
g designated and arranged at secre
c meeting of this order, and a full coun
= ty ticket selected to be nominated, b.
d the County Convention.
But the browning wonder of all il
: that the author of these anti-coerciv
'e resolutions is a candidate for a seat W
p, on the bench of the Supreme Court {
r the State Of Ohio, in the Union! Ho
,r wi he take an oath, which will bin
ID him to support and obey "this Const
tuition and the laws made in pursuanC
= thereof, as the supreme law of the landi
IS In his zeal for States Rights, will
IS disregard that clause of the Constit,
y ton which says: "The Judges shall
c "bound thereby--anythiug in the Coz
stitution or laws of any State to Il
"contrary Notwithstanding"
: We conclude by quoting from the s
N section of the Constitution: "Congre
rs shall have power to provide for callir
Il, g forth the militia to execute the lars
e, "he Union, suppress iFsurrections, and 7
,u " pei nvasons." Here think is "wa
s, power" enough. The power is also co
ferred upon Congress to make all la,
a (Which shall be necessary for carryil
a. +" into execution the foregoing powers
v Section 1Oth says: "NO State shall eut
or "into any treaty, alliance or Coqfeder
he "tion, grant letters of marquo and !
"rrisal--coin money-emit bills
n " credit" &c.
For the benefit of these "Sons of Ii
a crty," I will quote Section 2 Of Ari,
IS 81; "Treason against the United Sta
- "shall consist only in levying v
ne against them, or in adhering to tn
bis enemies -giping them aid and comfor
ere The "Sons of Liberty" in the lii
n 0 OF this section, can see the danger,