Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-10-11
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From The LOUISVILLE Journal, Oct. 81


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[From The louisville Journal, Oct. 81
Andrew johnson, the military satrap of
Tennessee, and the Abolition candidate for
the ice-Presidency, has issued procla-
nation, under the authority of Abraham
Lincoln, the military dictator OF our coun-
try, and the Abolition candidate for the
Presidency, ordering that an election of
President and Vice-President of the United
States shall be held in Tennessee, and pre-
scrbing the qualifications of voters at the
election! This alone is outrageous enough.
We might stop at this, and safely challenge
the execrations of the loyal public to de-
scend upon the heads of Lincoln and john
son.
The government of Tennessee, as the
public does not need to be told, is entirely
disorganized. Tennessee has 10 Governor
no Legislature judiciary. She has no
civil government. Deprived of her consti-
tutional organs she as State is incapable
of lawful action. She is powerless and
voiceless. The will of johnson, under the
will of Lincoln, Is absolute in Tennessee
She has not even a sham government, like
that of Arkansas or thatO Louisiana. Ten
nessee is formally as wellas really PROSTATE
at the feet of Lincoln and johnson, who
have kept her thus PROSTATE fer their own
purposes, in opposition to the known wishes
of her people, who at any time during the
last twelve or eighteen months have been
ready and eager to organize the State Gov
ernment under the State Constitution. These
facts are undisputed and indisputable. In
view of them, the holding of an election of
President and Vice-President in Tennessee,
Lincoln and johnson being themselves can
ddates, would be guilty mockcry, 10 mat
ter what professions of respect for law and
Justice might herald the ceremony. But in
fact no such professions are made. Law and
Justice are both openly secuted in the case.
Among the prescribed qualifications of
the voters is the taking Of the following
oath, provided the affirmation of the oath
shall not be disproved by other testimony:
81 solemnly swear that will henceforth
support the Constitution of the United
States, and defend it against the assaults of
all enemies; that i am an active friend of
the Government of the United States, and
the enemy of the so-called Confederate
States; that ardently desire the suppress
sion Of the present rebellion against the
Government of the United States; that ]
sincerely rejoice in the triumph of the ar
mics and navies OF the United States, and
in the defeat and overthrow of the armies,
navies, and of all armed combinations in
the interests of the so-called Confederate
States; THAT l WILL CORDIALLY OPPOSE ALL
ARNuSTICES OR NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE
WITH REBELS IN ARMS, UNTIL THE CONSTI-
TUITION OF THE UNITED STATES AND ALL
LAWS AND PRoCLAMATI0NS MADE IN PUR-
sUANCE THEREOF SHALL BE ESTABLISHED
OVER ALL THE PEOPLE OF EVERY STATE AND
TERRITORY EMBRACED WITHIN THE NATION
AL UUIoN, and that will heartily aid and
assist the loyal people IN WHATEVER MEAS
UREs MAY BE ADOPTED for the attainment of
these ends; and further, that take this oath
freely and voluntarily and without mental
reservation. SO helpme God"
Now, as the conservative platform de-
clares in favor of negotiations for peace
upon the basis of the Union, so soon as the
rebels are willing to accept peace upon
that basis, and rs General Mcclellan, the
conservative candidate for the Presidency,
approves the declaration of the platform,
the prescribing OF this oath is virtually re-
quiring every voter, as condition of his
exercise Of the right of suffrage, to spear
hOth ,ciH not cote for General McClelldnl-
This requirement would not have been
palmer if iC had been made in terms.
The oath DISTINGUISHES every Mcclellan vO-
ter in Tennessee. Such is manifestly its
design. And such of course will be its eff
feet.
And all this, be it observed, in the face
of the fact that Mr.. Lincoln less than three
months ago sent Horace Greeley to Niaga-
ra for the express purpose of bringing rebel
commissioners to Washington with the
view of opening negotiations for peace
with rebels in arms" the effort failing only
because the reputed commissioners OF the
rebels turned out to be no commissioners,
and, furthermore, in the face of the con-
spicuous fact that Mr.. Lincoln, on the fail
A. Al. Lo,,o ,,A1 cNrNl,
with madea public and formal offer to open
negotiations for peace with rebels in
arms" and only witlrH'rebels in arms"
which yet stands ready for the acceptance
of such rebels whenever they say the word,
the difference in this respect between Mr..
Lincoln and General Mcclellan being, that,
whereas Mr.. Lincoln offers to open negoti-
ations upon the basis of the destruction of
slavery, General Mcclellan offers to
open negotiations upon the basis of
the preservation of the Union.
This Is the difference. And it assuredly is
wide one. But it is altogether in favor of
General Mcclellan. II favoring "negotia-
tions for peace with rebels in arms" is dis
loyal, Mr.. Lincoln is much older and
ranker offender than General Mcclellan is
so that the oath in question, If administer
ed impartially, would disfranchise not only
every Mcclellan voter in Tennessee, but
every Lincoln voter. 1t of course will not
be permitted to have any such effect, how
ever. Though the oath is sdouble-barrelled,
it is single-charged, and is levelled exclu-
sively at the Mcclellan voters. But the
shameful inconsistency we have pointed out
here Is simply an aggravati0n of the en0r-
nifty of Lincoln and johnson in the case.
The enormity consists in the naked at
tempt OF Lincoln and johnson to manufac-
ture electoral votes for themselves in the
name of State that, owing to their machi-
nations, is incapable of lawful action on her
behalf And this enormity in itself is so
monstrous that its aggravations are of little
consequence. The simple statement of the
simple enorinity is sufficient to arouse the
Indignation of every right-minded citizen
of whatever party. Let the freemen of
the Republic mark well this lawless and in
famous expedient to cheat them outof their
suffrages at the Presidential election next
month. Let them mark the expedient, and
strike down its authors with the ''freeman's
weapon" at the polls. s.{. ,.t
Freemen of Indiana and Ohio and Penn
sylvania, it is your high privilege to strike
first in this cause of national salvation and
of national retribution. See to 1t that your
blows fall thick and swift upon the dishon-
ored heads of the betrayers and destroyers
of the Republic. n t.ts,rsr
N A NEGRO who was drafted from Williams